Best High Schools in Massachusetts

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAS Next Generation test scores by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 348)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
250792001255	51	Millis High School	Public	9-12	245 Plain Street	Millis	02054	Norfolk County	Millis	No	No	No	No	(508) 376-7010	317	29	10.9		254 (80.1%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (10.4%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$18,898			$426			$18,472	86.5	80.8	69	18
250579000829	52	Hanover High	Public	9-12	287 Cedar Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-5450	684	59	11.6		631 (92.3%)	12 (1.8%)	17 (2.5%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$16,088			$231			$15,857	85.5	79.2	78	26
250210000070	53	Ashland High	Public	9-12	65 East Union St.	Ashland	01721	Middlesex County	Ashland	No	No	No	No	(508) 881-0177	870	62	14		550 (63.2%)	23 (2.6%)	149 (17.1%)	117 (13.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	$14,253			$557			$13,695	84.9	87.5	47	6
250003800581	54	Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School	Public, Charter	7-12	49 Antietam St	Devens	01434	Middlesex County	Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District)	Yes	No	No	No	(978) 772-3293	370	41	8.9		297 (80.3%)	9 (2.4%)	17 (4.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$19,432			$920			$18,512	84.7	78	83	29
251140001414	55	Sutton High School	Public	9-12	409 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1640	363	30	12.2		301 (82.9%)	12 (3.3%)	21 (5.8%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$16,405			$304			$16,101	84.7	54.6	164	109
250006701109	56	Manchester Essex Regional High School	Public	9-12	36 Lincoln Street	Manchester	01944	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	No	(978) 526-4412	400	41	9.7		381 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$19,597			$858			$18,739	84.6	84.5	56
250834001303	57	Natick High	Public	9-12	15 West Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6600	1,743	142	12.2		1,274 (73.1%)	63 (3.6%)	140 (8.0%)	164 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (5.0%)	$16,485			$619			$15,865	84.4	88.9	44	13
250507000746	58	Apponequet Regional High	Public	9-12	100 Howland Rd	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	No	(508) 947-2660	683	61	11.1		631 (92.4%)	13 (1.9%)	16 (2.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$15,361			$1,013			$14,348	83.9	71.7	106	48
250669000970	59	Lee Middle/High School	Public	7-12	300 Greylock Street	Lee	01238	Berkshire County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(413) 243-2781	308	36	8.5		247 (80.2%)	3 (1.0%)	36 (11.7%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$20,613			$930			$19,684	83.8	51.4	175	116
250624000894	60	Holliston High	Public	9-12	370 Hollis Street	Holliston	01746	Middlesex County	Holliston	No	No	No	No	(508) 429-0677	803	62	12.8		622 (77.5%)	6 (0.7%)	68 (8.5%)	70 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.2%)	$14,596			$82			$14,514	83.7	84.2	57	3

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, MCAS Next Generation Mathematics, MCAS Next Generation Science test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.