Region 17, East Haddam Schools Rank Among CT's Top 100

Niche.com recently released its latest list of “2016 Best School Districts in Connecticut.”

The results are based on a variety of metrics, including test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality, reviews by students and staff and SAT scores.

Niche.com assigned specific grades to key categories including: academics, extracurricular, resources and facilities, teachers, and even food.

The top 10 reveals that seven of the top rated school districts are in Fairfield County and the other three are from Hartford County.

The top 10 in Connecticut are:

1. Westport
2. New Canaan
3. Wilton
4. Simsbury
5. Greenwich
6. Weston
7. Darien
8. Ridgefield
9. Glastonbury
10. Farmington

Region 17, Haddam

• Ranking: 28
• Academics Grade: A
• Health and Safety Grade: A
• Parent/Student Surveys on Overall Experience: 4 out of 5
• Student Culture and Diversity Grade: C+
• Teachers’ Grade: A-
• Resources and Facilities Grade: A-
• Extracurriculars and Activities Grade: A+
• Sports and Fitness Grade: A

Click here to read the full Region 17 report.

East Haddam School District

• Ranking: 88
• Academics Grade: B+
• Health and Safety Grade: A-
• Parent/Student Surveys on Overall Experience: 3.4 out of 5
• Student Culture and Diversity Grade: C
• Teachers’ Grade: B-
• Resources and Facilities Grade: B+
• Extracurriculars and Activities Grade: B
• Sports and Fitness Grade: C

Click here to read the full East Haddam School District report.

For the full list of the best school districts in Connecticut, click here.