Staples High School is a public high school located in the town of Westport, Connecticut, USA. Staples High School is named after Horace Staples, who founded the school on April 26, 1884. With an approximate enrollment of 1800 students, Staples has been consistently rated one of the top public high schools in America. In the November 2008 issue of Connecticut Magazine, Staples High School was named "#1 High School in the State" and in 2004 the Wall Street Journal listed Staples among the best public and private schools in the United States.