Two elementary schools in the Danbury Public Schools district have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as being among the top in Connecticut elementary and middle schools based on test scoring. Western Connecticut Academy of International Studies was listed as 58, while Great Plain School came in at 70.  A couple of other schools also placed high on the list, Westside Middle School Academy at 107th and King Street Intermediate School came in at 116. 

More than 102,000 preschool through high schools are ranked by U.S. News & World Report annually.  In Connecticut, 560 elementary and 288 middle schools were ranked.  The new rankings focus on math and reading proficiency or how well students perform on state assessments and performance.

The state assessment data used in the ranking are from the 2018-19 school year. 

At AIS, 72 percent of students scored at or above the proficient level for math and 77 scored at or above that level for reading.  Great Plain School students were at 67 percent at or above proficient in math and 77 percent in reading. 

At Westside Middle School Academy, 43 percent of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 58 percent scored at or above that level for reading. At King Street Intermediate School, 42 percent of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 50 percent scored at or above that level for reading.