U.S. News Ranks Daniel Hand High School Among Best Schools in Connecticut

The verdict is out on the top high schools in Connecticut after U.S. News & World Report released their rankings Tuesday.

The top three ranked schools in Connecticut are: 1. Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy in East Hartford, 2. the Amistad Academy in New Haven, and 3. Academy of Aerospace and Engineering in Hartford.

A few schools in New Haven County including Daniel High School made the list.

Hand High School is ranked the No. 31 best school in the state and No. 1,169 in the United States.

The student to faculty ratio is 13:1 and there are 1,255 students.

A total of 91 percent of students are proficient in reading and 96 proficient in mathematics.

The key statistic is the college readiness index, which U.S. News & World defines as based on the percentage of 12th graders who were tested and passed the AP exams.

Hand High School’s score is 36.4, which is above the state average. The school’s AP participation rate is 41 percent.

By way of comparison the state’s top ranked high school has a college readiness index score of 95.3, and the No. 8 high school, Darien, has a college readiness index score of 59.5.

A college readiness score greater than 35 is above average and any score between 20-35 is near the state average, according to the report.

Read Hand High School’s full report here.