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The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston, Ranked for 2025

Camille Dodero — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:00:38 +0000

We crunched the numbers to come up with our guide to the region’s top-performing schools.

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About the 2025 list

This year’s rankings offer a statistical analysis of the top-performing high schools in the Greater Boston area. To ensure accuracy and consistency, it is compiled with the most recent data available at presstime from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), which publishes a limited amount of information on each school, including MCAS and SAT scores. In an effort to provide additional transparency, we’ve included median household income and home prices for each high school’s town(s). We have also included several “honor roll” lists so you can see in what areas, exactly, different schools excel, as well as a list of high-performing schools in areas with lower median home prices.

Note: Scroll down and then right to see all categories. To view the top 100 schools all at once, choose ‘100 entries per page.’

Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston for 2025

Rank 2025	SCHOOL	Enrollment	Average Class Size	Student-to-Teacher Ratio	10th Graders Meeting or Exceeding Expectations on MCAS (%) - English Language Arts	10th Graders Meeting or Exceeding Expectations on MCAS (%) - Math	10th Graders Meeting or Exceeding Expectations on MCAS - Science & Technology/Engineering	Average SAT Scores - Reading/Writing	Average SAT Scores - Math	Advanced Placement (%) - Proficient	Graduation Rate (%)	Access to the Arts (%)	Access Digital Literacy and Computer Science Courses (%)	Advance Coursework Completion (%)	Median Home Price	Median Income
1	Dover-Sherborn Regional High School	610	14.9	11.2	87	89	88	654	651	96	100.0	82.4	34.0	92.1	$1,526,398	$248,948
2	Lexington High School	2,405	17.9	11.4	90	91	91	663	677	93	98.1	82.5	38.6	94.6	$1,700,000	$219,402
3	Weston High School	658	14.2	10.9	87	88	79	657	675	92	96.2	74.6	35.3	87.2	$2,325,000	$250,000
4	Cohasset Middle/High School	381	13.0	10.3	93	72	79	607	575	81	98.0	94.6	39.0	91.9	$1,512,500	$187,060
5	Manchester Essex Regional High School	392	12.2	9.7	74	71	71	655	634	92	98.9	49.7	38.2	78.0	$1,002,418	$179,583
6	The Bromfield School (Harvard, Mass.)	328	13.6	10.1	96	92	91	644	611	89	93.8	66.0	12.9	83.2	$985,000	$200,688
7	Wellesley High School	1,262	15.4	11.0	85	83	84	649	653	90	98.0	59.9	17.7	92.2	$2,138,500	$250,000
8	Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School	448	13.3	10.4	87	79	70	622	600	83	97.5	71.3	34.5	85.6	$927,091	$150,469
9	Newton South High School	1,898	14.1	12.3	86	85	87	652	661	92	98.6	48.1	19.9	66.1	$1,830,000	$184,989
10	Needham High School	1,633	16.2	12.5	86	86	79	646	647	94	99.3	74.6	9.3	94.6	$1,700,000	$212,241
11	Brookline High School	2,181	15.1	11.5	80	81	80	659	662	93	96.5	58.9	16.6	92.8	$2,335,000	$140,631
12	Norwell High School	601	13.1	11.7	84	86	85	606	580	88	99.3	73.2	8.9	98.0	$1,134,000	$182,637
13	Concord-Carlisle High School	1,191	17.0	11.7	85	85	83	665	662	95	97.5	49.4	16.3	83.3	$1,523,437	$220,875
14	Wayland High School	803	16.0	11.0	83	83	85	642	649	95	100.0	48.9	14.8	85.2	$1,115,000	$221,250
15	Bedford High School	868	13.2	10.9	83	83	75	634	627	89	98.5	70.2	16.3	72.0	$1,055,500	$158,964
