The most improved public preschools in Connecticut are Webster Hill School, Elm City Montessori School and Black Rock School.
A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2019-24).
Improved Rank Range: 83
369
Avg. Improved Rank: 144
Most Improved Public Preschools in Connecticut (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Ranking Change (2019-24)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Webster Hill School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +369
(from 514 to 145)
(from 514 to 145)
Grades: PK-5
125 Webster Hill Blvd.
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 521-0320
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 521-0320
Rank: #22.
Elm City Montessori School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +348
(from 805 to 457)
(from 805 to 457)
Grades: PK-7
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06515
(475) 220-4100
New Haven, CT 06515
(475) 220-4100
Rank: #33.
Black Rock School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +266
(from 687 to 421)
(from 687 to 421)
Grades: PK-3
57 Branch Rd.
Thomaston, CT 06787
(860) 283-3040
Thomaston, CT 06787
(860) 283-3040
Rank: #44.
Center Road School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +233
(from 566 to 333)
(from 566 to 333)
Grades: PK-5
20 Center Rd.
Vernon Rockville, CT 06066
(860) 870-6300
Vernon Rockville, CT 06066
(860) 870-6300
Rank: #55.
Sherman School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +190
(from 400 to 210)
(from 400 to 210)
Grades: PK-8
2 Route 37 East
Sherman, CT 06784
(860) 355-3793
Sherman, CT 06784
(860) 355-3793
Rank: #66.
Fox Run Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +181
(from 724 to 543)
(from 724 to 543)
Grades: PK-5
228 Fillow Street
Norwalk, CT 06850
(203) 899-2860
Norwalk, CT 06850
(203) 899-2860
Rank: #77.
Gallup Hill School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +175
(from 624 to 449)
(from 624 to 449)
Grades: PK-5
169 Gallup Hill Rd.
Ledyard, CT 06339
(860) 536-9477
Ledyard, CT 06339
(860) 536-9477
Rank: #88.
Ashford School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +163
(from 579 to 416)
(from 579 to 416)
Grades: PK-8
440 Westford Rd.
Ashford, CT 06278
(860) 429-6419
Ashford, CT 06278
(860) 429-6419
Rank: #99.
John Paterson School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +152
(from 408 to 256)
(from 408 to 256)
Grades: PK-4
120 Church St.
Newington, CT 06111
(860) 666-4657
Newington, CT 06111
(860) 666-4657
Rank: #1010.
International Magnet School For Global Citizenship
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +147
(from 665 to 518)
(from 665 to 518)
Grades: PK-5
625 Chapel Road
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 291-6001
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 291-6001
Rank: #1111.
Union School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +146
(from 419 to 273)
(from 419 to 273)
Grades: PK-8
18 Kinney Hollow Rd.
Stafford Springs, CT 06076
(860) 684-3146
Stafford Springs, CT 06076
(860) 684-3146
Rank: #1212.
Lebanon Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +144
(from 400 to 256)
(from 400 to 256)
Grades: PK-4
479 Exeter Rd.
Lebanon, CT 06249
(860) 642-7593
Lebanon, CT 06249
(860) 642-7593
Rank: #1313.
Greene-hills School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +142
(from 711 to 569)
(from 711 to 569)
Grades: PK-8
718 Pine St.
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 584-7822
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 584-7822
Rank: #1414.
Ivy Drive School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +136
(from 593 to 457)
(from 593 to 457)
Grades: PK-5
160 Ivy Dr.
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 584-7844
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 584-7844
Rank: #1515.
Lewin G. Joel Jr. School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +130
(from 514 to 384)
(from 514 to 384)
Grades: PK-4
137a Glenwood Rd.
Clinton, CT 06413
(860) 664-6501
Clinton, CT 06413
(860) 664-6501
Rank: #1616.
Charles Wright School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +128
(from 554 to 426)
(from 554 to 426)
Grades: PK-6
186 Nott St.
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 571-8350
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 571-8350
Rank: #1717.
