Best Schools for Low-income Students in Connecticut (2026)

These are the Connecticut public schools where low-income 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 low-income 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	Monroe Elementary School Monroe	90%	90%	28	C+
2	Mile Creek School Old Lyme	90%	90%	25	C+
3	Frisbie School Wolcott	85%	85%	42	A
4	Stepney Elementary School Monroe	90%	70%	29	A
5	Edith E. Mackrille School West Haven	85%	75%	50	A+
6	Fawn Hollow Elementary School Monroe	85%	75%	43	B
7	Jane Ryan School Trumbull	75%	75%	32	A
8	Oakdale School Oakdale	75%	75%	36	A
9	West District School Unionville	70%	70%	22	A+
10	East Farms School Farmington	70%	70%	23	A+
11	A. W. Cox School Guilford	70%	70%	22	A
12	Melissa Jones School Guilford	70%	70%	23	A
13	Moody School Middletown	70%	70%	26	A
14	Orchard Hills School Milford	65%	75%	46	B
15	Meeting House Hill School New Fairfield	67%	72%	67	B+
16	Clintonville Elementary School North Haven	65%	75%	33	A
17	Gainfield Elementary School Southbury	70%	70%	29	A
18	Lyme Consolidated School Lyme	70%	70%	29	A+
19	Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School Southington	70%	70%	27	A
20	Daniels Farm School Trumbull	70%	70%	27	A
21	Union School Unionville	70%	70%	29	A
22	Great Plain School Danbury	72%	62%	74	B+
23	Orange Avenue School Milford	65%	65%	48	B+
24	Ridge Road Elementary School North Haven	65%	65%	34	B
25	Louis Toffolon School Plainville	65%	65%	58	B+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Stamford Charter School for Excellence Stamford	85%	95%	53	C
2	House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy New Britain	98%	82%	103	A+
3	North Stonington Elementary School North Stonington	90%	70%	23	B
4	Hillcrest Middle School Trumbull	77%	62%	111	A+
5	Central School Simsbury	70%	70%	23	A+
6	Helen Keller Middle School Easton	75%	65%	37	B+
7	Norton School Cheshire	70%	70%	30	A+
8	E. C. Adams Middle School Guilford	72%	62%	73	A+
9	Eastern Middle School Riverside	65%	65%	55	A+
10	Deep River Elementary School Deep River	65%	65%	54	A
11	Amity Middle School: Bethany Bethany	65%	65%	46	A+
12	Kent Center School Kent	65%	65%	36	A+
13	Jockey Hollow School Monroe	72%	57%	109	B
14	John Read Middle School Redding	75%	55%	36	A
15	Amity Middle School: Orange Orange	65%	65%	42	A+
16	Westbrook Middle School Westbrook	75%	55%	48	A+
17	Roger Ludlowe Middle School Fairfield	67%	57%	68	B
18	Worthington Hooker School New Haven	67%	52%	70	B
19	New Fairfield Middle School New Fairfield	67%	52%	71	A
20	Litchfield Intermediate School Litchfield	65%	55%	47	A
21	Hartland School East Hartland	70%	50%	23	A
22	Middlesex Middle School Darien	50%	70%	29	A
23	Chester Elementary School Chester	70%	50%	27	A+
24	Capt. Nathan Hale School Coventry	72%	47%	83	A
25	Pomfret Community School Pomfret Center	55%	65%	59	B+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Wilton High School Wilton	70%	70%	24	A+
2	Fairfield Ludlowe High School Fairfield	75%	65%	46	A+
3	Guilford High School Guilford	75%	55%	33	A
4	Wheeler High School North Stonington	70%	50%	26	A
5	Newtown High School Sandy Hook	75%	45%	49	A+
6	Montville High School Oakdale	85%	35%	46	B
7	Eastford Elementary School Eastford	65%	55%	31	B+
8	East Lyme High School East Lyme	75%	45%	47	A
9	Avon High School Avon	70%	50%	29	A+
10	Wamogo Regional High School Litchfield	75%	45%	36	A
11	Shepaug Valley School Washington	65%	55%	56	A
12	Pomperaug Regional High School Southbury	65%	55%	42	A+
13	RHAM High School Hebron	75%	45%	31	A+
14	Joel Barlow High School Redding	70%	50%	24	A+
15	Stonington High School Pawcatuck	75%	45%	41	A
16	Tolland High School Tolland	70%	50%	21	A+
17	Wolcott High School Wolcott	65%	55%	44	B+
18	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Bridgeport	63%	51%	592	C+
19	Elm City College Preparatory School New Haven	58%	53%	422	B
20	Achievement First Hartford Academy Hartford	58%	53%	640	B
21	E. O. Smith High School Storrs	62%	47%	70	A
22	Brookfield High School Brookfield	65%	45%	46	A
23	Cheshire High School Cheshire	65%	45%	44	A+
24	Farmington High School Farmington	65%	45%	48	A+
25	University High School of Science and Engineering Hartford	65%	45%	60	A

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

Best Schools for Low-income Students in Connecticut (2026)

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