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)
251101002868	341	Southbridge High School	Public	9-12	132 Torrey Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5450	465	37	12.5		128 (27.5%)	12 (2.6%)	309 (66.5%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,116			$1,729			$17,387	4.5	3.8	339	2
251113002818	342	Conservatory of the Arts	Public	6-12	339 State St	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7070	303	29	10.3		28 (9.2%)	59 (19.5%)	210 (69.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$19,477			$2,347			$17,129	4.5	8.7	320	22
250279000282	343	Madison Park Technical Vocational High School	Public	9-12	75 Malcolm X Blvd	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8970	1,058	120	8.8		24 (2.3%)	418 (39.5%)	569 (53.8%)	14 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.6%)	$32,880			$2,453			$30,428	4	2.7	344	1
250279000208	344	Brighton High School	Public	7-12	25 Warren Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9873	584	66	8.8		32 (5.5%)	143 (24.5%)	380 (65.1%)	16 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$31,270			$2,816			$28,454	3.3	3.5	342	2
250279002753	345	Margarita Muniz Academy	Public	9-12	20 Child Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 470-6907	308	28	10.8		3 (1.0%)	20 (6.5%)	282 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$25,346			$2,267			$23,079	2.1	3.4	343	2
251113002931	346	The Springfield Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	1550 Main Street	Springfield	01103	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	Yes	No	(413) 750-2011	304	38	8		22 (7.2%)	44 (14.5%)	227 (74.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)								1.9	4.5	338	8
250279000342	347	Melvin H. King South End Academy	Public, Alternative	2-12	90 Warren Avenue	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9976	134	38	3.4		10 (7.5%)	60 (44.8%)	56 (41.8%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$65,799			$6,657			$59,142	1.8	2.5	345	2
250279002015	348	Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy	Public	9-12	100 Maxwell St	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9373	486	56	8.7		11 (2.3%)	141 (29.0%)	302 (62.1%)	28 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$30,813			$2,506			$28,308	1.5	2.1	346	2

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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.