16	Sharon High School	1,161	15.1	11.1	83	81	77	651	657	90	97.0	64.2	15.2	79.3	$815,000	$183,724
17	Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School	1,445	17.8	11.4	83	85	83	630	645	97	97.4	61.0	38.1	81.9	$1,312,178	$220,568
18	Medfield High School	704	15.8	11.3	77	80	89	628	620	85	99.5	67.9	13.1	83.0	$1,170,000	$214,801
19	Algonquin Regional High School	1,197	13.9	10.9	85	77	82	610	613	84	96.6	41.1	37.7	81.4	$842,937	$181,414
20	Newton North High School	2,096	15.2	11.3	82	73	80	636	638	86	94.8	52.9	23.3	84.7	$1,830,000	$184,989
21	Maynard High School	310	12.0	8.6	68	66	72	609	555	86	94.4	64.5	37.1	74.2	$580,000	$119,549
22	Hingham High School	1,066	13.2	12.1	87	77	83	618	606	96	97.9	35.9	7.6	99.1	$1,320,000	$181,017
23	Acton-Boxborough Regional High School	1,622	18.1	13.6	89	87	88	663	680	94	98.3	45.2	12.1	75.0	$978,908	$152,906
24	Hopkinton High School	1,267	18.0	14.5	91	88	89	626	640	94	99.3	53.0	23.1	84.4	$1,117,500	$204,418
25	Westford Academy	1,504	16.9	12.3	89	86	88	625	620	93	96.1	54.9	26.6	68.4	$920,000	$181,523
26	Ipswich High School	447	11.5	10.0	60	64	65	602	603	87	95.5	77.9	37.0	68.8	$895,000	$124,405
27	Westwood High School	837	13.5	11.9	77	72	76	625	619	91	99.6	66.5	20.8	80.4	$1,158,500	$205,000
28	Duxbury High School	808	15.6	10.7	79	77	72	613	586	77	98.7	60.7	33.4	90.3	$1,222,500	$171,471
29	Winchester High School	1,404	16.6	14.8	87	87	83	640	648	88	96.6	50.5	23.9	97.7	$1,700,000	$218,176
30	Mansfield High School	1,002	13.2	11.0	75	72	66	600	594	82	99.3	64.4	25.5	73.5	$687,000	$131,409
31	Arlington High School	1,677	14.9	13.1	83	82	77	634	622	86	96.4	54.7	19.0	83.9	$1,155,000	$141,440
32	Nashoba Regional High School	806	13.8	12.9	77	75	70	614	604	80	96.8	67.1	32.3	83.5	$753,141	$157,143
33	Marblehead High School	861	14.3	10.4	76	76	74	615	585	82	96.7	59.5	27.7	78.6	$1,100,000	$165,859
34	Westborough High School	1,213	14.9	13.1	82	79	78	626	642	89	95.1	50.5	24.4	64.5	$785,000	$134,474
35	North Reading High School	652	16.6	9.6	81	72	83	597	591	85	96.1	49.6	22.7	76.1	$870,000	$150,820
36	Andover High School	1,609	15.3	13.1	79	77	71	631	636	82	96.9	63.9	20.1	79.7	$1,018,750	$167,591
37	Wilmington High School	619	14.1	9.2	73	70	71	588	577	81	96.0	64.8	27.9	63.6	$750,000	$161,473
38	Lynnfield High School	588	15.2	11.7	85	78	77	584	575	68	99.3	51.6	23.3	93.5	$1,015,000	$172,484
39	Chelmsford High School	1,402	17.8	14.0	83	75	70	601	587	82	96.6	62.4	46.2	96.5	$713,000	$140,519
40	Natick High School	1,761	16.3	12.3	73	68	75	613	602	90	97.0	69.9	24.5	71.1	$956,500	$134,591
41	Holliston High School	809	14.2	12.9	74	75	66	608	589	80	93.9	70.5	34.5	76.8	$720,000	$154,684
42	Hull High School	278	9.6	9.7	59	54	52	604	568	85	96.1	61.4	24.5	72.4	$672,000	$127,112
43	Littleton High School	482	14.4	13.4	66	66	71	605	577	90	98.4	77.2	16.8	74.2	$825,000	$146,250
44	Masconomet Regional High School	924	14.2	11.8	74	70	70	599	585	85	98.0	51.7	18.2	75.3	$949,674	$179,925
45	Rockport High School	367	11.9	8.6	65	52	53	569	552	58	95.6	66.2	46.2	75.5	$852,500	$93,227
46	Millis High School	286	11.9	10.9	79	72	71	571	550	81	95.7	44.7	46.0	65.7	$684,900	$149,021
47	Walpole High School	917	16.0	11.1	64	72	73	612	594	91	95.6	74.2	22.7	61.5	$770,000	$159,720
48	Boston Latin School	2,424	24.1	18.4	96	95	92	656	648	89	98.7	63.9	9.9	99.6	$832,500	$94,755
49	Newburyport High School	743	15.7	11.1	72	64	63	603	584	83	99.0	53.4	27.7	76.6	$1,100,000	$144,259
50	Amesbury High School	481	13.8	10.5	74	58	54	583	549	85	91.7	81.8	51.2	55.6	$670,000	$100,599
