100 Best School Districts in Connecticut 2016

Niche.com has amassed its top 100 school districts in Connecticut list for 2016.

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.

Specific grades were assigned to such categories as: academics, extracurricular, resources and facilities, teachers, and even food.

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

Here is the top 100 as compiled by Niche.com and you can click on the hyperlink to read in-depth on why that particular district was ranked where it was.

1. Westport School District
2. New Canaan School District
3. Wilton School District
4. Simsbury School District
5. Greenwich School District
6. Weston School District
7. Darien School District
8. Ridgefield School District
9. Glastonbury School District
10. Farmington School District
11. Amity Regional School District No. 5
12. West Hartford School District
13. Madison School District
14. Regional School District No. 18
15. Newtown School District
16. East Lyme School District
17. Avon School District
18. Regional School District No. 4
19. Old Saybrook School District
20. Fairfield School District
21. Monroe School District
22. Cheshire School District
23. Brookfield School District
24. Regional School District No. 12
25. Litchfield School District
26. Guilford School District
27. Trumbull School District
28. Regional School District No. 17
29. Regional School District No. 13
30. Waterford School District
31. Canton School District
32. South Windsor School District
33. Pomperaug Regional School District No. 15
34. Regional School District No. 8
35. Bethel School District
36. Groton School District
37. Suffield School District
38. Bolton School District
39. Northwestern Regional School District No. 7
40. New Fairfield School District
41. Branford School District
42. Southington School District
43. Plainville School District
44. Newington School District
45. Wallingford School District
46. Granby School District
47. Rocky Hill School District
48. North Haven School District
49. East Granby School District
50. Stamford School District
51. Regional School District No. 10
52. Coventry School District
53. East Hampton School District
54. Lisbon School District
55. Cromwell School District
56. Stonington School District
57. Ellington School District
58. Middletown School District
59. Windsor School District
60. Westbrook School District
61. Wolcott School District
62. Oxford School District
63. Regional School District No. 6
64. Plymouth School District
65. Somers School District
66. New Milford School District
67. Regional School District No. 14
68. Amistad Academy School District
69. Ledyard School District
70. North Branford School District
71. Wethersfield School District
72. Colchester School District
73. Bristol School District
74. Tolland School District
75. Seymour School District
76. Milford School District
77. Danbury School District
78. Shelton School District
79. Norwalk School District
80. Lebanon School District
81. Hamden School District
82. Berlin School District
83. North Stonington School District
84. Regional School District No. 16
85. Manchester School District
86. Ansonia School District
87. Killingly School District
88. East Haddam School District
89. Portland School District
90. Watertown School District
91. Montville School District
92. Torrington School District
93. Griswold School District
94. Clinton School District
95. Bloomfield School District
96. Windsor Locks School District
97. Stratford School District
98. Thomaston School District
99. Stafford School District
100. Vernon School District

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