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Best Elementary Schools
in CUSD 308

This page covers 13 elementary schools in CUSD 308. 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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Elementary Schools Rankings

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rank
Hunt Club Elem
Grades KG–05411 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.0:1) · above-average investment ($17,343/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
10.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,343
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
2
rank
Old Post Elementary School
Grades KG–05418 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($17,343/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,343
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
3
rank
Homestead Elementary School
Grades KG–05494 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($17,343/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,343
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
4
rank
Churchill Elem School
Grades KG–05459 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,343/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,343
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
5
rank
Southbury Elem School
Grades KG–05581 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,343/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,343
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
6
rank
Wolfs Crossing Elem School
Grades PK–05485 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,343/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,343
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
7
rank
Prairie Point Elem School
Grades KG–05458 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,343/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,343
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
8
rank
The Wheatlands Elementary School
Grades KG–05550 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,343/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,343
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
9
rank
Fox Chase Elementary School
Grades KG–05634 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,343/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,343
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Boulder Hill Elem School
Grades KG–05490 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1) · above-average investment ($17,343/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,343
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3 more elementary schools in CUSD 308 not shown here.
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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
13
Elementary Schools
22
Total Schools
70
#1 Score
58
Avg Score
District profileCUSD 308
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Hunt Club Elem
Score: 70/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.