New Canaan High School

New Canaan High School
Address
Map
11 Farm Rd

,
Connecticut
06840

United States
Information
TypePublic
CEEB code070465
PrincipalWilliam Egan
Staff105.96 (FTE)[1]
Number of students1,294 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.21[1]
Color(s)Red and black
  
MascotRams
Websitewww.ncps-k12.org/Domain/9

New Canaan High School is the only public high school in New Canaan, Connecticut, US.

In 2017, it was ranked the best public high school in Connecticut, and one of the top 200 in the nation.[2] New Canaan High School was ranked the 74th best STEM high school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.[3]

The school is a part of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, otherwise known as the FCIAC. The New Canaan Rams have won numerous state championships. New Canaan fields football, lacrosse, ice hockey, swimming, and tennis teams. Its football team holds 22 state championships and is consistently a top 10 team in the state.[4][5] In 2016, its boys' lacrosse team was ranked 3rd in the nation.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "New Canaan High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "New Canaan Ranked Top High School In Connecticut". New Canaan Daily Voice. August 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "2020 Best STEM High Schools in America". US News. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  4. ^ "New Canaan Rams | Football".
  5. ^ "New Canaan Ranked In Top 5 In CT High School Football Poll". New Canaan, CT Patch. October 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "Super 25 Boys Lacrosse Expert Rankings, week 8". USA TODAY High School Sports. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016.