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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Catherine M. McGee Middle School Berlin · Berlin School District | Middle | 63.5% | +13.0pp |
| 252 | Long River Middle School Prospect · Regional School District 16 | Middle | 63.5% | +13.0pp |
| 253 | Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville Yalesville · Wallingford School District | Elementary | 63.5% | +13.0pp |
| 254 | Totoket Valley Elementary School Northford · North Branford School District | Elementary | 63.4% | +12.9pp |
| 255 | Whisconier Middle School Brookfield · Brookfield School District | Middle | 63.3% | +12.8pp |
| 256 | John Winthrop Middle School Deep River · Regional School District 04 | Middle | 63.2% | +12.7pp |
| 257 | Charles Wright School Wethersfield · Wethersfield School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +12.5pp |
| 258 | North Canaan Elementary School North Canaan · North Canaan School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +12.5pp |
| 259 | Wolcott School West Hartford · West Hartford School District | Elementary | 63.0% | +12.5pp |
| 260 | Pomfret Community School Pomfret Center · Pomfret School District | Elementary | 62.9% | +12.4pp |
| 261 | Bristow Middle School West Hartford · West Hartford School District | Middle | 62.7% | +12.2pp |
| 262 | Naubuc School Glastonbury · Glastonbury School District | Elementary | 62.6% | +12.1pp |
| 263 | Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International Stamford · Stamford School District | Elementary | 62.5% | +12.0pp |
| 264 | McAlister Intermediate School Suffield · Suffield School District | Elementary | 62.4% | +11.9pp |
| 265 | Sedgwick Middle School West Hartford · West Hartford School District | Middle | 62.2% | +11.7pp |
| 266 | Portland Middle School Portland · Portland School District | Middle | 62.1% | +11.6pp |
| 267 | Harborside Middle School Milford · Milford School District | Middle | 62.0% | +11.5pp |
| 268 | Cos Cob School Cos Cob · Greenwich School District | Elementary | 61.7% | +11.2pp |
| 269 | Tyrrell Middle School Wolcott · Wolcott School District | Middle | 61.7% | +11.2pp |
| 270 | John Wallace Middle School Newington · Newington School District | Middle | 61.6% | +11.1pp |
| 271 | Orange Avenue School Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 61.6% | +11.1pp |
| 272 | Pomperaug Elementary School Southbury · Regional School District 15 | Elementary | 61.4% | +10.9pp |
| 273 | Dr. Charles E. Murphy School Oakdale · Montville School District | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.8pp |
| 274 | Preston Veterans' Memorial School Preston · Preston School District | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.8pp |
| 275 | Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School Southington · Southington School District | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.8pp |
| 276 | RHAM Middle School Hebron · Regional School District 08 | Middle | 61.2% | +10.7pp |
| 277 | Sunset Ridge Middle School East Hartford · East Hartford School District | Middle | 61.2% | +10.7pp |
| 278 | Candlewood Lake Elementary School Brookfield · Brookfield School District | Elementary | 60.9% | +10.4pp |
| 279 | Skinner Road School Vernon · Vernon School District | Elementary | 60.9% | +10.4pp |
| 280 | Mathewson School Milford · Milford School District | Elementary | 60.8% | +10.3pp |
| 281 | Ralph M. T. Johnson School Bethel · Bethel School District | Elementary | 60.8% | +10.3pp |
| 282 | Quaker Hill Elementary School Quaker Hill · Waterford School District | Elementary | 60.7% | +10.2pp |
| 283 | Moody School Middletown · Middletown School District | Elementary | 60.6% | +10.1pp |
| 284 | John B. Sliney School Branford · Branford School District | Elementary | 60.4% | +9.9pp |
| 285 | Lebanon Elementary School Lebanon · Lebanon School District | Elementary | 60.4% | +9.9pp |
| 286 | East Hampton Middle School East Hampton · East Hampton School District | Middle | 60.3% | +9.8pp |
| 287 | South End Elementary School Plantsville · Southington School District | Elementary | 60.3% | +9.8pp |
| 288 | Lake Garda Elementary School Burlington · Regional School District 10 | Elementary | 60.2% | +9.7pp |
| 289 | Northeast Middle School Bristol · Bristol School District | Middle | 60.2% | +9.7pp |
| 290 | Frank T. Wheeler School Plainville · Plainville School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +9.3pp |
| 291 | Israel Putnam School Meriden · Meriden School District | Elementary | 59.8% | +9.3pp |
| 292 | Bethel Middle School Bethel · Bethel School District | Middle | 59.6% | +9.1pp |
| 293 | William J. Johnston Middle School Colchester · Colchester School District | Middle | 59.6% | +9.1pp |
| 294 | Middlebury Elementary School Middlebury · Regional School District 15 | Elementary | 59.5% | +9.0pp |
| 295 | Ruth Chaffee School Newington · Newington School District | Elementary | 59.5% | +9.0pp |
| 296 | Bungay School Seymour · Seymour School District | Elementary | 59.4% | +8.9pp |
| 297 | Rochambeau Middle School Southbury · Regional School District 15 | Middle | 59.2% | +8.7pp |
| 298 | Westbrook Middle School Westbrook · Westbrook School District | Middle | 59.0% | +8.5pp |
| 299 | Elizabeth Shelton School Shelton · Shelton School District | Elementary | 58.9% | +8.4pp |
| 300 | Sharon Center School Sharon · Sharon School District | Elementary | 58.9% | +8.4pp |
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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.