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The rankings were released on Tuesday, Aug. 29.
The Nutmeg State's No. 1 ranked school is the Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut, with a 100-percent graduation rate, and college readiness rating of 76.1.
The top-ranked school from Fairfield County is Staples High School in Westport at No. 2 in the state, and 240th nationally.
Connecticut IB Academy in East Hartford checks in at No. 3 in Connecticut and 254th nationally.
The second-highest ranked high school in Fairfield County -- and fourth in the state -- is Darien High School, at 289th nationally.
Farmington High School is fifth in Connecticut and 294th in the nation.
Rounding out the Top 10 in the state are:
- Weston High School (No. 6 in the state, 306th nationally)
- Amistad Academy in New Haven (No. 7 in the state, 310th nationally)
- New Canaan High School (No. 8 in the state, 323rd nationally)
- Greenwich High School (No. 9 in the state, 351st nationally)
- Conard High School in West Hartford (No. 10 in the state, 442nd nationally)
U.S. News says the rankings are based on the following criteria.
- College Readiness - 30 percent
- State Assessment Proficiency - 20 percent
- State Assessment Performance - 20 percent
- Underserved Student Performance - 10 percent
- College Curriculum Breadth - 10 percent
- Graduation Rate - 10 percent
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