Best High Schools in Connecticut

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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)
090081000134	51	The Morgan School	Public	9-12	71 Killingworth Tpke.	Clinton	06413	Middlesex County	Clinton School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 664-6504	524	50	10.4	30.0%	394 (75.2%)	5 (1.0%)	94 (17.9%)	23 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$22,974							66.2	65.3	53	2
090252000473	52	Joseph A. Foran High School	Public	9-12	80 Foran Dr.	Milford	06460	New Haven County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3502	765	70	10.9	25.6%	559 (73.1%)	36 (4.7%)	90 (11.8%)	62 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$24,048							65.4			(n/a)
090351500725	53	Wamogo Regional High School	Public	9-12	98 Wamogo Rd.	Litchfield	06759	Litchfield County	Regional School District 06	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 567-7410	371	42	8.7	23.5%	330 (88.9%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$25,590							64.8	42.3	74	21
090084000135	54	Bacon Academy	Public	9-12	611 Norwich Ave.	Colchester	06415	New London County	Colchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 537-2378	672	61	10.9	26.6%	542 (80.7%)	15 (2.2%)	58 (8.6%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.7%)	$19,789							63.7	79.2	33	21
090507001068	55	Wethersfield High School	Public	9-12	411 Wolcott Hill Rd.	Wethersfield	06109	Hartford County	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 571-8200	1,151	86	13.3	25.0%	759 (65.9%)	59 (5.1%)	238 (20.7%)	42 (3.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.2%)	$17,876							62.9	51.8	66	11
090353600745	56	Nonnewaug High School	Public	9-12	5 Minortown Road	Woodbury	06798	Litchfield County	Regional School District 14	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 263-2186	676	64	10.5	22.8%	577 (85.4%)	11 (1.6%)	67 (9.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$22,722							62	72.2	44	12
090120000185	57	Nathan Hale-Ray High School	Public	9-12	15 School Drive	Moodus	06469	Middlesex County	East Haddam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 873-5065	262	34	7.7	22.5%	230 (87.8%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.0%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$27,667							61.9	51.8	67	10
090339000712	58	Portland High School	Public	9-12	95 High Street	Portland	06480	Middlesex County	Portland School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 342-1720	311	31	10	23.8%	231 (74.3%)	12 (3.9%)	49 (15.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$25,285							61.5	77.3	37	21
090279001519	59	Engineering - Science University Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	500 Boston Post Road	West Haven	06516	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-6000	598	57	10.4	49.5%	163 (27.3%)	192 (32.1%)	154 (25.8%)	52 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	$21,018							60.7	65	54	5
090429000845	60	Stafford High School	Public	9-12	145 Orcuttville Rd.	Stafford Springs	06076	Tolland County	Stafford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 684-4233	398	40	9.9	30.7%	342 (85.9%)	5 (1.3%)	36 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$22,949							60.1	77.1	38	22

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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.