Westminster School
Simsbury · CT · Private independent
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- 📚 18 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 6 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1390 (25-75: 1330–1460)
- 📝 ACT avg 31.5 (25-75: 30–33)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 85% (avg score 4.1)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Westminster School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1390 (≈ top 6% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.5 (≈ top 7%) · 85% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 6 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ LocallyCT students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: The Webb School In The Valley, Ben Bronz Academy, Focus Center For Autism~Fresh Start School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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University of Connecticut
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,097/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Webb School In The Valley Avon |
Private | 6.1 | 25 | — |
| Ben Bronz Academy West Hartford |
Private | 6.4 | 47 | — |
| Focus Center For Autism~Fresh Start School Canton |
Private | 6.7 | 13 | — |
| Intensive Education Academy In West Hartford |
Private | 7.1 | 68 | +33.3% |
| Watkinson School Hartford |
Private | 7.9 | 216 | -8.9% |
| Oak Hill School Hartford |
Private | 8.2 | 116 | -4.1% |
| The Loomis Chaffee School Windsor |
Private | 8.6 | 703 | -0.3% |
| Options Educational Services Hartford |
Private | 9.4 | 21 | — |