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Rank (of 177)
City
# Elementary Schools
# Middle Schools
# High Schools
# Alt. Schools
# Private Schools*
Rank score (
2023
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
1
st
Riverside
3
1
0
0
0
0.984
3
2
2
nd
New Canaan
3
1
1
0
3
0.974
1
1
3
rd
Old Greenwich
1
0
0
0
0
0.971
2
1
4
th
Weston
2
1
1
0
0
0.959
4
5
th
Easton
1
1
0
0
1
0.958
18
13
6
th
Darien
5
1
1
0
1
0.958
5
1
7
th
Westbrook
1
1
1
0
0
0.956
51
44
8
th
Ridgefield
8
3
1
0
3
0.948
10
2
9
th
Westport
8
2
1
0
4
0.948
7
2
10
th
Sherman
1
0
0
0
0
0.944
39
29
11
th
Weatogue
1
0
0
0
0
0.939
8
3
12
th
Higganum
2
0
1
0
0
0.937
(n/a)
13
th
West Simsbury
1
0
0
0
1
0.935
22
9
14
th
Wilton
2
1
1
0
4
0.932
14
15
th
Stonington
1
0
0
0
1
0.925
15
16
th
Madison
4
1
1
0
3
0.922
29
13
17
th
Southport
1
0
0
0
2
0.919
12
5
18
th
Woodbridge
1
0
1
0
3
0.916
9
9
19
th
Redding
1
1
1
0
1
0.909
16
3
20
th
Old Lyme
2
1
1
1
0
0.902
11
9
21
st
Chester
1
0
0
0
1
0.9
13
8
22
nd
Cheshire
6
1
3
0
3
0.9
20
2
23
rd
Trumbull
9
2
4
2
5
0.898
24
1
24
th
Coventry
4
1
1
0
0
0.892
(n/a)
25
th
Farmington
3
2
1
0
1
0.888
27
2
26
th
Simsbury
2
1
1
0
2
0.885
19
7
27
th
Bethany
1
1
0
0
1
0.879
23
4
28
th
Lyme
1
0
0
0
0
0.872
17
11
29
th
Unionville
2
0
0
0
0
0.857
41
12
30
th
East Berlin
1
0
0
0
0
0.855
34
4
31
st
Pawcatuck
1
0
1
0
1
0.852
36
5
32
nd
South Glastonbury
3
0
0
0
0
0.849
26
6
33
rd
Newtown
3
2
1
0
2
0.848
33
34
th
Pomfret Center
1
0
0
0
0
0.843
47
13
35
th
Sandy Hook
2
0
1
0
0
0.838
25
10
36
th
North Stonington
1
0
1
0
1
0.838
21
15
37
th
Fairfield
11
3
2
0
8
0.834
31
6
38
th
Guilford
4
2
1
0
0
0.828
32
6
39
th
Monroe
3
1
1
0
0
0.826
38
1
40
th
Ellington
3
1
1
0
0
0.816
42
2
41
st
Tolland
2
1
1
0
0
0.809
78
37
42
nd
Killingworth
1
1
0
0
0
0.808
44
2
43
rd
Orange
4
1
0
0
5
0.802
43
44
th
Centerbrook
1
0
0
0
0
0.794
30
14
45
th
Canton
1
2
1
0
1
0.788
52
7
46
th
Litchfield
2
3
2
0
3
0.782
55
9
47
th
New Fairfield
2
1
2
0
0
0.779
(n/a)
48
th
Barkhamsted
3
0
0
0
0
0.776
72
24
49
th
Marlborough
1
0
0
0
0
0.77
48
1
50
th
Granby
2
1
1
0
0
0.767
56
6
51
st
Southbury
2
1
1
0
0
0.767
59
8
52
nd
Washington
0
0
1
0
2
0.765
37
15
53
rd
Harwinton
1
0
0
0
0
0.762
83
30
54
th
Colchester
2
1
1
0
0
0.76
60
6
55
th
Storrs Mansfield
1
1
1
0
0
0.759
(n/a)
56
th
Durham
1
1
1
0
1
0.755
45
11
57
th
Lakeville
2
1
0
0
3
0.752
6
51
58
th
Burlington
