Northwest Catholic is a college-prep high school. Specializing in providing Catholic education and training young people to lead their communities, Northwest features a strenuous college-prep program. Students have access to 15 Advanced Placement courses, along with many honors classes. The school teaches 625 students from 40 different towns across the Greater Hartford area. Most students who go to Northwest go on to successful college careers. Ninety-nine percent of the 2010 class is currently pursuing higher education, as of 2011. The United States Department of Education has also cited the school as a National School of Excellence.
Northwestern Regional strives to instill student values such as enthusiasm to learn, responsibility for community and lifelong independence. Divided into a middle and high school to accommodate more students, Regional also offers adult education programs in subjects such as citizenship and GED math. Students have access to many computer labs, including Middle School, Media Lab, Technology and Graphics. Ninety-five percent of professional staff at the high school have either masters' degrees or equivalents, helping ensure students receive satisfactory support and instruction.
Kent School provides students with rare, advanced classes such as Irish Drama and Mandarin Chinese. Students are also allowed to create their own courses as Independent Study Projects; past students have been known to choose subjects such as American Socialism. Seventy-three percent of Kent's faculty have advanced degrees, with average tenures spanning 12 years. Over 90 percent of students move beyond graduation requirements. Eighty percent are enrolled in at least one Advanced Placement course as of 2011. Students also work extensively with college counselors to choose the most suitable colleges for their futures.
Dedicated to educating boys for over a century, Salisbury School aims to instill morals such as honesty and religious tolerance in young men. The school offers theatrical events, a 25,000 volume library and an Olympic-sized skating rink, among other amenities. Student advisers keep tabs on their students by eating with them twice a week, developing a sense of community with one another. Salisbury's Varsity Football team has also won the Class A New England Championship title. The Roosevelt Institute honored Dr. Geoffrey Rossano, Salisbury's history instructor, with the 2010 Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize.