Best High Schools in Connecticut

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
090022101803	81	Capital Preparatory Harbor School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 Main Street	Bridgeport	06604	Fairfield County	Capital Preparatory Harbor School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(475) 422-5900	772	31	25.3	70.2%	4 (0.5%)	518 (67.1%)	240 (31.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$14,059	38.5	14.4	115	34
090000201139	82	Ella T. Grasso Technical High School	Public	9-12	189 Fort Hill Rd.	Groton	06340	New London County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 448-0220	654	48	13.5	49.7%	273 (41.7%)	40 (6.1%)	248 (37.9%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (10.9%)	$26,701	38.3	37.2	82
090537101221	83	Norwich Free Academy	Public	9-12	305 Broadway	Norwich	06360	New London County	Norwich Free Academy District	No	No	No	No	(860) 887-2505	2,033	174	11.7	52.4%	947 (46.6%)	215 (10.6%)	537 (26.4%)	159 (7.8%)	39 (1.9%)	7 (0.3%)	121 (6.0%)		36.6	35.6	84	1
090279001216	84	Sound School	Public	9-12	60 South Water St.	New Haven	06519	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(475) 220-2300	343	39	8.7	51.9%	151 (44.0%)	48 (14.0%)	133 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$28,519	36	34.4	89	5
090000201152	85	Windham Technical High School	Public	9-12	210 Birch St.	Willimantic	06226	Windham County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 456-3879	464	45	10.3	36.2%	258 (55.6%)	8 (1.7%)	172 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$32,906	35.6	44.5	73	12
090070001513	86	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering	Public, Magnet	6-12	1101 Kennedy Road	Windsor	06095	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 243-0857	768	59	12.9	55.6%	102 (13.3%)	250 (32.6%)	325 (42.3%)	65 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.9%)	$24,285	34.6	35.5	85	1
090000201151	87	W. F. Kaynor Technical High School	Public	9-12	43 Tompkins St.	Waterbury	06708	New Haven County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 596-4302	791	63	12.5	51.2%	232 (29.3%)	112 (14.2%)	377 (47.7%)	15 (1.9%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.7%)	$25,833	33.4	48	71	16
090327000695	88	Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	105 Putnam Road	Central Village	06332	Windham County	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6417	535	58	9.2	49.2%	449 (83.9%)	19 (3.6%)	43 (8.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	$22,225	32.8			(n/a)
090129000216	89	East Haven High School	Public	9-12	35 Wheelbarrow Ln.	East Haven	06513	New Haven County	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3254	849	77	11	46.9%	407 (47.9%)	57 (6.7%)	339 (39.9%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	$18,826	32.4	31.3	91	2
090537201222	90	The Gilbert School	Public	7-12	200 Williams Ave.	Winsted	06098	Litchfield County	The Gilbert School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 379-8521	410	41	10	51.0%	279 (68.0%)	10 (2.4%)	83 (20.2%)	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)		32.1	34.5	88	2

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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)
090022101803	81	Capital Preparatory Harbor School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 Main Street	Bridgeport	06604	Fairfield County	Capital Preparatory Harbor School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(475) 422-5900	772	31	25.3	70.2%	4 (0.5%)	518 (67.1%)	240 (31.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$14,059							38.5	14.4	115	34
090000201139	82	Ella T. Grasso Technical High School	Public	9-12	189 Fort Hill Rd.	Groton	06340	New London County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 448-0220	654	48	13.5	49.7%	273 (41.7%)	40 (6.1%)	248 (37.9%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (10.9%)	$26,701							38.3	37.2	82
090537101221	83	Norwich Free Academy	Public	9-12	305 Broadway	Norwich	06360	New London County	Norwich Free Academy District	No	No	No	No	(860) 887-2505	2,033	174	11.7	52.4%	947 (46.6%)	215 (10.6%)	537 (26.4%)	159 (7.8%)	39 (1.9%)	7 (0.3%)	121 (6.0%)								36.6	35.6	84	1
090279001216	84	Sound School	Public	9-12	60 South Water St.	New Haven	06519	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(475) 220-2300	343	39	8.7	51.9%	151 (44.0%)	48 (14.0%)	133 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$28,519							36	34.4	89	5
090000201152	85	Windham Technical High School	Public	9-12	210 Birch St.	Willimantic	06226	Windham County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 456-3879	464	45	10.3	36.2%	258 (55.6%)	8 (1.7%)	172 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$32,906							35.6	44.5	73	12
090070001513	86	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering	Public, Magnet	6-12	1101 Kennedy Road	Windsor	06095	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 243-0857	768	59	12.9	55.6%	102 (13.3%)	250 (32.6%)	325 (42.3%)	65 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.9%)	$24,285							34.6	35.5	85	1
090000201151	87	W. F. Kaynor Technical High School	Public	9-12	43 Tompkins St.	Waterbury	06708	New Haven County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 596-4302	791	63	12.5	51.2%	232 (29.3%)	112 (14.2%)	377 (47.7%)	15 (1.9%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.7%)	$25,833							33.4	48	71	16
090327000695	88	Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	105 Putnam Road	Central Village	06332	Windham County	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6417	535	58	9.2	49.2%	449 (83.9%)	19 (3.6%)	43 (8.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	$22,225							32.8			(n/a)
090129000216	89	East Haven High School	Public	9-12	35 Wheelbarrow Ln.	East Haven	06513	New Haven County	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3254	849	77	11	46.9%	407 (47.9%)	57 (6.7%)	339 (39.9%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	$18,826							32.4	31.3	91	2
090537201222	90	The Gilbert School	Public	7-12	200 Williams Ave.	Winsted	06098	Litchfield County	The Gilbert School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 379-8521	410	41	10	51.0%	279 (68.0%)	10 (2.4%)	83 (20.2%)	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)								32.1	34.5	88	2