Ellington, Somers School Districts Ranked Among CT's Top 65

Niche.com has released its new list of “2016 Best School Districts in Connecticut.”

The results are based on a variety of metrics, including test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality, reviews by students and staff, SAT scores and much more.

The top 10 reveals that seven of the top rated school districts are located in Fairfield County and the other three are from Hartford County.

The top 5 for Connecticut are: No. 1 Westport, No. 2, New Canaan, No. 3, Wilton, No. 4, Simsbury, and No. 5, Greenwich.

The Ellington School District ranked No. 57 overall and received an A- overall grade. There were 68 reviews from staff and students.

The Somers School District ranked No. 65 overall and received a B+overall grade. There were 73 reviews from staff and students.

Niche.com assigned specific grades to key categories including: academics, extracurricular, resources and facilities, teachers, and even food.

Ellington received an A- for its academics, A for extracurriculars, C+ for the quality of its food, B for its resources and facilities, and A- for quality of teachers.

Somers received an A- for its academics, A- for extracurriculars, C- for the quality of its food, B- for its resources and facilities, and B+ for quality of teachers.

Ninety-four percent of Ellington students are proficient in math and reading. The district spends $13,293 educating each student.

Ninety percent of Somers students are proficient in math and reading. The district spends $14,540 educating each student.

To read staff and students reviews of the Ellington school system, click here. For Somers reviews, click here.

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