Best High Schools in Connecticut

Top 50 high schools in Connecticut, 2026-27

200 Connecticut high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. Connecticut IB Academy — East Hartford · #1 in CT · #153 nationally
2. Greenwich High School — Greenwich · #2 in CT · #194 nationally
3. Weston High School — Weston · #3 in CT · #235 nationally
4. Darien High School — Darien · #4 in CT · #246 nationally
5. Staples High School — Westport · #5 in CT · #270 nationally
6. New Canaan High School — New Canaan · #6 in CT · #297 nationally
7. Wilton High School — Wilton · #7 in CT · #300 nationally
8. Hall High School — West Hartford · #8 in CT · #368 nationally
9. Ridgefield High School — Ridgefield · #9 in CT · #439 nationally
10. Simsbury High School — Simsbury · #10 in CT · #465 nationally
11. Farmington High School — Farmington · #11 in CT · #481 nationally
12. Joel Barlow High School — Redding · #12 in CT · #482 nationally
13. Conard High School — West Hartford · #13 in CT · #669 nationally
14. Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern — Groton · #14 in CT · #676 nationally
15. South Windsor High School — South Windsor · #15 in CT · #717 nationally
16. Lyme-Old Lyme High School — Old Lyme · #16 in CT · #740 nationally
17. Daniel Hand High School — Madison · #17 in CT · #828 nationally
18. Fairfield Ludlowe High School — Fairfield · #18 in CT · #884 nationally
19. Trumbull High School — Trumbull · #19 in CT · #1,020 nationally
20. Avon High School — Avon · #20 in CT · #1,048 nationally
21. Canton High School — Canton · #21 in CT · #1,086 nationally
22. Stonington High School — Pawcatuck · #22 in CT · #1,088 nationally
23. Fairfield Warde High School — Fairfield · #23 in CT · #1,111 nationally
24. Bolton High School — Bolton · #24 in CT · #1,113 nationally
25. Bethel High School — Bethel · #25 in CT · #1,130 nationally
26. Granby Memorial High School — Granby · #26 in CT · #1,146 nationally
27. East Lyme High School — East Lyme · #27 in CT · #1,241 nationally
28. Westbrook High School — Westbrook · #28 in CT · #1,319 nationally
29. Glastonbury High School — Glastonbury · #29 in CT · #1,354 nationally
30. Pomperaug Regional High School — Southbury · #30 in CT · #1,366 nationally
31. Coventry High School — Coventry · #31 in CT · #1,474 nationally
32. Newtown High School — Sandy Hook · #32 in CT · #1,517 nationally
33. Waterford High School — Waterford · #33 in CT · #1,533 nationally
34. Old Saybrook Senior High School — Old Saybrook · #34 in CT · #1,628 nationally
35. Parish Hill High School — Chaplin · #35 in CT · #1,630 nationally
36. Guilford High School — Guilford · #36 in CT · #1,702 nationally
37. Suffield High School — West Suffield · #37 in CT · #1,722 nationally
38. Haddam-Killingworth High School — Higganum · #38 in CT · #1,808 nationally
39. Cheshire High School — Cheshire · #39 in CT · #1,827 nationally
40. Brookfield High School — Brookfield · #40 in CT · #1,882 nationally
41. The Academy of Information Technology — Stamford · #41 in CT · #1,887 nationally
42. East Granby High School — East Granby · #42 in CT · #1,984 nationally
43. Shepaug Valley School — Washington · #43 in CT · #1,999 nationally
44. Engineering - Science University Magnet School — West Haven · #44 in CT · #2,037 nationally
45. Berlin High School — Berlin · #45 in CT · #2,063 nationally
46. Amity Regional High School — Woodbridge · #46 in CT · #2,089 nationally
47. Amistad Academy — New Haven · #47 in CT · #2,119 nationally
48. East Hampton High School — East Hampton · #48 in CT · #2,219 nationally
49. Lewis S. Mills High School — Burlington · #49 in CT · #2,265 nationally
50. The Morgan School — Clinton · #50 in CT · #2,407 nationally

High schools by city in Connecticut

• Hartford (12)
• Bridgeport (12)
• New Haven (11)
• Waterbury (6)
• East Hartford (4)
• Stamford (4)
• Norwalk (4)
• Groton (3)
• Milford (3)
• Norwich (3)
• New Britain (3)
• Meriden (3)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.