Connecticut · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in Connecticut

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

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81/100
Top score
A-
Top grade
70/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Westbrook Middle School in Westbrook is Connecticut's top-resourced public school, scoring 81/100 on the NCES resource index.

81/100
top score (grade A-)
1
schools graded A- or better
70/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Westbrook Middle School Westbrook A- 81
2 Royle Elementary School Darien B 74
3 Weston Middle School Weston B 73
4 Killingworth Elementary School Higganum B 73
5 South School New Canaan B 72
6 Tokeneke Elementary School Darien B 72
7 Hindley Elementary School Darien B 72
8 Tyrrell Middle School Wolcott B 71
9 New Canaan High School New Canaan B 70
10 Middlesex Middle School Darien B 70
11 Weston High School Weston B 70
12 Long Lots School Westport B 70
13 Frenchtown Elementary School Trumbull B 70
14 Cromwell High School Cromwell B 70
15 Daniels Farm School Trumbull B 70
16 West School New Canaan B 70
17 Weston Intermediate School Weston B 70
18 Horace W. Porter School Columbia B 70
19 Skinner Road School Vernon B 70
20 Bristow Middle School West Hartford B 70
21 Burr District Elementary School Higganum B 70
22 Northeast School Rockville B 70
23 Chester Elementary School Chester B 70
24 Darien High School Darien B- 69
25 Woodland Regional High School Beacon Falls B- 69
26 East School New Canaan B- 69
27 Redding Elementary School Redding B- 69
28 Osborn Hill School Fairfield B- 69
29 Long River Middle School Prospect B- 69
30 Ivy Drive School Bristol B- 69
31 Mill Hill School Southport B- 69
32 Great Neck Elementary School Waterford B- 69
33 Montowese Elementary School North Haven B- 69
34 Lake Street School Vernon B- 69
35 Staples High School Westport B- 68
36 Fairfield Warde High School Fairfield B- 68
37 Cromwell Middle School Cromwell B- 68
38 Riverside School Riverside B- 68
39 Tashua School Trumbull B- 68
40 South Elementary School Windsor Locks B- 68
41 Jennings School Fairfield B- 68
42 Reed Intermediate School Newtown B- 67
43 Western Middle School Greenwich B- 67
44 Booth Hill School Trumbull B- 67
45 Middlebrook School Trumbull B- 67
46 Coleytown Elementary School Westport B- 67
47 Elmer Thienes-Mary Hall Elementary School Marlborough B- 67
48 Center Road School Vernon B- 67
49 Woodside Intermediate School Cromwell B- 67
50 North Street School Greenwich B- 67

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Connecticut? ▼

The highest-ranked school in Connecticut is Westbrook Middle School in Westbrook with a quality score of 81/100 (grade A-). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.