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)
250480000642	191	Fairhaven High	Public	9-12	12 Huttleston Avenue	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	No	(508) 979-4052	633	49	12.8		536 (84.7%)	10 (1.6%)	48 (7.6%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$14,563			$1,129			$13,434	49.9	42.2	208	17
250756001176	192	Medford High	Public	9-12	489 Winthrop Street	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2301	1,260	130	9.7		689 (54.7%)	177 (14.0%)	215 (17.1%)	117 (9.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.1%)	$21,744			$769			$20,975	49.6	44	204	12
250008401847	193	Salem Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	45 Congress St.	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 744-2105	489	48	10.1		148 (30.3%)	58 (11.9%)	242 (49.5%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$19,262			$1,412			$17,850	49.5	68.3	123	70
250432000579	194	Dracut Senior High	Public	9-12	1540 Lakeview Avenue	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	No	(978) 957-1500	847	65	13		565 (66.7%)	73 (8.6%)	100 (11.8%)	89 (10.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$13,895			$1,012			$12,882	49.3	38.9	222	28
250548002268	195	Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	250 Pawtucket Blvd	Tyngsboro	01879	Middlesex County	Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 441-4807	2,302	215	10.7		829 (36.0%)	157 (6.8%)	796 (34.6%)	422 (18.3%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (3.1%)	$21,740			$1,279			$20,460	49	47.5	191	4
250000101558	196	Quabbin Regional High School	Public	9-12	800 South Street	Barre	01005	Worcester County	Quabbin	No	No	No	No	(978) 355-4651	566	45	12.5		499 (88.2%)	7 (1.2%)	39 (6.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$17,290			$651			$16,640	48.6	70.5	111	85
250486000686	197	Falmouth High	Public	9-12	874 Gifford Street	Falmouth	02540	Barnstable County	Falmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 540-2200	766	71	10.8		579 (75.6%)	43 (5.6%)	67 (8.7%)	13 (1.7%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.0%)	$22,260			$1,526			$20,733	48.1	63.1	136	61
250914001471	198	Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	476 North Avenue	Rochester	02770	Plymouth County	Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 763-8011	561	61	9.1		520 (92.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$22,808			$868			$21,940	48.1	41.7	212	14
250271500192	199	Blackstone Millville Regional High School	Public	9-12	175 Lincoln Street	Blackstone	01504	Worcester County	Blackstone-Millville	No	No	No	No	(508) 876-0117	396	38	10.2		328 (82.8%)	9 (2.3%)	32 (8.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$15,928			$575			$15,353	47.7	35.5	235	36
251251002052	200	West Springfield High	Public	9-12	425 Piper Road	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 263-3400	1,186	94	12.6		734 (61.9%)	51 (4.3%)	238 (20.1%)	98 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.6%)	$15,030			$771			$14,260	47.6	60.9	145	55

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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.