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The most racially diverse public high schools in Connecticut

Across Connecticut, 188 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Engineering - Science University Magnet School leads the list at 76.2%, against a median of 53.5% 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

188

Connecticut

Top Diversity index

76.2%

Median Diversity index

53.5%

MOST DIVERSE · CONNECTICUT

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Engineering - Science University Magnet School	West Haven, CT	608	76.2%	27.1%(165)	29.1%(177)	24.8%(151)	10.5%(64)
2	Middletown High School	Middletown, CT	1,193	73.5%	38.0%(453)	23.1%(276)	23.4%(279)	5.4%(64)
3	Hamden High School	Hamden, CT	1,609	73.2%	22.2%(357)	35.5%(571)	28.8%(464)	6.8%(109)
4	Connecticut IB Academy	East Hartford, CT	200	73.0%	15.0%(30)	35.5%(71)	32.5%(65)	12.0%(24)
5	Manchester High School	Manchester, CT	1,703	72.7%	25.9%(442)	24.8%(422)	36.8%(626)	8.0%(137)
6	Norwich Free Academy	Norwich, CT	2,020	72.0%	39.2%(792)	18.2%(367)	28.6%(578)	7.0%(142)
7	Robert E. Fitch High School	Groton, CT	942	71.9%	42.5%(400)	9.0%(85)	25.9%(244)	7.1%(67)
8	New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Pathway	New London, CT	268	71.4%	17.5%(47)	17.5%(47)	42.9%(115)	1.1%(3)
9	Center for Global Studies	Norwalk, CT	283	70.8%	31.4%(89)	13.8%(39)	39.6%(112)	7.4%(21)
10	The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering	Stamford, CT	658	69.3%	24.9%(164)	14.7%(97)	45.7%(301)	10.8%(71)
11	Bunnell High School	Stratford, CT	982	69.1%	27.8%(273)	27.0%(265)	39.7%(390)	2.8%(27)
12	West Haven High School	West Haven, CT	1,813	68.7%	21.8%(395)	25.3%(458)	44.5%(806)	4.4%(79)
13	Derby High School	Derby, CT	360	68.5%	23.6%(85)	23.1%(83)	45.0%(162)	2.5%(9)
14	South Windsor High School	South Windsor, CT	1,442	68.0%	43.8%(631)	7.8%(112)	11.0%(158)	32.9%(474)
15	Windsor High School	Windsor, CT	1,095	67.9%	18.1%(198)	47.5%(520)	23.6%(258)	3.2%(35)
16	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering	Windsor, CT	767	67.8%	10.0%(77)	33.4%(256)	43.7%(335)	8.7%(67)
17	Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School	Bristol, CT	268	67.4%	42.2%(113)	9.7%(26)	35.8%(96)	2.6%(7)
18	Stratford High School	Stratford, CT	1,150	67.4%	23.1%(266)	28.1%(323)	43.7%(503)	2.0%(23)
19	Ansonia High School	Ansonia, CT	617	67.4%	25.4%(157)	19.3%(119)	47.0%(290)	2.8%(17)
20	Naugatuck High School	Naugatuck, CT	1,202	66.9%	37.7%(453)	13.7%(165)	40.8%(490)	2.9%(35)
21	Waterbury Arts Magnet School	Waterbury, CT	820	66.9%	28.5%(234)	18.4%(151)	46.1%(378)	1.5%(12)
22	Ella T. Grasso Technical High School	Groton, CT	684	66.5%	37.0%(253)	7.6%(52)	41.7%(285)	0.9%(6)
23	Platt Technical High School	Milford, CT	749	66.3%	33.0%(247)	16.4%(123)	44.3%(332)	0.9%(7)
