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)
251308002786	271	Murdock High School	Public	9-12	3 Memorial Drive	Winchendon	01475	Worcester County	Winchendon	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 297-1256	263	23	11.4		214 (81.4%)	5 (1.9%)	24 (9.1%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	$16,266			$983			$15,283	25.6	31	249	22
250547002267	272	Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	57 River Rd	Andover	01810	Essex County	Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 686-0194	1,692	151	11.2		266 (15.7%)	27 (1.6%)	1,372 (81.1%)	15 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	$23,197			$1,757			$21,440	25.6	33.7	240	32
251323002200	273	Burncoat Senior High	Public	9-12	179 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3300	1,179	68	17.3		352 (29.9%)	228 (19.3%)	486 (41.2%)	66 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.8%)	$17,070			$1,394			$15,675	24.6	7.2	327	54
250414000558	274	Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High	Public	8-12	210 Station Avenue	South Yarmouth	02664	Barnstable County	Dennis-Yarmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 398-7636	888	82	10.8		552 (62.2%)	117 (13.2%)	116 (13.1%)	24 (2.7%)	17 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.4%)	$21,216			$863			$20,353	24.5	38.8	224	50
251323002244	275	South High Community	Public	9-12	170 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3325	1,666	100	16.6		388 (23.3%)	285 (17.1%)	756 (45.4%)	169 (10.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (3.9%)	$16,772			$1,319			$15,453	24.2	15.1	295	20
250008001843	276	Boston Preparatory Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	885 River Street	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston Preparatory Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 333-6688	695	72	9.7		8 (1.2%)	443 (63.7%)	208 (29.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	26 (3.7%)	$24,681			$3,254			$21,427	24.1	26.2	265	11
250799001265	277	Mohawk Trail Regional School	Public	7-12	26 Ashfield Road	Shelburne Falls	01370	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 625-9811	271	39	7		246 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$26,719			$1,237			$25,482	22.7	47.5	192	85
250055602817	278	TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	141 Mansion Drive	East Walpole	02032	Norfolk County	TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(774) 315-5123	2,940	119	24.6		1,622 (55.2%)	329 (11.2%)	629 (21.4%)	100 (3.4%)	15 (0.5%)	8 (0.3%)	231 (7.9%)	$10,564			$702			$9,862	22.4	25.4	267	11
251206001991	279	Wareham Senior High	Public	8-12	7 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3510	626	63	9.9		412 (65.8%)	69 (11.0%)	50 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (12.9%)	$21,824			$538			$21,286	21.9	22.3	277	2
250711002277	280	Lynn Vocational Technical Institute	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	80 Neptune Blvd	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7431	1,523	122	12.4		183 (12.0%)	86 (5.6%)	1,126 (73.9%)	70 (4.6%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.2%)	$16,726			$1,135			$15,590	21.9	29.1	258	22

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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.