Wilton High School Named Among Best In Country

WILTON, Conn. -- Wilton High School was named the 386th best high school in the country by U.S. News and World Report in its annual ranking of best high schools Tuesday. It was also named the seventh best in Connecticut.

Graduates and special guests wait for the Wilton High School graduation ceremonies to begin.
Photo Credit: *Frank MacEachern*

Joe Jenkins

04/19/2016 2:15 p.m.

U.S. News and World Report enlisted the help of social science research firm RTI International to compile its rankings. They measured schools using four key metrics:

Math and reading proficiency for all students
Testing proficiency for disadvantaged students
Graduation rates
College readiness via Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test data.

Wilton boasted a college readiness index of 60.2, due to 64 percent of the student population participating in AP exams.

There were 14 other schools in Fairfield County named on the Connecticut list:

Weston High School (No.4)
Ridgefield High School (No. 5)
Greenwich High School (No. 10)
Darien High School (No. 11)
Staples High School (Westport) (No. 14)
Joel Barlow High School (Redding) (No.15)
Fairfield Ludlowe High School (No. 16)
New Canaan High School (No. 17)
Fairfield Warde High School (No. 18)
Brookfield High School (No. 25)
The Academy of Information Technology (Stamford) (No. 28)
Masuk High School (Monroe) (No. 34)
Westhill High School (Stamford) (No. 35)
Brien McMahon High School (Norwalk) (No. 42)

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