The 100 Best Public High Schools In Connecticut For 2017: Report

With all the attention on public education of late because of the contentious confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education, this report card on Connecticut public high schools couldn't come at a better time.

The list of the best public high schools in Connecticut was compiled by Niche.com based on criteria such as academics and outcomes. Fairfield County claims eight of the top 10 spots, with Hartford County grabbing two spots.

Niche, a website for researching schools, used a variety of factors, including SAT/ACT scores, student-teacher ratio, the quality of colleges students consider and reviews from students and parents for its ranking.

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Here are the rankings of the Top 100 Public High Schools in Connecticut

1. New Canaan High School New Canaan, CT
2. Staples High School Westport, CT
3. Greenwich High School Greenwich, CT
4. Weston High School Weston, CT
5. Glastonbury High School Glastonbury, CT
6. Simsbury High School Simsbury, CT
7. Wilton High School Wilton, CT
8. Joel Barlow High School Redding, CT
9. Darien High School Darien, CT
10. The Academy of Information Technology Stamford, CT
11. Avon High School Avon, CT
12. Ridgefield High School Ridgefield, CT
13. Masuk High School Monroe, CT
14. Amity Regional High School Woodbridge, CT
15. East Lyme High School East Lyme, CT
16. Conard High School West Hartford, CT
17. Fairfield Ludlowe High School Fairfield, CT
18. Newtown High School Sandy Hook, CT
19. Fairfield Warde High School Fairfield, CT
20. Farmington High School Farmington, CT
21. Trumbull High School Trumbull, CT
22. Hall High School West Hartford, CT
23. Valley Regional High School Deep River, CT
24. Pomperaug Regional High School Southbury, CT
25. Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut Groton, CT
26. Daniel Hand High School Madison, CT
27. Canton High School Canton, CT
28. Guilford High School Guilford, CT
29. Lyme-Old Lyme High School Old Lyme, CT
30. Cheshire High School Cheshire, CT
31. Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy East Hartford, CT
32. Bethel High School Bethel, CT
33. North Haven High School North Haven, CT
34. Academy of Aerospace & Engineering Hartford, CT
35. Norwich Free Academy Norwich, CT
36. Suffield High School West Suffield, CT
37. Litchfield High School Litchfield, CT
38. Brookfield High School Brookfield, CT
39. E. O. Smith High School Storrs, CT
40. Westbrook High School Westbrook, CT
41. Woodstock Academy Woodstock, CT
42. Waterford High School Waterford, CT
43. University High School of Science and Engineering Hartford, CT
44. Haddam-Killingworth High School Higganum, CT
45. South Windsor High School South Windsor, CT
46. Granby Memorial High School Granby, CT
47. Waterbury Arts Magnet School Waterbury, CT
48. Bolton High School Bolton, CT
49. Branford High School Branford, CT
50. East Hampton High School East Hampton, CT
51. New Milford High School New Milford, CT
52. Lewis S. Mills High School Burlington, CT
53. Rocky Hill High School Rocky Hill, CT
54. Coginchaug Regional High School Durham, CT
55. Fitch Senior High School Groton, CT
56. Mark T. Sheehan High School Wallingford, CT
57. Cromwell High School Cromwell, CT
58. Lyman Hall High School Wallingford, CT
59. Ledyard High School Ledyard, CT
60. East Granby High School East Granby, CT
61. Plainville High School Plainville, CT
62. Windsor High School Windsor, CT
63. Housatonic Valley Regional High School Falls Village, CT
64. Old Saybrook Senior High School Old Saybrook, CT
65. Rham High School Hebron, CT
66. Southington High School Southington, CT
67. Oxford High School Oxford, CT
68. Cooperative High School New Haven, CT
69. Brien McMahon High School Norwalk, CT
70. Joseph A. Foran High School Milford, CT
71. Stonington High School Pawcatuck, CT
72. New Fairfield High School New Fairfield, CT
73. Newington High School Newington, CT
74. Nathan Hale-Ray High School Moodus, CT
75. Pathways Academy of Technology and Design East Hartford, CT
76. Bacon Academy Colchester, CT
77. Hamden High School Hamden, CT
78. Wamogo Regional High School Litchfield, CT
79. Nonnewaug High School Woodbury, CT
80. Danbury High School Danbury, CT
81. North Branford High School North Branford, CT
82. Common Ground High School New Haven, CT
83. Northwestern Regional High School Winsted, CT
84. Shepaug Valley School Washington Depot, CT
85. Manchester High School Manchester, CT
86. Bristol Central High School Bristol, CT
87. Woodland Regional High School Beacon Falls, CT
88. Coventry High School Coventry, CT
89. Montville High School Oakdale, CT
90. Parish Hill High School Chaplin, CT
91. Ellington High School Ellington, CT
92. Portland High School Portland, CT
93. Bunnell High School Stratford, CT
94. Westhill High School Stamford, CT
95. Wethersfield High School Wethersfield, CT
96. Middletown High School Middletown, CT
97. The Morgan School Clinton, CT
98. Ansonia High School Ansonia, CT
99. Shelton High School Shelton, CT
100. Somers High School Somers, CT

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Alexander Nguyen (Patch Staff) contributed to this story.

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