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)
250891001441	21	Algonquin Regional High	Public	9-12	79 Bartlett Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northboro-Southboro	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7010	1,213	113	10.7		842 (69.4%)	19 (1.6%)	109 (9.0%)	178 (14.7%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	55 (4.5%)	$19,074			$1,283			$17,791	92.5	95.7	3	18
250258000160	22	Tahanto Regional High	Public	6-12	1001 Main Street	Boylston	01505	Worcester County	Berlin-Boylston	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 869-2333	515	47	10.9		404 (78.4%)	8 (1.6%)	43 (8.3%)	27 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.2%)	$16,601			$395			$16,207	92	90.2	39	17
250198000053	23	Arlington High	Public	9-12	869 Mass Avenue	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3591	1,527	116	13.1		1,092 (71.5%)	50 (3.3%)	115 (7.5%)	154 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (5.6%)	$16,663			$444			$16,219	91.9	90.9	35	12
250378000518	24	Cohasset High School	Public	9-12	143 Pond Street	Cohasset	02025	Norfolk County	Cohasset	No	No	No	No	(781) 383-6100	431	38	11.3		394 (91.4%)	14 (3.2%)	7 (1.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$20,326			$628			$19,698	91.8	93.9	19	5
250753001157	25	Medfield Senior High	Public	9-12	88R South Street	Medfield	02052	Norfolk County	Medfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 359-4367	740	62	12		626 (84.6%)	6 (0.8%)	38 (5.1%)	33 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	$18,139			$593			$17,545	91.6	94.2	18	7
251062001705	26	Sharon High	Public	9-12	181 Pond Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1554	1,143	101	11.3		599 (52.4%)	61 (5.3%)	64 (5.6%)	355 (31.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.4%)	$18,194			$929			$17,265	91.6	90.6	37	11
250714001090	27	Lynnfield High	Public	9-12	275 Essex Street	Lynnfield	01940	Essex County	Lynnfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 334-5820	565	45	12.5		449 (79.5%)	11 (1.9%)	47 (8.3%)	44 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$18,215			$278			$17,937	91.6	86.8	51	24
250240000128	28	Bedford High	Public	9-12	9 Mudge Way	Bedford	01730	Middlesex County	Bedford	No	No	No	No	(781) 275-1700	841	79	10.6		513 (61.0%)	53 (6.3%)	86 (10.2%)	148 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$21,142			$805			$20,336	91.6	91.2	29	1
250315000415	29	Brookline High	Public	9-12	115 Greenough Street	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 713-5003	2,087	195	10.6		1,094 (52.4%)	154 (7.4%)	270 (12.9%)	333 (16.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	214 (10.3%)	$23,558			$866			$22,693	91.5	92.9	23	6
251260002059	30	Westborough High	Public	9-12	90 West Main Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7720	1,178	91	12.9		636 (54.0%)	27 (2.3%)	94 (8.0%)	376 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.4%)	$16,178			$831			$15,347	91.3	95.3	7	23

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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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.