Connecticut IB Academy was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the top public high school in Connecticut this year. But what other schools made the top of the list?

Just about 18,000 high schools across the nation were ranked by the American media company for its 2025 to 2026 "best schools" list .

And 203 public high schools in Connecticut made that enormous list. The number one school in the Constitution State ranks 109th nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Connecticut is ranked 10th in the country for education , based on both higher education and kindergarten through 12th grade, the media company says.

See which high schools ranked in the top 20 for Connecticut, and how they stack up against other schools in the United States.

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