The average public preschool in Connecticut has approximately 378 students (2026).
The public preschools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public preschool in Connecticut (by enrollment) is Blackham School, with 1,088 students.
# Students Range: 572
1,088
Avg. # Students: 703
Largest Connecticut Public Preschools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Blackham School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,088
Grades: PK-8
425 Thorme St.
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 576-7951
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 576-7951
Rank: #22.
Students: 1,085
Grades: PK-5
100 Candlewood Lake Road
Brookfield, CT 06804
(203) 775-7675
Brookfield, CT 06804
(203) 775-7675
Rank: #33.
Cesar Batalla School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 990
Grades: PK-8
606 Howard Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06605
(203) 579-8501
Bridgeport, CT 06605
(203) 579-8501
Rank: #44.
New Fairfield Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 946
Grades: PK-5
24 Gillotti Rd.
New Fairfield, CT 06812
(203) 312-5905
New Fairfield, CT 06812
(203) 312-5905
Rank: #55.
Read School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 863
Grades: PK-8
130 Ezra St.
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 576-8030
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 576-8030
Rank: #66.
Beecher Road School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 862
Grades: PK-6
40 Beecher Rd.
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 389-2195
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 389-2195
Rank: #77.
Ana Grace Academy Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 855
Grades: PK-8
129 Griffin Road North
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 677-0380
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 677-0380
Rank: #88.
Students: 845
Grades: PK-2
217 Wolfpit Rd.
Wilton, CT 06897
(203) 762-8678
Wilton, CT 06897
(203) 762-8678
Rank: #99.
Geraldine Johnson School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 825
Grades: PK-8
475 Lexington Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 275-2500
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 275-2500
Rank: #1010.
Pleasant Valley School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 736
Grades: PK-5
591 Ellington Rd.
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 610-0291
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 610-0291
Rank: #1111.
Fair Haven School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 734
Grades: PK-8
164 Grand Ave.
New Haven, CT 06513
(475) 220-2600
New Haven, CT 06513
(475) 220-2600
Rank: #1212.
Squadron Line School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 710
Grades: PK-6
44 Squadron Line Rd.
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-2251
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-2251
Rank: #1313.
Luis Munoz Marin School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 709
Grades: PK-8
479 Helen St.
Bridgeport, CT 06608
(203) 576-8202
Bridgeport, CT 06608
(203) 576-8202
Rank: #1414.
Griswold Elementary School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 655
Grades: PK-4
303 Slater Ave.
Jewett City, CT 06351
(860) 376-7610
Jewett City, CT 06351
(860) 376-7610
Rank: #1515.
Dwight-bellizzi Dual Language Academy
(Math: 7% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 651
Grades: PK-8
215 South Street
Hartford, CT 06114
(860) 695-2400
Hartford, CT 06114
(860) 695-2400
Rank: #1616.
Somers Elementary School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 645
Grades: PK-5
4 Vision Boulevard
Somers, CT 06071
(860) 749-2270
Somers, CT 06071
(860) 749-2270
Rank: #1717.
Kennelly School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 628
Grades: PK-8
180 White Street
Hartford, CT 06114
(860) 695-3860
Hartford, CT 06114
(860) 695-3860
Rank: #1818.
Windermere School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 627
Grades: PK-6
2 Abbott Rd.
Ellington, CT 06029
(860) 896-2329
Ellington, CT 06029
(860) 896-2329
Rank: #1919.
Webster Micro Society Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 626
Grades: PK-8
5 Cone Street
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 695-5380
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 695-5380
Rank: #2020.
Ox Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 625
Grades: PK-5
395 Mansfield Ave.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-2579
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-2579
Rank: #2121.
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 614
Grades: PK-5
380 Pierpont Rd.
Waterbury, CT 06705
(203) 574-8168
Waterbury, CT 06705
(203) 574-8168
Rank: #2222.
Students: 610
Grades: PK-2
779 Buckingham St.
Oakville, CT 06779
(860) 945-2776
Oakville, CT 06779
(860) 945-2776
Rank: #2323.
John Winthrop School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 607
Grades: PK-8
85 Eckart St.
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 576-7769
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 576-7769
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Samuel Staples Elementary School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 606
Grades: PK-5
515 Morehouse Road
Easton, CT 06612
(203) 261-3607
Easton, CT 06612
(203) 261-3607
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Wendell L. Cross School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 606
Grades: PK-8
1255 Hamilton Ave.
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203) 574-8171
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203) 574-8171
Rank: #2626.
Academy Of Aerospace And Engineering Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 604
Grades: PK-5
7 Gardner Way
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860) 529-1652
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860) 529-1652
Rank: #2727.
Gallup Hill School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 592
Grades: PK-5
169 Gallup Hill Rd.
Ledyard, CT 06339
(860) 536-9477
Ledyard, CT 06339
(860) 536-9477
Rank: #2828.
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 590
Grades: PK-5
233 South Elm St.
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203) 574-8162
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203) 574-8162
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Barnum School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 588
Grades: PK-8
495 Waterview Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06608
(203) 275-2300
Bridgeport, CT 06608
(203) 275-2300
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Prendergast School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 588
Grades: PK-5
59 Finney St.
Ansonia, CT 06401
(203) 736-5080
Ansonia, CT 06401
(203) 736-5080
Rank: #3131.
Torringford School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 583
Grades: PK-3
800 Charles St.
Torrington, CT 06790
(860) 489-2300
Torrington, CT 06790
(860) 489-2300
Rank: #3232.
Capital Preparatory Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 580
Grades: PK-12
1304 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 695-9800
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 695-9800
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
B. W. Tinker School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 578
Grades: PK-5
809 Highland Ave.
Waterbury, CT 06708
(203) 574-8186
Waterbury, CT 06708
(203) 574-8186
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Mead School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 578
Grades: PK-5
75 Ford St.
Ansonia, CT 06401
(203) 736-5090
Ansonia, CT 06401
(203) 736-5090
Rank: #3535.
Prospect Elementary School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 572
Grades: PK-5
75 New Haven Road
Prospect, CT 06712
(203) 578-3300
Prospect, CT 06712
(203) 578-3300
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Connecticut average public preschools student size?
The Connecticut average public preschools student size is 378 for 2026.
What are the public preschools with the largest student size in Connecticut?
The best top-ranked public preschools in Connecticut include Blackham School, Candlewood Lake Elementary School and Cesar Batalla School.
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