Masuk High School Ranked Among Top 25 In CT, New Ranking Shows

MONROE, CT —Masuk High School in Monroe has been ranked among the Top 25 public high schools in Connecticut, according to a report released last week by Niche.

Masuk was ranked No.22 in Connecticut by Niche.

Niche gave the school a letter grade of A. Grades in specific categories were:

• Academics: A
• Teachers: A
• Clubs and activities: A
• Sports: A
• Resources and facilities: B+
• Diversity: B
• College prep: B+
• Administration: B+
• Food: A-

Masuk High has 1,034 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 12 to 1. According to state test scores, 52 percent of students are at least proficient in math and 78 percent in reading, Niche says.

The 2025 Best Public High Schools in America ranking shows the best traditional public high schools in the nation, including magnet and charter schools.

Niche said its rankings, now in the 10th year, differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

According to Niche, Connecticut's top 50 public high schools are:

1. Staples High School, Westport
2. New Canaan High School
3. Darien High School
4. Greenwich High School
5. Wilton High School
6. Ridgefield High School
7. Center for Global Studies, Norwalk
8. Avon High School
9. Farmington High School
10. Glastonbury High School
11. Fairfield Warde High School, Fairfield
12. Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy, East Hartford
13. Weston High School
14. Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut, Groton
15. Conard High School, West Hartford
16. Daniel Hand High School, Madison
17. Hall High School, West Hartford
18. Simsbury High School
19. Cheshire High School
20. Guilford High School
21. East Lyme High School
22. Masuk High School, Monroe
23. South Windsor High School
24. Trumbull High School
25. Fairfield Ludlowe High School, Fairfield
26. Amity Regional High School, Woodbridge
27. The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, Stamford
28. Lyme-Old Lyme High School, Old Lyme
29. Rocky Hill High School
30. Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High School, Norwich
31. Canton High School
32. Rham High School, Hebron
33. Newtown High School
34. Pomperaug Regional High School, Southbury
35. Joel Barlow High School, Redding
36. Granby Memorial High School
37. Berlin High School
38. Jonathan Law High School, Milford
39. Bethel High School
40. Old Saybrook Senior High School
41. Joseph A. Foran High School, Milford
42. P-Tech Norwalk
43. Valley Regional High School, Deep River
44. Shepaug Valley School, Washington
45. E.O. Smith High School, Storrs
46. Tolland High School
47. Brookfield High School
48. University High School of Science and Engineering, Hartford
49. Waterford High School
50. The Morgan School, Clinton

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Nationally, the top 10 ranked public schools in America are:

1. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina (high school for grades 11-12)
2. The Davidson Academy, Reno, Nevada (school for grades 5-12)
3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science, Worcester, Massachusetts (magnet school for grades 11-12)
4. Rising Leaders Academy, Panama City, Florida (charter school for grades K-12)
5. Stuyvesant High School, New York City (high school for grades 9-12)
6. Payton College Preparatory High School, Chicago (magnet school for grades 9-12)
7. Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, Oklahoma City (high school or grades 11-12)
8. South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics, Hartsville, South Dakota (high school for grades 11-12)
9. School for the Talented & Gifted, Dallas (magnet school for grades 9-12)
10. Pine View School, Osprey, Florida (magnet school for grades 2-12)