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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · CONNECTICUT

Connecticut schools on the rise

Connecticut public schools with the largest enrollment growth from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+164%
Edgewood Pre-K Academy
Range
+24% to +164%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 CT PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
Edgewood Pre-K AcademyBRISTOLBristol School District101267164%
Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalSTAMFORDStamford School District350799128%
Elisabeth M. Bennet AcademyMANCHESTERManchester School District395864119%
New Fairfield Elementary SchoolNEW FAIRFIELDNew Fairfield School District459946106%
Stamford Charter School for ExcellenceSTAMFORDStamford Charter School for Excellence District27354398.9%
Gallup Hill SchoolLEDYARDLedyard School District30759292.8%
West Vine Street SchoolPAWCATUCKStonington School District17834292.1%
Elm City Montessori SchoolNEW HAVENElm City Montessori School District17031283.5%
Ana Grace Academy of the ArtsBLOOMFIELDCapitol Region Education Council48385577.0%
Capital Preparatory Harbor SchoolBRIDGEPORTCapital Preparatory Harbor School District43977576.5%
Waterbury Arts Magnet SchoolWATERBURYWaterbury School District46682076.0%
Wendell L. Cross SchoolWATERBURYWaterbury School District34760674.6%
Great Oaks Charter SchoolBRIDGEPORTGreat Oaks Charter School District40066265.5%
Brass City Charter SchoolWATERBURYBrass City Charter School District25440157.9%
Beman Middle SchoolMIDDLETOWNMiddletown School District61997757.8%
Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary SchoolMADISONMadison School District20231455.4%
New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet PathwayNEW LONDONNew London School District17326854.9%
Ansonia Middle SchoolANSONIAAnsonia School District36256054.7%
Pleasant Valley SchoolSOUTH WINDSORSouth Windsor School District49473649.0%
Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle SchoolNORWICHNorwich School District30344747.5%
Ledyard Middle SchoolGALES FERRYLedyard School District36453547.0%
Academy of Computer Science and EngineeringENFIELDCapitol Region Education Council37855045.5%
New Lebanon SchoolGREENWICHGreenwich School District25837545.3%
Ella T. Grasso Technical High SchoolGROTONConnecticut Technical Education and Career System47268444.9%
Overbrook Early Learning CenterEAST HAVENEast Haven School District12217341.8%
Johnson House Elementary SchoolSTRATFORDStratford School District38053741.3%
Ox Ridge Elementary SchoolDARIENDarien School District44662540.1%
Academy of Aerospace and Engineering ElementaryROCKY HILLCapitol Region Education Council43460439.2%
Warren Harding High SchoolBRIDGEPORTBridgeport School District9671,32436.9%
Putnam Middle SchoolPUTNAMPutnam School District26235334.7%
Booker T. Washington AcademyNEW HAVENBooker T. Washington Academy District30040434.7%
Mile Creek SchoolOLD LYMERegional School District 1825033433.6%
Waddell SchoolMANCHESTERManchester School District35747633.3%
Fawn Hollow Elementary SchoolMONROEMonroe School District52168230.9%
Orville H. Platt High SchoolMERIDENMeriden School District9151,19130.2%
McDonough Middle SchoolHARTFORDHartford School District23730127.0%
Timothy Edwards SchoolSOUTH WINDSORSouth Windsor School District9631,22126.8%
Crosby High SchoolWATERBURYWaterbury School District1,1471,45326.7%
Ralph M. T. Johnson SchoolBETHELBethel School District51665226.4%
Rockville High SchoolVERNONVernon School District79199525.8%
Guilford Lakes SchoolGUILFORDGuilford School District29536925.1%
Walter C. Polson Middle SchoolMADISONMadison School District43354124.9%
Verplanck SchoolMANCHESTERManchester School District37346624.9%
Coleytown Elementary SchoolWESTPORTWestport School District36946124.9%
West Stafford SchoolSTAFFORD SPRINGSStafford School District14117624.8%
West Haven High SchoolWEST HAVENWest Haven School District1,4531,81324.8%
Highland SchoolCHESHIRECheshire School District72189924.7%
Odyssey Community SchoolMANCHESTEROdyssey Community School District32941024.6%
Stamford High SchoolSTAMFORDStamford School District1,6892,10224.5%
Philip R. Smith SchoolSOUTH WINDSORSouth Windsor School District37946823.5%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-on-the-rise-by-state-ct.csv

How this list was built

Every Connecticut public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more Connecticutfamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

Anyone is welcome to cite or republish these findings. Please credit allk12.com and link back to this page so readers can verify the underlying data.

allk12 (2026). "Connecticut schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/connecticut
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↓ schools-on-the-rise-by-state-ct.csv
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