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Smith Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Smith Elementary School is a public elementary school located in New Britain, Connecticut, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 469 students. The school is part of the New Britain School District, which is ranked 155 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Smith Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with a ranking between 377 and 511 over the past 10 years and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time.

Smith Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 14.3% of 3rd graders, 18.9% of 4th graders, and 33.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 46.9%, 51.4%, and 52.5%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also significantly lower than the state, with only 19.5% of 3rd graders, 17.8% of 4th graders, and 27.1% of 5th graders reaching proficiency, compared to the state averages of 52.2%, 51.4%, and 44.9%. Additionally, Smith Elementary School has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 37.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Smith Elementary School to other nearby schools in the New Britain School District, such as Ruth Chaffee School in Newington and Emma Hart Willard School and Mary E. Griswold School in Berlin, these schools significantly outperform Smith Elementary School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations in terms of socioeconomic status. This highlights the potential for improvement within the New Britain School District.

461

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,603

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

142 Rutherford St.
New Britain, CT 06051

(860) 223-1574

District: New Britain School District

Students who attend Smith Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
High:	New Britain High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

White:

12.8%

African American:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (22% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg19%

Connecticut avg50%

435^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the New Britain School District

155^th of 156New Britain School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	435 of 493	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	445 of 497	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	377 of 491	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	458 of 490	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	511 of 538	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	493 of 522	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	501 of 532	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	487 of 519	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	459 of 518	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	483 of 551	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.5	533 of 557	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.6	549 of 564	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.4	553 of 565	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.4	550 of 579	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.7	515 of 566	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.9	518 of 565	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	497 of 568	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.6	544 of 570	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	6.4	429 of 455	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	234 of 242	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	247 of 259	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	108 of 132	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	89 of 111	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	63 of 108	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	88 of 99	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	160 of 173	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	104 of 112	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	92 of 101	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	267 of 302	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.6	424 of 445	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	243 of 247	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	259 of 262	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	12.5	336 of 371	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)12th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2021)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)6th percentile~ school

Male (2021)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-28 vs state

Mathematics21%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Smith Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)			SBAC Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	142 Rutherford St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-1574	461	36	12.9	80.3%	59 (12.8%)	48 (10.4%)	312 (67.7%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	9.6	435^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.8%		9	445^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.5%	10		14.3	18.9	33.3	19.5	17.8	27.1	$19,603
Chamberlain Elementary School	Public	K-5	221 Farmington Ave.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 832-5691	402	32	12.4	79.4%	40 (10.0%)	49 (12.2%)	285 (70.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	4.6	484^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.6	493^rd of 497 public elementary schools	0.8%	9	13.6	12.2		10.6	17.3	16.2		$21,263
Northend Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Bassett St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-3819	212	19	11.2	79.2%	13 (6.1%)	37 (17.5%)	142 (67.0%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	8.6	450^th of 493 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.2	437^th of 497 public elementary schools	12.1%	13	22.2	15.2			23.9	22.9		$21,949
John Paterson School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Church Street	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 666-4657	394	34	11.7	36.0%	216 (54.8%)	23 (5.8%)	106 (26.9%)	34 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	46.8	256^th of 493 public elementary schools	48.1%		46.6	262^nd of 497 public elementary schools	47.3%	6		46.7	48.7		54.7	52.6		$21,919
Smalley Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 West St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-8647	594	46	12.8	86.2%	39 (6.6%)	53 (8.9%)	467 (78.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	4.6	485^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.6%		3.2	494^th of 497 public elementary schools	0.6%	9	17.4	8.4	19.5	14.3	7.4	19.5	10.9	$18,690
Vance Elementary School	Public	K-5	183 Vance St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-8731	438	30	14.4	77.6%	43 (9.8%)	52 (11.9%)	310 (70.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	9	444^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.9%		6.4	473^rd of 497 public elementary schools	4.8%	29	21.6	23.7	20.5	18.4	26.9	24.7	13.2	$18,612
Mary E. Griswold School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Heather Ln.	Kensington	06037	Capitol Planning Region	Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 828-6336	513	39	13.1	22.8%	406 (79.1%)	12 (2.3%)	71 (13.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	72.1	163^rd of 493 public elementary schools	66.9%		73.1	153^rd of 497 public elementary schools	69.2%	10		69.9	58.5	67.4	68.8	63.0	60.7	$19,346
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Steele St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 229-2564	552	42	13.2	78.4%	92 (16.7%)	58 (10.5%)	354 (64.1%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	10.9	426^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.6%		7	464^th of 497 public elementary schools	6.6%	38	23.1	18.6		29.3	24.7	26.1	19.8	$20,826
Ruth Chaffee School	Public	PK, KG-4	160 Superior Avenue	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 666-4687	317	25	12.8	30.9%	186 (58.7%)	15 (4.7%)	63 (19.9%)	37 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	60.7	211^th of 493 public elementary schools	57.2%		81.2	101^st of 497 public elementary schools	79.7%	110		57.1	61.4		53.6	60.0		$22,504
Gaffney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	322 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6247	438	31	14.2	71.7%	72 (16.4%)	62 (14.2%)	264 (60.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	9.5	436^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.6%		10.3	436^th of 497 public elementary schools	12.3%		30.3	18.3	21.6	20.9	18.3	27.5	17.9	$24,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Elementary School

How many students attend Smith Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Smith Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Smith Elementary School?

Students at Smith Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Smith Elementary School in?

New Britain School District

Is Smith Elementary School a good school?

Smith Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Smith Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Smith Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
High : New Britain High School

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