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Wilton High School Ranks Among Connecticut's Best

WILTON, Conn. -- Wilton High School was ranked among the best in Connecticut by U.S. News & World Report in rankings released Tuesday morning.

Wilton High School was ranked among the best in Connecticut.

Wilton High School was ranked among the best in Connecticut.

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Joe Jenkins

Wilton High was the fourth-highest ranked high school in all of Fairfield County and came in as the ninth-best in the whole state.

Wilton's student population of 1,309 exceeded the state average in all of the surveys major metrics, which included: College readiness, mathematics proficiency and English proficiency. The school also boasts an Advanced Placement participation rate of 65 percent. 

Several other high schools in Fairfield County were ranked in the Top 50 in the state, including:

  • Weston (No. 5)
  • Staples (No. 7)
  • Darien (No. 8)
  • Wilton (No. 9)
  • Ridgefield (No. 11)
  • Joel Barlow (No. 13)
  • Greenwich (No. 14) 
  • New Canaan (No. 15)
  • Fairfield Ludlowe (No. 24)
  • Fairfield Warde (No. 30)
  • Westhill High (No. 32)
  • Brien McMahon (No. 41)
  • Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (No. 43)

Honors for the top ranked high school in the Nutmeg State went to the Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy in East Hartford. 

Click here to view the full rankings. 

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