The next 10 schools on the list are: Farmington High School, Ridgefield High School, Joel Barlow High School (Redding), Simsbury High School, Avon High School, Conard High School (West Hartford), East Lyme High School, Granby Memorial High School, Fairfield Ludlowe High School, and Stonington High School.

U.S. News said the New York City metro area, which includes parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, had the most ranked schools of all metro areas, with more than 1,000 making the list. Nearly 41% of schools in the area landed in the top quarter of the national rankings.

Schools were assessed on factors such as student achievement on state-required assessments, graduation rates and college readiness.