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Study: Ridgefield High Among Most Challenging Schools In Connecticut

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield High School has been named one of the most challenging high schools in Connecticut, ranking fifth in the state and second in Fairfield County, according to a new national study of public and private high schools conducted by the Washington Post.

Ridgefield High School is among the most challenging in Connecticut, according to an annual Washington Post study.

Ridgefield High School is among the most challenging in Connecticut, according to an annual Washington Post study.

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According to the report, the study ranks schools through an index formula that is a simple ratio: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year, divided by the number of seniors who graduated that year. A ratio of 1.000 means the school had as many tests as graduates.

Also noted are the percentage of students who come from families that qualify for lunch subsidies and the percentage of graduates who passed at least one college-level test during their high school career, called equity and excellence, according to the report.

Ridgefield High School received an index score of 2.780 with its 92 percent four-year graduation rate, average SAT score of 1,759, an average ACT score of 26.4 and an offering of 19 Advanced Placement courses and one International Baccalaureate course.

Ridgefield also was ranked the 85th-most challenging school in the Northeast region and 619th nationally.

Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy in East Hartford was ranked the most challenging school in Connecticut with an index of 5.351. American Indian Public Charter School in Oakland, Calif., was named the most challenging school in America with an index of 21.909 in the Post's study.

The most challenging high schools in Fairfield County that qualified for the study are:

1. Weston High School (2.780)

2. Ridgefield High School (2.723)

3. Westhill High School in Stamford (2.439)

4. Staples High School (2.351)

5. Greenwich High School (2.303)

6. New Canaan High School (1.928)

Click here to read more about how the Washington Post conducted this study.

Click here to see more details about the school rankings.

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