5 Schools Near Del Mar, Carmel Valley With The Best Teachers

DEL MAR-CARMEL VALLEY, CA — The beginning of the school year is a good time to do a little research on how your teachers stack up against others — whether you're sending your children to kindergarten for the first time or if they're preparing to graduate.

Niche, which rates everything in education, has created a list of what it considers the schools with the best teachers in and around Del Mar and Carmel Valley.

According to Niche.com, the rankings are based on seven factors: academic grades, parent/student surveys on teachers, teacher absenteeism, teacher salary index, teachers in their first or second year, average teacher salary and the student-teacher ratio.

Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

Carmel Middle School has the best teachers in California, according to the rankings. With 575 total students in the school, and a student-teacher ratio of 15:1, Carmel Middle School had both an A+ rating in teachers and overall niche grade.

Tularcitos Elementary School, also within the Carmel Unified School District, followed close behind Carmel Middle School with a total of 502 students and a 21:1 student-teacher ratio. Tularcitos Elementary School had both an A+ rating in teachers and overall niche grade.

Here are the top five schools in and around Del Mar and Carmel Valley with the best teachers, according to Niche:

• Skyline Elementary School
• Solana Vista Elementary School
• Del Mar Heights Elementary School
• Del Mar Hills Elementary School
• Canyon Crest Academy

See the full rankings.