The top ranked public preschools in Connecticut are West School, Farmingville Elementary School and North Street School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public preschools are Darien, New Canaan and Riverside.
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 40%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 51%.
Top Ranked Public Preschools in Connecticut (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
West School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-4
769 Ponus Ridge
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4410
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4410
Rank: #22.
Farmingville Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
324 Farmingville Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5570
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5570
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
North Street School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
381 North St.
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-6756
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-6756
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Old Greenwich School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
825 Sound Beach Ave.
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
(203) 637-0150
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
(203) 637-0150
Rank: #55.
Washington Primary School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: ≥90% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
11 School St.
Washington Depot, CT 06794
(860) 868-7331
Washington Depot, CT 06794
(860) 868-7331
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Hindley Elementary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
10 Nearwater Ln.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-1323
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-1323
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Tokeneke Elementary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
7 Old Farm Rd.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-9666
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-9666
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Ridgebury Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
112 Bennett's Farm Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5875
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5875
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 1%)
Grades: PK-5
111 Barlow Mountain Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5825
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5825
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
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: PK-5
40 Florida Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5850
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5850
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
Royle 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: PK-5
133 Mansfield Ave.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-0044
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-0044
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
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: PK-5
8 Governor St.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5525
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5525
Rank: #1313.
Holmes Elementary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
18 Hoyt St.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 353-4371
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 353-4371
Rank: #1414.
Ox Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
395 Mansfield Ave.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-2579
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-2579
Rank: #1515.
Deans Mill School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
35 Deans Mill Rd.
Stonington, CT 06378
(860) 535-2235
Stonington, CT 06378
(860) 535-2235
Rank: #1616.
West Hill School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-3
95 Cronin Dr.
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860) 258-7761
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860) 258-7761
Rank: #1717.
Redding Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
33 Lonetown Rd.
Redding, CT 06896
(203) 938-2519
Redding, CT 06896
(203) 938-2519
Rank: #1818.
Pleasant Valley School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
591 Ellington Rd.
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 610-0291
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 610-0291
Rank: #1919.
Barlow Mountain Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
115 Barlow Mountain Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5800
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5800
Rank: #2020.
Stamford Charter School For Excellence
Charter School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 77% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
1 Schuyler Ave.
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 989-0000
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 989-0000
Rank: #2121.
Beecher Road School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 76% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
40 Beecher Rd.
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 389-2195
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 389-2195
Rank: #2222.
Samuel Staples Elementary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 75% (Top 10%)
Reading: 78% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
515 Morehouse Road
Easton, CT 06612
(203) 261-3607
Easton, CT 06612
(203) 261-3607
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Aiken School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
212 King Philip Dr.
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 233-6994
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 233-6994
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Essex Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
108 Main St.
Centerbrook, CT 06409
(860) 767-8215
Centerbrook, CT 06409
(860) 767-8215
Rank: #2525.
Killingworth Elementary School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 70-79% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-3
340 Route 81
Killingworth, CT 06419
(860) 663-1121
Killingworth, CT 06419
(860) 663-1121
Rank: #2626.
Windermere School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 72% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
2 Abbott Rd.
Ellington, CT 06029
(860) 896-2329
Ellington, CT 06029
(860) 896-2329
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Chester Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
23 Ridge Rd.
Chester, CT 06412
(860) 526-5797
Chester, CT 06412
(860) 526-5797
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Deep River Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
12 River St.
Deep River, CT 06417
(860) 526-5319
Deep River, CT 06417
(860) 526-5319
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Monroe Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
375 Monroe Tpke.
Monroe, CT 06468
(203) 452-2870
Monroe, CT 06468
(203) 452-2870
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Roaring Brook School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-4
30 Old Wheeler Ln.
Avon, CT 06001
(860) 404-4810
Avon, CT 06001
(860) 404-4810
Rank: #3131.
Squadron Line School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
44 Squadron Line Rd.
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-2251
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-2251
Rank: #3232.
Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 68% (Top 20%)
Reading: 72% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
240 Main St.
Southington, CT 06489
(860) 628-3286
Southington, CT 06489
(860) 628-3286
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Crystal Lake School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 30%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
59 South Road
Ellington, CT 06029
(860) 896-2322
Ellington, CT 06029
(860) 896-2322
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Salisbury Central School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 30%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
45 Lincoln City Road
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-9871
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-9871
Rank: #35 - 4335. - 43.
Bethany Community School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 67% (Top 20%)
Reading: 72% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
44 Peck Road
Bethany, CT 06524
(203) 393-3350
Bethany, CT 06524
(203) 393-3350
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