1
1
1
0
1
0.748
67
9
59
th
West Suffield
0
0
1
0
0
0.746
69
10
60
th
Old Saybrook
1
1
1
0
3
0.744
64
4
61
st
Canaan
1
0
0
0
0
0.743
74
13
62
nd
Deep River
1
1
1
0
0
0.742
46
16
63
rd
East Granby
2
1
1
0
0
0.737
50
13
64
th
Niantic
3
1
2
0
2
0.737
82
18
65
th
Glastonbury
7
2
3
1
0
0.736
63
2
66
th
Suffield
2
1
1
0
1
0.734
54
12
67
th
Cos Cob
1
0
0
0
0
0.733
70
3
68
th
Plantsville
3
2
0
0
0
0.733
65
3
69
th
Tariffville
1
0
0
0
0
0.731
89
20
70
th
Hebron
2
1
1
0
0
0.728
49
21
71
st
Southington
10
2
3
0
2
0.727
62
9
72
nd
Prospect
2
2
0
0
0
0.726
57
15
73
rd
West Hartford
16
3
4
0
14
0.72
61
12
74
th
Greenwich
6
2
2
0
10
0.72
66
8
75
th
South Windsor
5
1
1
0
0
0.716
58
17
76
th
Beacon Falls
1
0
1
0
0
0.713
94
18
77
th
Berlin
1
1
1
0
0
0.707
86
9
78
th
Portland
2
2
1
0
0
0.703
(n/a)
79
th
Waterford
4
2
1
0
1
0.701
81
2
80
th
Yalesville
2
0
0
0
0
0.701
90
10
81
st
Rocky Hill
5
1
1
0
0
0.699
77
4
82
nd
East Lyme
2
0
4
0
0
0.697
40
42
83
rd
Kensington
1
0
0
0
2
0.695
88
5
84
th
Northford
1
0
1
0
0
0.692
75
9
85
th
Bolton
1
0
1
0
1
0.691
68
17
86
th
Woodbury
1
1
1
0
0
0.68
87
1
87
th
Wolcott
4
1
1
0
0
0.679
79
8
88
th
Somers
1
1
2
0
0
0.675
93
5
89
th
Bethel
3
1
1
0
2
0.674
(n/a)
90
th
Brookfield
2
1
1
0
4
0.665
80
10
91
st
East Hampton
2
1
2
0
0
0.655
96
5
92
nd
North Branford
1
1
1
0
0
0.655
91
1
93
rd
Preston
1
1
0
0
0
0.653
125
32
94
th
Shelton
7
2
1
0
1
0.652
84
10
95
th
Salem
1
0
0
0
0
0.649
35
60
96
th
Mystic
2
1
1
0
0
0.647
71
25
97
th
Willington
1
1
0
0
0
0.647
117
20
98
th
Bethlehem
1
0
0
0
1
0.642
73
25
99
th
Lisbon
1
0
0
0
0
0.641
105
6
100
th
Middlebury
2
1
0
0
1
0.638
104
4
101
st
Oxford
2
1
1
0
0
0.628
85
16
102
nd
Cromwell
2
1
1
0
1
0.626
92
10
103
rd
Avon
6
2
1
0
3
0.622
95
8
104
th
Lebanon
1
1
1
0
0
0.619
76
28
105
th
Quaker Hill
1
0
0
0
1
0.617
106
1
106
th
New Hartford
3
1
0
0
0
0.611
(n/a)
107
th
Middlefield
2
0
0
0
1
0.6
99
8
108
th
Winsted
2
2
6
0
1
0.594
101
7
109
th
Oakdale
3
1
1
0
1
0.594
109
110
th
Woodstock
1
1
2
0
0
0.584
121
11
111
th
Clinton
1
1
2
0
0
0.583
97
14
112
th
Canterbury
1
1
0
0
0
0.582
132
20
113
th
Branford
4
1
1
0
1
0.582
111
2
114
th
Stafford Springs
2
1
1
0
0
0.581
(n/a)
115
th
Moodus
1
1
1
0
0
0.58
100
15
116
th
Newington
4
2
1
0
0
0.573
113
3
117
th
North Haven
5
1
3
0
1
0.565
108
9
118
th
Vernon
3
1
1
0
0
0.562
118
119
th
Seymour
2
1
1
0
0
0.555
120
1
120
th
Dayville
