Niche collected data and ranked each elementary school in the state based on the following criteria:
- Academics
- Overall district experience
- Teachers grade
- Student culture and diversity
South School excelled in academics with a 99 percent math proficiency score and a 93 percent in reading proficiency.
East and West Schools boasted similar academic results but each was docked for having a slightly less diversified student body.
Overall, schools in Fairfield County overwhelmed the top of the rankings:
- No. 1: South School, New Canaan
- No. 2: East School, New Canaan
- No. 3: West School, New Canaan
- No. 4: Saugatuck Elementary, Westport
- No. 5 King's Highway, Westport
- No. 6: Coleytown, Westport
- No. 7: Green's Farms, Westport
- No. 8: Long Lots, Westport
- No. 9: Branchville, Ridgefield
- No. 10: Royle Elementary, Darien
- No. 11: Hindley Elementary, Darien
- No. 12: Barlow Mountain, Ridgefield
- No 13: Tokeneke Elementary, Darien
- No. 14: Veterans Park, Ridgefield
- No. 15: Farmingville Elementary, Ridgefield
- No. 16: Scotland Elementary, Ridgefield
- No. 17: North Mianus School, Riverside
- No. 18: International School, Greenwich
- No. 19: Cider Mill, Wilton
- No. 20: Ox Ridge. Darien
- No. 22: Holmes Elementary, Darien
- No. 23: Weston Intermediate, Weston
- No. 24: The Riverside School, Riverside
- No. 25: North Street School, Greenwich
- No. 29: Ridgebury Elementary, Ridgefield
- No. 33: Old Greenwich School, Old Greenwich
- No. 44: Parkway School, Greenwich
- No. 46: Glenville School, Greenwich
- No. 55: Julian Curtiss School of World Languages, Greenwich
- No. 62: Osborn Hill, Fairfield
- No. 65: Sherman School, Fairfield
- No. 69: Cos Cob School, Cos Cob
- No. 71: New Lebanon, Greenwich
- No. 73: Hamilton Avenue, Greenwich
- No. 75 Dwight Elementary, Fairfield
- No. 77: Burr Elementary, Fairfield
- No. 81: Stratfield Elementary, Fairfield
- No. 90: Holland Hill, Fairfield
- No. 99: Mill Hill, Fairfield
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