Avon Old Farms School Photo - Avon Old Farms School is expert in educating boys. Since we are a single sex school, we use specialized learning methodologies focused on the areas of development that are critical to a young male in their adolescent years. This helps achieve greater success not only in the following four years of college, but the next forty years of their lives.

Best Connecticut Private High Schools Offering Weightlifting Sport (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 10 private high schools offering weightlifting as an interscholastic sport serving 4,867 students in Connecticut.
The top ranked offering weightlifting sport private high schools in Connecticut include Brunswick School, Hamden Hall Country Day School, and King School.
The average acceptance rate is 60%, which is lower than the Connecticut private high school average acceptance rate of 65%.
40% of private high schools offering weightlifting sport in Connecticut are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Top Private High Schools Offering Weightlifting Sport in Connecticut (2025)

School
Location
Grades
Students
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Hamden Hall Country Day School Photo - Between 15 and 20 percent of our graduating student-athletes compete at the collegiate Division I, II and III levels.
(Christian)
(4)
1108 Whitney Ave
Hamden, CT 06517
(203) 752-2610
Grades: NS-12
| 650 students
King School
King School Photo - Grade 1 students participating in STEM activities.
1450 Newfield Ave
Stamford, CT 06905
(203) 322-3496
Grades: PK-12
| 718 students
Avon Old Farms School
Avon Old Farms School Photo - Avon Old Farms School is expert in educating boys. Since we are a single sex school, we use specialized learning methodologies focused on the areas of development that are critical to a young male in their adolescent years. This helps achieve greater success not only in the following four years of college, but the next forty years of their lives.
All-boys
500 Old Farms Rd
Avon, CT 06001
(860) 404-4100
Grades: 9-12
| 415 students
Brunswick School
Brunswick School Photo - Middle School Campus on King Street
All-boys
100 Maher Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 625-5800
Grades: PK-12
| 1,046 students
The Ethel Walker School
The Ethel Walker School Photo
All-girls
230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200
Grades: 7-12
| 226 students
220 Jefferson St
Fairfield, CT 06825
(203) 372-6521
Grades: 9-12
| 506 students
The Oxford Academy
The Oxford Academy Photo - Oxford Academy is set along the vibrant shoreline of Connecticut. Our family style community of students and faculty are stewards to local beaches and waterways. They embrace the many rich offerings of the area including museums, volunteering and athletic competitions with shoreline schools.
All-boys
(4)
1393 Boston Post Road
Westbrook, CT 06498
(860) 399-6247
Grades: 8-12
| 48 students
Pomfret School
Pomfret School Photo
398 Pomfret St
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 963-6147
Grades: 9-12
| 358 students
Sacred Heart H. S.
Sacred Heart H. S. Photo - Sacred Heart High School
(Catholic)
142 S Elm Street
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203) 753-1605
Grades: 9-12
| 300 students
Xavier High School
All-boys (Catholic)
(3)
181 Randolph Rd
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 346-7735
Grades: 9-12
| 600 students

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