The top ranked public elementary schools in Connecticut are Sherman School, South School and West School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public elementary schools are New Canaan, Riverside and Westport.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Connecticut is 38%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 51%.
Top Ranked Public Elementary Schools in Connecticut (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Sherman School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 85% (Top 1%)
Reading: 91% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-5
250 Fern St.
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 255-8330
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 255-8330
Rank: #22.
South School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 86% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-4
8 Farm Rd.
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4313
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4313
Rank: #33.
West School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-4
769 Ponus Ridge
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4410
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4410
Rank: #44.
Riverside School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 89% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-5
90 Hendrie Ave.
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-1440
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-1440
Rank: #55.
Tokeneke Elementary School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 87% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
7 Old Farm Rd.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-9666
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-9666
Rank: #66.
Hindley Elementary School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 82% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
10 Nearwater Ln.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-1323
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-1323
Rank: #77.
East School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-4
54 Little Brook Rd.
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4219
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4219
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Farmingville Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
324 Farmingville Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5570
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5570
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Scotland Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
111 Barlow Mountain Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5825
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5825
Rank: #1010.
Green's Farms School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 81% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
17 Morningside Dr. South
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 222-3610
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 222-3610
Rank: #1111.
Dwight Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
1600 Redding Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 255-8312
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 255-8312
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Ox Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
395 Mansfield Ave.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-2579
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-2579
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Saxe Middle School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 5%)
Grades: 5-8
468 South Ave.
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4564
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4564
Rank: #14 - 1814. - 18.
Branchville Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
40 Florida Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5850
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5850
Rank: #14 - 1814. - 18.
Coleytown Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
65 Easton Rd.
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1710
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1710
Rank: #14 - 1814. - 18.
King's Highway Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
125 Post Rd. West
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1802
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1802
Rank: #14 - 1814. - 18.
Riverfield School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
1625 Mill Plain Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 255-8328
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 255-8328
Rank: #14 - 1814. - 18.
Veterans Park Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
8 Governor St.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5525
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5525
Rank: #1919.
Daniels Farm School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
710 Daniels Farm Rd.
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 452-4388
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 452-4388
Rank: #2020.
Long Lots School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 76% (Top 5%)
Reading: 86% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
13 Hyde Ln.
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1910
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1910
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Bugbee School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
1943 Asylum Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 929-5500
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 929-5500
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Chapman School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-6
38 Country Club Rd.
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 272-3591
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 272-3591
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
International School At Dundee
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
55 Florence Rd.
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-3800
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-3800
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Lyme Consolidated School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
478 Hamburg Road
Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860) 434-1233
Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860) 434-1233
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Holmes Elementary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
18 Hoyt St.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 353-4371
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 353-4371
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
North Mianus School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
309 Palmer Hill Rd.
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-9730
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-9730
Rank: #2727.
Buttonball Lane School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
376 Buttonball Ln.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 652-7276
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 652-7276
Rank: #2828.
Highland School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 72% (Top 10%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-6
490 Highland Ave.
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 272-0335
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 272-0335
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
North Street School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
381 North St.
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-6756
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-6756
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Old Greenwich School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
825 Sound Beach Ave.
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
(203) 637-0150
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
(203) 637-0150
Rank: #31 - 3831. - 38.
Dorothy C. Goodwin School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
321 Hunting Lodge Rd.
Storrs Mansfield, CT 06268
(860) 429-4630
Storrs Mansfield, CT 06268
(860) 429-4630
Rank: #31 - 3831. - 38.
East Farms School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-4
25 Wolf Pit Rd.
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 674-9519
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 674-9519
Rank: #31 - 3831. - 38.
Eastern Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
51 Hendrie Ave.
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-1744
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-1744
Rank: #31 - 3831. - 38.
Goshen Center School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
50 North St.
Goshen, CT 06756
(860) 491-6020
Goshen, CT 06756
(860) 491-6020
Rank: #31 - 3831. - 38.
Mile Creek School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
205 Mile Creek Rd.
Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860) 434-2209
Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860) 434-2209
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