Connecticut Has 19 Newsweek Best STEM High Schools In 2019

CONNECTICUT — The Newsweek report, released earlier this month, shows that Connecticut has placed 19 schools among the nation's top STEM schools.

Hopkins School in New Haven ranked highest in the state with an overall score of 97.48 out of 100. It's a private, college-preparatory, coeducational, day school founded in 1660, and the third-oldest independent secondary school in the United States. Hopkins has an enrollment of 714 students in grades 7-12, from 60 Connecticut municipalities.

Here are all the STEM schools in Connecticut that earned a spot on the list:

#21 Hopkins School, New Haven; Score: 97.48 (Private)

#45 Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, Windsor; Score: 96.58 (Public)

#56 Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford; Score: 96.06 (Private)

#76 The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville; Score: 95.53 (Private)

#97 Darien High School, Darien; Score: 95.15 (Public)

#138 Weston High School, Weston; Score: 94.54 (Public)

#175 Staples High School, Westport; Score: 93.95 (Public)

#184 New Canaan High School, New Canaan; Score: 93.84 (Public)

#200 The Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor; Score: 93.62 (Private)

#230 Wilton High School, Wilton; Score: 93.22 (Public)

#252 Greenwich High School, Greenwich; Score: 92.93 (Public)

#335 The Taft School, Watertown; Score: 91.67 (Private)

#343 Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield; Score: 91.58 (Public)

#344 Greenwich Academy, Greenwich; Score: 91.56 (Private)

#386 Hall High School, West Hartford; Score: 90.83 (Public)

#391 Greens Farms Academy, Wesport; Score: 90.74 (Private)

#403 Brunswick School, Greenwich; Score: 90.57 (Private)

#442 Kent School, Kent; Score: 90.08 (Private)

#469 Conard High School, West Hartford; Score: 89.69 (Public)

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"With high-profile institutions in big urban areas and small but strong programs across the nation, America’s future in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is in good hands," the report’s researchers said.

Newsweek and STEM.org determined the rankings by utilizing regression analysis to evaluate which primary and secondary institutions in America best offer students quality experience in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, while also preparing them for post-school life.

Texas had three schools crack the top 10 best STEM schools overall in the country, including the top two institutions.

School of Science and Engineering, located in Dallas, Texas, was ranked as the No. 1 STEM school in the United States.

STEM schools in eight different states made the top 10.

1. School of Science and Engineering: Dallas, Texas
2. School for the Talented and Gifted: Dallas, Texas
3. Stanford Online High School: Redwood City, California
4. Bronx High School of Science: Bronx, New York
5. University of Chicago Laboratory Schools: Chicago, Illinois
6. Liberal Arts and Science Academy: Austin, Texas
7. The Early College at Guilford: Greensboro, North Carolina
8. Maine School of Science and Mathematics: Limestone, Maine
9. Cranbrook Schools: Bloomsfield Hills, Michigan
10. Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science: Worcester, Massachusetts

The full report on the best STEM schools in America is available on Newsweek.org.