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The highest-poverty public high schools in Connecticut

Across Connecticut, 197 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Bassick High School leads the list at 92.1%, against a median of 42.9% 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

197

Connecticut

Top % FRL

92.1%

Median % FRL

42.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CONNECTICUT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Bassick High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	1,075	92.1%
2	New London High School	New London, CT	New London School District	High	605	91.2%
3	Warren Harding High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	1,324	88.8%
4	Bridgeport Military Academy	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	321	88.5%
5	Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: High School Campu	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	110	85.5%
6	The Bridge Academy	Bridgeport, CT	The Bridge Academy District	High	281	85.4%
7	Wilby High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	High	1,196	84.9%
8	Sport and Medical Sciences Academy	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	463	84.2%
9	Weaver High School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	721	84.2%
10	Crosby High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	High	1,453	83.0%
11	Great Oaks Charter School	Bridgeport, CT	Great Oaks Charter School District	High	662	82.2%
12	Hill Regional Career High School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	High	625	82.1%
13	John F. Kennedy High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	High	1,391	81.8%
14	James Hillhouse High School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	High	1,124	81.4%
15	Central High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	1,803	81.4%
16	New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Pathway	New London, CT	New London School District	High	268	81.3%
17	Bulkeley High School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	552	81.0%
18	Orville H. Platt High School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	High	1,191	80.9%
19	Metropolitan Business Academy	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	High	380	80.5%
20	Pathways Academy of Technology and Design	East Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	359	80.2%
21	High School In The Community	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	High	251	80.1%
22	Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for High School Grades	New London, CT	New London School District	High	171	78.4%
23	Hartford Public High School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	698	78.2%
24	Waterbury Career Academy	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	High	709	78.0%
25	Classical Magnet School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	438	77.4%
26	Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	925	77.3%
27	Wilbur Cross High School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	High	1,742	75.7%
28	Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	376	75.5%
29	Academy of Computer Science and Engineering	Enfield, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	High	550	74.0%
30	Francis T. Maloney High School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	High	1,291	73.5%
31	Great Path Academy at CT State Manchester	Manchester, CT	Hartford School District	High	336	72.3%
32	Cooperative High School - Inter-District Magnet	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	High	560	72.3%
33	Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	324	71.9%
34	Windham High School	Willimantic, CT	Windham School District	High	633	71.6%
35	New Britain High School	New Britain, CT	New Britain School District	High	2,521	71.5%
36	A. I. Prince Technical High School	Hartford, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	High	725	71.2%
37	Eli Whitney Technical High School	Hamden, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	High	586	70.0%
38	Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High Sc	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	High	386	68.1%
39	Waterbury Arts Magnet School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	High	820	68.0%
40	Global Experience Magnet School	Bloomfield, CT	Bloomfield School District	High	175	64.6%
41	Common Ground High School	New Haven, CT	Common Ground High School District	High	221	64.3%
42	Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School - Full Day	Hartford, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	High	403	64.0%
43	Academy of International Studies 6-12	Bloomfield, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	High	697	64.0%
44	Academy of Science and Innovation	New Britain, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	High	767	63.5%
45	New Haven Academy	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	High	321	63.2%
46	Bullard-Havens Technical High School	Bridgeport, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	High	819	63.1%
47	University High School of Science and Engineering	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	High	406	62.8%
48	Torrington High School	Torrington, CT	Torrington School District	High	1,034	62.3%
49	East Windsor High School	East Windsor, CT	East Windsor School District	High	259	62.2%
50	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering	Windsor, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	High	767	60.9%

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