Stamford Schools With The Best Teachers For 2020: New Rankings

STAMFORD, 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 Stamford.

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.

Westover School has the best teachers in Stamford, according to the rankings. With 715 total students in the school, and a student-teacher ratio of 12 to 1. Westover had a B+ rating in teachers a B overall niche grade.

1. Westover School, #243 in Best Public Elementary Schools in Connecticut

• B Overall Niche Grade
• B+ grade for Teachers
• 715 Students
• 12 to 1 Student-Teacher Ratio

2. J.M. Wright Technical High School

• C+ Overall Niche Grade
• B grade for Teachers
• 319 Students
• 9 to 1 Student-Teacher Ratio

3. Westhill High School, #69 in Best Public High Schools in Connecticut

• B+ Overall Niche Grade
• B- grade for Teachers
• 2,138 Students
• 14 to 1 Student-Teacher Ratio

4. Stamford High School, #102 in Best Public High Schools in Connecticut

• B Overall Niche Grade
• C+ grade for Teachers
• 1,765 Students
• 14 to 1 Student-Teacher Ratio

5. King School, #4 in Best Private K-12 Schools in Connecticut

• A+ Overall Niche Grade
• A grade for Teachers
• 706 Students
• 6 to 1 Student-Teacher Ratio

6. Stamford Charter School for Excellence

• A grade for Teachers
• 217 Students
• 20 to 1 Student-Teacher Ratio

7. Individuals Achieving Independence

• A- grade for Teachers
• 21 Students
• 21 to 1 Student-Teacher Ratio

8. Apples Pre-K

• B- grade for Teachers
• 162 Students
• 12 to 1 Student-Teacher Ratio

9. Trinity Catholic High School, #16 in Best Catholic High Schools in Connecticut

• A- Overall Niche Grade
• C+ grade for Teachers
• 429 Students
• 14 to 1 Student-Teacher Ratio

10. Preschool Team

• C+ grade for Teachers
• 70 Students
• 12 to 1 Student-Teacher Ratio

11. Stamford Academy

• C+ Overall Niche Grade
• C grade for Teachers
• 148 Students
• 11 to 1 Student-Teacher Ratio