Top High Schools Ranked in CT

Editor’s note: We published this story earlier in the week, but here it is again in case you missed it.

Niche.com, a rankings and review site, has compiled its list of “2016 Best Public High Schools in Connecticut.”

These rankings are based on state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, student and parent reviews, and more.

Niche.com compiled a nationwide list of all high schools and Connecticut failed to crack the top 50.

According to Niche.com, the top 5 public high schools are: No. 1, Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, N.Y.; No. 2, High Technology High School in Lincroft, N.J.; No. 3, Staten Island Technical High School in Staten Island, N.Y.; No. 4. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia; and No. 5, Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Illinois.

The first Connecticut school to crack the list is Staples High School in Westport at No. 62 overall and No. 1 in the state.

After Staples, is No. 2 New Canaan High School, No. 3 Wilton High School, No. 4 Simsbury High School, and No. 5 Weston High School.

Out of 202 Connecticut public high schools, Enrico Fermi High School ranked No. 157 with an overall grade of C+, while Enfield High School was rated No. 170 with an overall grade of C.

Fermi’s academics received a B-, extracurriculars B, food C, sports C+, and teachers B-. Enfield’s academics received a C+, extracurriculars B+, food C-, sports B, and teachers C+.

Eighty-eight percent of Fermi students and eighty-two percent of Enfield High students are proficient in both math and reading.

To read all of the reviews about Fermi High, click here; for Enfield High, click here.