U.S. News & World Report ranks Connecticut top high schools. Which ones made the list?
U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 best public high schools rankings for the U.S. on Tuesday, releasing rankings both at a national and state level.
Locally, Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern in Groton ranked as the No. 3 high school in the state, falling two places from where it ranked last September. It ranked No. 225 in the nation.
U.S. News considered 25,000 public high schools across all 50 states and the District of Columbia for this year’s list. The list includes traditional, charter and magnet schools, along with those focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.
The rankings were compiled in partnership with RTI, a nonprofit global social science research firm. College readiness, college curriculum, state assessments, underserved student performance and graduation rate were factors considered in the rankings.
No high schools in Connecticut made the top 100 nationally.
Find the full national rankings, along with lists by state and of traditional, charter, magnet and STEM schools, at usnews.com/education/best-high-schools.
Here’s how the rankings break down for Connecticut.
10 best high schools in Connecticut 2024
- Connecticut IB Academy, East Hartford (#117 in National Rankings)
- Darien High School, Darien (#169 in National Rankings)
- Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern, Groton (#225 in National Rankings)
- Weston High School, Weston, (#226 in National Rankings)
- Greenwich High School, Greenwich (#361 in National Rankings)
- Hall High School, West Hartford (#362 in National Rankings)
- Simsbury High School, Simsbury (#475 in National Rankings)
- Farmington High School, Farmington (#499 in National Rankings)
- Staples High School, Westport (#546 in National Rankings)
- Conard High School, West Hartford (#564 in National Rankings)
How local schools ranked
10 best charter schools in Connecticut 2024
- Amistad Academy, New Haven (#2,265 in National Rankings)
- Achievement First Hartford Academy, Hartford (#6,304 in National Rankings)
- Capital Preparatory Harbor School, Bridgeport (#7,960 in National Rankings)
- Common Ground High School, New Haven (#10,820 in National Rankings)
- Achievement First Bridgeport Academy, Bridgeport (#13,242-17,655 in National Rankings)
- Elm City College Preparatory School, New Haven (#13,242-17,655 in National Rankings)
- Great Oaks Charter School, Bridgeport (#13,242-17,655 in National Rankings)
- The Bridge Academy, Bridgeport (#13,242-17,655 in National Rankings)
- Explorations, Winsted (Unranked)
- Highville Charter School, New Haven (Unranked)
