Farmington High School (Connecticut)


Farmington High School is a public high school in Farmington, Connecticut serving grades 9-12. In Newsweek's 2005 poll, FHS was ranked #1 in Connecticut and #271 in the nation, scoring high on both the challenge index and the equity and excellence index. Farmington High School still holds a 94% rating with U.S News with a reported graduation rate of 99%.
In June 2017, a town vote to build a new school occurred. The main argument for was that the current building and facilities had aged severely and were in need of modernization. Due to budget concerns, the vote failed.

Academics

FHS offers 20 AP courses:
English LiteratureGovernment & PoliticsStatisticsPhysics BFrench
English LanguageMacroeconomicsComputer Science APhysics CSpanish
US HistoryCalculus ABBiologyStudio ArtMusic Theory
European HistoryCalculus BCChemistryEnvironmental ScienceMicroeconomics

In the class of 2013, 88% of students took the SAT. The mean scores for the class were 552 in critical reading, 571 in math, and 555 in writing.

Notable alumni