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)
250055902869	291	New Heights Charter School of Brockton	Public, Charter	6-12	1690 Main Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	New Heights Charter School of Brockton (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 857-4633	741	54	13.6		6 (0.8%)	651 (87.9%)	49 (6.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.8%)	$17,839			$2,418			$15,421	17.9	21.1	284	7
250477000634	292	Everett High	Public	9-12	100 Elm Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	No	(617) 394-2490	2,231	167	13.3		349 (15.6%)	320 (14.3%)	1,399 (62.7%)	114 (5.1%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	40 (1.8%)	$16,199			$685			$15,513	17.5	13.9	298	6
250058902885	293	Map Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	11 Resnik Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Map Academy Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 830-9500	251	25	10.1		178 (70.9%)	10 (4.0%)	32 (12.7%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)	$18,045			$2,698			$15,347	17.4	4.9	336	43
250876001411	294	North Brookfield High	Public	7-12	10 New School Drive	North Brookfield	01535	Worcester County	North Brookfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 867-7131	136	18	7.7		110 (80.9%)	4 (2.9%)	17 (12.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$20,063			$508			$19,555	17.3	17.7	290	4
250993001596	295	Randolph High	Public	9-12	70 Memorial Pkwy	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	No	(781) 961-6220	619	53	11.6		51 (8.2%)	312 (50.4%)	105 (17.0%)	125 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$18,907			$1,060			$17,846	16.7	23.3	274	21
250052602703	296	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	20 Warren St.	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9860	476	47	10.2		36 (7.6%)	206 (43.3%)	204 (42.9%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$17,474			$1,477			$15,997	16.3	7.1	330	34
250178000021	297	Hoosac Valley High School	Public	8-12	125 Savoy Rd	Cheshire	01225	Berkshire County	Hoosac Valley Regional	No	No	No	No	(413) 743-5200	324	31	10.4		290 (89.5%)	12 (3.7%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$18,920			$878			$18,041	16.2	11.2	307	10
251113001806	298	High School Of Commerce	Public	9-12	415 State Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7220	1,103	139	7.9		98 (8.9%)	188 (17.0%)	787 (71.4%)	13 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)	$18,996			$2,215			$16,781	15.9	15.8	294	4
250279001296	299	Quincy Upper School	Public	6-12	152 Arlington Street	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8940	530	47	11.2		28 (5.3%)	99 (18.7%)	117 (22.1%)	273 (51.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$25,455			$2,515			$22,939	15.5	14.5	296	3
250309000385	300	Brockton High	Public	9-12	470 Forest Avenue	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7633	3,679	251	14.6		487 (13.2%)	2,256 (61.3%)	670 (18.2%)	97 (2.6%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.2%)	151 (4.1%)	$16,235			$1,381			$14,854	15.1	12.2	304	4

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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.
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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.