3 Trumbull Public Elementary Schools Among 50 Best In CT: U.S. News

TRUMBULL, CT — Three Trumbull public elementary schools are among the 50 best in Connecticut, according to the latest U.S. News ranking.

U.S. News researchers based the 2025 ranking of the nation’s best public elementary schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. Elementary schools are considered K-6 in the analysis.

Daniels Farm School ranked seventh on the list, placing it among the top 10 in the state, according to the report.

Also on the list, Tashua School ranked 47th and Middlebrook School ranked 48th. The full list of all 50 schools can be viewed here.

West School in New Canaan is the best public elementary school in Connecticut, according to the report.

The methodology for the rankings focused on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in math and reading/language arts, while also accounting for students’ background and their achievements in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios were applied to break ties.

At the No.1 ranked West School, 92 percent of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 92 percent scored at or above that level for reading.

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to inform parents on how well schools are doing at providing high-equality education and providing students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.