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The fastest-growing public high schools in Connecticut

Across Connecticut, 63 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Waterbury Arts Magnet School leads the list at 76.0%, against a median of 9.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Connecticut

Top Enrollment growth

76.0%

Median Enrollment growth

9.4%

FASTEST GROWING · CONNECTICUT

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Waterbury Arts Magnet School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	466	820	76.0%
2	Great Oaks Charter School	Bridgeport, CT	Great Oaks Charter School District	400	662	65.5%
3	Academy of Computer Science and Engineering	Enfield, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	378	550	45.5%
4	Ella T. Grasso Technical High School	Groton, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	472	684	44.9%
5	Warren Harding High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	967	1,324	36.9%
6	Orville H. Platt High School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	915	1,191	30.2%
7	Crosby High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	1,147	1,453	26.7%
8	Rockville High School	Vernon, CT	Vernon School District	791	995	25.8%
9	West Haven High School	West Haven, CT	West Haven School District	1,453	1,813	24.8%
10	Stamford High School	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	1,689	2,102	24.5%
11	Bethel High School	Bethel, CT	Bethel School District	896	1,097	22.4%
12	James Hillhouse High School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	927	1,124	21.3%
13	Stratford High School	Stratford, CT	Stratford School District	958	1,150	20.0%
14	Wilbur Cross High School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	1,458	1,742	19.5%
15	Vinal Technical High School	Middletown, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	440	522	18.6%
16	Torrington High School	Torrington, CT	Torrington School District	884	1,034	17.0%
17	Danbury High School	Danbury, CT	Danbury School District	3,115	3,612	16.0%
18	New Britain High School	New Britain, CT	New Britain School District	2,184	2,521	15.4%
19	Shepaug Valley School	Washington, CT	Regional School District 12	423	486	14.9%
20	J. M. Wright Technical High School	Stamford, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	431	494	14.6%
21	New Haven Academy	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	280	321	14.6%
22	Brien McMahon High School	Norwalk, CT	Norwalk School District	1,526	1,739	14.0%
23	Francis T. Maloney High School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	1,134	1,291	13.8%
24	Griswold High School	Griswold, CT	Griswold School District	535	606	13.3%
25	Windham Technical High School	Willimantic, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	454	510	12.3%
26	Central High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	1,612	1,803	11.8%
27	Windham High School	Willimantic, CT	Windham School District	566	633	11.8%
28	Wilby High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	1,072	1,196	11.6%
29	Bassick High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	970	1,075	10.8%
30	South Windsor High School	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor School District	1,302	1,442	10.8%
31	Manchester High School	Manchester, CT	Manchester School District	1,555	1,703	9.5%
32	Common Ground High School	New Haven, CT	Common Ground High School District	202	221	9.4%
33	John F. Kennedy High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	1,273	1,391	9.3%
34	E. C. Goodwin Technical High School	New Britain, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	633	690	9.0%
35	Ansonia High School	Ansonia, CT	Ansonia School District	567	617	8.8%
36	Westhill High School	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	2,061	2,224	7.9%
37	Henry Abbott Technical High School	Danbury, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	670	721	7.6%
38	Hamden High School	Hamden, CT	Hamden School District	1,496	1,609	7.6%
39	W. F. Kaynor Technical High School	Waterbury, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	776	831	7.1%
40	Academy of International Studies 6-12	Bloomfield, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	653	697	6.7%
41	Bridgeport Military Academy	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	301	321	6.6%
42	Eli Whitney Technical High School	Hamden, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	551	586	6.4%
43	Emmett O'Brien Technical High School	Ansonia, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	582	618	6.2%
44	High School In The Community	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	237	251	5.9%
45	Farmington High School	Farmington, CT	Farmington School District	1,196	1,261	5.4%
46	Bullard-Havens Technical High School	Bridgeport, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	778	819	5.3%
47	Great Path Academy at CT State Manchester	Manchester, CT	Hartford School District	320	336	5.0%
48	East Hampton High School	East Hampton, CT	East Hampton School District	470	488	3.8%
49	Howell Cheney Technical High School	Manchester, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	634	652	2.8%
50	East Hartford High School	East Hartford, CT	East Hartford School District	1,728	1,776	2.8%

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