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)
250006601586	301	MATCH Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 Commonwealth Avenue	Boston	02215	Suffolk County	MATCH Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 232-0300	1,186	125	9.4		15 (1.3%)	581 (49.0%)	552 (46.5%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.4%)	$24,036			$2,838			$21,198	14.9	46.2	197	104
250930001485	302	Palmer High	Public	6-12	4105 Main Street	Palmer	01069	Hampden County	Palmer	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 283-6511	535	60	8.8		378 (70.7%)	11 (2.1%)	100 (18.7%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	$17,532			$510			$17,022	14.8	46.6	195	107
250963001534	303	Taconic High	Public	9-12	96 Valentine Road	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 448-9600	860	94	9.1		530 (61.6%)	103 (12.0%)	128 (14.9%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (9.5%)	$19,037			$1,171			$17,866	14	13.6	301	2
250366000496	304	Chicopee High	Public	9-12	820 Front Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3437	914	84	10.9		337 (36.9%)	48 (5.3%)	468 (51.2%)	24 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.8%)	$16,258			$662			$15,596	13.8	14.5	297	7
250711001067	305	Classical High	Public	9-12	235 O Callaghan Way	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7404	1,818	119	15.2		220 (12.1%)	134 (7.4%)	1,274 (70.1%)	143 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.5%)	$15,272			$983			$14,289	13.3	11.2	308	3
250279000261	306	Burke High School	Public	7-12	60 Washington Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9837	420	45	9.4		13 (3.1%)	227 (54.0%)	151 (36.0%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$28,702			$2,550			$26,152	13.2	10.2	311	5
250489000697	307	Fitchburg High	Public	9-12	140 Arn-How Farm Rd	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3240	1,246	96	12.9		279 (22.4%)	108 (8.7%)	711 (57.1%)	70 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (6.2%)	$14,741			$847			$13,894	13	10.4	310	3
250216000074	308	Athol High	Public	9-12	2363 Main Street	Athol	01331	Worcester County	Athol-Royalston	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 249-2435	404	30	13.4		292 (72.3%)	15 (3.7%)	78 (19.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$17,358			$1,440			$15,919	13	22.3	278	30
250007301750	309	Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School	Public, Charter	7-12	500 Rindge Road	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-2701	344	36	9.6		199 (57.8%)	31 (9.0%)	86 (25.0%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$17,948			$1,400			$16,548	13	25.3	269	40
251113002599	310	John J Duggan Academy	Public	6-12	1015 Wilbraham Rd	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7410	815	70	11.7		93 (11.4%)	195 (23.9%)	485 (59.5%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$19,416			$1,793			$17,623	11.9	11	309	1

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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.