1
1
1
0
0
0.551
130
10
121
st
Wethersfield
6
2
1
1
2
0.546
107
14
122
nd
Plainville
3
1
1
0
2
0.544
122
123
rd
Oakville
2
1
0
0
1
0.54
102
21
124
th
Groton
3
1
3
0
1
0.524
103
21
125
th
Milford
8
3
3
0
8
0.523
115
10
126
th
Brooklyn
1
1
0
0
0
0.522
126
127
th
Thomaston
1
1
1
0
0
0.522
134
7
128
th
Gales Ferry
2
1
0
0
0
0.517
114
14
129
th
Uncasville
1
0
1
0
2
0.511
135
6
130
th
Bristol
17
7
3
1
4
0.509
127
3
131
st
New Milford
4
1
2
0
2
0.508
123
8
132
nd
Ashford
1
0
0
0
0
0.507
133
1
133
rd
Wallingford
7
2
3
0
6
0.505
119
14
134
th
Columbia
1
0
0
0
0
0.498
110
24
135
th
Ledyard
1
0
1
0
0
0.497
116
19
136
th
Watertown
1
0
1
0
2
0.489
124
12
137
th
West Haven
6
4
2
0
4
0.479
136
1
138
th
Windsor Locks
2
1
2
0
0
0.477
129
9
139
th
Plainfield
3
1
0
0
0
0.472
138
1
140
th
Terryville
1
1
1
0
0
0.468
112
28
141
st
Griswold
1
1
2
0
0
0.436
(n/a)
142
nd
Meriden
10
4
5
0
5
0.422
148
6
143
rd
Hamden
9
2
2
0
7
0.422
143
144
th
Broad Brook
0
1
0
0
0
0.418
139
5
145
th
Stamford
16
5
5
0
14
0.411
137
8
146
th
North Windham
4
0
0
0
0
0.403
142
4
147
th
Middletown
13
2
6
0
3
0.401
146
1
148
th
Putnam
1
1
2
0
2
0.392
150
2
149
th
Enfield
13
1
4
0
4
0.391
(n/a)
150
th
Norwalk
14
4
5
0
1
0.385
141
9
151
st
Torrington
8
1
2
0
1
0.382
147
4
152
nd
Chaplin
1
0
1
0
0
0.367
(n/a)
153
rd
East Haven
6
1
1
0
1
0.366
144
9
154
th
Stratford
17
4
6
0
2
0.359
149
5
155
th
East Windsor
1
0
2
0
0
0.358
152
3
156
th
Windsor
5
1
2
0
5
0.356
140
16
157
th
Baltic
1
0
0
0
2
0.345
154
3
158
th
Naugatuck
7
3
1
0
1
0.332
145
13
159
th
North Grosvenordale
1
1
1
0
1
0.329
131
28
160
th
Manchester
10
2
4
0
8
0.322
157
3
161
st
East Hartford
9
3
6
1
2
0.319
156
5
162
nd
Danbury
15
3
2
1
8
0.31
155
7
163
rd
Danielson
1
0
2
0
2
0.286
151
12
164
th
Norwich
13
3
3
0
2
0.285
158
6
165
th
Sterling
1
0
0
0
0
0.281
(n/a)
166
th
Derby
3
1
1
0
1
0.276
153
13
167
th
Vernon Rockville
2
0
1
0
0
0.275
98
69
168
th
Bloomfield
4
2
3
1
2
0.256
160
8
169
th
Willimantic
4
1
3
0
1
0.241
168
1
170
th
New London
5
3
3
0
4
0.208
163
7
171
st
New Haven
31
1
11
3
13
0.193
165
6
172
nd
Bridgeport
31
1
12
3
8
0.185
162
10
173
rd
Waterbury
29
6
7
2
12
0.177
166
7
174
th
Hartford
34
7
17
4
10
0.167
164
10
175
th
New Britain
15
4
3
1
4
0.145
167
8
176
th
Ansonia
2
2
3
0
1
0.096
161
15
177
th
Taftville
1
0
0
0
1
0.073
169
8
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