51	Belmont High School	1,454	21.1	17.8	90	89	88	640	640	95	98.2	54.0	16.5	85.2	$1,567,500	$178,188
52	Scituate High School	725	13.9	12.4	79	65	70	603	572	68	98.5	70.1	13.8	91.0	$905,000	$131,861
53	Hanover High School	663	14.0	11.7	81	68	70	566	543	78	98.9	50.7	18.3	78.6	$782,450	$174,821
54	Stoneham High School	599	11.7	10.0	69	56	53	569	541	64	96.7	76.5	21.7	80.8	$799,000	$112,635
55	Ashland High School	884	16.4	14.1	75	72	70	599	602	90	94.0	60.8	31.4	72.8	$665,875	$127,106
56	Tewksbury Memorial High School	696	16.6	11.6	69	58	50	590	568	73	95.4	71.8	46.6	79.6	$680,000	$125,966
57	Cambridge Rindge and Latin School	2,072	15.5	9.1	63	61	47	624	602	81	94.2	52.4	23.9	74.8	$2,175,000	$126,469
58	Milton High School	1,083	18.3	12.5	84	75	76	605	586	88	96.4	67.5	13.6	72.6	$980,000	$178,053
59	Pembroke High School	690	15.3	12.7	71	65	68	568	553	72	98.3	52.1	39.0	83.4	$622,000	$141,332
60	North Andover High School	1,328	15.9	13.8	64	58	64	597	581	84	98.5	70.3	30.5	69.8	$899,000	$134,319
61	Medway High School	622	15.5	13.0	75	71	78	592	576	73	97.3	67.2	17.6	86.2	$767,500	$174,357
62	Reading Memorial High School	1,094	14.8	12.9	75	69	65	592	580	77	97.6	46.4	23.5	67.2	$855,000	$163,725
63	Swampscott High School	706	14.0	11.0	74	64	76	598	562	76	94.4	70.2	23.0	72.3	$835,000	$128,964
64	Franklin High School	1,453	15.5	13.4	69	67	74	599	591	79	96.8	57.9	20.6	75.3	$727,000	$142,788
65	Canton High School	968	15.5	13.2	66	66	73	587	574	81	94.4	71.4	17.3	78.4	$810,000	$128,341
66	Burlington High School	1,019	13.2	11.4	58	59	62	603	595	78	92.9	39.2	25.2	68.8	$850,000	$142,207
67	Apponequet Regional High School (Freetown-Lakeville)	640	14.6	11.1	77	66	72	566	549	71	96.8	61.6	24.6	61.7	$576,162	$134,218
68	Marshfield High School	1,119	16.5	11.0	78	65	61	573	561	77	98.4	42.0	27.1	70.3	$785,000	$125,525
69	Foxborough High School	736	14.1	11.6	53	67	70	585	573	75	95.2	57.5	12.5	67.7	$710,000	$108,559
70	Triton Regional High School	538	12.1	10.0	60	43	56	601	566	72	95.0	53.2	11.4	57.3	$788,412	$129,023
71	Wakefield Memorial High School	854	15.2	10.1	59	57	67	581	560	65	96.4	65.8	11.5	66.3	$825,000	$130,320
72	Georgetown High School	268	10.6	11.0	69	62	69	558	531	87	97.3	73.4	11.4	64.4	$730,000	$152,014
73	Melrose High School	967	17.3	12.3	79	67	66	610	582	73	97.9	44.2	17.7	78.2	$870,000	$126,854
74	Oliver Ames High School (Easton, Mass.)	1,045	16.9	12.4	70	69	61	585	573	84	97.8	40.0	14.0	69.4	$725,950	$121,458
75	Braintree High School	1,694	16.1	15.3	69	69	71	583	590	85	94.3	61.9	15.1	69.4	$710,000	$125,305
76	Danvers High School	784	14.4	10.4	57	44	55	567	542	62	93.6	71.6	34.4	81.0	$716,788	$117,072
77	Norwood High School	966	13.6	11.1	61	55	48	574	560	57	96.7	61.4	32.6	65.6	$710,500	$97,110
78	Carver Middle/High School	688	13.7	10.2	57	38	34	536	516	67	94.9	77.7	53.2	64.0	$595,000	$78,955
79	King Philip Regional High School (Wrentham, Mass.)	1,114	14.7	13.1	75	65	67	589	575	71	96.0	45.7	3.3	72.5	$721,436	$149,810
80	Pentucket Regional High School	578	13.3	12.0	76	62	64	584	579	80	91.3	63.0	29.8	35.8	$739,280	$141,644
81	Beverly High School	1,213	18.9	12.3	61	49	59	585	553	75	93.6	71.8	42.8	61.5	$720,000	$103,739
82	Dedham High School	719	15.1	11.3	61	73	53	576	573	67	92.3	52.5	25.7	66.5	$750,000	$124,375
83	Stoughton High School	1,118	17.2	10.3	62	53	57	568	552	71	89.0	71.3	48.8	48.8	$610,000	$104,164
84	North Quincy High School	1,520	18.7	15.2	72	66	65	591	601	77	93.2	32.7	30.3	75.2	$723,600	$95,711
