The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in English language arts. The lowest is 40% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Elizabeth Green School
Elizabeth Green School is a public elementary school in Newington serving students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. The school is part of the Newington School District, which spans a built-out, car-oriented suburb in the Hartford area. Newington is a residential community concentrated around the Berlin Turnpike commercial corridor, with a compact, walkable town center along Main Street anchored by the library, Town Hall, and Mill Pond Park.
The school's enrollment is small to moderate for its grade band, with roughly balanced numbers across grades. About half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with moderate economic diversity. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse, with sizable representation of white, Hispanic, and Asian students, along with smaller shares of Black students and children identifying as multiracial.
On Connecticut's Smarter Balanced assessments in early 2025, the school's overall proficiency across tested grades and subjects sits below the midpoint when compared to other schools across the Capitol Planning Region, the multitown county comparison set. In English language arts, about seven in ten students tested at or above proficiency in grades three and four combined. In math, the school shows lower results: just under two-thirds of students tested at proficiency overall, with fourth-grade math proficiency notably weaker than third grade. Parents may want to look into what the school is doing to support math progress, especially as students move into upper elementary.
Housing in the Newington area is moderately priced for Connecticut. Median home values are solidly in the middle range regionally, and rents are accessible relative to the broader market. The mortgage on a median-priced home in the area is manageable for households with moderate to stable income, and the town's housing stock skews older and owner-occupied, creating neighborhood stability.
The Newington School District has pursued two major renovation projects in recent years. Anna Reynolds Elementary was fully rebuilt and reopened, with the state covering a substantial share of costs. John Wallace Middle School is undergoing a multiayear rebuild that began in 2025, affecting that facility's environment. These capital commitments reflect district attention to school facilities. The district's operating budget has grown significantly in recent years, a factor in local property taxes. State assessment data for this school spans only one year, so trend information was not available.
The school is one of four elementary schools in the district, and students attend the school in their residential neighborhood rather than a centralized campus. Civic anchors in Newington include the Lucy Robbins Welles Library and Mill Pond Park, both near the town center, and new public transit connections through CTfastrak bus rapid transit and planned commuter rail service offer an alternative to car dependency over time, though the town remains car-oriented overall.
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