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Connecticut Public Elementary Schools Student-Teacher Ratio Statistics (2026)
Public School Review - Established 2003

Public Elementary Schools Student-Teacher Ratio Statistics in Connecticut

The average student-teacher ratio in Connecticut public elementary schools is approximately 12:1 (2026).
Student-Teacher Ratio Range: 2:1 9:1 Avg. Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1

Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (1989-2025)

Public Elementary Schools Student-Teacher Ratio Statistics in Connecticut (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student-Teacher Ratio
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
The Bridge At Aces
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 6-12
261 Skiff Street
Hamden, CT 06517
(203) 507-5545
Rank: #22.
Sharon Center School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: PK-8
80 Hilltop Road
Sharon, CT 06069
(860) 364-5153
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Colebrook Consolidated School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: K-6
452 Smith Hill Road
Colebrook, CT 06021
(860) 379-2179
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Cornwall Consolidated School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: PK-8
5 Cream Hill Rd.
West Cornwall, CT 06796
(860) 672-6617
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Lee H. Kellogg School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: K-8
47 Main St.
Falls Village, CT 06031
(860) 824-7791
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Union School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: PK-8
18 Kinney Hollow Rd.
Stafford Springs, CT 06076
(860) 684-3146
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Westbrook Middle School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: 6-8
154 Mcveagh Rd.
Westbrook, CT 06498
(860) 399-2010
Rank: #8 - 148. - 14.
Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: 5-8
36 Waller St.
New London, CT 06320
(860) 437-6480
Rank: #8 - 148. - 14.
Bucks Hill School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: PK-5
330 Bucks Hill Rd.
Waterbury, CT 06704
(203) 574-8182
Rank: #8 - 148. - 14.
The Burnham School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: K-5
80 Main St.
Bridgewater, CT 06752
(860) 354-5559
Rank: #8 - 148. - 14.
Hall Memorial School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: 5-8
111 River Rd.
Willington, CT 06279
(860) 429-9391
Rank: #8 - 148. - 14.
Kent Center School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: PK-8
9 Judd Street
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-3537
Rank: #8 - 148. - 14.
Scotland Elementary School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: PK-6
68 Brook Rd.
Scotland, CT 06264
(860) 423-0064
Rank: #8 - 148. - 14.
Warren School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: PK-5
21 Sackett Hill Road
Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754
(860) 868-2223
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
Chaplin Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-6
240 Palmer Rd.
Chaplin, CT 06235
(860) 455-9593
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
East Shore Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 6-8
240 Chapel St.
Milford, CT 06460
(203) 783-3559
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
Hamilton Avenue School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-5
184 Hamilton Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-1685
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
Hartland School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-8
30 South Rd.
East Hartland, CT 06027
(860) 653-7207
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
Julian Curtiss School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-5
180 East Elm St.
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 869-1896
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
Laurel Literacy Academy
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-2
1 Filley St.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 286-2675
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-5
37 Beech Drive
New London, CT 06320
(860) 447-6060
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
North Canaan Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-8
90 Pease Street
Canaan, CT 06018
(860) 824-5149
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
Salisbury Central School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-8
45 Lincoln City Road
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-9871
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
Sherman School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-8
2 Route 37 East
Sherman, CT 06784
(860) 355-3793
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
Stonington Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 6-8
40 Field St.
Pawcatuck, CT 06379
(860) 536-9613
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
Voluntown Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: PK-8
195 Main Street
Voluntown, CT 06384
(860) 376-2325
Rank: #15 - 2715. - 27.
Windsor Locks Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Grades: 6-8
7 Center St.
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
(860) 292-5012
Rank: #28 - 5128. - 51.
Ashford School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: PK-8
440 Westford Rd.
Ashford, CT 06278
(860) 429-6419
Rank: #28 - 5128. - 51.
Booth Free School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: K-5
14 South St.
Roxbury, CT 06783
(860) 354-9391
Rank: #28 - 5128. - 51.
C.b. Jennings International Elementary Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: PK-5
50 Mercer Street
New London, CT 06320
(860) 447-6050
Rank: #28 - 5128. - 51.
Central Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: 6-8
9 Indian Rock Ln.
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-8500
Rank: #28 - 5128. - 51.
Cloonan School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: 6-8
11 West North St.
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 977-4544
Rank: #28 - 5128. - 51.
Daisy Ingraham School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: PK-5
105 Goodspeed Dr.
Westbrook, CT 06498
(860) 399-7925
Rank: #28 - 5128. - 51.
Irving School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: K-5
9 Garden Place
Derby, CT 06418
(203) 736-5043
Rank: #28 - 5128. - 51.
John B. Sliney School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
Grades: PK-4
23 Eades St.
Branford, CT 06405
(203) 481-5386
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