Connecticut schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shepaug Valley School Washington · Regional School District 12 | High | 70.2% | +19.7pp |
| 2 | Wheeler High School North Stonington · North Stonington School District | High | 65.1% | +14.6pp |
| 3 | Engineering - Science University Magnet School West Haven · New Haven School District | High | 58.8% | +8.3pp |
| 4 | Waterbury Arts Magnet School Waterbury · Waterbury School District | High | 58.3% | +7.8pp |
| 5 | Thomaston High School Thomaston · Thomaston School District | High | 53.4% | +2.9pp |
| 6 | Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School Bristol · Bristol School District | High | 50.4% | -0.1pp |
| 7 | Parish Hill High School Chaplin · Regional School District 11 | High | 43.3% | -7.2pp |
| 8 | The Gilbert School Winsted · The Gilbert School District | High | 38.0% | -12.5pp |
| 9 | Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Windsor · Capitol Region Education Council | High | 37.7% | -12.8pp |
| 10 | New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Pathway New London · New London School District | High | 32.4% | -18.1pp |
| 11 | The Bridge Academy Bridgeport · The Bridge Academy District | High | 29.8% | -20.7pp |
| 12 | Great Oaks Charter School Bridgeport · Great Oaks Charter School District | High | 25.0% | -25.5pp |
| 13 | Academy of Science and Innovation New Britain · Capitol Region Education Council | High | 24.5% | -26.0pp |
| 14 | Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy Hartford · Hartford School District | High | 22.2% | -28.3pp |
| 15 | Academy of International Studies 6-12 Bloomfield · Capitol Region Education Council | High | 22.0% | -28.5pp |
| 16 | Classical Magnet School Hartford · Hartford School District | High | 20.8% | -29.7pp |
| 17 | Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin University East Hartford · Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES) | High | 18.5% | -32.0pp |
| 18 | Sport and Medical Sciences Academy Hartford · Hartford School District | High | 17.2% | -33.3pp |
| 19 | Global Experience Magnet School Bloomfield · Bloomfield School District | High | 13.6% | -36.9pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CT Smarter Balanced % Met or Exceeded Standard threshold on the latest available CT Smarter Balanced English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Connecticut, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.