GreatSchools has just announced the winners of the second-annual 2019 College Success Awards. Ridgefield High School is among 41 high schools in Connecticut to earn this honor.
According to GreatSchools, this award recognizes 1,722 high schools across 25 states that have a successful track record of going beyond simply graduating students to helping them enroll in college and succeed once they get there. Winners represent about 20% of eligible public high schools. Eligibility is determined by data availability and ranges on a state-by-state basis from 13% to 88%.
Avon High School took top honors, and three other CT High Schools received a ten for ten Great Schools Summary Ranking - Weston High School, Connecticut IB Academy, and Marine Science Magnet High School Of Southeastern Connecticut.
The high schools in Connecticut that have won the GreatSchools 2019 College Success Award include:
| Rating | School | Total enrolled | % Low-income | % College enrollment - State average: 72% | Persistence % - State average: 86% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | Weston High School | 840 | 3% | 88% | 93% |
| 9/10 | Joel Barlow High School | 1008 | 4% | 88% | 95% |
| 9/10 | Ridgefield High School | 1693 | 3% | 91% | 95% |
| 9/10 | Wilton High School | 1336 | 2% | 88% | 96% |
The College Success Award-winning high schools stand out based on school-level college readiness and postsecondary data collected and shared by their states. “This data tells us whether students enroll in college, are ready for college-level coursework, and persist to their second year,” GreatSchools states.
Learn more about GreatSchools College Success Awards here.