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Best Connecticut public schools
Eight rankings of Connecticut's public schools from the latest NCES + state-assessment data. Unlike most school rankings, this list leads with BeatsExpectations: a demographics-adjusted score that asks how a school performs relative to what its student population would predict, not just in absolute terms.
Connecticut schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios
Schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual.| # | School | City | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucks Hill School | Waterbury | 7.3:1 |
| 2 | Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School | New London | 7.3:1 |
| 3 | Bolton High School | Bolton | 7.4:1 |
| 4 | Somers High School | Somers | 7.7:1 |
| 5 | Litchfield High School | Litchfield | 7.9:1 |
| 6 | Hamilton Avenue School | Greenwich | 7.9:1 |
| 7 | Nathan Hale-Ray High School | Moodus | 7.9:1 |
| 8 | Windsor Locks Middle School | Windsor Locks | 8.0:1 |
| 9 | Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School | New London | 8.0:1 |
| 10 | Wheeler High School | North Stonington | 8.0:1 |
| 11 | North Canaan Elementary School | North Canaan | 8.1:1 |
| 12 | Salisbury Central School | Lakeville | 8.1:1 |
| 13 | Old Saybrook Senior High School | Old Saybrook | 8.2:1 |
| 14 | Stonington Middle School | Pawcatuck | 8.2:1 |
| 15 | Laurel Literacy Academy | Bloomfield | 8.2:1 |
Fastest-growing Connecticut public schools, 2017-2024
Schools open in both years with 200+ enrollment in 2017, ranked by % change.| # | School | City | Enrollment Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International | Stamford | +128% |
| 2 | Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy | Manchester | +119% |
| 3 | New Fairfield Elementary School | New Fairfield | +106% |
| 4 | Stamford Charter School for Excellence | Stamford | +99% |
| 5 | Gallup Hill School | Ledyard | +93% |
| 6 | Ana Grace Academy of the Arts | Bloomfield | +77% |
| 7 | Capital Preparatory Harbor School | Bridgeport | +77% |
| 8 | Waterbury Arts Magnet School | Waterbury | +76% |
| 9 | Wendell L. Cross School | Waterbury | +75% |
| 10 | Great Oaks Charter School | Bridgeport | +66% |
| 11 | Brass City Charter School | Waterbury | +58% |
| 12 | Beman Middle School | Middletown | +58% |
| 13 | Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary School | Madison | +55% |
| 14 | Ansonia Middle School | Ansonia | +55% |
| 15 | Pleasant Valley School | South Windsor | +49% |
Most racially diverse Connecticut public schools
Schools ranked by how balanced their student body is. The largest single racial group's share of enrollment, lowest first.| # | School | City | Max group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odyssey Community School | Manchester | 25.6% Asian (105) |
| 2 | Ridge Hill School | Hamden | 27.4% White (88) |
| 3 | Engineering - Science University Magnet School | West Haven | 29.1% Black (177) |
| 4 | West Woods School | Hamden | 30.3% White (96) |
| 5 | Snow School | Middletown | 31.2% Hispanic (106) |
| 6 | Hamden Middle School | Hamden | 31.8% Black (269) |
| 7 | Thomas W. Mahan School | Norwich | 31.9% Hispanic (82) |
| 8 | Worthington Hooker School | New Haven | 32.1% Black (135) |
| 9 | Bielefield School | Middletown | 32.3% Hispanic (81) |
| 10 | Elm City Montessori School | New Haven | 33.3% White (104) |
| 11 | Seth G. Haley School | West Haven | 33.4% White (111) |
| 12 | Edith E. Mackrille School | West Haven | 33.4% Hispanic (107) |
| 13 | Illing Middle School | Manchester | 33.5% Hispanic (256) |
| 14 | Highland Park School | Manchester | 33.7% Hispanic (101) |
| 15 | Martin School | Manchester | 34.1% Hispanic |
Largest Connecticut public schools
Brick-and-mortar schools ranked by total enrollment. Virtual schools excluded.| # | School | City | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danbury High School | Danbury | 3,612 |
| 2 | Greenwich High School | Greenwich | 2,620 |
| 3 | New Britain High School | New Britain | 2,521 |
| 4 | Westhill High School | Stamford | 2,224 |
| 5 | Trumbull High School | Trumbull | 2,152 |
| 6 | Stamford High School | Stamford | 2,102 |
| 7 | Norwich Free Academy | Norwich | 2,020 |
| 8 | Southington High School | Southington | 1,905 |
| 9 | West Haven High School | West Haven | 1,813 |
| 10 | Central High School | Bridgeport | 1,803 |
| 11 | East Hartford High School | East Hartford | 1,776 |
| 12 | Wilbur Cross High School | New Haven | 1,742 |
| 13 | Brien McMahon High School | Norwalk | 1,739 |
| 14 | Glastonbury High School | Glastonbury | 1,737 |
| 15 | Manchester High School | Manchester | 1,703 |
About these rankings
These tables use the most recent NCES Common Core of Data (2024-25) for enrollment, demographics, and staffing, and state-native assessment data (typically 2023-24 or 2024-25) for proficiency. BeatsExpectations is computed via per-state ordinary-least-squares regression of composite proficiency on free-and-reduced-lunch share. Full methodology.
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