CONNECTICUT — U.S. News & World Report released its 2019 Best High Schools list Tuesday. Here’s how schools in Connecticut ranked. Connecticut had two of the top 200 high schools in America as Darien and Weston high schools cracked the list. Eight other high schools in Connecticut cracked the top 500.

These rankings by U.S. News & World Report are its most comprehensive ranking yet of the nation’s high schools. More than 17,000 schools are ranked, an increase from 2,700 last year. U.S. News also ranked the top 163 high schools in Connecticut and also gave each a national ranking too. (See below at the very end for Connecticut’s high school rankings from U.S. News).

Overall, Connecticut’s schools graduate 96.5 percent of students, which is one of the best percentages in the U.S. New Jersey came in at 97 percent and Texas at 97.3 percent.

U.S. News & World Report is the gold standard for education rankings and is widely considered the global authority. Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News, said the aim of the rankings is to give families more information about the schools in their district.

“By evaluating more schools than ever before, the new edition expands that focus so all communities can see which schools in their area are successfully serving their students — including historically underserved populations,” Narayan said in a news release.

Weston High School, Ranked No. 160 in the U.S. and No. 2 in CT

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