Top 10 Best Public Preschools in Connecticut (2024)

The top ranked public preschools in Connecticut are West School, Tokeneke Elementary School and Ox Ridge Elementary School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public preschools 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 Preschools in Connecticut (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
West School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-4
769 Ponus Ridge
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4410
Rank: #22.
Tokeneke Elementary School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 87% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
7 Old Farm Rd.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-9666
Rank: #33.
Ox Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
395 Mansfield Ave.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-2579
Rank: #44.
International School At Dundee
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
55 Florence Rd.
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-3800
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Holmes Elementary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
18 Hoyt St.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 353-4371
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
North Mianus School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
309 Palmer Hill Rd.
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-9730
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
North Street School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
381 North St.
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-6756
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Old Greenwich School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
825 Sound Beach Ave.
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
(203) 637-0150
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Dorothy C. Goodwin School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
321 Hunting Lodge Rd.
Storrs Mansfield, CT 06268
(860) 429-4630
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Goshen Center School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
50 North St.
Goshen, CT 06756
(860) 491-6020
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Ridgebury Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
112 Bennett's Farm Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5875
Rank: #1212.
Barlow Mountain Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
115 Barlow Mountain Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5800
Rank: #1313.
Beecher Road School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 71% (Top 10%)
Reading: 79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
40 Beecher Rd.
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 389-2195
Rank: #1414.
Washington Primary School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 60-69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
11 School St.
Washington Depot, CT 06794
(860) 868-7331
Rank: #1515.
Pleasant Valley School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 76% (Top 5%)
Reading: 76% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
591 Ellington Rd.
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 610-0291
Rank: #1616.
West Hill School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-3
95 Cronin Dr.
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860) 258-7761
Rank: #1717.
Killingworth Elementary School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-3
340 Route 81
Killingworth, CT 06419
(860) 663-1121
Rank: #1818.
Guilford Lakes School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-4
40 Maupas Rd.
Guilford, CT 06437
(203) 453-5201
Rank: #1919.
Deans Mill School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 72% (Top 10%)
Reading: 74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
35 Deans Mill Rd.
Stonington, CT 06378
(860) 535-2235
Rank: #2020.
Salem Elementary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 65% (Top 20%)
Reading: 77% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
200 Hartford Rd.
Salem, CT 06420
(860) 859-0267
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Orchard Hill School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
380 Foster St.
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 648-5015
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Samuel Staples Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 71% (Top 10%)
Reading: 74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
515 Morehouse Road
Easton, CT 06612
(203) 261-3607
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Royle Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
133 Mansfield Ave.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-0044
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Urbin T. Kelley School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
501 Ridgewood Rd.
Southington, CT 06489
(860) 628-3310
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Kent Center School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
9 Judd Street
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-3537
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Salisbury Central School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
45 Lincoln City Road
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-9871
Rank: #2727.
Glenville School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 68% (Top 10%)
Reading: 73% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
33 Riversville Rd.
Greenwich, CT 06831
(203) 531-9287
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Redding Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-4
33 Lonetown Rd.
Redding, CT 06896
(203) 938-2519
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Whiting Lane School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
47 Whiting Ln.
West Hartford, CT 06119
(860) 233-8541
Rank: #3030.
Squadron Line School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 62% (Top 20%)
Reading: 76% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
44 Squadron Line Rd.
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-2251
Rank: #3131.
Bethany Community School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 55-59% (Top 30%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
44 Peck Road
Bethany, CT 06524
(203) 393-3350
Rank: #3232.
Cherry Brook Primary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-3
4 Barbourtown Rd.
Canton, CT 06019
(860) 693-7721
Rank: #3333.
Windermere School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 68% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-6
2 Abbott Rd.
Ellington, CT 06029
(860) 896-2329
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Aiken School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
212 King Philip Dr.
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 233-6994
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Webster Hill School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
125 Webster Hill Blvd.
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 521-0320
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