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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Math (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)		SBAC Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Explorations	0.0mi	Public, Charter	9-12	71 Spencer St.	Winsted	06098	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Explorations District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 738-9070	77	8	9.5	58.4%	53 (68.8%)	5 (6.5%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)								(n/a)									$22,438
The Gilbert School	0.2mi	Public	7-12	200 Williams Ave.	Winsted	06098	Northwest Hills Planning Region	The Gilbert School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 379-8521	452	38	11.9	56.4%	302 (66.8%)	14 (3.1%)	95 (21.0%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	17.7	108^th of 135 public high schools	20.0%		23	102^nd of 141 public high schools	27.7%	6	785.0	25.9		10.9	43.2	39.1	33.8	32.2
Northwestern Regional High School	1.9mi	Public	9-12	100 Battistoni Dr.	Winsted	06098	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 07	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 379-8525	536	55	9.6	23.5%	503 (93.8%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	83.5	26^th of 135 public high schools	80.7%		75.4	38^th of 141 public high schools	73.0%	12		75.7	74.5						$28,876
Torrington High School	8.0mi	Public	9-12	50 Major Besse Dr.	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Torrington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 489-2294	1,034	87	11.9	62.3%	386 (37.3%)	81 (7.8%)	475 (45.9%)	57 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.6%)								(n/a)		32.7							$24,761
Oliver Wolcott Technical High School	8.4mi	Public	9-12	75 Oliver St.	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 496-5300	643	53	12.2	36.4%	466 (72.5%)	7 (1.1%)	121 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.6%)	27.3	87^th of 135 public high schools	35.6%		12.6	125^th of 141 public high schools	11.3%	38		44.1		5.8					$29,886
Canton High School	10.9mi	Public	9-12	76 Simonds Avenue	Canton	06019	Capitol Planning Region	Canton School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 693-7707	443	46	9.6	21.9%	348 (78.6%)	41 (9.3%)	28 (6.3%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	87.6	17^th of 135 public high schools	87.4%		90	14^th of 141 public high schools	90.1%	3		85.3	77.3	47.3					$25,743
Lewis S. Mills High School	11.2mi	Public	9-12	26 Lyon Rd.	Burlington	06013	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 10	No	No	No	No	(860) 673-0423	614	54	11.4	14.8%	398 (64.8%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (9.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	146 (23.8%)	85.9	19^th of 135 public high schools	85.9%		79.6	31^st of 141 public high schools	78.0%	12		74.4	77.0	50.0					$22,005
Simsbury High School	13.7mi	Public	9-12	34 Farms Village Rd.	Simsbury	06070	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 658-0451	1,187	100	11.8	17.9%	828 (69.8%)	70 (5.9%)	138 (11.6%)	86 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.0%)	94	6^th of 135 public high schools	95.6%		92.4	9^th of 141 public high schools	93.6%	3		88.5	86.1	58.3					$23,112
Housatonic Valley Regional High School	14.7mi	Public	9-12	246 Warren Turnpike Rd.	Falls Village	06031	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 01	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 824-5123	352	37	9.4	29.8%	283 (80.4%)	2 (0.6%)	45 (12.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	66.5	46^th of 135 public high schools	65.9%					(n/a)		1112.0	61.3	40.3					$32,768
Granby Memorial High School	14.7mi	Public	9-12	54 North Granby Road	Granby	06035	Capitol Planning Region	Granby School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 844-3014	564	48	11.8	15.2%	448 (79.4%)	49 (8.7%)	36 (6.4%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	84.3	24^th of 135 public high schools	82.2%		86.3	20^th of 141 public high schools	85.8%	4		75.2	76.4	45.9					$23,387

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