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)
251149001900	101	Tantasqua Regional Senior High	Public	9-12	319 Brookfield Rd	Fiskdale	01518	Worcester County	Tantasqua	No	No	No	No	(508) 347-9301	677	73	9.3		574 (84.8%)	11 (1.6%)	52 (7.7%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$16,553			$981			$15,572	72.3	77.9	84	17
250222000100	102	Auburn Senior High	Public	9-12	99 Auburn Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	No	(508) 832-7711	841	66	12.7		634 (75.4%)	36 (4.3%)	95 (11.3%)	44 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.1%)	$15,188			$575			$14,612	72.1	62	138	36
250005701271	103	Rising Tide Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	59 Armstrong Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Rising Tide Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 747-2620	634	61	10.4		525 (82.8%)	8 (1.3%)	32 (5.0%)	12 (1.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	$18,322			$1,083			$17,239	72.1	50.2	179	76
250054202738	104	Ayer Shirley Regional High School	Public	9-12	141 Washington Street	Ayer	01432	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	394	38	10.3		287 (72.8%)	21 (5.3%)	56 (14.2%)	13 (3.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	$19,721			$1,203			$18,518	72.1	60.9	144	40
250648000935	105	Ipswich High	Public	9-12	134 High Street	Ipswich	01938	Essex County	Ipswich	No	No	No	No	(978) 356-3137	502	50	10		427 (85.1%)	9 (1.8%)	37 (7.4%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$19,104			$720			$18,384	71.8	76.1	95	10
250186000034	106	Amesbury High	Public	9-12	5 Highland Street	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 388-4800	453	48	9.4		369 (81.5%)	7 (1.5%)	48 (10.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$18,891			$878			$18,013	71	68.4	122	16
250243000134	107	Belchertown High	Public	9-12	142 Springfield Road	Belchertown	01007	Hampshire County	Belchertown	No	No	No	No	(413) 323-9419	637	50	12.6		550 (86.3%)	12 (1.9%)	32 (5.0%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.0%)	$14,538			$343			$14,195	70.6	78.4	81	26
250870001397	108	North Andover High	Public	9-12	430 Osgood Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1711	1,336	97	13.7		957 (71.6%)	44 (3.3%)	189 (14.1%)	92 (6.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.6%)	$14,561			$608			$13,953	70.5	76.7	91	17
250495000708	109	Foxborough High	Public	9-12	120 South Street	Foxboro	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 543-1616	780	64	12.1		601 (77.1%)	71 (9.1%)	59 (7.6%)	27 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	$19,986			$671			$19,315	70.5	76.4	92	17
251188001940	110	Wachusett Regional High	Public	9-12	1401 Main Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 829-6771	1,930	141	13.6		1,618 (83.8%)	55 (2.8%)	130 (6.7%)	74 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (2.6%)	$14,535			$429			$14,106	70.4	77.7	85	25

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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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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.