Niche, an online database of schools and communities, rated Staples High School as the #1 public high school in Connecticut and #103 in the United States, while the Westport School District as a whole was noted as #28 in the Country. Staples received A or A+ grades for all areas except Diversity, where it was given a B-.

Westport Elementary schools were rated in the State as:

• #4: Greens Farms Elementary School

• #5: Coleytown Elementary School

• #7: Long Lots Elementary School

• #8: Kings Highway Elementary School

• #10: Saugatuck Elementary School

Bedford Middle School was rated as #2 in the State and #133 in the United States. Coleytown Middle School was not yet listed.

Niche grades all of the schools and districts in their surveys and studies based on academics, staffing, social life and other factors - with data being pulled from SAT and ACT scores, student, parents, and staff surveys, and community demographics and safety profiles.

The #1 high school in the country was The Davidson Academy based in Reno, Nevada. Behind Staples in Connecticut was New Canaan High school.