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Westport Schools With The Best Teachers For 2020: New Rankings

Curious who the best teachers in Westport are? Here's a ranking that has the answers.

WESTPORT, CT — While the school year is well underway, it is still 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 Westport.

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.

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Greens Farms School has the best teachers in Westport, according to the rankings. With 418 total students in the school, and a student-teacher ratio of 11:1, Greens Farms School had an A+ rating in teachers and A+ overall niche grade.

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Here are the top schools in Westport with the best teachers:

  • Staples High School - 1,853 students; 12:1 ratio; A+ teachers, A+ overall
  • Kings Highway Elementary School - 490 students; 12:1 ratio; A+ teachers, A+ overall
  • Long Lots School - 545 students; 12:1 ratio; A+ teachers, A+ overall
  • Coleytown Middle School - 513 students; 10:1 ratio; A+ teachers, A overall

To view the complete Niche.com report, click here.

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