Glastonbury Schools Are Ranked Tops in The Country and CT

The Glastonbury Public School district has been ranked as the one of the top school systems in Connecticut and as the 87th best public school system in the country, according to the 2015 rankings released by Niche, a national online educational and neighborhood ranking service.

And Glastonbury High School was ranked the ninth best high school in Connecticut.

Niche’s Best Public School Districts survey ranked 8,738 school districts based on dozens of key statistics and 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents. A high ranking indicates that the district contains great schools with exceptional teachers, sufficient resources, and a diverse set of high-achieving students who rate their experiences very highly. Information on the methodology can be found here.

The Glastonbury district received grades of A+ in the areas of health and safety, teachers, sports and fitness, and extracurriculars and activities; an A for academics, resources and facilities; a B for student culture and diversity and a 4.2 out of 5 in the parent/student overall experience survey.

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