85	Hudson High School	784	14.3	10.3	56	43	54	560	542	57	89.0	69.2	33.2	68.3	$600,000	$107,202
86	Watertown High School	761	14.6	11.1	53	54	46	557	567	74	87.0	59.0	33.7	58.0	$930,000	$123,422
87	Woburn Memorial High School	1,259	14.6	11.7	56	51	57	570	564	66	90.6	46.6	25.3	55.4	$770,511	$107,754
88	West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School	614	16.6	12.1	54	40	30	554	534	45	99.0	92.5	34.5	75.8	$597,500	$124,483
89	Middleborough High School	774	15.3	12.6	49	50	54	546	529	49	96.6	69.3	40.7	64.6	$524,950	$91,914
90	Somerville High School	1,394	12.6	10.3	55	39	44	579	563	66	87.5	58.0	13.3	68.3	$1,200,000	$127,056
91	Norton High School	685	13.1	12.9	56	49	53	575	548	68	94.1	56.5	24.6	51.1	$620,000	$127,404
92	Billerica Memorial High School	1,816	19.3	14.2	65	49	68	572	565	61	94.7	66.1	18.5	79.1	$699,000	$139,706
93	Medford High School	1,195	13.1	9.3	55	41	53	593	570	77	89.6	29.2	11.9	47.9	$887,500	$118,089
94	Silver Lake Regional High School (Kingston, Mass.)	1,034	17.8	12.1	60	53	50	570	547	64	97.4	45.1	21.7	66.2	$667,860	$113,528
95	John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science (Boston)	1,509	23.4	16.0	69	78	60	544	561	56	100.0	65.6	29.8	97.9	$832,500	$94,755
96	Gloucester High School	776	13.4	10.0	41	46	37	558	556	67	89.1	59.4	42.0	40.4	$712,000	$87,898
97	Bellingham High School	740	17.4	12.5	49	34	49	568	534	53	92.2	72.5	35.6	84.8	$511,000	$120,966
98	Plymouth North High School	1,169	15.1	11.4	53	35	30	554	515	74	95.2	61.9	21.7	61.8	$650,000	$111,975
99	Rockland High School	590	14.2	12.0	59	54	65	533	511	70	86.2	50.1	11.5	72.6	$542,000	$101,475
100	Abington High School	530	15.7	11.7	46	39	41	556	518	50	94.1	52.5	30.9	82.1	$585,000	$119,787
101	Plymouth South High School	1,001	13.2	9.8	49	37	29	541	511	67	93.6	47.0	16.3	61.8	$650,000	$111,975
102	East Bridgewater Junior-Senior High School	881	18.6	12.3	45	28	41	554	525	58	97.9	92.0	36.5	63.9	$554,500	$128,679
103	Weymouth High School	1,679	14.5	12.5	66	43	56	559	537	76	90.2	26.8	12.1	54.6	$625,000	$100,077
104	Quincy High School	1,514	15.6	12.1	52	43	42	558	543	67	89.3	36.0	15.3	52.0	$723,600	$95,711
105	Boston Latin Academy (Boston)	1,693	23.6	18.7	82	80	67	563	560	63	97.5	41.3	19.6	98.1	$832,500	$94,755
106	Framingham High School	2,534	16.5	13.0	47	41	44	573	569	85	78.5	58.8	25.2	60.0	$670,000	$98,179
107	Saugus High School	744	14.2	13.9	48	45	41	541	509	50	86.5	58.7	33.9	67.7	$650,000	$100,819
108	Wareham High School	533	12.1	9.3	46	27	21	600	512	37	90.6	61.4	25.2	45.1	$456,000	$82,741
109	Waltham High School	1,791	16.7	10.9	42	37	37	556	536	66	84.4	64.6	21.0	53.2	$810,000	$116,560
110	Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School	1,487	14.8	15.4	54	55	54	559	532	62	92.3	24.4	24.3	58.4	$433,162	$114,408
111	Winthrop High School	568	18.6	13.9	66	60	54	560	550	32	89.4	49.1	15.1	83.2	$742,500	$106,357
112	Peabody Veterans Memorial High	1,333	15.3	11.1	37	35	37	549	544	63	85.7	52.6	17.2	46.7	$670,000	$95,278
113	Milford High School	1,316	16.4	11.4	48	34	39	553	534	51	85.7	48.9	22.9	64.0	$555,000	$92,726
114	Methuen High School	1,841	16.6	12.7	43	32	42	549	538	59	87.8	64.3	18.2	49.8	$590,500	$103,270
115	Marlborough High School	985	12.8	10.6	41	38	26	517	498	44	83.9	69.1	23.9	55.7	$605,500	$95,047
116	Whitman-Hanson Regional High School	993	16.0	14.4	53	45	53	539	524	62	91.0	48.5	13.6	27.2	$557,757	$109,474
117	Holbrook Middle-High School	655	16.1	13.3	43	29	39	542	503	64	90.5	81.4	27.4	39.6	$522,500	$107,768
