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Newtown High School Detailed in Latest U.S. News Report
U.S. News & World Report released new public high school rankings this week. Find out how Newtown did.

NEWTOWN, CT - U.S. News & World Report in a just released report concludes that 25 Connecticut Public High Schools are among the nation’s top 1,000.
To view that list click here. Newtown High School is unranked by U.S. News & World Report, which only ranked the top 48 public high schools in Connecticut.
According to the report, Newtown High School has a college readiness score of 55.3. A college readiness score pertains to students performance on standardized tests and a higher number is considered better here.
For comparison the No. 1 ranked Connecticut public high school has a college readiness score of 92.8 percent and a graduation rate of 98 percent.
Newtown High’s AP participation rate is 62 percent.
Newtown High School has 1,713 students and 128 full-time teachers. The high school’s graduation rate is 97 percent.
To view more data about Newtown High School including test scores click here.
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