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The public high schools with the most Black students in Connecticut

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most Black students in Connecticut, drawn from 196 qualifying public high schools. Hamden High School leads the list at 571, against a median of 49 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

196

Connecticut

Top Black students

571

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · CONNECTICUT

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Hamden High School	Hamden, CT	Hamden School District	1,609	35.5%	571
2	East Hartford High School	East Hartford, CT	East Hartford School District	1,776	31.6%	561
3	James Hillhouse High School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	1,124	46.7%	525
4	Central High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	1,803	28.9%	521
5	Windsor High School	Windsor, CT	Windsor School District	1,095	47.5%	520
6	West Haven High School	West Haven, CT	West Haven School District	1,813	25.3%	458
7	Bloomfield High School	Bloomfield, CT	Bloomfield School District	528	82.6%	436
8	Warren Harding High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	1,324	32.6%	432
9	Manchester High School	Manchester, CT	Manchester School District	1,703	24.8%	422
10	Stamford High School	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	2,102	18.7%	394
11	Norwich Free Academy	Norwich, CT	Norwich Free Academy District	2,020	18.2%	367
12	Weaver High School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	721	49.9%	360
13	Crosby High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	1,453	23.7%	344
14	Wilbur Cross High School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	1,742	19.1%	333
15	Academy of International Studies 6-12	Bloomfield, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	697	47.6%	332
16	Stratford High School	Stratford, CT	Stratford School District	1,150	28.1%	323
17	John F. Kennedy High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	1,391	22.6%	314
18	Bassick High School	Bridgeport, CT	Bridgeport School District	1,075	28.6%	308
19	Wilby High School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	1,196	25.7%	307
20	Middletown High School	Middletown, CT	Middletown School District	1,193	23.1%	276
21	New Britain High School	New Britain, CT	New Britain School District	2,521	10.9%	276
22	Great Oaks Charter School	Bridgeport, CT	Great Oaks Charter School District	662	41.5%	275
23	Bunnell High School	Stratford, CT	Stratford School District	982	27.0%	265
24	Westhill High School	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	2,224	11.7%	259
25	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering	Windsor, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	767	33.4%	256
26	Danbury High School	Danbury, CT	Danbury School District	3,612	6.9%	250
27	Hill Regional Career High School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	625	39.2%	245
28	Cooperative High School - Inter-District Magnet	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	560	42.7%	239
29	A. I. Prince Technical High School	Hartford, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	725	32.3%	234
30	Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin University	East Hartford, CT	Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES)	742	31.1%	231
31	Brien McMahon High School	Norwalk, CT	Norwalk School District	1,739	12.9%	225
32	Norwalk High School	Norwalk, CT	Norwalk School District	1,494	14.9%	222
33	Bullard-Havens Technical High School	Bridgeport, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	819	26.7%	219
34	Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	925	23.4%	216
35	University High School of Science and Engineering	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	406	52.0%	211
36	Waterbury Career Academy	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	709	25.9%	184
37	Eli Whitney Technical High School	Hamden, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	586	31.2%	183
38	Academy of Computer Science and Engineering	Enfield, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	550	32.5%	179
39	Academy of Science and Innovation	New Britain, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	767	23.1%	177
40	Engineering - Science University Magnet School	West Haven, CT	New Haven School District	608	29.1%	177
41	Classical Magnet School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	438	38.4%	168
42	Naugatuck High School	Naugatuck, CT	Naugatuck School District	1,202	13.7%	165
43	Francis T. Maloney High School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	1,291	12.2%	157
44	Trumbull High School	Trumbull, CT	Trumbull School District	2,152	7.3%	156
45	Orville H. Platt High School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	1,191	12.8%	153
46	Waterbury Arts Magnet School	Waterbury, CT	Waterbury School District	820	18.4%	151
47	New Haven Academy	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	321	43.9%	141
48	The Bridge Academy	Bridgeport, CT	The Bridge Academy District	281	49.8%	140
49	Shelton High School	Shelton, CT	Shelton School District	1,308	10.6%	139
50	W. F. Kaynor Technical High School	Waterbury, CT	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	831	16.0%	133

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