Integrated Day Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +127
(from 602 to 475)
(from 602 to 475)
Grades: PK-8
68 Thermos Ave.
Norwich, CT 06360
(860) 892-1900
Norwich, CT 06360
(860) 892-1900
Rank: #1818.
Broad Brook Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +122
(from 743 to 621)
(from 743 to 621)
Grades: PK-4
14 Rye St.
Broad Brook, CT 06016
(860) 623-2433
Broad Brook, CT 06016
(860) 623-2433
Rank: #1919.
Warren Elementary School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +119
(from 326 to 207)
(from 326 to 207)
Grades: PK-5
21 Sackett Hill Rd.
Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754
(860) 868-2223
Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754
(860) 868-2223
Rank: #2020.
Windermere School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +117
(from 258 to 141)
(from 258 to 141)
Grades: PK-6
2 Abbott Rd.
Ellington, CT 06029
(860) 896-2329
Ellington, CT 06029
(860) 896-2329
Rank: #2121.
Kathleen E. Goodwin School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +115
(from 363 to 248)
(from 363 to 248)
Grades: PK-4
80 Old Boston Post Rd.
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
(860) 395-3165
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
(860) 395-3165
Rank: #2222.
Pleasant Valley School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +110
(from 181 to 71)
(from 181 to 71)
Grades: PK-5
591 Ellington Rd.
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 610-0291
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 610-0291
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Crystal Lake School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +106
(from 400 to 294)
(from 400 to 294)
Grades: PK-6
59 South Road
Ellington, CT 06029
(860) 896-2322
Ellington, CT 06029
(860) 896-2322
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Thames River Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +106
(from 472 to 366)
(from 472 to 366)
Grades: PK-5
154 Toll Gate Road
Groton, CT 06340
(860) 449-5655
Groton, CT 06340
(860) 449-5655
Rank: #2525.
Franklin Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +103
(from 351 to 248)
(from 351 to 248)
Grades: PK-8
206 Pond Rd.
North Franklin, CT 06254
(860) 642-7063
North Franklin, CT 06254
(860) 642-7063
Rank: #2626.
Goshen Center School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Rank Change: +102
(from 141 to 39)
(from 141 to 39)
Grades: PK-5
50 North St.
Goshen, CT 06756
(860) 491-6020
Goshen, CT 06756
(860) 491-6020
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
New Lebanon School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +101
(from 582 to 481)
(from 582 to 481)
Grades: PK-5
25 Mead Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 531-9139
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 531-9139
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Sterling Community School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +101
(from 703 to 602)
(from 703 to 602)
Grades: PK-8
251 Sterling Rd.
Sterling, CT 06377
(860) 564-2728
Sterling, CT 06377
(860) 564-2728
Rank: #2929.
Glenville School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +100
(from 212 to 112)
(from 212 to 112)
Grades: PK-5
33 Riversville Rd.
Greenwich, CT 06831
(203) 531-9287
Greenwich, CT 06831
(203) 531-9287
Rank: #3030.
Hanover School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +95
(from 634 to 539)
(from 634 to 539)
Grades: PK-5
208 Main St.
Meriden, CT 06450
(203) 235-6359
Meriden, CT 06450
(203) 235-6359
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Bethany Community School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +94
(from 228 to 134)
(from 228 to 134)
Grades: PK-6
44 Peck Road
Bethany, CT 06524
(203) 393-3350
Bethany, CT 06524
(203) 393-3350
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Hamilton Avenue School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +94
(from 602 to 508)
(from 602 to 508)
Grades: PK-5
184 Hamilton Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-1685
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-1685
Rank: #3333.
Salem Elementary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +92
(from 181 to 89)
(from 181 to 89)
Grades: PK-8
200 Hartford Rd.
Salem, CT 06420
(860) 859-0267
Salem, CT 06420
(860) 859-0267
Rank: #3434.
Salisbury Central School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +86
(from 190 to 104)
(from 190 to 104)
Grades: PK-8
45 Lincoln City Road
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-9871
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-9871
Rank: #3535.
Aiken School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +83
(from 228 to 145)
(from 228 to 145)
Grades: PK-5
212 King Philip Dr.
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 233-6994
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 233-6994
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