Summary:
Zip code 06443, covering the town of Madison, Connecticut, is home to a single elementary school: Dr. Robert H. Brown Elementary School. This public school serves grades PK through 5 with an enrollment of 361 students and is part of the Madison School District, which ranks 5th out of 153 districts in Connecticut with a 5-star rating.
Dr. Robert H. Brown Elementary is an elite performer by nearly every measure. It holds a 5-star SchoolDigger rating, ranks 19th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools (96th percentile) for the 2025–2026 school year, and has consistently ranked in the top 10% of the state for three consecutive years. Academic proficiency rates are exceptional: in 2025–2026, 5th-grade science proficiency was 86.0% versus 52.9% statewide, 4th-grade ELA was 85.5% versus 50.9%, and 3rd-grade math was 85.1% versus 52.2%. The school also excels in attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.1% compared to 4.8% for the district and 16.4% for the state. With only 4.16% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch, a favorable 11:1 student-teacher ratio, and per-student spending of $21,922, the school is exceptionally well-resourced.
The school outperforms its already-elite district in most subjects and grades, effectively pulling the Madison district average upward. Year-over-year data shows meaningful improvements, including a 9.8-point gain in 5th-grade science (76.2% to 86.0%) and a 5.8-point gain in 4th-grade math (79.7% to 85.5%). One area worth monitoring is 3rd-grade ELA, where the school's 75.7% proficiency, while far above the state average of 47.3%, dipped below the district average of 80.8% in 2025–2026. Overall, Dr. Robert H. Brown Elementary stands out as a flagship school with outstanding academics, near-perfect attendance, and strong community investment.
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