Weston High School

Weston High School is a public high school in Weston, CT, serving 691 students in grades 9–12 and is part of the Weston School District, which ranks 4th out of 153 Connecticut districts. The school currently holds the #1 ranking in Connecticut for the 2025-26 school year out of 133 high schools — the top spot in a region filled with excellent schools. It has been a consistent top-3 school since 2021-22, including #1 finishes in 2021-22 and 2025-26, so this excellence is a lasting pattern, not a one-year fluke.

Academically, Weston leads its nearby peers on nearly every measure. On the most recent 11th-grade tests, 95.6% of Weston students met proficiency in ELA — the highest among neighboring schools like New Canaan High School (90.2%), Staples High School (90.5%), and Joel Barlow High School (89.7%). Science proficiency reached 92.0%, tied for the top in the area, while math proficiency was 72.5% — within a point of the highest neighboring schools and more than double the state average of 31.3%. The graduation rate is 99.5%, and chronic absenteeism sits at just 4.7% compared to the state rate of 16.4%. With per-student spending of $23,419 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1, the school provides strong resources to support its students.

Weston's excellence is consistent across subjects and student groups. Science scores have jumped more than 13 points in three years, from 78.8% to 92.0%, and subgroup rankings place the school at or near the top of Connecticut for male and female students. Math is the relative area to watch, having dipped to 62.1% in 2023-24 before rebounding to 72.5%. The contrast with nearby urban schools is stark — ELA proficiency of 95.6% versus 37.8% at Central High School and 41.7% at Norwalk High School — though these gaps largely reflect deeply unequal socioeconomic conditions across neighboring communities. For parents, Weston High School represents one of the most consistently excellent public high school options in Connecticut.