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)
090352000730	31	Lewis S. Mills High School	Public	9-12	26 Lyon Rd.	Burlington	06013	Hartford County	Regional School District 10	No	No	No	No	(860) 673-0423	648	59	11	11.9%	423 (65.3%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	169 (26.1%)	$20,101							79.4	83.2	25	6
090375000772	32	RHAM High School	Public	9-12	85 Wall St.	Hebron	06248	Tolland County	Regional School District 08	No	No	No	No	(860) 228-9474	819	91	8.9	14.4%	714 (87.2%)	9 (1.1%)	66 (8.1%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	$21,998							79	79	34	2
090021000016	33	Berlin High School	Public	9-12	139 Patterson Way	Berlin	06037	Hartford County	Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 828-6577	858	75	11.4	18.4%	671 (78.2%)	20 (2.3%)	107 (12.5%)	34 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	$21,649							77.5	80.2	28	5
090366000770	34	Amity Regional High School	Public	9-12	25 Newton Rd.	Woodbridge	06525	New Haven County	Regional School District 05	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 397-4830	1,318	127	10.3	13.4%	909 (69.0%)	49 (3.7%)	99 (7.5%)	219 (16.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.0%)	$22,733							76.6	85.9	20	14
090345001606	35	Marine Science Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	130 Shennecossett Road	Groton	06340	New London County	Learn	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 434-4800	271	25	10.6	33.2%	180 (66.4%)	4 (1.5%)	50 (18.5%)	10 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.2%)	$18,396							76.3	87.3	18	17
090353500737	36	Coginchaug Regional High School	Public	9-12	135 Pickett Ln.	Durham	06422	Middlesex County	Regional School District 13	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 349-7215	384	41	9.4	15.6%	331 (86.2%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$29,073							76.1			(n/a)
090318000684	37	Old Saybrook Senior High School	Public	9-12	1111 Boston Post Rd.	Old Saybrook	06475	Middlesex County	Old Saybrook School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 395-3175	347	41	8.3	21.9%	281 (81.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.5%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$28,129							75.8	85.8	22	15
090054000109	38	Brookfield High School	Public	9-12	45 Long Meadow Hill Rd.	Brookfield	06804	Fairfield County	Brookfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 775-7725	871	68	12.7	21.1%	639 (73.4%)	28 (3.2%)	123 (14.1%)	71 (8.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	$19,964							75.4	66.3	50	12
090423000838	39	Southington High School	Public	9-12	720 Pleasant Street	Southington	06489	Hartford County	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3229	1,945	151	12.9	21.5%	1,518 (78.0%)	56 (2.9%)	220 (11.3%)	79 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (3.3%)	$17,556							74.4	75.5	41	2
090303000631	40	North Haven High School	Public	9-12	221 Elm Street	North Haven	06473	New Haven County	North Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 239-1641	921	84	10.9	25.3%	678 (73.6%)	41 (4.5%)	111 (12.1%)	68 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.3%)	$22,458							73.7	71.5	45	5

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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.