Best High Schools in Massachusetts

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best Massachusetts high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Massachusetts test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
250832001290	241	Nashoba Valley Technical High School	Public	9-12	100 Littleton Road	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 692-4711	750	65	11.6		594 (79.2%)	18 (2.4%)	83 (11.1%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.1%)	$20,822			$1,346			$19,476	34.4	42.9	206	35
250896002283	242	Northeast Metro Regional Vocational	Public	9-12	100 Hemlock Rd	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 246-0810	1,292	125	10.3		672 (52.0%)	53 (4.1%)	526 (40.7%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (0.9%)	$21,830			$1,490			$20,341	34.2	29	259	17
250963001526	243	Pittsfield High	Public	9-12	300 East Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 499-9535	651	68	9.5		411 (63.1%)	72 (11.1%)	110 (16.9%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	$19,419			$1,110			$18,309	34.2	24.5	272	29
250786001239	244	Milford High	Public	9-12	31 West Fountain Street	Milford	01757	Worcester County	Milford	No	No	No	No	(508) 478-1110	1,324	110	12		726 (54.8%)	45 (3.4%)	461 (34.8%)	25 (1.9%)	28 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.9%)	$15,379			$682			$14,697	34	42.2	207	37
250972000320	245	Plymouth North High	Public	9-12	41 Obery Street	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4400	1,301	109	11.8		1,027 (78.9%)	40 (3.1%)	142 (10.9%)	22 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.8%)	$21,849			$466			$21,383	33.3	47.1	193	52
250927001482	246	Oxford High	Public	9-12	100 Carbuncle Drive	Oxford	01540	Worcester County	Oxford	No	No	No	No	(508) 987-6081	384	41	9.3		283 (73.7%)	10 (2.6%)	59 (15.4%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$15,599			$669			$14,930	33.1	23.3	275	29
250678002272	247	Center For Technical Education Innovation	Public	9-12	122 Granite Street	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7735	800	32	24.7		359 (44.9%)	75 (9.4%)	324 (40.5%)	17 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.9%)	$13,320			$997			$12,324	32.9	31.8	248	1
250005201250	248	Foxborough Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	131 Central Street	Foxboro	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough Regional Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 543-2508	1,569				307 (19.6%)	945 (60.2%)	97 (6.2%)	128 (8.2%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	81 (5.2%)	$15,368			$778			$14,590	32.3	33.4	241	7
250886002314	249	Smith Vocational and Agricultural High	Public	9-12	80 Locust Street	Northampton	01060	Hampshire County	Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1414	566	61	9.3		465 (82.2%)	5 (0.9%)	75 (13.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	$23,303			$1,434			$21,869	31.8	29.9	253	4
250774001213	250	Methuen High	Public	9-12	1 Ranger Rd	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-6040	1,916	147	12.9		763 (39.8%)	106 (5.5%)	923 (48.2%)	84 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.0%)	$13,805			$875			$12,930	31.3	33.3	243	7

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Massachusetts

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for MA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students

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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.