Simsbury Makes the Grade: 2016 Elementary Schools with the Best Teachers in Connecticut

When it comes to analyzing and ranking all facets of education, Niche.com is the leader in the industry and it’s back with its latest list, which includes “2016 Elementary Schools with the Best Teachers in Connecticut.”

The rankings from 1 to 100 are based on “teacher salaries, teacher absenteeism, teacher tenure, student-teacher ratio, the Niche Academics Grade for the school, and the district's Teachers Grade,” according to Niche.com.

To read more about Niche.com’s methodology for how it came up with it’s latest rankings, click here.

Before we get to the full Connecticut list, the top 5 elementary schools with the best teachers nationally are located primarily in New Jersey, which claims the top 4 spots.

In fact, Connecticut’s first entrant is only at No. 88 on the national list, according to Niche.com.

Nationally, the top 5 are: Hartshorn Elementary School in Short Hills, N.J., Deerfield Elementary School, Short Hills, N.J., Glenwood Elementary School, Short Hills, N.J., Wyoming Elementary School, Millburn Township, N.J., and Joseph Estabrook School in Lexington, Mass.

Connecticut’s top 100 rankings are below. To read about why each school was ranked where it was on the list click on the hyperlink.

1 North Mianus School in Greenwich

2 Glenville School in Glenville

3 International School at Dundee in Riverside

4 Riverside School in Riverside

5 Parkway School in Greenwich

6 Julian Curtiss School in Greenwich

7 Central School in Simsbury

8 Old Greenwich School in Old Greenwich

9 King's Highway Elementary School in Westport

10 Saugatuck Elementary School in Westport

11 Cos Cob School in Cos Cob

12 Long Lots School in Westport

13 Barlow Mountain Elementary School in Ridgefield

14 Squadron Line School in Simsbury

15 Tariffville School in Tariffville

16 Hamilton Avenue School in Greenwich

17 Green's Farms School in Westport

18 North Street School in Greenwich

19 Veterans Park Elementary School in Ridgefield

20 Ridgebury Elementary School in Ridgefield

21 Scotland Elementary School in Ridgefield

22 East School in New Canaan

23 Coleytown Elementary School in Westport

24 Latimer Lane School in Weatogue

25 South School in New Canaan

26 West School in New Canaan

27 Farmingville Elementary School in Ridgefield

28 Tootin' Hills School in Simsbury

29 Cider Mill School in Wilton

30 Branchville Elementary School in Ridgefield

31New Lebanon School in Byram

32 East Farms School in Farmington

33 Royle Elementary School in Darien

34 Ox Ridge Elementary School in Darien

35 Weston Intermediate School in Weston

36 Pine Grove School in Avon

37 Bugbee School in West Hartford

38 Hindley Elementary School in Darien

39 Center School in Old Lyme

40 Noah Wallace School in Farmington

41 Dwight Elementary School in Fairfield

42 Tokeneke Elementary School in Darien

43 Aiken School in West Hartford

44 Holmes Elementary School in Darien

45 Roaring Brook School in Avon

46 Sherman School in Fairfield

47 West District School in Farmington

48 Union School in Farmington

49 Morley School in West Hartford

50 Norfeldt School in West Hartford

51 Osborn Hill School in Fairfield

52 Mill Hill School in Fairfield

53 Highland School in Cheshire

54 Stratfield School in Fairfield

55 Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary School in Madison

56 Lyme Consolidated School in Lyme

57 J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary School in Madison

58 McKinley School in Fairfield

59 Flanders School in East Lyme

60 Middle Gate Elementary School in Newtown

61 Canton Intermediate School in Collinsville

62 Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown

63 Braeburn School in West Hartford

64 Duffy School in West Hartford

65 Norton School in Cheshire

66 Chapman School in Cheshire

67 Monroe Elementary School in Monroe

68 Lillie B. Haynes School in East Lyme

69 Fawn Hollow Elementary School in Monroe

70 Island Avenue Elementary School in Madison

71 Middlebrook School in Trumbull

72 Doolittle School in Cheshire

73 Hawley Elementary School in Newtown

74 Smith School in West Hartford

75 Riverfield School in Fairfield

76 Botelle Elementary School in Norfolk

77 Gainfield Elementary School in Southbury

78 Stepney Elementary School in Monroe

79 Jennings School in Fairfield

80 Whiting Lane School in West Hartford

81 Burr Elementary School in Fairfield

82 The Burnham School in Bridgewater

83 Calvin Leete School in Guilford

84 Holland Hill School in Fairfield

85 Melissa Jones School in Guilford

86 Hopewell School in Glastonbury

87 Burr District Elementary School in Haddam

88 Wapping Elementary School in South Windsor

89 Washington Primary School in Washington

90 John Paterson School in Newington

91 Mary R. Tisko School in Branford

92 Orchard Hill School in South Windsor

93 Ruth Chaffee School in Newington

94 Booth Hill School in Trumbull

95 West Hill School in Rocky Hill

96 Booth Free School in Roxbury

96 Myrtle H. Stevens School in Rocky Hill

98 Eastbury School in Glastonbury

99 Jane Ryan School in Trumbull

100 Head O'Meadow Elementary School in Newtown

Read the full Niche.com report here.