Three Meren Schools Rank in Connecticut's Top 88 Elementary Schools
U.S. News & World Report's 2027 rankings placed Thomas Hooker School at No. 27 statewide after evaluating about 46,000 public elementary schools.
By Alejandro Ruiz ·
Three public elementary schools in Meriden placed within Connecticut's top 100 in rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.
Thomas Hooker School was listed at No. 27 in the state. Israel Putnam School appeared at No. 70, and Nathan Hale School ranked No. 88. Riverside School in Greenwich took the top spot in Connecticut. Veterans Park Elementary School in Ridgefield placed second, and Bugbee School in West Hartford ranked third.
The 2027 Best Elementary Schools rankings evaluated about 46,000 public elementary schools nationwide. Reading and mathematics performance data came from state education agencies and the U.S. Department of Education. For this edition, the publication added state-level data to its methodology, measuring student performance across all proficiency levels while accounting for student background and achievement on state assessments. Student-teacher ratios break ties in overall scores.
Schools serving prekindergarten through fifth or sixth grade were included, along as schools serving wider grade ranges. For those, only test results through fifth grade were considered.
No response from Meriden school officials was available by publication.
The rankings were published on Oct. 28, 2026.
Source: Hoover Patch · original report published
