Amity Regional Makes List of Hardest U.S. Schools

Amity Regional High School made it onto the Washington Post’s list of the most challenging schools in the country, numbering 1672 out of 2,000 public and private schools to make the list.

Washington Post researchers compared the number of college-credit tests —Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced International Certificate (AIC) — taken each year against the number of seniors to graduate, the site explains. Any school to reach a ratio of 1 or better made it on the list.

Amity Regional High School's index means the school administered 1.304 college placement tests for every Class of 2012 graduate.

The Post also cataloged the percent of graduating students to pass an exam (against the total number of graduates) and the number of subsidized lunches given at each school.

Use the interactive map above to see how other Connecticut schools ranked on the list and follow the links to read the full report for each. New schools are added to the list regularly, so Amity Regional’s position might change.