Best High Schools in Connecticut

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
090267000521	121	New Britain High School	Public	9-12	110 Mill St.	New Britain	06051	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6300	2,331	175	13.3	70.9%	400 (17.2%)	267 (11.5%)	1,502 (64.4%)	61 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	97 (4.2%)	$19,163	13.8	14.3	116	5
090000201149	122	Platt Technical High School	Public	9-12	600 Orange Ave.	Milford	06461	New Haven County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-5300	787	61	12.8	45.7%	269 (34.2%)	134 (17.0%)	334 (42.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	$28,934	12.8	18	110	12
090279000558	123	High School In The Community	Public, Magnet	9-12	175 Water St.	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-6200	284	27	10.5	78.9%	20 (7.0%)	123 (43.3%)	135 (47.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$24,040	12.6	7.3	131	8
090021401548	124	Elm City College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	407 James Street	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	Elm City College Preparatory School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7010	783	47	16.6	78.3%	18 (2.3%)	497 (63.5%)	250 (31.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$15,732	12.5			(n/a)
090002400981	125	Amistad Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 Edgewood Avenue	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	Amistad Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7000	1,116	112	9.9	76.7%	15 (1.3%)	673 (60.3%)	396 (35.5%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	$14,184	12	14.7	114	11
090279000585	126	Wilbur Cross High School	Public	9-12	181 Mitchell Dr.	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(475) 220-7400	1,633	129	12.6	75.9%	169 (10.3%)	352 (21.6%)	1,058 (64.8%)	39 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	$18,689	11.5	13.8	117	9
090000201145	127	Howell Cheney Technical High School	Public	9-12	791 West Middle Tpke.	Manchester	06040	Hartford County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 649-5396	659	55	11.8	42.6%	320 (48.6%)	70 (10.6%)	216 (32.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.4%)	$26,622	11.4	13.4	119	8
090000201141	128	Emmett O'Brien Technical High School	Public	9-12	141 Prindle Ave.	Ansonia	06401	New Haven County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(203) 732-1800	627	50	12.4	38.6%	327 (52.2%)	52 (8.3%)	201 (32.1%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.7%)	$27,714	10.1			(n/a)
090020801493	129	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	655 Stillman St.	Bridgeport	06608	Fairfield County	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 338-0593	1,084	53	20.4	74.4%	21 (1.9%)	556 (51.3%)	483 (44.6%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	$14,219	9.8	21.9	104	25
090279000556	130	Hill Regional Career High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	140 Legion Ave.	New Haven	06519	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-5000	651	60	10.8	78.5%	46 (7.1%)	262 (40.2%)	305 (46.9%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$21,242	9.6	13.6	118	12

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT English Language Arts, SAT Math, NGSS Science test scores released by the Connecticut Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 27, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Connecticut Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Connecticut Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 145)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
090267000521	121	New Britain High School	Public	9-12	110 Mill St.	New Britain	06051	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6300	2,331	175	13.3	70.9%	400 (17.2%)	267 (11.5%)	1,502 (64.4%)	61 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	97 (4.2%)	$19,163							13.8	14.3	116	5
090000201149	122	Platt Technical High School	Public	9-12	600 Orange Ave.	Milford	06461	New Haven County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-5300	787	61	12.8	45.7%	269 (34.2%)	134 (17.0%)	334 (42.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	$28,934							12.8	18	110	12
090279000558	123	High School In The Community	Public, Magnet	9-12	175 Water St.	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-6200	284	27	10.5	78.9%	20 (7.0%)	123 (43.3%)	135 (47.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$24,040							12.6	7.3	131	8
090021401548	124	Elm City College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	407 James Street	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	Elm City College Preparatory School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7010	783	47	16.6	78.3%	18 (2.3%)	497 (63.5%)	250 (31.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$15,732							12.5			(n/a)
090002400981	125	Amistad Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 Edgewood Avenue	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	Amistad Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7000	1,116	112	9.9	76.7%	15 (1.3%)	673 (60.3%)	396 (35.5%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	$14,184							12	14.7	114	11
090279000585	126	Wilbur Cross High School	Public	9-12	181 Mitchell Dr.	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(475) 220-7400	1,633	129	12.6	75.9%	169 (10.3%)	352 (21.6%)	1,058 (64.8%)	39 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	$18,689							11.5	13.8	117	9
090000201145	127	Howell Cheney Technical High School	Public	9-12	791 West Middle Tpke.	Manchester	06040	Hartford County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 649-5396	659	55	11.8	42.6%	320 (48.6%)	70 (10.6%)	216 (32.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.4%)	$26,622							11.4	13.4	119	8
090000201141	128	Emmett O'Brien Technical High School	Public	9-12	141 Prindle Ave.	Ansonia	06401	New Haven County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(203) 732-1800	627	50	12.4	38.6%	327 (52.2%)	52 (8.3%)	201 (32.1%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.7%)	$27,714							10.1			(n/a)
090020801493	129	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	655 Stillman St.	Bridgeport	06608	Fairfield County	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 338-0593	1,084	53	20.4	74.4%	21 (1.9%)	556 (51.3%)	483 (44.6%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	$14,219							9.8	21.9	104	25
090279000556	130	Hill Regional Career High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	140 Legion Ave.	New Haven	06519	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-5000	651	60	10.8	78.5%	46 (7.1%)	262 (40.2%)	305 (46.9%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$21,242							9.6	13.6	118	12