Wilton High School Ranks Among Top 5 in State

Niche.com, a rankings and review website, has compiled its list of “2016 Best Public High Schools in Connecticut.”

These rankings are based on state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, student and parent reviews, and more.

Niche compiled a nationwide list of all high schools and Connecticut failed to crack the top 50.

According to Niche, the top 5 public high schools are: No. 1. Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, N.Y., No. 2 High Technology High School in Lincroft, N.J., No. 3. Staten Island Technical High School in Staten Island, N.Y., No. 4. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, and No. 5 Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Illinois.

The first Connecticut school to crack the list is Staples High School in Westport at No. 62 overall and No. 1 in the state.

After Staples, is No. 2. New Canaan High School, No. 3. Wilton High School, No. 4. Simsbury High School, and No. 5. Weston High School.

Wilton High School ranked No. 3 in the state and received an overall niche grade of A+. Nationwide, the school was ranked 136.

Niche gave Wilton an A+ for academica, A+ for extracurriculars, A for food, A- for sports and fitness an A+ for teachers.

96 percent of Wilton High students are proficient in math and 98 percent are proficient in reading.

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