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)
250351000475	41	Chelmsford High	Public	9-12	200 Richardson Rd	North Chelmsford	01863	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	No	No	No	No	(978) 251-5111	1,413	101	14		904 (64.0%)	63 (4.5%)	116 (8.2%)	266 (18.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	52 (3.7%)	$16,379			$845			$15,534	88.3	81.8	64	23
250441000594	42	Duxbury High	Public	9-12	71 Alden Street	Duxbury	02332	Plymouth County	Duxbury	No	No	No	No	(781) 934-7650	862	81	10.6		776 (90.0%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.0%)	16 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	$17,414			$820			$16,594	88.3	94.8	12	30
250675000978	43	Lenox Memorial High	Public	6-12	197 East Street	Lenox	01240	Berkshire County	Lenox	No	No	No	No	(413) 637-5560	446	52	8.5		358 (80.3%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.4%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$22,567			$917			$21,649	88.3	81.1	67	24
250195000045	44	Andover High	Public	9-12	80 Shawsheen Road	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 247-5500	1,682	128	13.1		1,052 (62.5%)	51 (3.0%)	156 (9.3%)	361 (21.5%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.2%)	$17,743			$724			$17,019	88.1	82.7	62	18
250279000204	45	Boston Latin Academy	Public	7-12	205 Townsend Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9957	1,693	98	17.2		395 (23.3%)	430 (25.4%)	516 (30.5%)	266 (15.7%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (4.5%)	$22,249			$1,943			$20,306	87.7	92.9	24	21
250726001124	46	Marblehead High	Public	9-12	2 Humphrey Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3100	874	84	10.4		724 (82.8%)	30 (3.4%)	75 (8.6%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.0%)	$17,787			$492			$17,295	87.4	90.5	38	8
251281002100	47	Westwood High	Public	9-12	200 Nahatan Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	874	74	11.8		650 (74.4%)	21 (2.4%)	63 (7.2%)	113 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.7%)	$19,514			$357			$19,157	87.3	91.1	32	15
250007602086	48	Four Rivers Charter Public School	Public, Charter	7-12	248 Colrain Road	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Four Rivers Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 775-4577	214	18	11.9		180 (84.1%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$20,325			$1,205			$19,120	86.7	88	46	2
250759001184	49	Medway High	Public	9-12	88 Summer Street	Medway	02053	Norfolk County	Medway	No	No	No	No	(508) 533-3227	607	47	13		484 (79.7%)	15 (2.5%)	56 (9.2%)	24 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	$16,693			$496			$16,197	86.6	80	73	24
250831001289	50	Nashoba Regional	Public	9-12	12 Green Road	Bolton	01740	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 779-2257	841	65	12.9		680 (80.9%)	21 (2.5%)	65 (7.7%)	41 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.4%)	$18,228			$717			$17,511	86.6	89.9	40	10

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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.

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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.