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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Connecticut

Across Connecticut, 558 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Bucks Hill School leads the list at 7.3:1, against a median of 12.3:1 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
558
Connecticut
Best Students/teacher
7.3:1
Median Students/teacher
12.3:1
LOWEST RATIO · CONNECTICUT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Bucks Hill SchoolWaterbury, CTWaterbury School DistrictElementary2837.3:1
2Hamilton Avenue SchoolGreenwich, CTGreenwich School DistrictElementary2997.9:1
3Nathan Hale Arts Magnet SchoolNew London, CTNew London School DistrictElementary4458.0:1
4North Canaan Elementary SchoolNorth Canaan, CTNorth Canaan School DistrictElementary2458.1:1
5Salisbury Central SchoolLakeville, CTSalisbury School DistrictElementary2888.1:1
6Laurel Literacy AcademyBloomfield, CTBloomfield School DistrictElementary2478.2:1
7Voluntown Elementary SchoolVoluntown, CTVoluntown School DistrictElementary2168.3:1
8Julian Curtiss SchoolGreenwich, CTGreenwich School DistrictElementary2368.3:1
9Sherman SchoolSherman, CTSherman School DistrictElementary2298.4:1
10Ashford SchoolAshford, CTAshford School DistrictElementary3518.6:1
11Daisy Ingraham SchoolWestbrook, CTWestbrook School DistrictElementary2928.8:1
12John B. Sliney SchoolBranford, CTBranford School DistrictElementary2528.9:1
13South Elementary SchoolWindsor Locks, CTWindsor Locks School DistrictElementary2859.1:1
14Irving SchoolDerby, CTDerby School DistrictElementary3229.2:1
15Seth G. Haley SchoolWest Haven, CTWest Haven School DistrictElementary3329.3:1
16Maple Street SchoolRockville, CTVernon School DistrictElementary2569.4:1
17C.B. Jennings International Elementary MagnetNew London, CTNew London School DistrictElementary4069.4:1
18Washington SchoolWest Haven, CTWest Haven School DistrictElementary3219.4:1
19West Vine Street SchoolPawcatuck, CTStonington School DistrictElementary3429.5:1
20Silver Lane SchoolEast Hartford, CTEast Hartford School DistrictElementary2039.6:1
21Martin SchoolManchester, CTManchester School DistrictElementary2179.6:1
22Augusta Lewis Troup SchoolNew Haven, CTNew Haven School DistrictElementary3009.7:1
23Flanders Elementary SchoolSouthington, CTSouthington School DistrictElementary2599.7:1
24Oswegatchie Elementary SchoolWaterford, CTWaterford School DistrictElementary2929.7:1
25Kathleen E. Goodwin SchoolOld Saybrook, CTOld Saybrook School DistrictElementary3839.7:1
26Pomfret Community SchoolPomfret Center, CTPomfret School DistrictElementary3329.7:1
27Clover Street SchoolWindsor, CTWindsor School DistrictElementary2769.7:1
28Frederick Brewster SchoolDurham, CTRegional School District 13Elementary2149.8:1
29Horace W. Porter SchoolColumbia, CTColumbia School DistrictElementary4409.9:1
30Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet SchoolNew Haven, CTNew Haven School DistrictElementary3289.9:1
31Middlefield Memorial SchoolMiddlefield, CTRegional School District 13Elementary2069.9:1
32Sterling Community SchoolSterling, CTSterling School DistrictElementary3019.9:1
33Pond Hill SchoolWallingford, CTWallingford School DistrictElementary26710.0:1
34Cos Cob SchoolCos Cob, CTGreenwich School DistrictElementary34310.0:1
35Redding Elementary SchoolRedding, CTRedding School DistrictElementary47110.0:1
36Lewin G. Joel Jr. SchoolClinton, CTClinton School DistrictElementary53210.0:1
37W. B. Sweeney SchoolWillimantic, CTWindham School DistrictElementary21210.1:1
38Meadowside SchoolMilford, CTMilford School DistrictElementary27610.2:1
39Natchaug SchoolWillimantic, CTWindham School DistrictElementary23410.2:1
40A. W. Cox SchoolGuilford, CTGuilford School DistrictElementary25510.2:1
41Center SchoolLitchfield, CTLitchfield School DistrictElementary26310.2:1
42Oliver Ellsworth SchoolWindsor, CTWindsor School DistrictElementary37810.2:1
43North Mianus SchoolRiverside, CTGreenwich School DistrictElementary42310.2:1
44Elizabeth Green SchoolNewington, CTNewington School DistrictElementary27810.2:1
45Great Neck Elementary SchoolWaterford, CTWaterford School DistrictElementary30910.2:1
46Buckley SchoolManchester, CTManchester School DistrictElementary28410.3:1
47Six-Six Magnet SchoolBridgeport, CTCooperative Educational ServicesElementary44110.3:1
48Spencer SchoolMiddletown, CTMiddletown School DistrictElementary23710.3:1
49New Lebanon SchoolGreenwich, CTGreenwich School DistrictElementary37510.3:1
50Live Oaks SchoolMilford, CTMilford School DistrictElementary27210.3:1
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