Stamford High Schools Make U.S. News List Of Best High Schools For '22

STAMFORD, CT — U.S. News & World Report recently released its list of best high schools for 2022, and Stamford's three high schools made the cut.

In Connecticut, 206 schools were ranked, and 17,853 were ranked nationally.

The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering was ranked 30th in Connecticut and 1,463rd in the country; Westhill High School came in at 64th in the state, 3,022nd in the U.S.; and Stamford High School was ranked 94th statewide, 4,768th in the U.S.

U.S. News & World Report said the methodology for identifying the top-ranked schools was developed with a core principle in mind: that the top schools must serve all students well and must produce measurable academic outcomes that support this mission.

U.S. News worked with North Carolina-based RTI International, a global nonprofit social science research firm to develop the list. Data is from the 2019-2020 school year.

High schools were rated on the following six measures.

• College readiness, 30 percent of the ranking
• College curriculum breadth, 10 percent
• State assessment proficiency, 20 percent
• State assessment performance, 20 percent
• Underserved student performance, 10 percent
• Graduation rate, 10 percent

While the six ranking indicators that determined each school’s rank were the same as those used in the three prior years, U.S. News said it adjusted its calculation of these measures to account for the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on schools in the 2019-2020 school year.

Since most states closed school for in-person instruction beginning in March 2020, typically right before most states conduct assessments, the U.S. Department of Education granted waivers allowing all states to forego state testing for the 2019-2020 school year.

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Academy of Information Technology & Engineering

AITE was ranked 172nd out of 855 for all Magnet High Schools in the country.

U.S. News gave AITE a total score of 91.8 out of 100. Fifty-eight percent of students took at least one Advanced Placement exam; 40 percent passed at least on AP exam. AITE had a 99 percent graduation rate.

See the full report on AITE

Westhill High School

WHS was given an overall score of 83.06 out of 100, according to the rankings. Fify-one percent took at least one Advanced Placement exam; 44 percent passed at least one AP exam. The school had an 86 percent graduation rate.

See the full report on WHS

Stamford High School

SHS's total score is 73.28 out of 100, U.S. News said. Thirty-seven percent of students took at least one Advanced Placement exam; 23 percent passed at least one AP exam. The school had a graduation rate of 91 percent.

See the full report on SHS

The top 10 high schools in Connecticut are:

1. Darien High School
2. Connecticut IB Academy
3. Weston High School
4. Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern
5. Staples High School
6. New Canaan High School
7. Achievement First Hartford Academy
8. Ridgefield High School
9. Greenwich High School
10. Farmington High School

See full list for CT

The top 10 high schools in the country are:

1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, V.a.)
2. Academic Magnet High School (Charleston, S.C.)
3. Signature School (Evansville, Ind.)
4. School for Advanced Studied (Miami, Fla.)
5. Payton College Preparatory High School (Chicago, Ill.)
6. The Davidson Academy of Nevada (Reno, Nev.)
7. Central Magnet School (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
8. The School for the Talented and Gifted (Dallas, Texas)
9. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology (Lawrenceville, Ga.)
10. Julie R. Mastermind Secondary School (Philadelphia, Pa.)

See full U.S. list

The data analysis company Niche recently released its list of top public high schools in the country. According to the list, AITE was ranked 20th in Connecticut; WHS was ranked 77th; and SHS was ranked 91st.

Read more on Niche's rankings