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)
250279000222	331	Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy	Public	6-12	36 Winthrop St	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8412	541	47	11.6		8 (1.5%)	310 (57.3%)	192 (35.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.5%)	$27,036			$2,082			$24,954	6.6	5.5	334	3
251113000901	332	Springfield High School of Science and Technology	Public	9-12	1250 State Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2000	1,087	90	12.1		71 (6.5%)	204 (18.8%)	767 (70.6%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.5%)	$18,655			$2,439			$16,216	6.5	7.1	328	4
250279001902	333	Community Academy of Science and Health	Public	9-12	11 Charles Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8950	347	34	10.3		6 (1.7%)	193 (55.6%)	114 (32.9%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	$29,724			$2,417			$27,307	6.4	7.4	326	7
250279000952	334	Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper	Public, Alternative	2-12	18 Croftland Av	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6365	666	84	7.9		89 (13.4%)	294 (44.1%)	204 (30.6%)	48 (7.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.5%)	$28,124			$2,169			$25,955	6.3	5.6	333	1
250279000215	335	Charlestown High School	Public	7-12	240 Medford Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9914	792	80	9.9		40 (5.1%)	185 (23.4%)	497 (62.8%)	53 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	$28,709			$2,618			$26,091	6.2	9.7	314	21
250279002725	336	TechBoston Academy	Public	6-12	9 Peacevale Road	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1615	871	76	11.5		23 (2.6%)	502 (57.6%)	284 (32.6%)	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	$26,922			$2,263			$24,659	6.1	5.7	332	4
250279000327	337	English High School	Public	7-12	144 McBride Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8979	651	60	10.7		28 (4.3%)	224 (34.4%)	376 (57.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	$31,713			$2,837			$28,877	6	10	312	25
250279001692	338	Boston Community Leadership Academy	Public	7-12	655 Metropolitan Ave	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8937	598	63	9.4		22 (3.7%)	189 (31.6%)	344 (57.5%)	25 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$27,579			$2,143			$25,436	5.9	4.6	337	1
250055002784	339	Baystate Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 Roosevelt Avenue	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 366-5100	402	56	7.1		19 (4.7%)	116 (28.9%)	259 (64.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	$17,162			$1,992			$15,170	4.9	13.8	300	39
251113002884	340	Springfield International Academy at Sci-Technical	Public	9-12	1250 State Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2000	88	6	15.6		0 (0.0%)	6 (6.8%)	81 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$15,593			$1,642			$13,951	4.9	1.8	347	7

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.