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)
090099000145	41	Cromwell High School	Public	9-12	1 Donald Harris Dr.	Cromwell	06416	Middlesex County	Cromwell School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 632-4841	536	48	11.2	25.2%	372 (69.4%)	54 (10.1%)	59 (11.0%)	37 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$20,983							73.2	73.3	43	2
090345001617	42	Three Rivers Middle College Magnet School	Public, Magnet	11-12	574 New London Turnpike	Norwich	06360	New London County	Learn	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 215-9055	79	5	15	54.4%	41 (51.9%)	9 (11.4%)	22 (27.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	$16,956							70.9			(n/a)
090192001381	43	University High School of Science and Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	351 Mark Twain Drive	Hartford	06112	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-9020	412	29	14.2	66.0%	69 (16.7%)	192 (46.6%)	94 (22.8%)	36 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$20,383							70.8	64.9	56	13
090353801356	44	Woodland Regional High School	Public	9-12	135 Back Rimmon Rd.	Beacon Falls	06403	New Haven County	Regional School District 16	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 881-5551	606	53	11.4	18.8%	511 (84.3%)	24 (4.0%)	58 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$21,528							69.4	79.2	32	12
090384000785	45	Rocky Hill High School	Public	9-12	50 Chapin Ave.	Rocky Hill	06067	Hartford County	Rocky Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 258-7721	722	70	10.2	21.1%	433 (60.0%)	29 (4.0%)	100 (13.9%)	135 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.2%)	$22,443							69.2	87.4	17	28
090405000806	46	Shelton High School	Public	9-12	120 Meadow St.	Shelton	06484	Fairfield County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 922-3004	1,270	99	12.8	30.0%	774 (60.9%)	94 (7.4%)	261 (20.6%)	75 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (5.0%)	$18,416							68.3	64.1	57	11
090288000610	47	Newington High School	Public	9-12	605 Willard Avenue	Newington	06111	Hartford County	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 666-5611	1,327	93	14.3	31.8%	730 (55.0%)	79 (6.0%)	325 (24.5%)	121 (9.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (5.0%)	$20,857							67.6	70.6	46	1
090273000537	48	New Fairfield High School	Public	9-12	54 Gillotti Rd.	New Fairfield	06812	Fairfield County	New Fairfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 312-5800	686	62	10.9	15.3%	531 (77.4%)	13 (1.9%)	115 (16.8%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$22,914							66.9	78.4	35	13
090357000765	49	Parish Hill High School	Public	7-12	304 Parish Hill Rd.	Chaplin	06235	Windham County	Regional School District 11	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 455-9584	220	26	8.4	37.7%	191 (86.8%)	5 (2.3%)	17 (7.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$26,736							66.7			(n/a)
090372000771	50	Northwestern Regional High School	Public	9-12	100 Battistoni Dr.	Winsted	06098	Litchfield County	Regional School District 07	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 379-8525	564	59	9.4	20.7%	524 (92.9%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	$26,243							66.5	83.4	24	26

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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.