Top Connecticut Alternative Public Schools
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 121 top alternative public schools in Connecticut, serving 3,847 students.
- Alternative schools aim to help students whose needs may not be successfully met in regular schools.
- Students who attend alternative schools and may be at risk of educational failure (as indicated by poor grades, truancy, disruptive behavior, pregnancy, or similar factors associated with temporary or permanent withdrawal from school).
- Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the Connecticut state average of 44%.
- The student:teacher ratio of 6:1 is less than the state average of 13:1.
Top Connecticut Alternative Public Schools (2018-19)
- School Location Grades Students
- Wallingford A.r.t.s. Academy Alternative School
70 Pond Hill Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203)294-6290
Grades: 6-12 | 17 students
- Milford Academy Alternative School
140 Gulf Street
Milford, CT 06460
(203)783-3652
Grades: 9-12 | 47 students
- Stratford Alpha High School Alternative School
469 Birdseye Street
Stratford, CT 06615
(203)385-4298
Grades: 9-12 | 42 students
- Southington Alta High School Alternative School
242 Main Street
Southington, CT 06489
(860)628-3379
Grades: 9-12 | 33 students
- Stamford Alternate Routes To Success High School Alternative School
83 Lockwood Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
(203)977-5620
Grades: 9-12 | 79 students
- Danbury Alternative Center For Excellence Alternative School
26 Locust Ave.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203)797-4786
Grades: 9-12 | 94 students
- New Britain Alternative Center School Alternative School
505 South Main St.
New Britain, CT 06051
(860)224-6450
Grades: 7-12 | 51 students
- Oxford Alternative Education High School Alternative School
61 Quaker Farms Rd.
Oxford, CT 06478
(203)888-2468
Grades: 7-12 | 12 students
- Ridgefield Alternative High School Alternative School
25 Gilbert Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203)431-2878
Grades: 9-11 | 13 students
- New Fairfield Alternative Learning Center Alternative School
54 Gillotti Road
New Fairfield, CT 06812
(203)312-5800
Grades: 10-12 | 8 students
- Norwich Alternative Pathways To Success High School Alternative School
305 Broadway
Norwich, CT 06360
(860)887-2505
Grades: 10-12 | 12 students
- Old Lyme Alternative Program Alternative School
49 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860)434-7238
Grades: 9-11 | 4 students
- Somers Aspire High School Alternative School
5 Vision Blvd
Somers, CT 06071
(860)749-2270
Grades: 9-12 | 7 students
- Groton Avery Point Transition Program High School Alternative School
1084 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT 06340
(860)405-9017
Grades: 12 | 6 students
- Colchester Bacon Academy Alternative Education Alternative School
84 Main Street
Colchester, CT 06415
(860)537-8912
Grades: 10-12 | 15 students
- Shelton Behavior Modification Elementary School Alternative School
138 Willoughby Road
Shelton, CT 06484
(203)929-1330
Grades: 1-4 | 10 students
- Manchester Bentley Alternative Education Program High School Alternative School
134 East Middle Turnpike
Manchester, CT 06042
(860)647-3342
Grades: 7-12 | 53 students
- New Haven Blake Street Leadership Academy (step) Alternative School
446a Blake Street Suite 100
New Haven, CT 06515
(203)786-6403
Grades: 10-12 | 16 students
- West Haven Blended (molloy) High School Alternative School
255 Meloy Road
West Haven, CT 06516
(203)931-6830
Grades: 9-12 | 17 students
- West Haven Blended High School Alternative School
1 Mcdonough Plaza
West Haven, CT 06516
(203)937-4360
Grades: 9-12 | 17 students
- Branford Branford High School Horizons Program Alternative School
185 East Main Street
Branford, CT 06405
(203)488-7291
Grades: 9-12 | 40 students
- Bridgeport Bridgeport Correctional Center Alternative School
1106 North Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203)579-6131
Grades: 10-12 | 6 students
- Bristol Bristol Preparatory Academy Alternative School
210 Redstone Hill Road
Bristol, CT 06010
(860)584-7709
Grades: 9-12 | 48 students
- Brooklyn Brooklyn Correctional Institution High School Alternative School
Route 6
Brooklyn, CT 06234
(860)779-4546
Grades: 12 | 1 students
- Canton Canton Academy Alternative School
76 Simonds Avenue
Canton, CT 06019
(860)693-7707
Grades: 11-12 | 3 students
- Bridgeport Career And Craftsmanship Alternative School
418 Kossuth St.
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203)275-1087
Grades: 9-11 | 27 students
- Cheshire Cheshire Correctional Institution High School Alternative School
900 Highland Ave.
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203)250-2668
Grades: 10-12 | 10 students
- East Windsor Children's Place School Alternative School
36 Gardner St.
East Windsor, CT 06088
(860)292-4048
Grades: 7-12 | 28 students
- New Britain Climb High School Alternative School
183 Steele St.
New Britain, CT 06052
(860)827-8505
Grades: 12 | 18 students
- East Lyme Coastal Connections High School Alternative School
315 Flanders Rd
East Lyme, CT 06333
(860)691-4424
Grades: 9-12 | 19 students
- Windsor Community Based Transition Academy Alternative School
115 Palisado Ave
Windsor, CT 06095
(860)841-4375
Grades: 12 | 11 students
- Uncasville Corrigan/radgowski Correctional Institution High School Alternative School
986 Norwich-new London Tpke.
Uncasville, CT 06382
(860)848-5729
Grades: 9-12 | 11 students
- Coventry Coventry Academy Alternative School
78 Ripley Hill Road
Coventry, CT 06238
(860)742-3532
Grades: 10-12 | 12 students
- Waterbury Crosby Nvcc (waterbury Transition Learning Center) Alternative School
750 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708
(203)574-8061
Grades: 12 | 15 students
- Mansfield Depot E.o. Smith High School At Depot Campus Alternative School
85 Depot Rd
Mansfield Depot, CT 06251
(860)487-0877
Grades: 9-12 | 28 students
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