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)
250005401258	311	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann	Public, Charter	9-12	10 Fenwood Road	Boston	02115	Suffolk County	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8450	364	35	10.4		12 (3.3%)	140 (38.5%)	198 (54.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$24,836			$1,942			$22,893	11.8	9.4	315	4
250279000226	312	East Boston High School	Public	7-12	86 White Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9896	1,276	96	13.2		140 (11.0%)	68 (5.3%)	1,039 (81.4%)	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (0.9%)	$26,645			$2,550			$24,096	11.5	16.8	292	20
250354000482	313	Chelsea High	Public	9-12	299 Everett Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5000	1,611	110	14.7		81 (5.0%)	61 (3.8%)	1,437 (89.2%)	16 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	$17,676			$1,696			$15,979	11.1	10	313
250002900545	314	Neighborhood House Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21 Queen Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Neighborhood House Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 825-0703	766	77	9.9		74 (9.7%)	393 (51.3%)	226 (29.5%)	18 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.5%)	$21,393			$1,950			$19,443	10.8	28.2	261	53
250006301453	315	Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	120 Fisher Avenue	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 566-2361	1,295	114	11.3		13 (1.0%)	714 (55.1%)	526 (40.6%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (2.2%)	$19,636			$2,528			$17,108	10.7	8.7	321	6
250483000649	316	B M C Durfee High	Public	9-12	360 Elsbree Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8100	2,460	202	12.1		1,156 (47.0%)	253 (10.3%)	747 (30.4%)	106 (4.3%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	189 (7.7%)	$17,532			$1,202			$16,330	10.6	17.6	291	25
251323002121	317	Claremont Academy	Public	7-12	15 Claremont Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3077	488	31	15.5		35 (7.2%)	49 (10.0%)	363 (74.4%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$15,110			$1,160			$13,951	10.3	8	325	8
251224002012	318	Bartlett High School	Public	9-12	52 Lake Parkway	Webster	01570	Worcester County	Webster	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-8552	365	39	9.4		154 (42.2%)	31 (8.5%)	151 (41.4%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$19,861			$791			$19,070	9.7	8.2	323	5
250711001080	319	Lynn English High	Public	9-12	50 Goodridge Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7366	2,176	138	15.7		169 (7.8%)	186 (8.5%)	1,598 (73.4%)	154 (7.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (2.7%)	$14,421			$890			$13,532	9.4	8.3	322	3
250002600530	320	City on a Hill Charter Public School	Public, Charter	9-12	58 Circuit Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	City on a Hill Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 445-1515	183	27	6.7		3 (1.6%)	124 (67.8%)	55 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$24,310			$2,851			$21,459	9.3	3.7	340	20

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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.

Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.