118	Boston Arts Academy (Boston)	500	13.4	9.2	52	24	35	496	444	14	90.8	99.4	1.9	65.3	$832,500	$94,755
119	Salem High School	952	14.1	9.5	53	45	47	461	447	40	87.7	45.8	16.7	66.8	$670,000	$85,137
120	Josiah Quincy Upper School (Boston)	557	20.1	10.3	32	30	16	455	439	N/A	96.7	99.6	8.5	100.0	$832,500	$94,755
121	Haverhill High School	1,922	16.1	13.4	39	27	31	567	538	61	81.5	54.2	21.8	65.9	$560,000	$87,675
122	Avon Middle High School	409	13.8	9.4	54	15	11	529	514	39	79.6	58.2	30.7	56.0	$587,000	$129,487
123	Taunton High School	2,877	19.2	16.0	50	37	40	528	503	57	88.7	49.2	18.6	46.1	$495,000	$79,715
124	Randolph High School	765	18.0	12.3	36	26	22	543	540	34	75.0	66.1	34.6	76.0	$567,450	$103,129
125	Malden High School	1,890	17.8	16.0	50	36	46	504	507	66	80.6	46.3	7.6	76.9	$719,000	$95,298
126	Revere High School	2,115	18.8	13.4	50	33	42	531	510	58	79.6	41.4	16.0	71.0	$650,000	$81,121
127	Lowell High School	3,446	20.8	14.5	41	34	36	539	535	57	81.9	37.2	17.5	55.3	$515,000	$76,205
128	New Mission High School (Boston)	715	16.5	11.2	39	32	19	424	433	19	95.6	36.9	16.5	83.6	$832,500	$94,755
129	Mary Lyon Pilot High School (Boston)	95	13.2	6.6	23	21	5	468	453	12	83.3	95.8	3.1	75.6	$832,500	$94,755
130	Fenway High School (Boston)	362	16.1	11.4	33	50	24	396	417	24	85.2	65.1	0.9	82.4	$832,500	$94,755
131	TechBoston Academy (Boston)	850	14.9	12.0	28	7	9	426	410	47	83.6	62.0	52.4	53.7	$832,500	$94,755
132	Dearborn STEM Academy (Roxbury)	565	18.2	10.2	27	12	10	479	457	14	75.0	68.0	63.4	69.2	$832,500	$94,755
133	Everett High School	2,307	18.8	13.4	38	22	26	487	461	47	79.1	49.7	26.2	54.7	$635,000	$79,658
134	Excel High School (Boston)	301	11.7	9.2	16	22	7	442	453	20	82.2	26.1	26.4	51.1	$832,500	$94,755
135	East Boston High School	1,252	15.6	12.1	25	24	20	454	451	17	86.7	33.5	28.2	54.2	$832,500	$94,755
136	Classical High School (Lynn, Mass.)	1,795	20.6	14.5	35	17	24	541	517	44	80.7	46.9	27.5	39.8	$584,500	$74,715
137	Albert D. Holland High School of Technology (Boston)	399	12.9	9.5	32	23	20	407	404	16	79.8	39.4	17.0	61.5	$832,500	$94,755
138	Chelsea High School	1,649	22.3	14.5	29	19	21	527	489	31	82.1	64.0	27.0	63.3	$650,000	$72,220
139	Snowden International School at Copley (Boston)	421	16.9	12.1	31	17	8	421	410	N/A	83.2	52.3	0.0	94.8	$832,500	$94,755
140	Brockton High School	3,598	18.6	17.5	38	19	22	524	486	38	74.3	50.7	24.8	44.2	$490,000	$77,089
141	Ruth Batson Academy (Boston)	604	13.9	8.3	19	15	9	402	396	15	82.3	63.8	0.0	41.2	$832,500	$94,755
142	The English High School (Boston)	720	16.4	11.0	22	15	1	399	393	12	84.1	62.3	11.3	65.5	$832,500	$94,755
143	Brighton High School (Boston)	667	12.9	8.8	15	1	13	423	421	29	62.1	46.3	7.6	62.5	$832,500	$94,755
144	Lynn English High School (Lynn, Mass.)	2,062	20.5	15.1	26	17	20	504	481	37	81.5	38.2	17.2	33.3	$584,500	$74,715
145	Charlestown High School (Boston)	754	14.2	8.5	12	18	10	432	436	20	63.5	46.9	17.7	29.6	$832,500	$94,755
146	Lawrence High School	3,453	22.1	13.6	22	15	14	436	430	39	86.5	66.3	21.0	78.7	$515,000	$57,903
147	Another Course To College (Boston)	253	17.1	10.0	27	16	3	422	411	12	77.8	40.2	26.6	86.1	$832,500	$94,755
148	Boston International High School (Boston)	490	16.5	8.7	1	1	0	439	459	16	68.8	38.7	41.6	36.7	$832,500	$94,755
149	Madison Park Technical Vocational High School (Boston)	1,121	15.9	8.8	19	7	8	421	414	3	73.6	9.7	3.7	61.6	$832,500	$94,755
150	Community Academy of Science and Health (Boston)	398	15.2	10.7	19	10	20	405	406	20	64.4	41.3	0.0	43.5	$832,500	$94,755

