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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Connecticut

Across Connecticut, 594 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Roosevelt School leads the list at 96.3%, against a median of 44.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
594
Connecticut
Top % FRL
96.3%
Median % FRL
44.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · CONNECTICUT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Roosevelt SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary49396.3%
2Waltersville SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary43296.3%
3Columbus SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary54695.1%
4Barnum SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary58894.9%
5Geraldine Claytor Magnet AcademyBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary45093.6%
6Brennan Rogers SchoolNew Haven, CTNew Haven School DistrictElementary20393.1%
7Bryant SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary31793.1%
8A.B. Skane CenterBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary18392.9%
9James J. Curiale SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary50992.7%
10Jettie S. Tisdale SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary54792.1%
11Booker T. Washington AcademyNew Haven, CTBooker T. Washington Academy DistrictElementary40492.1%
12Hall SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary16292.0%
13Paul Laurence Dunbar SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary39191.8%
14Wexler/Grant Community SchoolNew Haven, CTNew Haven School DistrictElementary19491.8%
15Edison SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary18191.7%
16Geraldine Johnson SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary82591.6%
17C.B. Jennings International Elementary MagnetNew London, CTNew London School DistrictElementary40691.6%
18Classical Studies AcademyBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary35191.5%
19Cesar Batalla SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary99091.3%
20Global Communications AcademyHartford, CTHartford School DistrictElementary41490.6%
21Lincoln-Bassett SchoolNew Haven, CTNew Haven School DistrictElementary23689.8%
22Madison SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary45189.8%
23Multicultural Magnet SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary43689.7%
24New Beginnings Inc Family AcademyBridgeport, CTNew Beginnings Inc Family Academy DistrictElementary43189.6%
25Reed SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictElementary43989.3%
26SAND SchoolHartford, CTHartford School DistrictElementary26689.1%
27Read SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary86388.8%
28Sprague SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictElementary34488.7%
29Duggan SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictElementary42988.6%
30Wilbur Cross SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary31888.4%
31Luis Munoz Marin SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary70988.0%
32Rawson SchoolHartford, CTHartford School DistrictElementary19887.9%
33Augusta Lewis Troup SchoolNew Haven, CTNew Haven School DistrictElementary30087.7%
34Casimir Pulaski SchoolMeriden, CTMeriden School DistrictElementary53987.4%
35Wish Museum SchoolHartford, CTHartford School DistrictElementary29787.2%
36John Barry SchoolMeriden, CTMeriden School DistrictElementary41886.8%
37High Horizons Magnet SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary44386.7%
38Walsh SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictElementary35086.6%
39Smalley Elementary SchoolNew Britain, CTNew Britain School DistrictElementary59486.2%
40West Middle SchoolHartford, CTHartford School DistrictElementary28985.5%
41Blackham SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary1,08885.3%
42Wequonnoc Magnet SchoolTaftville, CTNorwich School DistrictElementary19785.3%
43Woodrow Wilson SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictElementary41585.1%
44Beardsley SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary32785.0%
45Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global AwarenessNew Haven, CTNew Haven School DistrictElementary43484.8%
46Uncas Elementary SchoolNorwich, CTNorwich School DistrictElementary23284.5%
47Roger Sherman SchoolMeriden, CTMeriden School DistrictElementary45784.5%
48W. B. Sweeney SchoolWillimantic, CTWindham School DistrictElementary21284.4%
49Driggs SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictElementary41084.4%
50Park City Magnet SchoolBridgeport, CTBridgeport School DistrictElementary48784.2%
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