#1 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Greenwich Academy
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Greenwich, CT
A+Overall gradeAll girls802 students7 students per teacher
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College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Private high schools in Connecticut where the most graduates go on to four-year colleges. Top 50 of 52 schools.
#2 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
The Loomis Chaffee School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Windsor, CT
BOverall grade735 students8 students per teacher
#3 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
The Hotchkiss School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Lakeville, CT
A+Overall grade602 students6 students per teacher
#4 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Sacred Heart Greenwich
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Greenwich, CT
B-Overall gradeAll girls588 students22 students per teacher
#5 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Kent School
Episcopal school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kent, CT
A+Overall grade516 students8 students per teacher
#6 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Suffield Academy
Independent school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Suffield, CT
A+Overall grade413 students6 students per teacher
#7 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
The Cheshire Academy
Independent school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Cheshire, CT
A+Overall grade341 students6 students per teacher
#8 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Salisbury School
Episcopal school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Salisbury, CT
A+Overall gradeAll boys319 students8 students per teacher
#9 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Milford, CT
A+Overall gradeAll girls238 students9 students per teacher
#10 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
The Williams School
Independent school · Grades 6–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
New London, CT
A-Overall grade189 students8 students per teacher
#11 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Putnam Science Academy
Independent school · Grades 8–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Putnam, CT
A+Overall grade130 students6 students per teacher
#12 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Pierrepont School
Independent school · Grades K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Westport, CT
A+Overall grade114 students3 students per teacher
#13 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
New England Jewish Academy
Jewish day school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
West Hartford, CT
A+Overall grade101 students4 students per teacher
#14 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Choate Rosemary Hall
Independent school · Grades 9–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Wallingford, CT
AOverall grade842 students7 students per teacher
#15 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Fairfield College Preparatory
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Fairfield, CT
BOverall gradeAll boys787 students17 students per teacher
#16 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Immaculate High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Danbury, CT
A+Overall grade375 students12 students per teacher
#17 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Wooster School
Episcopal school · Grades 5–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Danbury, CT
A+Overall grade310 students7 students per teacher
#18 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
The Oxford Academy
Alternative school · Grades 9–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Westbrook, CT
AOverall gradeAll boys35 students1 students per teacher
#19 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
The Greenwich Country Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Greenwich, CT
BOverall grade1,315 students8 students per teacher
#20 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Hamden, CT
B+Overall grade621 students10 students per teacher
#21 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Notre Dame High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
West Haven, CT
A+Overall gradeAll boys471 students12 students per teacher
#22 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Westminster School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Simsbury, CT
BOverall grade414 students7 students per teacher
#23 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Northwest Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
West Hartford, CT
A+Overall grade401 students11 students per teacher
#24 College-Bound Private High Schools in Connecticut
Miss Porter's School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Farmington, CT
B+Overall gradeAll girls336 students7 students per teacher
From official public records, updated October 2026.