24	Farmington High School	Farmington, CT	1,261	66.0%	49.1%(619)	4.6%(58)	12.1%(152)	27.2%(343)
25	Conard High School	West Hartford, CT	1,380	65.8%	50.8%(701)	7.9%(109)	24.6%(340)	11.4%(158)
26	Stamford High School	Stamford, CT	2,102	65.7%	24.3%(510)	18.7%(394)	49.6%(1,042)	4.4%(92)
27	Windsor Locks High School	Windsor Locks, CT	383	65.5%	52.5%(201)	13.1%(50)	20.1%(77)	7.8%(30)
28	W. F. Kaynor Technical High School	Waterbury, CT	831	65.5%	27.8%(231)	16.0%(133)	48.3%(401)	1.2%(10)
29	University High School of Science and Engineering	Hartford, CT	406	65.1%	11.3%(46)	52.0%(211)	24.4%(99)	6.2%(25)
30	Newington High School	Newington, CT	1,255	65.1%	50.3%(631)	6.0%(75)	28.1%(352)	10.0%(126)
31	Common Ground High School	New Haven, CT	221	65.0%	14.9%(33)	32.6%(72)	46.6%(103)	1.8%(4)
32	New Haven Academy	New Haven, CT	321	65.0%	15.3%(49)	43.9%(141)	36.1%(116)	0.6%(2)
33	P-TECH Norwalk	Norwalk, CT	388	64.9%	20.4%(79)	15.5%(60)	52.6%(204)	9.0%(35)
34	Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin University	East Hartford, CT	742	64.8%	10.5%(78)	31.1%(231)	48.5%(360)	2.6%(19)
35	Bristol Central High School	Bristol, CT	1,148	64.7%	43.4%(498)	9.0%(103)	38.8%(445)	3.0%(34)
36	Bristol Eastern High School	Bristol, CT	998	64.6%	49.4%(493)	8.8%(88)	30.6%(305)	5.7%(57)
37	Emmett O'Brien Technical High School	Ansonia, CT	618	64.4%	44.5%(275)	11.3%(70)	37.2%(230)	0.5%(3)
38	Rockville High School	Vernon, CT	995	64.4%	53.1%(528)	11.1%(110)	22.7%(226)	5.0%(50)
39	Cooperative High School - Inter-District Magnet	New Haven, CT	560	64.3%	12.3%(69)	42.7%(239)	39.1%(219)	1.6%(9)
40	Howell Cheney Technical High School	Manchester, CT	652	64.1%	49.4%(322)	13.3%(87)	30.1%(196)	1.2%(8)
41	East Windsor High School	East Windsor, CT	259	64.0%	51.0%(132)	17.8%(46)	25.5%(66)	2.3%(6)
42	Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne	Bridgeport, CT	324	63.8%	13.9%(45)	23.8%(77)	53.1%(172)	4.6%(15)
43	Torrington High School	Torrington, CT	1,034	63.7%	37.3%(386)	7.8%(81)	45.9%(475)	5.5%(57)
44	High School In The Community	New Haven, CT	251	63.6%	9.6%(24)	40.6%(102)	43.0%(108)	2.8%(7)
45	Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho	Bridgeport, CT	376	63.5%	10.9%(41)	25.5%(96)	53.2%(200)	6.1%(23)
46	Information Technology & Software Engineering Magnet High Sc	Bridgeport, CT	386	63.4%	15.8%(61)	21.8%(84)	53.9%(208)	4.4%(17)
47	Rocky Hill High School	Rocky Hill, CT	738	63.2%	53.7%(396)	4.7%(35)	12.5%(92)	24.5%(181)
48	Academy of International Studies 6-12	Bloomfield, CT	697	63.2%	7.0%(49)	47.6%(332)	36.3%(253)	2.6%(18)
49	Hill Regional Career High School	New Haven, CT	625	63.1%	9.0%(56)	39.2%(245)	45.1%(282)	4.5%(28)
50	Sound School	New Haven, CT	332	62.9%	40.7%(135)	12.1%(40)	43.4%(144)	0.3%(1)

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