Where Does Bethel Rank Among Best School Districts In Connecticut?

As the 2017-18 school year kicks off, parents and students heading to their first day of school can see how their school district stacks up against others in the state as Niche.com has released its annual rankings of best schools and school districts in the country.

The 2018 rankings released this month rank elementary, middle and high schools as well as school districts.

In the Nutmeg State, Fairfield County reigns supreme, taking the first six slots on the list. The list is led by Westport, followed by New Canaan, Darien, Weston and Wilton. The Amity Regional School District No. 5 is the highest-ranked district outside of Fairfield County, coming in at No. 7.

According to Niche, the best school district in the country is the Solon City School District in Solon, Ohio. With an overall Niche grade of A+, the district received a grade of A+ in academics, teachers, clubs and activities, college prep and health and safety. In the category of diversity, Niche awarded the school district an A-.

To arrive at these rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. The methodology for each category of ranking varied. (Click here for more information on how Niche calculates its rankings.)

Niche assigns a standardized score for each factor, which is then weighted before an overall score is calculated for each school district. The overall scores are again standardized and some districts are disqualified from receiving a final letter grade if there isn’t enough data. School districts are then ranked numerically and assigned grades.

Here's a look at the rankings for Connecticut.

1. Westport
2. New Canaan
3. Darien
4. Weston
5. Wilton
6. Greenwich
7. Amity Regional No. 5 - Woodbridge
8. Glastonbury
9. Simsbury
10. Madison
11. Avon
12. Fairfield
13. Newtown
14. West Hartford
15. Monroe
16. Farmington
17. Ridgefield
18. Regional School District No. 18 - Old Lyme
19. Trumbull
20. Regional School District No. 4 - Deep River
21. East Lyme
22. Suffield
23. South Windsor
24. Guilford
25. Regional School District No. 8 - Hebron
26. Pomperaug Regional School District No. 15 - Southbury
27. Bethel
28. Canton
29. Plainville
30. Brookfield
31. Clinton
32. Granby
33. Waterford
34. Litchfield
35. Newington
36. Groton
37. Regional School District No. 17 - Higganum
38. Cheshire
39. Windsor
40. Rocky Hill
41. Ledyard
42. Branford
43. New Milford
44. Old Saybrook
45. Stonington
46. Stamford
47. Westbrook
48. Ellington
49. Regional School District No. 10 - Burlington
50. Coventry
51. East Hampton
52. North Haven
53. Regional School District No. 12 - Washington
54. Colchester
55. East Granby
56. Regional School District No. 14 - Woodbury
57. Wethersfield
58. Shelton
59. Cromwell
60. Bolton
61. Northwestern Regional School District No. 7 - Winsted
62. Regional School District No. 13 - Durham
63. Southington
64. Oxford
65. Portland
66. Berlin
67. Wallingford
68. Wolcott
69. East Haddam
70. North Branford
71. Manchester
72. Regional School District No. 6 - Litchfield
73. Regional School District No. 19 - Storrs
74. Tolland
75. Milford
76. Somers
77. North Stonington
78. Regional School District No. 16 - Prospect
79. New Fairfield
80. Bristol
81. Seymour
82. Norwalk
83. Lebanon

You can view evaluations of the rest of the school districts by clicking here.