Best High Schools in Connecticut

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NGSS and SAT test scores by the Connecticut Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

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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)
090537311223	61	The Woodstock Academy	Public	9-12	57 Academy Rd.	Woodstock	06281	Windham County	The Woodstock Academy District	No	No	No	No	(860) 928-6575	974	66	14.8		792 (81.3%)	20 (2.1%)	70 (7.2%)	57 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.5%)								59.9	66	51	10
090216000401	62	Ledyard High School	Public	9-12	24 Gallup Hill Rd.	Ledyard	06339	New London County	Ledyard School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 464-9600	746	64	11.6	33.1%	534 (71.6%)	29 (3.9%)	87 (11.7%)	17 (2.3%)	23 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	51 (6.8%)	$18,778							58.2			(n/a)
090330000703	63	Plainville High School	Public	9-12	47 Robert Holcomb Way	Plainville	06062	Hartford County	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3220	688	58	11.8	41.7%	423 (61.5%)	45 (6.5%)	164 (23.8%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	$21,916							57.3	61.9	59	4
090363000768	64	Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	256 Kelsey Hill Rd.	Deep River	06417	Middlesex County	Regional School District 04	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 526-5328	483	47	10.1	28.2%	392 (81.2%)	6 (1.2%)	53 (11.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$25,221							56.9	65.7	52	12
090432001468	65	The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	411 High Ridge Rd.	Stamford	06905	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-4336	630	46	13.5	46.0%	202 (32.1%)	87 (13.8%)	258 (41.0%)	60 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	$20,488							56.5	66.9	48	17
090000201147	66	Norwich Technical High School	Public	9-12	7 Mahan Drive	Norwich	06360	New London County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 889-8453	642	60	10.7	37.4%	396 (61.7%)	34 (5.3%)	159 (24.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.1%)	$27,815							54.3	38.8	79	13
090213000396	67	Lyman Memorial High School	Public	9-12	917 Exeter Rd.	Lebanon	06249	New London County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 642-7567	340	35	9.6	32.9%	292 (85.9%)	5 (1.5%)	22 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	$25,334							53.5	65	55	12
090474000956	68	Mark T. Sheehan High School	Public	9-12	142 Hope Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	New Haven County	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 294-5900	724	63	11.4	30.1%	471 (65.1%)	19 (2.6%)	153 (21.1%)	43 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.6%)	$22,465							53.2	62.9	58	10
090309001923	69	P-Technical Norwalk	Public	9-12	23 Calvin Murphy Drive	Norwalk	06851	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 838-4481	380	40	9.5	50.3%	84 (22.1%)	62 (16.3%)	191 (50.3%)	34 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$18,678							52.8	48.6	70	1
090474000955	70	Lyman Hall High School	Public	9-12	70 Pond Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	New Haven County	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 294-5350	932	87	10.7	34.3%	646 (69.3%)	30 (3.2%)	184 (19.7%)	43 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.7%)	$22,351							52.8	59.7	62	8

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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.