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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
61	Wethersfield High School	Public	9-12	411 Wolcott Hill Rd.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 571-8200	1,146	83	13.8	25.9%	724 (63.2%)	58 (5.1%)	259 (22.6%)	54 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.9%)	$19,043	57	62.9	55	6	090507001068
62	Terryville High School	Public	9-12	33 North Harwinton Avenue	Terryville	06786	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Plymouth School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 314-2777	337	32	10.6	54.3%	244 (72.4%)	7 (2.1%)	60 (17.8%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$26,042	49.9			(n/a)	090333001199
63	Bristol Central High School	Public	9-12	480 Wolcott St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7735	1,148	82	14	53.3%	498 (43.4%)	103 (9.0%)	445 (38.8%)	34 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.5%)	$21,509	49.9	39.1	79	16	090051000092
64	Plainville High School	Public	9-12	47 Robert Holcomb Way	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3220	674	59	11.4	43.3%	402 (59.6%)	41 (6.1%)	167 (24.8%)	23 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	$24,334	49.5	57.3	63	1	090330000703
65	New Milford High School	Public	9-12	388 Danbury Rd.	New Milford	06776	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 350-6647	1,150	99	11.6	28.0%	732 (63.7%)	56 (4.9%)	293 (25.5%)	38 (3.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.8%)	$21,865	47.4	52.7	71	6	090285000602
66	P-Technical Norwalk	Public	9-12	23 Calvin Murphy Drive	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 838-4481	388	37	10.4	51.8%	79 (20.4%)	60 (15.5%)	204 (52.6%)	35 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$18,075	45.5	52.8	69	3	090309001923
67	Seymour High School	Public	9-12	2 Botsford Rd.	Seymour	06483	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Seymour School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 888-2561	604	51	11.8	50.8%	389 (64.4%)	48 (7.9%)	129 (21.4%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	$19,894	43.2	50.7	73	6	090399000793
68	Windsor High School	Public	9-12	50 Sage Park Rd.	Windsor	06095	Capitol Planning Region	Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 687-2020	1,095	108	10.1	51.2%	198 (18.1%)	520 (47.5%)	258 (23.6%)	35 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.3%)	$27,195	40.1	52.3	72	4	090522001096
69	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering	Public, Magnet	6-12	1101 Kennedy Road	Windsor	06095	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 243-0857	767	67	11.4	60.9%	77 (10.0%)	256 (33.4%)	335 (43.7%)	67 (8.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.5%)	$27,360	38.9	34.6	86	17	090070001513
70	Killingly High School	Public	9-12	226 Putman Pike	Dayville	06241	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6620	744	67	11.1	42.9%	572 (76.9%)	19 (2.6%)	98 (13.2%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	$21,559	38.2	30	95	25	090207000392

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT English Language Arts, SAT Math, NGSS Science test scores released by the Connecticut Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Connecticut Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 141)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
61	Wethersfield High School	Public	9-12	411 Wolcott Hill Rd.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 571-8200	1,146	83	13.8	25.9%	724 (63.2%)	58 (5.1%)	259 (22.6%)	54 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.9%)	$19,043							57	62.9	55	6		090507001068
62	Terryville High School	Public	9-12	33 North Harwinton Avenue	Terryville	06786	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Plymouth School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 314-2777	337	32	10.6	54.3%	244 (72.4%)	7 (2.1%)	60 (17.8%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$26,042							49.9			(n/a)		090333001199
63	Bristol Central High School	Public	9-12	480 Wolcott St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7735	1,148	82	14	53.3%	498 (43.4%)	103 (9.0%)	445 (38.8%)	34 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.5%)	$21,509							49.9	39.1	79	16		090051000092
64	Plainville High School	Public	9-12	47 Robert Holcomb Way	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3220	674	59	11.4	43.3%	402 (59.6%)	41 (6.1%)	167 (24.8%)	23 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	$24,334							49.5	57.3	63	1		090330000703
65	New Milford High School	Public	9-12	388 Danbury Rd.	New Milford	06776	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 350-6647	1,150	99	11.6	28.0%	732 (63.7%)	56 (4.9%)	293 (25.5%)	38 (3.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.8%)	$21,865							47.4	52.7	71	6		090285000602
66	P-Technical Norwalk	Public	9-12	23 Calvin Murphy Drive	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 838-4481	388	37	10.4	51.8%	79 (20.4%)	60 (15.5%)	204 (52.6%)	35 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$18,075							45.5	52.8	69	3		090309001923
67	Seymour High School	Public	9-12	2 Botsford Rd.	Seymour	06483	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Seymour School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 888-2561	604	51	11.8	50.8%	389 (64.4%)	48 (7.9%)	129 (21.4%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	$19,894							43.2	50.7	73	6		090399000793
68	Windsor High School	Public	9-12	50 Sage Park Rd.	Windsor	06095	Capitol Planning Region	Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 687-2020	1,095	108	10.1	51.2%	198 (18.1%)	520 (47.5%)	258 (23.6%)	35 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.3%)	$27,195							40.1	52.3	72	4		090522001096
69	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering	Public, Magnet	6-12	1101 Kennedy Road	Windsor	06095	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 243-0857	767	67	11.4	60.9%	77 (10.0%)	256 (33.4%)	335 (43.7%)	67 (8.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.5%)	$27,360							38.9	34.6	86	17		090070001513
70	Killingly High School	Public	9-12	226 Putman Pike	Dayville	06241	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6620	744	67	11.1	42.9%	572 (76.9%)	19 (2.6%)	98 (13.2%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	$21,559							38.2	30	95	25		090207000392