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Towns with the best schools in Connecticut

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 106 towns in Connecticut with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Darien ranks first with a score of 95. Granby and Avon follow, with 91 and 87. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 Darien, Western Connecticut Planning Region 95 36.8%99.4% 21,936
2 Granby, Capitol Planning Region 91 33.8%46.9% 11,184
3 Avon, Capitol Planning Region 87 43.4%46.7% 18,946
4 Monroe, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region 87 30.2%29.6% 18,949
5 Cheshire, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region 87 30.6%32.0% 29,040
6 Farmington, Capitol Planning Region 87 41.9%24.8% 27,134
7 Hebron, Capitol Planning Region 87 16.6%35.8% 9,157
8 Ellington, Capitol Planning Region 87 32.4%25.3% 16,455
9 Beacon Falls, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region 86 20.5%25.6% 6,147
10 Woodbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region 86 30.1%22.2% 9,833
11 Newington, Capitol Planning Region 85 24.4%41.2% 30,896
12 South Windsor, Capitol Planning Region 85 29.1%33.7% 26,907
13 Trumbull, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region 83 33.2%21.2% 37,281
14 Thomaston, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region 82 27.5%25.4% 7,492
15 Canton, Capitol Planning Region 82 36.2%17.2% 10,144
16 Bolton, Capitol Planning Region 82 18.1%28.5% 4,853
17 West Hartford, Capitol Planning Region 81 32.7%60.3% 63,620
18 Berlin, Capitol Planning Region 81 31.1%27.4% 20,361
19 Westbrook, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region 80 56.9%17.1% 6,856
20 Bethel, Western Connecticut Planning Region 80 23.8%20.6% 20,796
21 Colchester, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region 80 25.7%81.6% 15,648
22 East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region 80 25.9%15.5% 18,721
23 Waterford, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region 79 27.9%42.8% 19,673
24 Wolcott, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region 79 18.4%18.9% 16,279
25 Simsbury, Capitol Planning Region 78 40.2%14.5% 25,066

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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