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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 06405

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935

Students

Top rankedMary R. Tisko School135^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Mary T. Murphy School up 24 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 06405 zip code area of Branford, Connecticut is home to three elementary schools: Mary T. Murphy School, Mary R. Tisko School, and John B. Sliney School. Based on the available data, Mary R. Tisko School stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, with a strong statewide ranking and exceptional academic metrics compared to the other two schools and the Branford School District as a whole.

Mary R. Tisko School boasts a statewide ranking of 135 out of 493 Connecticut elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, earning it a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Mary T. Murphy and John B. Sliney Schools have lower rankings of 234 and 212, respectively, for the same school year. Additionally, Mary R. Tisko School outperforms the other two schools and the district and state averages in key academic metrics, such as 3rd-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

While all three schools share the same chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average, they differ in their free and reduced lunch rates, with Mary R. Tisko School having the lowest percentage at 20% and Mary T. Murphy School having the highest at 46.42%. The spending per student also varies, with John B. Sliney School having the highest at $19,675 for the 2018-2019 school year, followed by Mary R. Tisko School ($18,441) and Mary T. Murphy School ($18,373).

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	Total
Mary T. Murphy School	Public	PK, KG-4	14 Brushy Plain Rd.	Branford	06405	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 483-1832	318	31	10.3	44.0%	167 (52.5%)	12 (3.8%)	72 (22.6%)	46 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	55.5	234^th of 493 public elementary schools	52.5%		48.2	258^th of 497 public elementary schools	48.1%	24	45.8	69.0	51.4	58.6	$25,669
Mary R. Tisko School	Public	PK, KG-4	118 Damascus Rd.	Branford	06405	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Branford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 483-1826	365	31	11.8	17.8%	299 (81.9%)	3 (0.8%)	43 (11.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	76.1	135^th of 493 public elementary schools	72.6%		72.5	156^th of 497 public elementary schools	68.6%	21	67.7	60.0	79.0		$23,554
John B. Sliney School	Public	PK, KG-4	23 Eades St.	Branford	06405	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 481-5386	252	28	8.8	47.2%	162 (64.3%)	9 (3.6%)	53 (21.0%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	60.6	212^th of 493 public elementary schools	57.0%		67.8	182^nd of 497 public elementary schools	63.4%	30	52.9	67.3		52.7	$26,959

Cities Near Zip Code 06405

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Branford	0.57 mi	5	106^th
North Branford	3.48 mi	3	96^th
East Haven	3.7 mi	8	161^st
New Haven	4.94 mi	45	170^th
Guilford	5.04 mi	7	40^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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