The Lymes Schools Land On Best Teachers In CT List: New Report

THE LYMES, CT — The teachers in Lyme, East Lyme, and Old Lyme have been ranked among the best in Connecticut in Niche’s 2025 Best Schools and Districts rankings compiled this week.

Lyme-Old Lyme Schools landed at No. 9. The East Lyme School District ranked No. 20. Both school districts earned an A+.

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

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.

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.

New Canaan ranked No. 1 in the state.

See the full rankings by clicking here.