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)
090285000602	71	New Milford High School	Public	9-12	388 Danbury Rd.	New Milford	06776	Litchfield County	New Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 350-6647	1,207	101	11.9	32.0%	794 (65.8%)	53 (4.4%)	279 (23.1%)	42 (3.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.3%)	$19,303							52.7	55.2	65	6
090522001096	72	Windsor High School	Public	9-12	50 Sage Park Rd.	Windsor	06095	Hartford County	Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 687-2020	1,119	109	10.2	45.4%	221 (19.7%)	511 (45.7%)	259 (23.1%)	36 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (7.9%)	$25,075							52.3			(n/a)
090399000793	73	Seymour High School	Public	9-12	2 Botsford Rd.	Seymour	06483	New Haven County	Seymour School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 888-2561	598	49	12.3	45.0%	385 (64.4%)	44 (7.4%)	134 (22.4%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$22,570							50.7	60.5	61	12
090360000766	74	Housatonic Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	246 Warren Turnpike Rd.	Falls Village	06031	Litchfield County	Regional School District 01	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 824-5123	308	36	8.5	30.2%	245 (79.5%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$35,857							48			(n/a)
090051000093	75	Bristol Eastern High School	Public	9-12	632 King St.	Bristol	06010	Hartford County	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7876	1,041	76	13.6	48.8%	533 (51.2%)	92 (8.8%)	305 (29.3%)	63 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.1%)	$19,755							44.9			(n/a)
090000201144	76	Henry Abbott Technical High School	Public	9-12	21 Hayestown Ave.	Danbury	06811	Fairfield County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(203) 797-4460	692	58	11.8	36.1%	264 (38.2%)	26 (3.8%)	350 (50.6%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.5%)	$26,916							41.6	49.7	69	7
090468000943	77	Rockville High School	Public	9-12	70 Loveland Hill	Vernon	06066	Tolland County	Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6050	975	82	11.9	52.0%	559 (57.3%)	101 (10.4%)	193 (19.8%)	50 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.2%)	$19,585							40.6			(n/a)
090489001008	78	Watertown High School	Public	9-12	324 French St.	Watertown	06795	Litchfield County	Watertown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 945-4810	715	66	10.8	37.6%	573 (80.1%)	31 (4.3%)	72 (10.1%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.2%)	$23,277							39.5	51	68	10
090051000092	79	Bristol Central High School	Public	9-12	480 Wolcott St.	Bristol	06010	Hartford County	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7735	1,172	83	14.1	52.6%	526 (44.9%)	94 (8.0%)	462 (39.4%)	27 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.9%)	$19,181							39.1	35.4	86	7
090432000867	80	Stamford High School	Public	9-12	55 Strawberry Hill Ave.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4223	2,121	161	13.1	51.3%	601 (28.3%)	396 (18.7%)	976 (46.0%)	91 (4.3%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	48 (2.3%)	$20,067							38.6	35.3	87	7

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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.

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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.