Best High Schools in Connecticut

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
090249000465	101	Middletown High School	Public	9-12	200 LaRosa Lane	Middletown	06457	Middlesex County	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 704-4500	1,214	107	11.3	48.9%	549 (45.2%)	292 (24.1%)	211 (17.4%)	60 (4.9%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	90 (7.4%)	$25,207	26.7	37.3	81	20
090240000441	102	Francis T. Maloney High School	Public	9-12	121 Gravel St.	Meriden	06450	New Haven County	Meriden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 238-2334	1,264	86	14.6	70.8%	334 (26.4%)	149 (11.8%)	688 (54.4%)	41 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.6%)	$17,775	26	24.6	100	2
090309000655	103	Norwalk High School	Public	9-12	23 Calvin Murphy Drive	Norwalk	06851	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 838-4481	1,484	113	13.1	51.3%	342 (23.0%)	234 (15.8%)	841 (56.7%)	34 (2.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.8%)	$22,055	25.8	24.2	102	1
090070001592	104	Academy of Science and Innovation	Public, Magnet	6-12	600 Slater Road	New Britain	06053	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 223-0726	756	75	10	67.3%	131 (17.3%)	175 (23.1%)	377 (49.9%)	29 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	$24,373	25.6	21.2	105	1
090483001638	105	Waterbury Career Academy	Public	9-12	175 Birch Street	Waterbury	06704	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8000	766	51	14.9	80.2%	114 (14.9%)	196 (25.6%)	404 (52.7%)	20 (2.6%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	$21,257	25.4	20	107	2
090495001041	106	West Haven High School	Public	9-12	1 McDonough Plaza	West Haven	06516	New Haven County	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 937-4360	1,780	120	14.8	52.6%	437 (24.6%)	468 (26.3%)	738 (41.5%)	70 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.3%)	$17,211	25	32.3	90	16
090348000719	107	Putnam High School	Public	9-12	152 Woodstock Ave.	Putnam	06260	Windham County	Putnam School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 963-6905	253	29	8.6	47.8%	215 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,550	24.2	39.7	77	30
090000201142	108	H. C. Wilcox Technical High School	Public	9-12	298 Oregon Rd.	Meriden	06450	New Haven County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(203) 238-6260	761	65	11.7	42.7%	323 (42.4%)	40 (5.3%)	348 (45.7%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	$28,531	24.1	36.8	83	25
090000201148	109	Oliver Wolcott Technical High School	Public	9-12	75 Oliver St.	Torrington	06790	Litchfield County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 496-5300	618	52	11.9	36.7%	464 (75.1%)	4 (0.6%)	106 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	$28,544	23.9			(n/a)
090045001633	110	Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	840 Old Town Road	Bridgeport	06606	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 275-3372	392	30	13	64.3%	56 (14.3%)	93 (23.7%)	207 (52.8%)	26 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$16,992	22	24.5	101	9

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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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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)
090249000465	101	Middletown High School	Public	9-12	200 LaRosa Lane	Middletown	06457	Middlesex County	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 704-4500	1,214	107	11.3	48.9%	549 (45.2%)	292 (24.1%)	211 (17.4%)	60 (4.9%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	90 (7.4%)	$25,207							26.7	37.3	81	20
090240000441	102	Francis T. Maloney High School	Public	9-12	121 Gravel St.	Meriden	06450	New Haven County	Meriden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 238-2334	1,264	86	14.6	70.8%	334 (26.4%)	149 (11.8%)	688 (54.4%)	41 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.6%)	$17,775							26	24.6	100	2
090309000655	103	Norwalk High School	Public	9-12	23 Calvin Murphy Drive	Norwalk	06851	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 838-4481	1,484	113	13.1	51.3%	342 (23.0%)	234 (15.8%)	841 (56.7%)	34 (2.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.8%)	$22,055							25.8	24.2	102	1
090070001592	104	Academy of Science and Innovation	Public, Magnet	6-12	600 Slater Road	New Britain	06053	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 223-0726	756	75	10	67.3%	131 (17.3%)	175 (23.1%)	377 (49.9%)	29 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	$24,373							25.6	21.2	105	1
090483001638	105	Waterbury Career Academy	Public	9-12	175 Birch Street	Waterbury	06704	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8000	766	51	14.9	80.2%	114 (14.9%)	196 (25.6%)	404 (52.7%)	20 (2.6%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	$21,257							25.4	20	107	2
090495001041	106	West Haven High School	Public	9-12	1 McDonough Plaza	West Haven	06516	New Haven County	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 937-4360	1,780	120	14.8	52.6%	437 (24.6%)	468 (26.3%)	738 (41.5%)	70 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.3%)	$17,211							25	32.3	90	16
090348000719	107	Putnam High School	Public	9-12	152 Woodstock Ave.	Putnam	06260	Windham County	Putnam School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 963-6905	253	29	8.6	47.8%	215 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,550							24.2	39.7	77	30
090000201142	108	H. C. Wilcox Technical High School	Public	9-12	298 Oregon Rd.	Meriden	06450	New Haven County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(203) 238-6260	761	65	11.7	42.7%	323 (42.4%)	40 (5.3%)	348 (45.7%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	$28,531							24.1	36.8	83	25
090000201148	109	Oliver Wolcott Technical High School	Public	9-12	75 Oliver St.	Torrington	06790	Litchfield County	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 496-5300	618	52	11.9	36.7%	464 (75.1%)	4 (0.6%)	106 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	$28,544							23.9			(n/a)
090045001633	110	Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	840 Old Town Road	Bridgeport	06606	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 275-3372	392	30	13	64.3%	56 (14.3%)	93 (23.7%)	207 (52.8%)	26 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$16,992							22	24.5	101	9