Fairfield Warde, Ludlowe High Schools Among 25 Best In CT: New Report

FAIRFIELD, CT — Warde and Ludlowe high schools in Fairfield have been ranked among the top 25 public high schools in Connecticut, according to a new report from education platform Niche.com.

Niche’s 2024 Best Schools and Districts rankings include data on 94,058 public schools, 30,809 private schools and 12,192 school districts.

Warde was named the 13th best public high school in the state, while Ludlowe came in as the 21st best. A separate survey by U.S. News & World Report also had the two among the top 25 in the state, but in reverse order.

This year’s full rankings include 7,375 newly ranked public schools.

The top public high school in Connecticut is New Canaan High School, followed by Staples High School in Westport, Wilton High School, Greenwich High School and Darien High School to round out the top five.

Niche said its rankings, now in the tenth year, differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

The company said its rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet.

Below are the top 25 public high schools in Connecticut, according to Niche:

1. New Canaan High School, New Canaan
2. Staples High School, Westport
3. Wilton High School, Wilton
4. Greenwich High School, Greenwich
5. Darien High School, Darien
6. Center for Global Studies, Norwalk
7. Avon High School, Avon
8. Conard High School, West Hartford
9. Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury
10. Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut, Groton
11. Weston High School, Weston
12. Farmington High School, Farmington
13. Fairfield Warde High School, Fairfield
14. Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield
15. Daniel Hand High School, Madison
16. The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, Stamford
17. Hall High School, West Hartford
18. Simsbury High School, Simsbury
19. Guilford High School, Guilford
20. East Lyme High School, East Lyme
21. Fairfield Ludlowe High School, Fairfield
22. Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy, East Hartford
23. Cheshire High School, Cheshire
24. Amity Regional High School, Woodbridge
25. Joel Barlow High School, Redding

>>>Click here to view the full Niche.com rankings.

— Rich Kirby, Patch Staff, contributed to this story.