Connecticut schools ranked by test score
Latest CT Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 726 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 50.5%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Derby Middle School Derby · Derby School District | Middle | 38.1% | -12.4pp |
| 502 | Park City Magnet School Bridgeport · Bridgeport School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -12.4pp |
| 503 | Metacomet School Bloomfield · Bloomfield School District | Elementary | 38.0% | -12.5pp |
| 504 | The Gilbert School Winsted · The Gilbert School District | High | 38.0% | -12.5pp |
| 505 | West Bristol School Bristol · Bristol School District | Elementary | 38.0% | -12.5pp |
| 506 | Broad Brook Elementary School East Windsor · East Windsor School District | Elementary | 37.9% | -12.6pp |
| 507 | Harry S. Fisher Elementary School Terryville · Plymouth School District | Elementary | 37.9% | -12.6pp |
| 508 | Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Bridgeport · Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District | Combined | 37.8% | -12.7pp |
| 509 | University of Hartford Magnet School West Hartford · Capitol Region Education Council | Elementary | 37.8% | -12.7pp |
| 510 | Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Windsor · Capitol Region Education Council | High | 37.7% | -12.8pp |
| 511 | Carmen Arace Intermediate School Bloomfield · Bloomfield School District | Middle | 37.5% | -13.0pp |
| 512 | Chapel School Stratford · Stratford School District | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.2pp |
| 513 | Tracey Magnet School Norwalk · Norwalk School District | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.2pp |
| 514 | Davenport Ridge School Stamford · Stamford School District | Elementary | 37.1% | -13.4pp |
| 515 | Beman Middle School Middletown · Middletown School District | Middle | 36.8% | -13.7pp |
| 516 | Ridge Hill School Hamden · Hamden School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -13.7pp |
| 517 | Savin Rock Community School West Haven · West Haven School District | Elementary | 36.8% | -13.7pp |
| 518 | Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy Manchester · Manchester School District | Middle | 36.6% | -13.9pp |
| 519 | Elm City College Preparatory School New Haven · Elm City College Preparatory School District | Combined | 36.6% | -13.9pp |
| 520 | Sayles School Baltic · Sprague School District | Elementary | 36.4% | -14.1pp |
| 521 | Amistad Academy New Haven · Amistad Academy District | Combined | 36.2% | -14.3pp |
| 522 | Betances STEM Magnet School Hartford · Hartford School District | Middle | 36.2% | -14.3pp |
| 523 | Discovery Academy Wethersfield · Capitol Region Education Council | Elementary | 36.2% | -14.3pp |
| 524 | Nathan Hale School New Haven · New Haven School District | Elementary | 36.2% | -14.3pp |
| 525 | Regan School Waterbury · Waterbury School District | Elementary | 36.2% | -14.3pp |
| 526 | Lawrence School Middletown · Middletown School District | Elementary | 36.0% | -14.5pp |
| 527 | Michael F. Wallace Middle School Waterbury · Waterbury School District | Middle | 36.0% | -14.5pp |
| 528 | Capital Preparatory Harbor School Bridgeport · Capital Preparatory Harbor School District | Combined | 35.7% | -14.8pp |
| 529 | Montessori Magnet School Hartford · Capitol Region Education Council | Elementary | 35.5% | -15.0pp |
| 530 | Hart School Stamford · Stamford School District | Elementary | 35.4% | -15.1pp |
| 531 | High Horizons Magnet School Bridgeport · Bridgeport School District | Elementary | 35.4% | -15.1pp |
| 532 | Washington Middle School Meriden · Meriden School District | Middle | 35.2% | -15.3pp |
| 533 | Booker T. Washington Academy New Haven · Booker T. Washington Academy District | Elementary | 35.0% | -15.5pp |
| 534 | Bowers School Manchester · Manchester School District | Elementary | 35.0% | -15.5pp |
| 535 | Edgewood School New Haven · New Haven School District | Elementary | 34.9% | -15.6pp |
| 536 | Springdale School Stamford · Stamford School District | Elementary | 34.9% | -15.6pp |
| 537 | Chaplin Elementary School Chaplin · Chaplin School District | Elementary | 34.6% | -15.9pp |
| 538 | Salem School Naugatuck · Naugatuck School District | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.2pp |
| 539 | Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School New London · New London School District | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.2pp |
| 540 | South Street School Danbury · Danbury School District | Elementary | 34.2% | -16.3pp |
| 541 | Reggio Magnet School of the Arts Avon · Capitol Region Education Council | Elementary | 34.1% | -16.4pp |
| 542 | Second Hill Lane School Stratford · Stratford School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -16.4pp |
| 543 | Franklin School Stratford · Stratford School District | Elementary | 34.0% | -16.5pp |
| 544 | Museum Academy Bloomfield · Capitol Region Education Council | Elementary | 33.9% | -16.6pp |
| 545 | H. S. Chase School Waterbury · Waterbury School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -16.7pp |
| 546 | Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School Norwalk · Norwalk School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -16.7pp |
| 547 | Washington School West Haven · West Haven School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -16.7pp |
| 548 | Shepherd Glen School Hamden · Hamden School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -17.5pp |
| 549 | South Elementary School Windsor Locks · Windsor Locks School District | Elementary | 33.0% | -17.5pp |
| 550 | Hanover School Meriden · Meriden School District | Elementary | 32.9% | -17.6pp |
Page 11 of 15
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CT Smarter Balanced % Met or Exceeded Standard threshold on the latest available CT Smarter Balanced English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Connecticut, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.