Summary:
Zip code 06010 in Bristol, Connecticut is home to 7 elementary schools serving 3,691 students in grades K-5 through K-8, all part of the Bristol School District, which ranks 109th out of 153 Connecticut districts. These schools serve a predominantly high-poverty population, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 48% to nearly 65%, and collectively they land in the middle tier of Connecticut's school rankings.
Ellen P. Hubbell School is the clear academic leader in the area, ranking 184th out of 491 schools (63rd percentile, 3 stars) with average ELA proficiency of 66.0% and math proficiency of 58.7% — despite having the highest poverty rate (64.65% FRPL) in the group. Ivy Drive School boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at just 9.1% and remains a solid top-3 performer, though its rank has slipped from 190th to 259th over three years. At the other end, West Bristol School is the biggest concern: it ranks 352nd (28th percentile, 1 star), has the highest chronic absenteeism at 21.2%, and math proficiency that falls far below state averages across grades 5 through 8.
Across the zip code, 5 of 7 schools have seen their state ranks worsen over three years, with only Hubbell remaining consistently strong. Chronic absenteeism averages 15.6%, below the district's 20.3% rate. The K-8 schools show a notable pattern: Greene-Hills School beats the state average in 6th-grade math (52.7% vs 44.4%) but collapses in 7th and 8th grades. Stafford School spends the most per student at $15,912 yet ranks 309th, while Hubbell spends less ($14,258) and ranks much higher — evidence that spending and class size alone don't determine outcomes. Science proficiency on the 5th-grade NGSS test is below the state average (52.9%) at every school except Hubbell, making science instruction a key area for improvement across Mountain View, South Side, and the rest of the zip code.
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