RIDGEFIELD, CT — Veterans Park Elementary is the second best public elementary school in Connecticut, according to a new ranking Tuesday from U.S. News & World Report.
At Veterans Park Elementary, 74 percent of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 60percent scored at or above that level for reading, according to U.S. News
Branchville Elementary came in at No. 39, followed by Farmingville Elementary at No. 66. Barlow Mountain trailed close behind, at No. 69, with Scotland coming in at No. 77. Ridgebury just missed a Top 100 berth, ranking at No. 107.
U.S. News researchers based the 2027 ranking of the nation's best public elementary schools on the latest publicly available data from state education agencies by RTI International, alongside data from the U.S. Department of Education. In the past, the state reports weren't part of the methodology.
The data from the state agencies provides a more comprehensive assessment of student performance in reading and mathematics across all proficiency levels while continuing to account for student background and absolute performance on state assessments.
"By incorporating direct state data across all proficiency levels, the 2027 rankings offer a richer, more complete picture of how elementary and middle schools are driving student growth," Eric Brooks, U.S. News director of education data analysis, said in a news release.
Elementary schools are those offering either pre-K-5 or pre-K-6 education. For schools that have a wider grade span, only tests through fifth grade were considered. The report includes 46,000 public elementary schools ranked at the state and district levels. Charter schools are a stand-alone category.
The top 100 public elementary schools in Connecticut are:
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