Connecticut's Top Public High Schools: Report

Niche.com, a rankings and review site, 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.com compiled a nationwide list of all high schools and Connecticut failed to crack the top 50.

According to Niche.com, 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.

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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.

Windsor Locks High School

Windsor Locks ranked No. 136 in the state with an overall grade of B-.

Windsor Locks received a B- for academics, a B for extracurriculars, a B- for food, a B for sports, and a B- for teachers.

Eighty percent of Windsor Locks students are proficient in both math and reading, according to Niche.

To read all of the reviews about the high school click here.

East Windsor High School

East Windsor ranked No. 163 in the state with an overall grade of C+.

East Windsor received a C+ for academics, a B for extracurriculars, a B for food, a B- for sports, and a C+ for teachers.

Sixty-seven percent of East Windsor students are proficient in both math and reading, according to Niche.

Read all of East Windsor’s reviews here.