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4 Darien Public Elementary Schools Among 50 Best In CT: U.S. News
U.S. News based its rankings on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education.
DARIEN, CT — Four of Darien's elementary schools have made the list of Connecticut's top 50 public elementary schools, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Tokeneke Elementary School was ranked 29th, Royle Elementary School was ranked 34th, Hindley Elementary School came in at 42nd, and Holmes Elementary School placed 49th.
U.S. News researchers based the 2025 ranking of the nation’s best public elementary schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. Elementary schools are considered K-6 in the analysis.
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The full list of all 50 schools can be viewed here
The methodology for the rankings focused on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in math and reading/language arts, while also accounting for students’ background and their achievements in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios were applied to break ties.
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The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to inform parents on how well schools are doing at providing high-equality education and providing students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.
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