Darien High Ranks As Top CT Public School For 2022: U.S. News

DARIEN, CT — Darien High School has been named the top public school in Connecticut, according to a new national ranking by U.S. News and World Report.

This year's list of best high schools evaluated more than 17,800 schools nationwide, including 165 in Connecticut.

U.S. News and World Report also noted Darien High School placed at #191 on a national ranking, and #153 among STEM high schools. Among other factors, schools on the list are ranked based on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college.

According to the list, Darien High School students have the opportunity to take advanced placement coursework and exams, with the school's AP participation rate at 78 percent. The school's graduation rate stands at an impressive 98 percent.

The total minority enrollment is 14 percent, and 2 percent of students are economically disadvantaged, according to the list. Darien High School is the only high school in the town's school district.

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The 2022 ranking of best high schools is intended to show how well the nation's public schools serve all students, regardless of achievement level, by teaching them basic skills and preparing them for college-level work, according to a news release from U.S. News.

Families can also use the rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local levels on factors such as graduation rates and college readiness.

No Connecticut school cracked U.S. News' Top 100. Nearby schools in Connecticut that ranked in the top 500 include Weston High School (#255), Staples High School (#316), New Canaan High School (#320), Ridgefield High School (#391) and Greenwich High School (#408).

More information about Darien High School, as well as how other schools in the state ranked, can be found at U.S. News and World Report.

This year, the top 15 schools nationally are in 14 different states. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia was ranked #1 in the nation, as well as among magnet schools.

This year's schools were ranked on six measures: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance and graduation rates.

Read more about the Best High Schools methodology here.