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)
090486001001	21	Waterford High School	Public	9-12	20 Rope Ferry Rd.	Waterford	06385	New London County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 437-6956	713	65	10.9	28.8%	513 (71.9%)	23 (3.2%)	86 (12.1%)	45 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (5.3%)	$24,780							84.7	79.3	29	8
090492001013	22	Conard High School	Public	9-12	110 Beechwood Rd.	West Hartford	06107	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 231-5000	1,402	100	13.9	30.6%	731 (52.1%)	121 (8.6%)	321 (22.9%)	162 (11.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (4.1%)	$19,201							84	82.5	26	4
090180000332	23	Guilford High School	Public	9-12	605 New England Rd.	Guilford	06437	New Haven County	Guilford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 453-2741	1,026	85	12	13.8%	801 (78.1%)	16 (1.6%)	94 (9.2%)	48 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (5.8%)	$20,017							83.6	86.7	19	4
090447000904	24	Suffield High School	Public	9-12	1060 Sheldon Street	West Suffield	06093	Hartford County	Suffield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 668-3810	683	59	11.5	18.0%	534 (78.2%)	33 (4.8%)	72 (10.5%)	33 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	$20,779							81.7	78.3	36	12
090132000223	25	East Lyme High School	Public	9-12	30 Chesterfield Rd.	East Lyme	06333	New London County	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 739-6946	927	91	10.1	22.8%	689 (74.3%)	19 (2.0%)	82 (8.8%)	80 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.2%)	$21,600							80.7			(n/a)
090309001917	26	Center for Global Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	300 Highland Avenue	Norwalk	06854	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 852-9488	284	34	8.4	33.8%	96 (33.8%)	45 (15.8%)	101 (35.6%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	$22,153							80.6	79.3	30	4
090353001632	27	Shepaug Valley School	Public	6-12	159 South Street	Washington	06793	Litchfield County	Regional School District 12	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 868-7326	496	54	9.2	18.1%	414 (83.5%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (10.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$28,388							80.3	75.9	40	13
090144000237	28	Ellington High School	Public	9-12	37 Maple St.	Ellington	06029	Tolland County	Ellington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 896-2352	716	67	10.6	19.1%	542 (75.7%)	26 (3.6%)	58 (8.1%)	69 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$20,205							80			(n/a)
090306000635	29	Wheeler High School	Public	7-12	297 Norwich/Westerly Rd.	North Stonington	06359	New London County	North Stonington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 535-0377	330	42	7.8	20.9%	298 (90.3%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.5%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$20,693							79.8			(n/a)
090414000819	30	Somers High School	Public	9-12	5 Vision Boulevard	Somers	06071	Tolland County	Somers School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 749-2270	382	48	8		334 (87.4%)	8 (2.1%)	23 (6.0%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$23,871							79.5	66.7	49	19

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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

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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.