Best High Schools in New London, CT

The city of New London, Connecticut is home to three high schools: New London High School, New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School, and Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for High School Grades. While the New London School District as a whole is ranked among the lowest-performing in the state, the two magnet schools appear to be outperforming the traditional high school on various metrics.

The New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School stands out for its strong performance on English Language Arts and Science test scores, as well as its lower student-teacher ratio of 7.4 and significantly higher spending per student at $20,786. Similarly, the Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for High School Grades has a higher 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, a relatively high 11th-grade science proficiency rate, and a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.

However, all three high schools in New London face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.7% to 17.7%, and a predominantly low-income student population, with free/reduced lunch rates between 77.58% and 90.56%. These factors may contribute to the overall performance disparities observed between the magnet schools and the traditional high school in the district.