Best Schools for Black Students in Connecticut (2026)

These are the Connecticut public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Edith E. Mackrille School West Haven	90%	90%	25	A+
2	Middlebrook School Trumbull	90%	50%	22	B+
3	Frenchtown Elementary School Trumbull	70%	70%	22	A
4	Orchard Hill School South Windsor	70%	70%	20	B+
5	Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury	65%	45%	42	C
6	Nathan Hale School Meriden	65%	45%	34	B+
7	Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School Groton	70%	30%	22	B
8	John Barry School Meriden	55%	45%	37	B+
9	Casimir Pulaski School Meriden	45%	55%	36	C
10	Betances Learning Lab Magnet School Hartford	50%	50%	20	D
11	Smith School West Hartford	50%	50%	24	C+
12	Marvin Elementary School Norwalk	50%	50%	26	C+
13	Eli Terry School South Windsor	50%	50%	24	B
14	Pleasant Valley School South Windsor	50%	50%	20	A
15	Webster Hill School West Hartford	50%	50%	20	A+
16	Alma E. Pagels School West Haven	50%	50%	28	C+
17	Dr. Thomas S. O'Connell School East Hartford	52%	42%	69	C+
18	Museum Academy Bloomfield	52%	42%	76	C
19	Dr. John A. Langford School East Hartford	55%	37%	59	C+
20	Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School Norwalk	55%	35%	32	D
21	Hart School Stamford	45%	45%	51	D
22	Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School Waterbury	55%	35%	38	D
23	Bradley School Derby	50%	30%	22	D
24	Buckley School Manchester	50%	30%	26	C
25	Wequonnoc Magnet School Taftville	50%	30%	25	D

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Stamford Charter School for Excellence Stamford	75%	95%	48	C
2	Hillcrest Middle School Trumbull	85%	65%	33	A+
3	Madison Middle School Trumbull	75%	65%	44	B+
4	John F. Kennedy Middle School Plantsville	70%	50%	22	C+
5	Ledyard Middle School Gales Ferry	70%	50%	21	C+
6	Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy Hartford	65%	45%	52	A+
7	King Philip Middle School West Hartford	62%	47%	74	B
8	Bear Path School Hamden	55%	55%	34	C
9	Irving A. Robbins Middle School Farmington	70%	30%	25	A+
10	Albert D. Griswold Middle School Rocky Hill	70%	30%	22	A
11	Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Bloomfield	55%	45%	57	D
12	Westside Middle School Academy Danbury	55%	45%	38	C+
13	Whisconier Middle School Brookfield	50%	50%	22	A
14	Western Middle School Greenwich	55%	45%	36	B+
15	West Woods School Hamden	55%	45%	34	B
16	North Haven Middle School North Haven	50%	50%	26	C+
17	Perry Hill Elementary School Shelton	55%	45%	49	A
18	Tariffville School Tariffville	55%	45%	32	A+
19	Silas Deane Middle School Wethersfield	50%	50%	22	B+
20	Tyrrell Middle School Wolcott	50%	50%	26	B
21	Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School Southington	50%	50%	22	B+
22	Booker T. Washington Academy New Haven	47%	47%	119	C+
23	Worthington Hooker School New Haven	57%	37%	62	B
24	Brass City Charter School Waterbury	45%	45%	48	D
25	John Winthrop School Bridgeport	52%	37%	149	C+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Trumbull High School Trumbull	70%	50%	26	A+
2	Greenwich High School Greenwich	70%	50%	25	A
3	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Bridgeport	65%	53%	302	C+
4	Achievement First Hartford Academy Hartford	60%	55%	455	B
5	University High School of Science and Engineering Hartford	65%	45%	35	A
6	Elm City College Preparatory School New Haven	53%	47%	305	B
7	Rockville High School Vernon	50%	50%	24	C+
8	Amistad Academy New Haven	52%	46%	371	C+
9	Engineering - Science University Magnet School West Haven	52%	37%	138	B+
10	Conard High School West Hartford	55%	35%	40	A
11	Hall High School West Hartford	50%	30%	26	A+
12	Waterbury Career Academy Waterbury	65%	15%	47	C+
13	W. F. Kaynor Technical High School Waterbury	50%	30%	28	C+
14	Westhill High School Stamford	42%	27%	71	C
15	Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho Bridgeport	45%	25%	35	C+
16	Global Experience Magnet School Bloomfield	45%	15%	59	C
17	Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High Sc Bridgeport	45%	15%	32	C+
18	Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School - Full Day Hartford	50%	10%	28	C
19	Great Path Academy at MCC Manchester	50%	10%	26	C
20	Shelton High School Shelton	50%	10%	25	B+
21	The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering Stamford	50%	10%	30	B+
22	Jumoke Academy Hartford	35%	24%	385	D
23	Capital Preparatory Harbor School Bridgeport	37%	22%	234	D
24	Pathways Academy of Technology and Design East Hartford	35%	25%	31	C
25	Norwich Free Academy Norwich	42%	17%	86	C+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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