Connecticut public schools are composed of approximately average 12:1 student:teacher ratio (2023-24).
The public schools in Connecticut with the lowest student:teacher ratio are listed below.
Student:Teacher Ratio Range: 5:1
9:1
Avg. Student:Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Public Schools Student:Teacher Ratio Statistics in Connecticut (2023-24)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student: Teacher Ratio
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Sharon Center School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-8
80 Hilltop Road
Sharon, CT 06069
(860) 364-5153
Sharon, CT 06069
(860) 364-5153
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
Explorations
Charter School
Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: 9-12
71 Spencer St.
Winsted, CT 06098
(860) 738-9070
Winsted, CT 06098
(860) 738-9070
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
Griswold Alternative School
Alternative School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: 9-12
1553 Glasgo Road
Jewett City, CT 06351
(860) 376-9129
Jewett City, CT 06351
(860) 376-9129
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
Westbrook Middle School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: 5-8
154 Mcveagh Rd.
Westbrook, CT 06498
(860) 399-2010
Westbrook, CT 06498
(860) 399-2010
Rank: #5 - 75. - 7.
Lee H. Kellogg School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 80-89%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: K-8
47 Main St.
Falls Village, CT 06031
(860) 824-7791
Falls Village, CT 06031
(860) 824-7791
Rank: #5 - 75. - 7.
Scotland Elementary School
Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: PK-6
68 Brook Rd.
Scotland, CT 06264
(860) 423-0064
Scotland, CT 06264
(860) 423-0064
Rank: #5 - 75. - 7.
Westbrook High School
Math: 40-49% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: 9-12
156 Mcveagh Rd.
Westbrook, CT 06498
(860) 399-6214
Westbrook, CT 06498
(860) 399-6214
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Arts At The Capitol Theater Magnet School (Act)
Magnet School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 9-12
896 Main Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
(860) 465-5636
Willimantic, CT 06226
(860) 465-5636
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Booth Free School
Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: K-5
14 South St.
Roxbury, CT 06783
(860) 354-9391
Roxbury, CT 06783
(860) 354-9391
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Center For Global Studies
Magnet School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 9-12
300 Highland Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
(203) 852-9488
Norwalk, CT 06854
(203) 852-9488
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Colebrook Consolidated School
Math: 60-69% | Reading: 80-89%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: K-6
452 Smith Hill Road
Colebrook, CT 06021
(860) 379-2179
Colebrook, CT 06021
(860) 379-2179
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Hamilton Avenue School
Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-5
184 Hamilton Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-1685
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-1685
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Hampton Elementary School
Math: 20-29% | Reading: 40-49%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-6
380 Main St.
Hampton, CT 06247
(860) 455-9409
Hampton, CT 06247
(860) 455-9409
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Irving School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: K-5
9 Garden Place
Derby, CT 06418
(203) 736-5043
Derby, CT 06418
(203) 736-5043
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Kent Center School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-8
9 Judd Street
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-3537
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-3537
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Litchfield High School
Math: 40-49% | Reading: 80-89%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 9-12
14 Plumb Hill Road
Litchfield, CT 06759
(860) 567-7530
Litchfield, CT 06759
(860) 567-7530
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Nathan Hale-ray High School
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 9-12
15 School Drive
Moodus, CT 06469
(860) 873-5065
Moodus, CT 06469
(860) 873-5065
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
New London Visual And Performing Arts Magnet School
Magnet School
Math: ≤5% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 6-12
36 Waller Street
New London, CT 06320
(860) 449-6800
New London, CT 06320
(860) 449-6800
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
North End Middle School
Math: 7% | Reading: 19%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 6-8
534 Bucks Hill Rd.
Waterbury, CT 06704
(203) 574-8097
Waterbury, CT 06704
(203) 574-8097
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Portland Middle School
Math: 47% | Reading: 64%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 7-8
93 High Street
Portland, CT 06480
(860) 342-1880
Portland, CT 06480
(860) 342-1880
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Rham Middle School
Math: 47% | Reading: 57%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 7-8
25 Rham Rd.
Hebron, CT 06248
(860) 228-9423
Hebron, CT 06248
(860) 228-9423
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Sherman School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-8
2 Route 37 East
Sherman, CT 06784
(860) 355-3793
Sherman, CT 06784
(860) 355-3793
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Union School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-8
18 Kinney Hollow Rd.
Stafford Springs, CT 06076
(860) 684-3146
Stafford Springs, CT 06076
(860) 684-3146
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Windsor High School
Math: 26% | Reading: 55%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 9-12
50 Sage Park Rd.
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 687-2020
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 687-2020
Rank: #8 - 258. - 25.
Windsor Locks Middle School
Math: 35% | Reading: 46%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 6-8
7 Center St.
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
(860) 292-5012
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
(860) 292-5012
Rank: #26 - 7026. - 70.
Bucks Hill School
Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: K-5
330 Bucks Hill Rd.
Waterbury, CT 06704
(203) 574-8182
Waterbury, CT 06704
(203) 574-8182
Rank: #26 - 7026. - 70.
Carmen Arace Middle School
Math: 19% | Reading: 30%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: 7-8
390 Park Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 286-2622
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 286-2622
Rank: #26 - 7026. - 70.
Clover Street School
Math: 30% | Reading: 40%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: 3-5
57 Clover St.
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 687-2050
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 687-2050
Rank: #26 - 7026. - 70.
Coginchaug Regional High School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: 9-12
135 Pickett Ln.
Durham, CT 06422
(860) 349-7215
Durham, CT 06422
(860) 349-7215
Rank: #26 - 7026. - 70.
Coleytown Middle School
Math: 71% | Reading: 73%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: 6-8
255 North Ave.
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1610
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1610
Rank: #26 - 7026. - 70.
Coventry High School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: 9-12
78 Ripley Hill Road
Coventry, CT 06238
(860) 742-7346
Coventry, CT 06238
(860) 742-7346
Rank: #26 - 7026. - 70.
Daisy Ingraham School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: PK-4
105 Goodspeed Dr.
Westbrook, CT 06498
(860) 399-7925
Westbrook, CT 06498
(860) 399-7925
Rank: #26 - 7026. - 70.
Deep River Elementary School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: K-6
12 River St.
Deep River, CT 06417
(860) 526-5319
Deep River, CT 06417
(860) 526-5319
Rank: #26 - 7026. - 70.
Dorothy C. Goodwin School
Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: PK-4
321 Hunting Lodge Rd.
Storrs Mansfield, CT 06268
(860) 429-4630
Storrs Mansfield, CT 06268
(860) 429-4630
Rank: #26 - 7026. - 70.
East Granby Middle School
Math: 51% | Reading: 70%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: 6-8
95 South Main St.
East Granby, CT 06026
(860) 653-7113
East Granby, CT 06026
(860) 653-7113
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Connecticut average public schools student:teacher ratio?
The Connecticut average public schools student:teacher ratio is 12:1 for 2023-24.
What are the public schools with the lowest student:teacher ratio in Connecticut?
The best top ranked public schools in Connecticut include Sharon Center School, Explorations and Griswold Alternative School.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the lowest student:teacher ratio in Connecticut?
The public high school with the lowest student:teacher ratio in Connecticut is Explorations, with a value of 6:1. The public elementary school with the lowest student:teacher ratio is Sharon Center School, with a value of 5:1.
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