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Great Neck Elementary School

Q: Is Great Neck Elementary School a good school?

Great Neck Elementary School ranks 199 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Great Neck Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 334 students in grades PK-5 in Waterford, Connecticut, which is part of the Waterford School District. This school has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, with the majority of students scoring proficient or better on state assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 56.4% of 4th graders and 63% of 5th graders at Great Neck Elementary School scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to state averages of 51.4% and 52.5% respectively. In math, 61.8% of 4th graders and 65.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better, exceeding the state averages of 51.4% and 44.9%. This consistent high performance has allowed Great Neck Elementary School to maintain a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and reach as high as #94 out of 522 Connecticut elementary schools in recent years.

While Great Neck Elementary School outperforms the Waterford School District and state averages, some nearby schools like Lillie B. Haynes School in the East Lyme School District have also demonstrated strong academic achievement, ranking in the top half or top quarter of Connecticut elementary schools. This suggests that Great Neck Elementary School is providing a quality education, but there may be opportunities to learn from the practices of other high-performing schools in the region.

309

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,350

Per pupil spending ?

29.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

165 Great Neck Rd.
Waterford, CT 06385

(860) 442-2593

District: Waterford School District

Students who attend Great Neck Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clark Lane Middle School
High:	Waterford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.2%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (61% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

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 school61%

District avg62%

Connecticut avg50%

199^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Waterford School District

65^th of 156Waterford 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	65.8	199 of 493	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	151 of 497	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.4	112 of 491	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	119 of 490	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	137 of 538	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	94 of 522	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	157 of 532	70.5%	★★★★☆
2017	80.8	118 of 519	77.3%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	156 of 518	69.9%	★★★★☆
2015	72.6	187 of 551	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.7	223 of 557	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	82.5	45 of 230	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	101 of 234	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.4	95 of 455	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	73 of 259	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	61.7	117 of 231	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	126 of 232	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.7	154 of 445	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	83 of 247	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	113 of 262	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	196 of 248	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	169 of 250	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	115 of 262	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	128 of 252	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.8	127 of 327	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	69 of 295	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	162 of 296	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2023)80th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)49th percentile-28 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+15 vs state

English Language Arts59%+7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

the best school hands down. we have a child there now and one that just went to middle school. they are great. the teachers are all excellent with the children. they learn so much. the school very clean. we you go there you are greeted with a smile. Close Quote

Schools Near Great Neck 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
Great Neck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Great Neck Rd.	Waterford	06385	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 442-2593	309	30	10.2	29.1%	220 (71.2%)	4 (1.3%)	51 (16.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	26 (8.4%)	65.8	199^th of 493 public elementary schools	59.6%		73.8	151^st of 497 public elementary schools	69.6%	48			56.4	63.0		61.8	65.2	$25,350
Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	37 Beech Drive	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	New London School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 447-6060	445	56	8.0	77.1%	69 (15.5%)	61 (13.7%)	242 (54.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.2%)	7	469^th of 493 public elementary schools	4.9%		7.4	460^th of 497 public elementary schools	7.4%	9	30.1	15.2	17.9	22.9	8.9	12.5	10.8	$25,644
C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	50 Mercer Street	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	New London School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 447-6050	406	43	9.4	91.6%	26 (6.4%)	81 (20.0%)	266 (65.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	4.6	486^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.4%		5.4	485^th of 497 public elementary schools	2.4%	1	19.7	12.2	15.1		12.2	11.3	7.9	$26,349
Regional Multicultural Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1 Bulkeley Place	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Learn	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 437-7775	469	35	13.5	70.6%	88 (18.8%)	43 (9.2%)	264 (56.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.5%)	21.8	363^rd of 493 public elementary schools	26.4%		19.4	367^th of 497 public elementary schools	26.2%	4		30.6	36.5	52.7	23.6	25.4	28.4	$19,820
Niantic Center School	Public	K-4	7 West Main St.	Niantic	06357	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 739-3961	198	19	10.2	19.2%	162 (81.8%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.6%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	92.2	16^th of 493 public elementary schools	96.8%					(n/a)		74.3	83.3		94.3	85.4		$26,396
Thames River Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	250 Brandegee Avenue	Groton	06340	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 980-8230	501	41	12.2	74.3%	200 (39.9%)	48 (9.6%)	127 (25.3%)	39 (7.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (16.2%)	51.5	247^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.9%		52.9	238^th of 497 public elementary schools	52.1%	9	64.6	39.4	60.3	61.5	34.8	54.4	50.8	$22,566
Oswegatchie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Boston Post Rd.	Waterford	06385	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 442-4331	292	30	9.6	32.9%	209 (71.6%)	4 (1.4%)	55 (18.8%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	84.5	70^th of 493 public elementary schools	85.8%		73.5	152^nd of 497 public elementary schools	69.4%	82		76.8	69.1	62.5	83.9	72.2		$25,004
Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	74 Grove Street	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	New London School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 447-6070	449	42	10.8	73.9%	74 (16.5%)	75 (16.7%)	243 (54.1%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.5%)	22.8	355^th of 493 public elementary schools	28.0%		22.5	358^th of 497 public elementary schools	28.0%	3	48.8	21.3	35.2	45.2	22.7	38.0	22.6	$23,813
Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 Poquonnock Rd.	Groton	06340	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 449-5608	375	31	11.9	80.3%	144 (38.4%)	18 (4.8%)	114 (30.4%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.9%)	53.5	242^nd of 493 public elementary schools	50.9%		56.4	220^th of 497 public elementary schools	55.7%	22	67.2	50.0	50.0	62.1	50.0	48.4	50.0	$21,873
Lillie B. Haynes School	Public	K-4	29 Society Rd.	Niantic	06357	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 739-2922	365	33	11.1	31.8%	226 (61.9%)	8 (2.2%)	49 (13.4%)	54 (14.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	79.7	111^th of 493 public elementary schools	77.5%		77.3	130^th of 497 public elementary schools	73.8%	19		69.0	67.8		72.9			$22,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Great Neck Elementary School

What district is Great Neck Elementary School in?

Waterford School District

Is Great Neck Elementary School a good school?

Great Neck Elementary School ranks 199^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Great Neck Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Great Neck Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Lane Middle School
High : Waterford High School

How many students attend Great Neck Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Great Neck Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Great Neck Elementary School?

Students at Great Neck Elementary School are 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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