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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Stillmeadow School Stamford · Stamford School District | Elementary | 32.9% | -17.6pp |
| 552 | Andrew Avenue School Naugatuck · Naugatuck School District | Elementary | 32.8% | -17.7pp |
| 553 | Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School Norwich · Norwich School District | Middle | 32.6% | -17.9pp |
| 554 | David Wooster Middle School Stratford · Stratford School District | Middle | 32.5% | -18.0pp |
| 555 | New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Pathway New London · New London School District | High | 32.4% | -18.1pp |
| 556 | Robert J. O'Brien School East Hartford · East Hartford School District | Elementary | 32.4% | -18.1pp |
| 557 | Moriarty Magnet School Norwich · Norwich School District | Elementary | 32.2% | -18.3pp |
| 558 | MacDonough School Middletown · Middletown School District | Elementary | 32.1% | -18.4pp |
| 559 | Shepard Hill Elementary School Plainfield · Plainfield School District | Elementary | 32.1% | -18.4pp |
| 560 | Thomas Hooker School Bridgeport · Bridgeport School District | Elementary | 32.1% | -18.4pp |
| 561 | East Hartford Middle School East Hartford · East Hartford School District | Middle | 31.7% | -18.8pp |
| 562 | Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation New Haven · New Haven School District | Elementary | 31.6% | -18.9pp |
| 563 | Black Rock School Bridgeport · Bridgeport School District | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.2pp |
| 564 | Illing Middle School Manchester · Manchester School District | Middle | 31.3% | -19.2pp |
| 565 | Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy Norwalk · Norwalk School District | Middle | 31.3% | -19.2pp |
| 566 | Prendergast School Ansonia · Ansonia School District | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.2pp |
| 567 | Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School East Hartford · Capitol Region Education Council | Middle | 31.1% | -19.4pp |
| 568 | Academy of International Studies Elementary School South Windsor · Capitol Region Education Council | Elementary | 31.1% | -19.4pp |
| 569 | Webster Micro Society Magnet School Hartford · Hartford School District | Elementary | 31.1% | -19.4pp |
| 570 | Anna E. Norris School East Hartford · East Hartford School District | Elementary | 30.8% | -19.7pp |
| 571 | Dolan School Stamford · Stamford School District | Middle | 30.3% | -20.2pp |
| 572 | Duggan School Waterbury · Waterbury School District | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.3pp |
| 573 | Breakthrough Magnet School North Hartford · Hartford School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -20.5pp |
| 574 | Cloonan School Stamford · Stamford School District | Middle | 30.0% | -20.5pp |
| 575 | Forest School West Haven · West Haven School District | Elementary | 30.0% | -20.5pp |
| 576 | The Bridge Academy Bridgeport · The Bridge Academy District | High | 29.8% | -20.7pp |
| 577 | New Beginnings Inc Family Academy Bridgeport · New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District | Elementary | 29.7% | -20.8pp |
| 578 | Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary Rocky Hill · Capitol Region Education Council | Elementary | 29.6% | -20.9pp |
| 579 | Roxbury School Stamford · Stamford School District | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.0pp |
| 580 | Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades New London · New London School District | Middle | 29.1% | -21.4pp |
| 581 | Wendell L. Cross School Waterbury · Waterbury School District | Elementary | 28.9% | -21.6pp |
| 582 | King Street Intermediate School Danbury · Danbury School District | Elementary | 28.8% | -21.7pp |
| 583 | Samuel Huntington School Norwich · Norwich School District | Elementary | 28.8% | -21.7pp |
| 584 | East Rock Community Magnet School New Haven · New Haven School District | Elementary | 28.5% | -22.0pp |
| 585 | Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus Hartford · Hartford School District | Elementary | 28.5% | -22.0pp |
| 586 | Rippowam Middle School Stamford · Stamford School District | Middle | 28.5% | -22.0pp |
| 587 | Nichols School Stratford · Stratford School District | Elementary | 28.4% | -22.1pp |
| 588 | Windham Middle School Willimantic · Windham School District | Middle | 28.4% | -22.1pp |
| 589 | Mead School Ansonia · Ansonia School District | Elementary | 28.3% | -22.2pp |
| 590 | Beecher School New Haven · New Haven School District | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.3pp |
| 591 | Dunbar Hill School Hamden · Hamden School District | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.3pp |
| 592 | Highville Charter School New Haven · Highville Charter School District | Combined | 28.2% | -22.3pp |
| 593 | Hayestown Avenue School Danbury · Danbury School District | Elementary | 28.1% | -22.4pp |
| 594 | Rogers Park Middle School Danbury · Danbury School District | Middle | 28.0% | -22.5pp |
| 595 | Stadley Rough School Danbury · Danbury School District | Elementary | 28.0% | -22.5pp |
| 596 | West Side Middle School Waterbury · Waterbury School District | Middle | 27.9% | -22.6pp |
| 597 | Riverside Magnet School at Goodwin University East Hartford · Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES) | Elementary | 27.8% | -22.7pp |
| 598 | Wequonnoc Magnet School Taftville · Norwich School District | Elementary | 27.6% | -22.9pp |
| 599 | Park Avenue School Danbury · Danbury School District | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.0pp |
| 600 | B. W. Tinker School Waterbury · Waterbury School District | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.1pp |
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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.