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To calculate the rankings, statistician George Recck, director of the Math Resource Center at Babson College, analyzed the results, comparing each high school’s data points to the overall average for all schools. He then applied a percentage weight to the standardized value for each school to create an aggregate “score” to determine each high school’s rank. We considered it more desirable to have smaller class sizes and lower student-to-teacher ratios.

Median home prices, provided by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and MLS Property Information Network, are from 2024. Median household incomes are from the Census’s American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023) and reflect 2023 dollars. For schools that serve multiple cities or towns, a weighted average for median home price and median household income was created based on the population of each city or town. Neither of these data points factored into a school’s overall ranking.

To assess schools more comprehensively than test scores alone allow, this year we’ve added three new categories for each high school—percentage of students participating in an arts course, percentage of students completing at least one digital literacy or computer science course, and percentage of 11th and 12th grade students completing at least one advanced course, which can be found on DESE’s School and District Report Cards.

The Honor Roll
Top High Schools By Other Metrics

| Average class size | Student-to-Teacher Ratio | MCAS |

Average Class Size

SCHOOL	Class Size
Hull High School	9.6
Georgetown High School	10.6
Ipswich High School	11.5
Excel High School	11.7
Stoneham High School	11.7
Millis High School	11.9
Rockport High School	11.9
Maynard High School	12.0
Wareham High School	12.1
Triton Regional High School	12.1

Student-to-Teacher Ratio

SCHOOL	Student-to-Teacher Ratio
Mary Lyon Pilot High School	6.6:1
Ruth Batson Academy	8.3:1
Charlestown High School	8.5:1
Maynard High School	8.6:1
Rockport High School	8.6:1
Boston International High School	8.7:1
Brighton High School	8.8:1
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School	8.8:1
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School	9.1:1
Excel High School (Boston)	9.2:1
Boston Arts Academy	9.2:1
Wilmington High School	9.2:1

Bang for Your Housing Buck*

SCHOOL	Median Home Price
Apponequet Regional High School	$576,162	65
Ashland High School	$665,875	55
Hull High School	$672,000	40
Mansfield High School	$687,000	29
Maynard High School	$580,000	27
Millis High School	$684,900	44
Sharon High School	$815,000	13
Pembroke High School	$622,000	71
Westborough High School	$785,000	25
Wilmington High School	$750,000	36

*For this chart, we selected the institutions whose high school rankings most significantly surpassed the ranking of their respective median home price and listed them here alphabetically.

10th Graders Meeting or Exceeding Expectations on MCAS

English Language Arts

Schools	MCAS-E
Boston Latin School	96
The Bromfield School	96
Cohasset Middle/High School	93
Hopkinton High School	91
Belmont High School	90
Lexington High School	90
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School	89
Westford Academy	89
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School	87
Weston High School	87
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School	87
Hingham High School	87
Winchester High School	87

Math

SCHOOL	%
Boston Latin School	95
The Bromfield School	92
Lexington High School	91
Belmont High School	89
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School	89
Hopkinton High School	88
Weston High School	88
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School	87
Winchester High School	87
Needham High School	86
Norwell High School	86
Westford Academy	86

Science & Technology/Engineering

SCHOOL
Boston Latin School	92
The Bromfield School	91
Lexington High School	91
Hopkinton High School	89
Medfield High School	89
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School	88
Belmont High School	88
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School	88
Westford Academy	88
Newton South High School	87

Research by Harriet Gaye and Mia Kovachev

An abridged version of this ranking was first published in the print edition of the September 2025 issue.

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The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston, Ranked for 2024

Camille Dodero — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:12:17 +0000

Photo by Maskot via Getty Images

About the 2024 list

This year’s rankings offer a statistical analysis of the top-performing high schools in the Greater Boston area. To ensure accuracy and consistency, it is compiled with the most recent data available at presstime from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which publishes a limited amount of information on each school, including MCAS and SAT scores. In an effort to provide additional transparency, we’ve included median household income and home prices for each high school’s town(s). We have also included several “honor roll” lists so you can see in what areas, exactly, different schools excel, as well as a list of high-performing schools in areas with lower median home prices.

Note: Scroll down and right to see all categories. To view the top 100 schools all at once, choose ‘Show 100 entries.’

