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Lake Garda Elementary School

Q: Is Lake Garda Elementary School a good school?

Lake Garda Elementary School ranks 175 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Lake Garda Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 453 students in grades PK-4 in Burlington, Connecticut, which is part of the Regional School District 10. The school consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3 and 4, with 69.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 46.9%, and 71.6% of 4th graders proficient or better in Math compared to the state average of 51.4%.

Lake Garda Elementary School also has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with a 9.1% rate in 2023-2024 versus the state average of 17.7%. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 10.6% to 12.95% over the past few years, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14 to 15.4 students per teacher, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, Pine Grove School, Stafford School, and Louis Toffolon School, Lake Garda Elementary School generally outperforms its peers in test scores and other key metrics. The school has maintained a strong performance over the years, consistently ranking in the top half of Connecticut elementary schools and earning 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger in several recent school years.

466

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,871

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

61 Monce Rd.
Burlington, CT 06013

(860) 673-2511

District: Regional School District 10

Students who attend Lake Garda Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Har-Bur Middle School
High:	Lewis S. Mills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.5%

Two or more races:

15.2%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (64% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg67%

Connecticut avg50%

175^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Regional School District 10

57^th of 156Regional School District 10 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	69.3	175 of 493	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	172 of 497	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	177 of 491	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	147 of 490	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	160 of 538	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	107 of 522	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	91 of 532	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	124 of 519	76.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	102 of 518	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	75.5	159 of 551	71.1%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	143 of 557	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.6	162 of 564	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	98 of 565	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	80.0	88 of 579	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.7	148 of 566	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	89 of 565	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	78.1	119 of 568	79.0%	★★★★☆
2006	80.7	83 of 570	85.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	98 of 232	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	123 of 230	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.1	98 of 234	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	140 of 455	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	45 of 242	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	39 of 259	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	85 of 239	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	109 of 233	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	101 of 232	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	143 of 445	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.9	56 of 247	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	83 of 262	68.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	163 of 248	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	174 of 250	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	159 of 262	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	156 of 252	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	176 of 327	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	116 of 295	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	103 of 296	65.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+17 vs state

English Language Arts60%+11 vs state

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Schools Near Lake Garda 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
Lake Garda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	61 Monce Rd.	Burlington	06013	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 10	No	No	No	No	(860) 673-2511	466	34	13.9	11.6%	347 (74.5%)	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (15.2%)	69.3	175^th of 493 public elementary schools	64.5%		69.6	172^nd of 497 public elementary schools	65.4%	3		69.1	52.6		65.4	71.6		$17,871
Union School	Public	K-4	173 School St.	Unionville	06085	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 673-2575	305	27	11.3	23.6%	187 (61.3%)	15 (4.9%)	47 (15.4%)	35 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	81	100^th of 493 public elementary schools	79.7%		81.4	99^th of 497 public elementary schools	80.1%	1		73.1	74.2		73.1	66.7		$21,393
West District School	Public	K-4	114 West District Road	Unionville	06085	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 673-2579	357	29	12.2	16.5%	205 (57.4%)	15 (4.2%)	35 (9.8%)	77 (21.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	89.8	36^th of 493 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.9	19^th of 497 public elementary schools	96.2%	17		81.9	73.9		91.6	76.8		$18,854
Ivy Drive School	Public	K-5	160 Ivy Dr.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7844	385	28	13.6	48.1%	192 (49.9%)	26 (6.8%)	129 (33.5%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.5%)	54.6	238^th of 493 public elementary schools	51.7%		66.8	190^th of 497 public elementary schools	61.8%	48		60.9	45.2	58.8	60.9	51.6	47.1	$17,819
Mountain View School	Public	K-5	71 Vera Rd.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7726	356	29	12.4	55.1%	131 (36.8%)	22 (6.2%)	152 (42.7%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	43.4	267^th of 493 public elementary schools	45.8%		45.9	264^th of 497 public elementary schools	46.9%	3		56.9	63.6	50.7	43.1	41.9	32.4	$18,861
Pine Grove School	Public	K-4	151 Scoville Rd.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 404-4790	613	46	13.4	14.0%	403 (65.7%)	36 (5.9%)	49 (8.0%)	89 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	69.8	173^rd of 493 public elementary schools	64.9%		76.2	137^th of 497 public elementary schools	72.4%	36		62.9	64.9		65.5	61.2		$19,724
Stafford School	Public	K-5	212 Louisiana Ave.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7824	353	30	11.9	56.1%	157 (44.5%)	30 (8.5%)	129 (36.5%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	39.8	277^th of 493 public elementary schools	43.8%		48.9	254^th of 497 public elementary schools	48.9%	23		54.9	42.9	45.3	56.3	39.3	33.3	$18,997
Roaring Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Old Wheeler Ln.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 404-4810	461	34	13.6	11.5%	311 (67.5%)	24 (5.2%)	38 (8.2%)	48 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (7.8%)	78.7	119^th of 493 public elementary schools	75.9%		86.8	52^nd of 497 public elementary schools	89.5%	67		67.9	71.7		73.8	66.7		$22,804
Louis Toffolon School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 NorthWest Dr.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3280	365	25	14.4	40.5%	230 (63.0%)	21 (5.8%)	91 (24.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.6%)	71.2	166^th of 493 public elementary schools	66.3%		64.9	194^th of 497 public elementary schools	61.0%	28		55.2	80.4	67.2	50.0	82.4	60.7	$21,321
Ellen P. Hubbell School	Public	K-5	90 West Washington St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7842	331	29	11.3	64.7%	113 (34.1%)	37 (11.2%)	154 (46.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	66.3	192^nd of 493 public elementary schools	61.1%		72.9	154^th of 497 public elementary schools	69.0%	38	63.8	66.1	70.4	60.9	67.8	61.1	42.0	$19,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Garda Elementary School

Is Lake Garda Elementary School a good school?

Lake Garda Elementary School ranks 175^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lake Garda Elementary School in?

Regional School District 10

What is the racial makeup of Lake Garda Elementary School?

Students at Lake Garda Elementary School are 74% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Lake Garda Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Lake Garda Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lake Garda Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lake Garda Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Har-Bur Middle School
High : Lewis S. Mills High School

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