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R. E. Thalberg Elementary School

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R. E. Thalberg Elementary School ranks 122 nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

R. E. Thalberg Elementary School is a K–5 elementary school in Southington, CT, serving 443 students as part of the Southington School District. The school has earned a 4-star rating and currently ranks 122nd of 491 Connecticut elementary schools (75th percentile)—a remarkable climb from the 54th percentile just a decade ago. It has been a consistently strong performer, ranking in the top quarter of the state for the past several years.

Academically, Thalberg outperforms both its district and the state in nearly every subject and grade. The school's 3rd graders are particularly strong, with 75.7% proficient in ELA (versus 47.3% statewide) and 78.6% proficient in math (versus 52.2% statewide). Math remains a school-wide strength, with proficiency rates 16–26 points above the state across all tested grades. Attendance is another standout: chronic absenteeism sits at just 9.3%, well below the state's 16.4% and most nearby schools. The school also shows especially strong outcomes for male students, who rank in the top quarter of schools statewide.

Within Southington, Thalberg holds its own against schools that spend far more per student. William H. Hatton Elementary School is the district leader (85th percentile), while Urbin T. Kelley School (76th) and Thalberg (75th) are nearly tied for second, ahead of Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School (62nd) and Flanders Elementary School (60th). Thalberg's per-pupil spending of $13,075 is the lowest in the area, making it one of the most cost-effective options. The contrast with nearby non-Southington schools is stark: Lincoln Elementary School in the New Britain School District, just 3.3 miles away, has a 23.0% chronic absenteeism rate and 3rd-grade math proficiency of only 22.6% versus Thalberg's 78.6%. While Plainville School District and Bristol School District schools serve higher-poverty populations that explain some differences, Thalberg's combination of strong academics, excellent attendance, and efficient spending makes it a standout choice in the area.

443

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,756

Per pupil spending ?

19.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

145 Dunham Rd.
Southington, CT 06489

(860) 628-3370

District: Southington School District

Students who attend R. E. Thalberg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School
High:	Southington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Hispanic:

11.3%

Asian:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (70% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg67%

Connecticut avg51%

122^nd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Southington School District

52^nd of 153Southington 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
2026	78.2	122 of 492	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.1	98 of 493	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	163 of 497	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	148 of 491	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	170 of 490	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	190 of 538	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	214 of 522	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	189 of 532	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.9	161 of 519	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	240 of 518	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.2	131 of 551	76.2%	★★★★☆
2013	81.6	68 of 557	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	73 of 564	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.6	80 of 565	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	78.3	120 of 579	79.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.1	163 of 566	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	124 of 565	78.1%	★★★★☆
2007	74.9	157 of 568	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	61.1	296 of 570	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	96 of 228	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.6	88 of 232	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	125 of 237	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.7	94 of 230	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	119 of 234	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	205 of 455	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	117 of 242	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	104 of 259	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	63 of 234	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	49 of 239	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	99 of 233	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	109 of 231	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	96 of 232	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	145 of 445	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	126 of 247	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	139 of 262	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	68.0	95 of 371	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	148 of 246	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.3	95 of 248	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	163 of 250	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	160 of 262	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	153 of 252	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	189 of 327	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	209 of 295	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	178 of 296	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)74th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics72%+22 vs state

Science68%+15 vs state

English Language Arts68%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
R. E. Thalberg Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Dunham Rd.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3370	443	31	14.1	19.0%	305 (68.8%)	10 (2.3%)	50 (11.3%)	48 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	78.2	122^nd of 492 public elementary schools	75.2%		81.1	98^th of 493 public elementary schools	80.1%	24	68.3		75.7	66.7	62.2				78.6	68.0	70.7				$17,756
Linden Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Linden St.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3270	363	34	10.5	47.4%	223 (61.4%)	23 (6.3%)	97 (26.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	41	284^th of 492 public elementary schools	42.3%		49.6	253^rd of 493 public elementary schools	48.7%	31	491.0		50.0	43.1	54.9				47.8	43.1	43.1				$20,442
Flanders Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Victoria Dr.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3372	259	27	9.6	36.3%	191 (73.7%)	5 (1.9%)	34 (13.1%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	66.2	195^th of 492 public elementary schools	60.4%		80.6	104^th of 493 public elementary schools	78.9%	91	509.0		62.7	63.9	68.2				56.9	58.3	56.8				$19,181
Greene-Hills School	Public	K-8	718 Pine St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7822	918	61	14.9	58.0%	332 (36.2%)	88 (9.6%)	403 (43.9%)	31 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.6%)	43.1	270^th of 492 public elementary schools	45.1%		39.6	281^st of 493 public elementary schools	43.0%	11	50.9	787.0	40.0	41.0	54.3	52.7	45.6	38.0	46.7	39.0	43.8	52.7	31.1	33.0	$18,224
Urbin T. Kelley School	Public	K-5	501 Ridgewood Rd.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3310	301	25	11.8	15.6%	229 (76.1%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.6%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	78.7	117^th of 492 public elementary schools	76.2%		72.3	160^th of 493 public elementary schools	67.5%	43	508.0		67.5	59.1	70.8				75.0	75.0	72.9				$19,496
Frank T. Wheeler School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Cleverland Memorial Dr.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3290	262	24	10.7	46.9%	148 (56.5%)	15 (5.7%)	71 (27.1%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.1%)								(n/a)	481.0		2423.0	64.7	2471.0				2426.0	61.8	2463.0				$21,449
William H. Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Spring Lake Rd.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3377	320	26	12.3	31.9%	251 (78.4%)	6 (1.9%)	43 (13.4%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	84.4	74^th of 492 public elementary schools	85.0%		81.9	88^th of 493 public elementary schools	82.2%	14	508.0		82.0	67.9	66.0				90.0	84.9	67.9				$22,343
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%)	61.7	215^th of 492 public elementary schools	56.3%		71.2	166^th of 493 public elementary schools	66.3%	49	509.0		39.6	62.7	74.0				43.4	67.2	68.0				$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%)	69	184^th of 492 public elementary schools	62.6%		66.3	192^nd of 493 public elementary schools	61.1%	8	66.0		64.3	68.3	65.4				55.4	65.0	55.8				$19,162
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%)	14.7	400^th of 492 public elementary schools	18.7%		10.9	426^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.6%	26	33.0		16.7	24.0	30.8				22.6	33.7	31.9				$20,826

Frequently Asked Questions about R. E. Thalberg Elementary School

What district is R. E. Thalberg Elementary School in?

Southington School District

How many students attend R. E. Thalberg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended R. E. Thalberg Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of R. E. Thalberg Elementary School?

Students at R. E. Thalberg Elementary School are 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is R. E. Thalberg Elementary School a good school?

R. E. Thalberg Elementary School ranks 122^nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of R. E. Thalberg Elementary School attend?

Students who attend R. E. Thalberg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School
High : Southington High School

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