Schools With The Best Teachers For 2020: New Rankings

WESTON/REDDING/EASTON, 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 Weston, Redding and Easton.

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.

None of the schools in the three-towns area scored lower than a "B+" in the teachers' category, but Joel Barlow High School and Weston High School both scored an "A" for teachers and an "A+" overall, so they top our list.

Joel Barlow High School, #7 in Best Public High School Teachers in Connecticut

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

Weston High School, #18 in Best Public High School Teachers in Connecticut

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

Helen Keller Middle School, #46 in Best Public Middle School Teachers in Connecticut

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

Redding Elementary School, #123 in Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Connecticut

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

John Read Middle School, #60 in Best Public Middle School Teachers in Connecticut

• "A-" Overall Niche Grade
• "A" Grade for Teachers
• 446 students
• 10:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Weston Middle School, #80 in Best Public Middle School Teachers in Connecticut

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

Samuel Staples Elementary School, #157 in Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Connecticut

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

Weston Intermediate School, #258 in Best Public Elementary School Teachers in Connecticut

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

Hurlbutt Elementary School

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

Easton Country Day School

• "B+" Overall Niche Grade
• "B-" Grade for Teachers
• 199 students
• 7:1 Student-Teacher Ratio