Southbury K-8 School Among CT's Top 50: U.S. News & World Report

More than 80,000 elementary and middle schools in the U.S. were included in the report, including 848 in Connecticut.

Posted Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 10:53 am ET|Updated Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 11:03 am ET

SOUTHBURY, CT — A K-8 school in Southbury has been named among the top 50 in Connecticut in a new report by U.S. News & World Report.

Gainfield Elementary School came in at #36, according to the report. A second Southbury school, Pomperaug School, came in at #149.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

In Connecticut, a total of 848 schools were ranked, 560 elementary and 288 middle schools.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Booth Free School as the top in Connecticut among elementary schools, according to the new list.

— Rich Kirby, Patch Staff, contributed to this report.

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