Ridgefield Schools With The Best Teachers For 2020: New Rankings

RIDGEFIELD, 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 Ridgefield.

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.

Branchville Elementary School, East Ridge Middle School and Farmingville Elementary School have the best teachers in Ridgefield, all garnering an "A+" rating.

Here are the schools in Ridgefield with the best teachers:

Branchville Elementary School, #26 Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Connecticut

• "A" Overall Niche Grade
• "A+" Grade for Teachers
• 351 students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

East Ridge Middle School, #18 Best Public School Teachers in Connecticut

• "A" Overall Niche Grade
• "A+" Grade for Teachers
• 784 students
• 12:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Farmingville Elementary School, #54 Best Public School Teachers in Connecticut

• "A" Overall Niche Grade
• "A+" Grade for Teachers
• 328 students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Barlow Mountain Elementary School, #63 Best Public School Teachers in Connecticut

• "A" Overall Niche Grade
• "A" Grade for Teachers
• 321 students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Ridgebury Elementary School, #67 Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Connecticut

• "A" Overall Niche Grade
• "A" Grade for Teachers
• 340 students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Scotts Ridge Middle School, #30 Best Middle School Teachers in Connecticut

• "A" Overall Niche Grade
• "A" Grade for Teachers
• 479 students
• 11:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Scotland Elementary School, #81 Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Connecticut

• "A" Overall Niche Grade
• "A" Grade for Teachers
• 372 students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Ridgefield High School, #21 Best Public High School Teachers in Connecticut

• "A+" Overall Niche Grade
• "A" Grade for Teachers
• 1,666 students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Veterans Park Elementary School, #162 Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Connecticut

• "A" Overall Niche Grade
• "A-" Grade for Teachers
• 292 students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio