New Canaan Middle School Among Top 100 In CT: U.S. News Ranking

NEW CANAAN, CT — A New Canaan middle school is among the top 100 in Connecticut, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2026 ranking of the nation’s best public middle schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education.

The researchers ranked more than 23,000 middle schools in its 2026 report, which was released Tuesday.

Saxe Middle School in New Canaan was ranked fourth among the top 100 middle schools in Connecticut, according to the list.

The full list of top 100 public middle schools in Connecticut can be viewed here.

The ranking methodology considered student proficiency in math and reading/language arts state assessments, adjusting for student backgrounds and core subject achievements. In cases of ties, student-teacher ratios were used as a deciding factor.

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to give parents a snapshot of how well schools provide a high-quality education and prepare students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.