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Westport's Staples High School Among Top 10 In CT: New Report

The public school was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the top 100 in the state.

WESTPORT, CT — Westport's public high school is ranked among the top 10 in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Staples High School was ranked No. 9 in the state.

The rankings come from the 2024 Best High Schools list published earlier this week by U.S. News & World Report.

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Connecticut public high schools ranked second in the nation, with just under 43 percent of its schools in the top 25 percent.

See related: Top 100 Public High Schools In CT Revealed By U.S. News For 2024: Do You Agree?

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State-by-state performance is based solely on which states have the largest proportion of schools in the top 25 percent. Massachusetts once again leads in the ranking.

The rankings also include the best magnet, charter and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) schools.

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