These School Districts Have The Best Teachers In CT: New Report

CONNECTICUT — The teachers in the New Canaan Public Schools have been ranked as the best in Connecticut in Niche’s 2025 Best Schools and Districts rankings compiled this week.

Niche provides profiles, reviews, ratings, and personalized recommendations for K-12 schools, colleges, universities, cities, and towns.

The New Canaan district was among over 130 Connecticut school districts that earned a mention in Niche’s ranking of more than 11,000 school districts nationwide.

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The rankings were based on student and parent ratings of teachers, teacher salaries, teacher absenteeism, teacher tenure, student-teacher ratio, and the Niche Academics Grade for the district. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

New Canaan Public Schools also came in first in Connecticut among the best places to teach, and among school districts overall. The district has 4,175 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 12 to 1. According to state test scores, 80 percent of students are at least proficient in math and 85 percent in reading.

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In addition to earning the highest letter grade available for its teachers and academics, New Canaan schools also received an A+ for clubs and activities; sports; resources and facilities; college prep; administration; and food.

The school district has 4,175 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 12 to 1, across 5 buildings.

Twenty-one Connecticut districts earned an A+ for their teacher rosters, but not every one of those scored the highest marks for academics. A district's grade for academics was, however, weighted most highly among all the factors in consideration for the teachers score. More information on how Niche calculated their ratings can be found here.

The best teachers in America in 2025 are working in the Mariemont City Schools, in Cincinnati, OH, according to Niche. Rye City School teachers, in New York's nearby Westchester County, came in second.