Connecticut's Best Public High Schools: 2022 Rankings Released

CONNECTICUT —Ratings website Niche.com released its 2022 list of the best public high schools in the state and across the country, and schools in the southwestern area of the state dominate the rankings.

Staples High School once again came out on top. Besides ranking No. 1 in Connecticut, the Westport school came in at No. 102 out of 19,984 public high schools nationally. Ranking No. 2 in the state, New Canaan High School was rated No. 189 nationally, and those were the only two Connecticut schools to crack Niche's Top 200. The top-ranked public high school in the country was The Davidson Academy, located in Reno, Nevada.

Niche's methodology weighted academics the most, but also took into consideration teachers, college preparation, clubs/activities, health/safety, administration, sports, food, resources/facilities and diversity. You can read more about how Niche calculated your school's score here.

The researchers formulated their data from a variety of sources, including SAT/ACT scores, student-teacher ratio, the quality of colleges students consider and reviews from students and parents for its ranking. Some districts are disqualified from receiving a final letter grade if there isn't enough data.

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Here's the complete list from Niche:

1. Staples High School, Westport
2. New Canaan High School, New Canaan
3. Darien High School, Darien
4. Greenwich High School, Greenwich
5. Wilton High School, Wilton
6. Weston High School, Weston
7. Farmington High School, Farmington
8. Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury
9. Fairfield Warde High School, Fairfield
10. Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut, Groton
11. Avon High School, Avon
12. Ridgefield High School,Ridgefield
13. Simsbury High School, Simsbury
14. Conard High School, West Hartford
15. Hall High School, West Hartford
16. Daniel Hand High School, Madison
17. Joel Barlow High School, Redding
18. Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy, East Hartford
19. Amity Regional High School, Woodbridge
20. The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, Stamford
21. Guilford High School, Guilford
22. East Lyme High School, East Lyme
23. Cheshire High School, Cheshire
24. Center for Global Studies, Norwalk
25. Fairfield Ludlowe High School, Fairfield
26. Masuk High School, Monroe
27. Academy of Aerospace & Engineering, Windsor
28. Trumbull High School, Trumbull
29. Newtown High School, Sandy Hook
30. Achievement First Bridgeport Academy, Bridgeport
31. Canton High School, Canton
32. Not Included
33. E.O. Smith High School, Storrs
34. South Windsor High School, South Windsor
35. Granby Memorial High School, Granby
36. Brookfield High School, Brookfield
37. Lyme-Old Lyme High School, Old Lyme
38. Pomperaug Regional High School, Southbury
39. Old Saybrook Senior High School, Old Saybrook
40. Northwestern Regional High School, Winsted
41. Rham High School, Hebron
42. University High School of Science and Engineering, Hartford
43. Rocky Hill High School, Rocky Hill
44. Wheeler High School, North Stonington
45. Lewis S. Mills High School, Burlington
46. Shepaug Valley School, Washington
47. Bethel High School, Bethel
48. East Granby High School, East Granby
49. Waterford High School, Waterford
50. Valley Regional High School, Deep River
51. Joseph A. Foran High School, Milford
52. Jonathan Law High School, Milford
53. Suffield High School, West Suffield
54. Berlin High School, Berlin
55. Haddam-Killingworth High School, Higganum
56. Bristol Central High School, Bristol
57. Stonington High School, Pawcatuck
58. Housatonic Valley Regional High School, Falls Village
59. Tolland High School, Tolland
60. Coventry High School, Coventry
61. Newington High School, Newington
62. Woodland Regional High School, Beacon Falls
63. Engineering - Science University Magnet School, West Haven
64. Wolcott High School, Wolcott
65. Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk
66. Robert E. Fitch High School, Groton
67. Branford High School, Branford
68. East Hampton High School, East Hampton
69. Three Rivers Middle College Magnet School, Norwich
70. Wethersfield High School, Wethersfield
71. Bolton High School, Bolton
72. Mark T. Sheehan High School, Wallingford
73. Montville High School, Oakdale
74. Litchfield High School, Litchfield
75. Westbrook High School, Westbrook
76. Ledyard High School, Ledyard
77. Westhill High School, Stamford
78. Somers High School, Somers
79. Southington High School, Southington
80. North Haven High School, North Haven
81. Coginchaug Regional High School, Durham
82. Amistad Academy, New Haven
83. Parish Hill High School, Chaplin
84. Achievement First Hartford Academy, Hartford
85. Cromwell High School, Cromwell
86. Windsor High School, Windsor
87. The Morgan School, Clinton
88. Middletown High School, Middletown
89. Academy of Science and Innovation, New Britain
90. New Milford High School, New Milford
91. Stamford High School, Stamford
92. Bacon Academy, Colchester
93. Nonnewaug High School, Woodbury
94. Lyman Hall High School, Wallingford
95. Bristol Eastern High School, Bristol
96. Manchester High School, Manchester
97. Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering & Physical Sciences at the Fairchild Wheeler Campus, Bridgeport
98. Plainville High School, Plainville
99. Bunnell High School, Stratford
100. Hamden High School, Hamden