Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy in Hartford is the best public middle school in Connecticut, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News researchers based the 2027 ranking of the nation's best public middle schools on the latest publicly available data from state education agencies by RTI International, alongside data from the U.S. Department of Education. In the past, the state reports weren't part of the methodology.
State agency data offers a more thorough evaluation of student achievement in math and reading across every proficiency level, all while taking student background and overall performance on state assessments into consideration.
This year's ranking includes 24,000 public middle schools.
The top 100 public middle schools in Connecticut are:
The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to give parents a snapshot of how well schools provide a high-quality education and prepare students for a successful future.
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