Danbury Schools With The Best Teachers For 2020: New Rankings

DANBURY, CT — 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 Danbury.

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.

Wooster School has the best teachers in Danbury, scoring an "A-" rating in that category.

Here are the schools in Danbury with teacher ratings of "B-" or above:

Wooster School, #4 in Best Christian High Schools in Connecticut

• "A" Overall Niche Grade
• "A-" Grade for Teachers
• 366 students
• 6:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Immaculate High School, #10 in Best Catholic High Schools in Connecticut

• "A" Overall Niche Grade
• "B+" Grade for Teachers
• 469 students
• 10:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Alternative Center for Excellence

• "NA" Overall Niche Grade
• "B+" Grade for Teachers
• 83 students
• 8:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Great Plain School, #337 Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Connecticut

• "B-" Overall Niche Grade
• "B" Grade for Teachers
• 345 students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Western Connecticut Academy for International Studies, #352 Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Connecticut

• "B" Overall Niche Grade
• "B" Grade for Teachers
• 393 students
• 16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Mill Ridge Primary School, #361 Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Connecticut

• "B" Overall Niche Grade
• "B" Grade for Teachers
• 349 students
• 17:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Morris Street School, #379, Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Connecticut

• "B-" Overall Niche Grade
• "B" Grade for Teachers
• 373 students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Hayestown Avenue School

• "B-" Overall Niche Grade
• "B-" Grade for Teachers
• 467 students
• 16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Henry Abbott Technical High School

• "C+" Overall Niche Grade
• "B-" Grade for Teachers
• 667 students
• 12:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

South Street School

• "C+" Overall Niche Grade
• "B-" Grade for Teachers
• 403 students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Ellsworth Avenue School

• "C+" Overall Niche Grade
• "B-" Grade for Teachers
• 450 students
• 16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio