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)
250844002266	211	Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	1121 Ashley Blvd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 998-3321	2,095	194	10.8		1,180 (56.3%)	183 (8.7%)	588 (28.1%)	21 (1.0%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	114 (5.4%)	$22,955			$1,269			$21,686	44.6	53.4	168	43
251089001745	212	Somerville High	Public	9-12	81 Highland Avenue	Somerville	02143	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	No	(617) 625-6600	1,310	134	9.8		442 (33.7%)	122 (9.3%)	618 (47.2%)	75 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.5%)	$22,926			$766			$22,160	44	45.8	201	11
251106002291	213	Joseph P Keefe Technical High School	Public	9-12	750 Winter Street	Framingham	01702	Middlesex County	South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 416-2252	842	87	9.6		396 (47.0%)	42 (5.0%)	345 (41.0%)	12 (1.4%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$26,598			$1,404			$25,194	43.7	36.1	233	20
250527000768	214	Turners Fall High	Public	9-12	222 Turnpike Rd	Montague	01351	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	No	(413) 863-7200	194	21	9.3		130 (67.0%)	6 (3.1%)	36 (18.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.8%)	$24,269			$834			$23,436	43.4	21.4	283	69
250004600819	215	Prospect Hill Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	50 Essex Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 284-7800	999	106	9.3		109 (10.9%)	565 (56.6%)	212 (21.2%)	68 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.3%)	$23,236			$1,440			$21,797	43.3	36.1	232	17
250502000744	216	Franklin County Technical	Public	9-12	82 Industrial Blvd	Turners Falls	01376	Franklin County	Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 863-9561	602	58	10.4		538 (89.4%)	6 (1.0%)	37 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	$25,298			$1,571			$23,727	43.3	30.1	251	35
250366000495	217	Chicopee Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	617 Montgomery Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3534	1,206	107	11.2		671 (55.6%)	37 (3.1%)	438 (36.3%)	17 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.2%)	$17,442			$1,070			$16,372	43.2	40.1	219	2
250054502785	218	Collegiate Charter School of Lowell	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1857 Middlesex Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 458-1399	1,203	55	21.8		291 (24.2%)	238 (19.8%)	294 (24.4%)	302 (25.1%)	30 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.9%)	$11,418			$1,499			$9,919	42.7	37.2	228	10
250987001579	219	Quincy High	Public	9-12	100 Coddington Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8751	1,495	115	12.9		711 (47.6%)	208 (13.9%)	172 (11.5%)	319 (21.3%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	68 (4.5%)	$17,260			$607			$16,653	42.7	50.7	176	43
250828001285	220	Narragansett Regional High	Public	8-12	464 Baldwinville Rd	Baldwinville	01436	Worcester County	Narragansett	No	No	No	No	(978) 939-5388	468	37	12.7		378 (80.8%)	5 (1.1%)	50 (10.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	$16,029			$505			$15,524	42.4	48.2	189	31

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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.