Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Connecticut

The schools in Connecticut with the lowest student-teacher ratios offer smaller class sizes, which research links to better academic outcomes, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The top-ranked school, Westbrook Middle School, has a ratio of just 6.1:1.

The Connecticut state average is 12.1:1, compared to the national average of 15.7:1. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded to ensure meaningful comparisons.

6.1:1
Best Ratio
Westbrook Middle School
12.1:1
State Average
15.7:1
National Average
50
Schools Listed
# School Student:Teacher Enrollment
1. Westbrook Middle School Westbrook 6.1:1
-50% vs state
126
2. Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School Norwich 6.8:1
-44% vs state
447
3. Stonington Middle School Mystic 7:1
-42% vs state
366
4. Hamilton Avenue School Greenwich 7:1
-42% vs state
299
5. Westbrook High School Westbrook 7:1
-42% vs state
166
6. Chaplin Elementary School Chaplin 7.2:1
-40% vs state
150
7. New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School New London 7.4:1
-39% vs state
268
8. Old Saybrook Middle School Old Saybrook 7.5:1
-38% vs state
307
9. Kent Center School Kent 7.5:1
-38% vs state
180
10. North End Middle School Waterbury 7.6:1
-37% vs state
766
11. W. B. Sweeney School Willimantic 7.6:1
-37% vs state
212
12. Nathan Hale-Ray High School Moodus 7.7:1
-36% vs state
262
13. Hall Memorial School West Willington 7.7:1
-36% vs state
167
14. Somers High School Somers 7.8:1
-36% vs state
359
15. Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School New Haven 7.8:1
-36% vs state
348
16. Windsor Locks Middle School Windsor Locks 7.8:1
-36% vs state
314
17. Hartford Public High School Hartford 7.9:1
-35% vs state
698
18. Jared Eliot School Clinton 8:1
-34% vs state
418
19. Irving School Derby 8.1:1
-33% vs state
322
20. Litchfield High School Litchfield 8.1:1
-33% vs state
234
21. Kelly Steam Magnet Middle School Norwich 8.2:1
-32% vs state
593
22. Lyman Memorial High School Lebanon 8.3:1
-31% vs state
322
23. Pond Hill School Wallingford 8.3:1
-31% vs state
267
24. Bolton High School Bolton 8.3:1
-31% vs state
212
25. Hartland School East Hartland 8.3:1
-31% vs state
121
26. Windham High School Willimantic 8.4:1
-31% vs state
633
27. Housatonic Valley Regional High School Falls Village 8.4:1
-31% vs state
352
28. Bucks Hill School Waterbury 8.4:1
-31% vs state
283
29. Fields Memorial School Bozrah 8.4:1
-31% vs state
180
30. Old Saybrook Senior High School Old Saybrook 8.5:1
-30% vs state
338
31. Sherman School Sherman 8.5:1
-30% vs state
229
32. Turn of River School Stamford 8.6:1
-29% vs state
560
33. North Branford High School North Branford 8.6:1
-29% vs state
432
34. Windsor Locks High School Windsor Locks 8.6:1
-29% vs state
383
35. Rham Middle School Hebron 8.6:1
-29% vs state
352
36. Wheeler High School North Stonington 8.6:1
-29% vs state
344
37. Northeast Middle School Bristol 8.6:1
-29% vs state
324
38. West Middle School Hartford 8.6:1
-29% vs state
289
39. East Windsor High School East Windsor 8.6:1
-29% vs state
259
40. Daisy Ingraham School Westbrook 8.7:1
-28% vs state
292
41. Thomas Hooker School Bridgeport 8.7:1
-28% vs state
288
42. Salisbury Central School Lakeville 8.7:1
-28% vs state
288
43. Buckley School Manchester 8.7:1
-28% vs state
284
44. Putnam High School Putnam 8.7:1
-28% vs state
253
45. Tyrrell Middle School Wolcott 8.8:1
-27% vs state
498
46. Wamogo Regional High School Litchfield 8.8:1
-27% vs state
371
47. Sound School New Haven 8.8:1
-27% vs state
332
48. North Canaan Elementary School North Canaan 8.8:1
-27% vs state
245
49. M. L. King Jr. Middle School Hartford 8.8:1
-27% vs state
184
50. Parish Hill High School Chaplin 8.8:1
-27% vs state
184
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2022-23 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
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