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College Success Award
These are some of the best public high schools in Manchester at preparing students for success in college. The College Success Award recognizes schools that do an exemplary job getting students to enroll in and stick with college, including those that excel at serving students from low-income families.
Districts
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Hartford School District
16,774 students | HARTFORD, CT
Grades PK, K-12 | 70 schools -
Capitol Region Education Coun
8,942 students | HARTFORD, CT
Grades PK, K-12 | 28 schools -
Connecticut Technical High School
11,183 students | HARTFORD, CT
Grades 9-12 | 17 schools -
Manchester School District
6,192 students | MANCHESTER, CT
Grades PK, K-12 | 16 schools
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Reviews From Schools in Manchester
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Other (school staff, family member, recent alum, etc)
October 01, 2025
This school has a hostile environment not only with the students but with the administrators. Feeding kids with work constantly even outside of school hours burning out their students.
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Manchester High School
Current student
September 10, 2025
This school is awful and unfair. The head of the school doesn't do anything about bullying and target students for no reason. I absolutely didn't enjoy this place
Review for
Illing Middle School
Parent / Guardian
August 31, 2025
Highland Park is a great school and the information does need updating. Last year’s test scores were the best in the district. Placing them at either at 9/10 or 10/10 according to how Great Schools... More
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Highland Park School