Updated September 10, 2024: We incorrectly entered Burlington High School’s educator evaluation data for percent proficient; the correct percentage is 94.9%. Statistician George Recck re-calculated the list, and, as a result, several schools’ rankings have shifted. The updated standings are now reflected below.

Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston, Ranked for 2024

SCHOOL	2024 Rank	Enrollment	Average Class Size	Student-to-Teacher Ratio	2023 Rank	10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) in English Language Arts	10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) in Math	10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) in Science & Technology/Engineering	Average SAT Scores in Reading/Writing	Average SAT Scores in Math	Advanced Placement (%) Proficient	Graduation Rate (%)	Attending College (%)	Educator Evaluations (%) Proficient	Educator Evaluations (%) Exemplary	Educator Evaluations (%) Combined	Median Home Price	Median Income
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School	1	648	15.6	12.4:1	3	86	88	86	644	647	94.9	98.7	81.9	35.7	64.3	100	$1,491,358	$246,865
Weston High School	2	662	13.2	11.3:1	1	88	84	75	656	672	86.6	95.5	82.2	59.6	38.2	97.8	$2,222,500	$250,000+
Manchester Essex Regional High School	3	400	11.7	10.3:1	2	78	71	67	622	594	82.2	100	74.0	56.5	43.5	100	$1,323,538	$178,453
Wayland High School	4	820	15.4	11.2:1	4	88	85	83	643	652	91.8	100	83.6	75	23	98	$1,060,000	$208,750
Concord-Carlisle High School	5	1,316	15.3	10.6:1	28	85	80	77	651	651	91	97.4	92.4	98	2	100	$1,517,273	$198,265
Wellesley High School	6	1,358	15.2	11.9:1	11	87	90	81	645	649	90.8	97.2	82.7	84.1	15.9	100	$1,915,000	$250,000+
Littleton High School	7	487	13.8	13.1:1	6	78	73	78	607	597	77.2	95.5	88.9	50	50	100	$720,000	$151,488
Hingham High School	8	1,100	13.7	12.1:1	16	89	83	78	620	608	93.9	97.5	84.9	80.8	18.3	99.1	$1,199,000	$170,326
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School	9	1,649	18.1	13.3:1	5	88	88	87	656	680	93	97.8	86.1	82.7	16.7	99.4	$900,223	$150,616
Lexington High School	10	2,318	18.0	11.4:1	14	91	94	90	659	679	91.4	99	84.8	98.7	0	98.7	$1,675,000	$206,323
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School	11	442	13.6	10.5:1	15	88	81	77	612	589	83.7	94.4	78.9	67.2	31.1	98.3	$847,251	$155,571
Westborough High School	12	1,202	14.8	12.1:1	7	88	87	85	623	638	87.9	96.2	82.3	80.7	18.5	99.2	$852,500	$133,145
The Bromfield School (Harvard, Mass.)	13	325	14.5	10.6:1	8	92	81	81	639	625	94.1	97.4	83.3	97	1.5	98.5	$964,500	$189,647
Cohasset High School	14	406	14.0	10.3:1	35	90	86	76	616	586	79.7	98.3	92.0	91.8	8.2	100	$1,474,000	$178,013
Bedford High School	15	866	13.3	10.9:1	20	86	80	72	630	637	88.9	99	85.3	96.4	0.9	97.3	$980,000	$143,736
Newton South High School	16	1,861	13.7	11.6:1	12	83	86	80	638	651	86.6	98.7	75.8	93.8	6.3	100.1	$1,750,000	$176,373
Sharon High School	17	1,132	15.4	10.9:1	21	80	77	81	634	652	91	98.2	82.7	93	4.4	97.4	$775,000	$181,545
Winchester High School	18	1,372	16.4	13.6:1	10	88	87	82	647	656	87.7	97.1	85.1	82.1	15.4	97.5	$1,467,500	$208,531
Brookline High School	19	2,173	14.5	11.5:1	41	85	83	78	647	661	93.2	96.3	74.4	94.9	2.8	97.7	$2,425,000	$130,600
Newton North High School	20	2,118	14.7	10.9:1	19	81	79	78	623	624	82.2	96.4	77.5	84.9	15.1	100	$1,750,000	$176,373
Algonquin Regional High School	21	1,194	13.9	10.9:1	18	89	87	88	608	618	84.7	97.5	81.7	98.5	0.7	99.2	$816,899	$173,912
