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)
251149001901	231	Tantasqua Regional Vocational	Public	9-12	319 Brookfield Rd	Fiskdale	01518	Worcester County	Tantasqua	No	No	No	No	(508) 347-3045	524	13	39.3		450 (85.9%)	7 (1.3%)	37 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.6%)	$13,618			$480			$13,138	38.9	29.1	257	26
251323001076	232	University Pk Campus School	Public	7-12	12 Freeland Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3591	224	15	14.9		29 (12.9%)	30 (13.4%)	123 (54.9%)	32 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$17,258			$1,949			$15,308	38.8	30.9	250	18
251152001915	233	Taunton High	Public	8-12	50 Williams Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1101	2,760	171	16.1		1,562 (56.6%)	615 (22.3%)	379 (13.7%)	31 (1.1%)	16 (0.6%)	9 (0.3%)	144 (5.2%)	$15,213			$1,223			$13,990	37.4	28.3	260	27
251278002861	234	Westport Middle-High School	Public	5-12	400 Old County Road	Westport	02790	Bristol County	Westport	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 636-1050	832	71	11.7		745 (89.5%)	10 (1.2%)	35 (4.2%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.6%)	$18,449			$531			$17,919	37	32.1	247	13
251242002039	235	West Bridgewater Junior/Senior	Public	7-12	155 West Center	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	No	(508) 894-1220	625	50	12.4		491 (78.6%)	54 (8.6%)	42 (6.7%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.6%)	$14,419			$311			$14,108	36.6	37	229	6
250165000001	236	Abington High	Public	9-12	201 Gliniewicz Way	Abington	02351	Plymouth County	Abington	No	No	No	No	(781) 982-2160	548	43	12.8		417 (76.1%)	29 (5.3%)	79 (14.4%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$14,887			$819			$14,068	36.1	41.7	211	25
250528000774	237	Gloucester High	Public	9-12	32 L O Johnson Rd	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	No	(978) 281-9870	804	78	10.2		629 (78.2%)	10 (1.2%)	113 (14.1%)	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.6%)	$19,870			$1,807			$18,063	35.6	29.6	254	17
251005001659	238	CityLab Innovation High School	Public	9-12	15 Everard Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 485-2715	95	13	7.5		25 (26.3%)	2 (2.1%)	61 (64.2%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$26,441			$2,486			$23,955	35.6			(n/a)
251005001630	239	Revere High	Public	9-12	101 School Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8222	2,084	148	14		566 (27.2%)	80 (3.8%)	1,320 (63.3%)	84 (4.0%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	24 (1.2%)	$14,138			$826			$13,312	35.6	25	271	32
251323002209	240	Doherty Memorial High	Public	9-12	299 Highland Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3270	1,344	87	15.4		481 (35.8%)	212 (15.8%)	504 (37.5%)	84 (6.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.5%)	$16,478			$1,161			$15,316	34.9	26	266	26

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.