LYME & OLD LYME — Lyme-Old Lyme High School (LOLHS) was named the 17th best public high school in Connecticut by US News & World Report in their listing of 2020 Best High Schools published April 21, 2020. It was the only non-magnet high school to be included in the Top 20 in either New London or Middlesex County.
Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News, said in a press release, “The Best High Schools rankings provide the most comprehensive, data-based information on nearly every public high school in the country,” noting that the report compared data from 17,700 high schools, “evaluating how well they serve all of their students, regardless of economic or ethnic background.” Lyme-Old Lyme High School ranked nationally at #754.
Lyme-Old Lyme Schools Superintendent Ian Neviaser commented, “It is extremely rewarding to see Lyme-Old Lyme High School ranked so high compared to other schools across the state, and especially in the local region. It validates the extraordinarily high quality of teaching that our students receive and the positive, holistic experience they gain at our schools.”
Neviaser added, “Year after year, LOLHS graduates are accepted into a wide range of diverse and highly selective schools across the US and in some cases, internationally. The Lyme-Old Lyme School system has become a pipeline to the Ivy League schools and the “Little-Ivies” in addition to such schools as Duke, MIT and Stanford.”
Facilities at the high school are exceptional with state-of-the-art technology implemented throughout the building thanks to a $49 million renovation project completed in 2014. The math, science, language, and technology and engineering areas along with the art, music, drama and athletic facilities are now of a quality and sophistication that resembles a college environment, rather than a high school.
Current enrollment at LOLHS is 481 students across Grades 9 through 12 and the average class size is between 15 and 18. The school offers a full spectrum of core subjects taught in-house, including 17 Advanced Placement subjects, and also an extensive range of online classes taken through the Virtual High School program. Students also have the option to pursue the acclaimed Techno-Ticks robotics program along with more than 35 other extra-curricular clubs including High School Bowl, Mock Trial, and Key Club.
Lyme-Old Lyme High School enjoys exceptionally strong music, drama and art programs, which have been recognized with numerous awards both at the state level and nationally. The school’s athletic program has similarly received innumerable honors over the years and is proud to have several past, present and future Olympians among its alumni.
Lyme-Old Lyme Schools accept students who reside outside Lyme or Old Lyme on a tuition basis.
For further information on Lyme-Old Lyme Schools, visit Region18.org or call Superintendent Ian Neviaser at 860-434-7238.