Connecticut's Best Public Middle Schools: Latest Rankings

CONNECTICUT — Several middle schools in Connecticut are among America’s best, according to rankings released by the education platform Niche.

The 2023 Best Schools and Districts rankings provide insight for parents on 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools and 11,820 school districts nationwide.

Niche said its rankings differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

Here are the top 25 public middle schools in Connecticut, according to Niche:

1. Eastern Middle School, Riverside (#91, Best Public Middle School Teachers in U.S.)
2. Saxe Middle School, New Canaan
3. Bedford Middle School, Westport
4. Middlesex Middle School, Darien
5. Avon Middle School, Avon
6. Irving A. Robbins Middle School, Farmington
7. East Ridge Middle School, Ridgefield
8. Middlebrook School, Wilton
9. Amity Middle School: Bethany, Bethany
10. Amity Middle School: Orange, Orange
11. Scotts Ridge Middle School, Ridgefield
12. Gideon Welles School, Glastonbury
13. Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield
14. Smith Middle School, Glastonbury
15. Kent Middle School, Kent
16. Thompson Brook School, Avon
17. Dodd Middle School, Cheshire
18. Achievement First Bridgeport Academy, Bridgeport
19. E.C. Adams Middle School, Guilford
20. Elm City College Preparatory School, New Haven
21. Henry James Memorial School, Simsbury
22. Hillcrest Middle School, Trumbull
23. Fairfield Woods Middle School, Fairfield
24. Central Middle School, Greenwich
25. Western Middle School, Greenwich

You can view the full rankings here.

Niche named The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada as the top public middle school.

The rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet, according to Niche.

As in previous years, the Best Schools rankings include categories for boarding, charter and magnet schools as well as schools for STEM and the arts among many others.