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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in New Britain School District

This page covers 10 elementary schools in New Britain School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 10
1
rank
Jefferson Elementary School
Grades KG–05390 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.0:1) · above-average investment ($30,098/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
9.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,098
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
2
rank
Gaffney Elementary School
Grades PK–05423 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($30,098/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,098
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
3
rank
Holmes Elementary School
Grades KG–05460 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1) · above-average investment ($30,098/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,098
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Chamberlain Elementary School
Grades KG–05381 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.5:1) · above-average investment ($30,098/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
10.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,098
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
5
rank
Lincoln Elementary School
Grades KG–05527 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.0:1) · above-average investment ($30,098/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
11.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,098
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
80%
High economic need
6
rank
Vance Elementary School
Grades KG–05411 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1) · above-average investment ($30,098/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,098
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
79%
High economic need
7
rank
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School
Grades KG–08842 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($30,098/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,098
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
8
rank
Smith Elementary School
Grades KG–05449 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.4:1) · above-average investment ($30,098/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,098
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
80%
High economic need
9
rank
Northend Elementary School
Grades KG–05231 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1) · above-average investment ($30,098/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,098
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
10
rank
Smalley Elementary School
Grades KG–05594 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1) · above-average investment ($30,098/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$30,098
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
88%
High economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
10
Elementary Schools
14
Total Schools
66
#1 Score
61
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.