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)
250330000451	81	Canton High	Public	9-12	900 Washington Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	No	(781) 821-5050	904	71	12.6		587 (64.9%)	128 (14.2%)	44 (4.9%)	95 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.9%)	$17,513			$491			$17,022	79.2	80.7	70	11
250279000205	82	O'Bryant School of Math & Science	Public	7-12	55 Malcolm X Blvd	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9932	1,567	103	15.2		186 (11.9%)	489 (31.2%)	550 (35.1%)	299 (19.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	36 (2.3%)	$23,107			$2,057			$21,050	79.2	86.4	52	30
250987001577	83	North Quincy High	Public	9-12	316 Hancock Street	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8744	1,476	95	15.5		478 (32.4%)	69 (4.7%)	64 (4.3%)	812 (55.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (3.2%)	$16,526			$616			$15,910	79.2	79.9	74	9
250735001142	84	Marshfield High	Public	9-12	167 Forest Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5050	1,190	101	11.7		1,099 (92.4%)	12 (1.0%)	43 (3.6%)	13 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.6%)	$15,346			$416			$14,930	79.2	82.3	63	21
250885001432	85	Northampton High	Public	9-12	380 Elm Street	Northampton	01060	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	No	(413) 587-1346	903	62	14.4		637 (70.5%)	27 (3.0%)	127 (14.1%)	27 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.4%)	$15,618			$782			$14,836	79	85.3	54	31
250450000603	86	East Longmeadow High	Public	9-12	180 Maple Street	East Longmeadow	01028	Hampden County	East Longmeadow	No	No	No	No	(413) 525-5460	816	65	12.4		636 (77.9%)	35 (4.3%)	63 (7.7%)	52 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	$15,821			$502			$15,319	78.8	63.4	135	49
250945001513	87	Pentucket Regional Senior High	Public	9-12	24 Main Street	West Newbury	01985	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 363-5507	591	52	11.4		523 (88.5%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (6.9%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$16,567			$639			$15,928	78.7	75.1	99	12
250696001012	88	Littleton High School	Public	9-12	56 King Street	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	No	(978) 952-2555	480	37	13		372 (77.5%)	12 (2.5%)	20 (4.2%)	57 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$16,979			$615			$16,364	78.7	88.1	45	43
250192000042	89	Amherst Regional High	Public	9-12	21 Mattoon Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst-Pelham	No	No	No	No	(413) 362-1701	858	74	11.6		463 (54.0%)	67 (7.8%)	164 (19.1%)	78 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.5%)	$23,640			$1,585			$22,055	77.8	67	126	37
250271000191	90	Blackstone Valley	Public	9-12	65 Pleasant Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 529-7758	1,230	107	11.4		1,021 (83.0%)	25 (2.0%)	122 (9.9%)	21 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.5%)	$21,626			$855			$20,771	77.8	82.7	61	29

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.