Pomperaug Region 15 School District Ranked Among Top 50 in Connecticut

Niche.com has compiled its list of the top 100 school districts in the United States and five Connecticut schools make the list.

The Edgemont Union Free School District in Greenburgh, NY was voted No. 1 in the nation. Connecticut school districts ranked in the top 100 include: New Canaan, 19, Westport, 30, Darien, 73, Ridgefield, 79, Glastonbury, 87, and Simsbury, 100.

The website ranked the Top 100 districts based on various factors such as the quality of its Academics, Extracurriculars & Activities, Student Culture & Diversity, and Teachers.

According to Niche, it “ranks more than 100,000 public and private schools and districts based on dozens of statistics and 27 million opinions from 300,000 students and parents.”

A separate list was also compiled ranking the top 100 school districts in Connecticut.

Pomperaug Region 15 is ranked as the 39st best school system in the state. Overall, the district received an A- score and there are more than 195 reviews by faculty, students and parents.

Pomperaug receives an A for academics and its teachers.

A total of 94 percent of students are considered proficient in reading and mathematics.

Taxpayers spend $16,358 educating each student.

Click here to view Niche’s full ranking methodology and to read the reviews left by faculty, students and parents.