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2016 Elementary Schools with the Best Teachers in Connecticut
The report ranks the top 100 elementary schools with the best teachers in CT. Did your child's school make the list?
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.
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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.
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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.
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