Westwood High School	22	874	13.6	12.2:1	31	81	80	78	597	597	87.9	98.8	89.1	79.4	15.5	94.9	$1,162,500	$192,887
Boston Latin School	23	2,401	23.1	18.4:1	25	97	98	91	653	657	84.2	98.3	88.6	39.4	58.3	97.7	$800,000	$89,212
Masconomet Regional High School	24	975	13.6	13.3:1	46	80	80	74	585	574	87.4	97.1	86.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	$935,343	$180,448
Ipswich High School	25	482	11.7	10.0:1	32	64	67	67	597	579	90.7	95.9	79.1	84.6	13.8	98.4	$874,950	$123,266
Norwell High School	26	596	12.9	12.5:1	13	82	83	61	602	600	79.9	99.3	90.1	93.8	6.2	100	$905,000	$179,777
Hopkinton High School	27	1,241	18.2	14.5:1	57	89	88	84	621	635	90.4	98.7	86.6	82.7	17.3	100	$942,500	$191,439
Medfield High School	28	705	16.6	12.4:1	34	85	83	87	602	603	76.4	99	90.0	87.4	12.6	100	$904,000	$181,125
Needham High School	29	1,622	16.4	12.9:1	22	84	90	65	626	632	89.8	99.5	87.4	98.8	0	98.8	$1,492,500	$206,261
Westford Academy	30	1,444	18.1	13.3:1	17	88	82	85	622	631	90.8	98.3	87.3	95	5	100	$800,000	$174,424
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School	31	1,979	14.5	9.1:1	26	67	61	56	607	587	80.5	94	66.1	60	36.8	96.8	$2,000,000	$121,539
Duxbury High School	32	862	17.2	10.7:1	55	88	86	82	597	578	67.6	99.6	85.3	84.2	14.9	99.1	$1,025,000	$148,505
Foxborough High School	33	757	14.7	11.6:1	38	66	69	64	564	564	70.6	97.8	78.2	52.4	46.3	98.7	$657,000	$104,350
Natick High School	34	1,743	15.8	12.2:1	44	80	74	76	610	596	88.4	97.1	83.3	87.6	11.3	98.9	$900,000	$133,605
Oliver Ames High School (Easton, Mass.)	35	1,076	17.0	12.4:1	56	72	74	62	580	566	77.6	96	85.3	55.4	43.6	99	$672,500	$117,418
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School	36	1,462	17.9	12.1:1	9	80	83	77	627	640	94.9	98.9	81.9	95.9	0	95.9	$1,201,011	$214,617
North Reading High School	37	618	16.5	9.4:1	30	83	79	77	586	580	80.3	97.2	77.8	92	8	100	$825,000	$141,442
Wilmington High School	38	613	13.4	9.7:1	50	76	63	66	580	576	68.2	97.4	78	81.5	17.4	98.9	$700,000	$151,034
Nashoba Regional High School	39	841	13.1	13.2:1	23	83	76	74	594	591	77.6	95	89.1	90.8	8	98.8	$832,855	$142,959
Mansfield High School	40	1,035	14.0	11.0:1	27	77	76	62	582	574	77.8	96	79.8	85.1	14.9	100	$717,500	$125,506
Andover High School	41	1,682	15.2	13.1:1	42	73	75	65	611	616	81.1	97.1	88.4	88.6	9	97.6	$1,000,100	$162,694
Lynnfield High School	42	571	14.3	11.7:1	33	80	77	66	574	567	72.3	100	89.9	96.8	3.2	100	$1,100,000	$160,931
Arlington High School	43	1,609	13.8	13.1:1	48	80	85	74	625	620	78.1	97.6	74.5	98.6	0	98.6	$1,150,000	$136,312
Maynard High School	44	297	13.0	8.6:1	45	59	50	53	601	573	75.9	90.9	78.9	86.7	13.3	100	$626,250	$112,524
Holliston High School	45	803	14.8	12.9:1	40	73	73	71	612	601	74.7	96.5	81.1	84.8	13.9	98.7	$683,500	$149,614
Hanover High School	46	684	15.0	11.7:1	37	75	68	60	577	551	76.9	98.8	86.8	84	16	100	$775,000	$163,613
Newburyport High School	47	785	16.0	11.5:1	43	72	71	72	596	592	81.7	98.6	85.5	90.1	6.6	96.7	$950,000	$127,306
Marblehead High School	48	874	14.5	10.4:1	47	81	78	77	592	570	69.4	98.6	82.9	94.4	2.2	96.6	$964,750	$164,104
Rockport High School	49	226	10.6	8.6:1	29	69	59	41	584	574	48.4	95.2	79.3	86.7	13.3	100	$849,500	$95,091
Ashland High School	50	870	16.9	14.1:1	36	77	76	72	588	604	92	96.7	78.0	79.7	18.9	98.6	$696,500	$124,311
Milton High School	51	1,092	16.9	13.7:1	71	79	74	79	587	571	83.4	97	82.7	76.5	19.6	96.1	$925,000	$170,531
Millis High School	52	317	12.3	11.4:1	24	85	69	55	559	544	64.9	92.1	83.3	71.4	23.8	95.2	$679,900	$140,816
Franklin High School	53	1,569	15.1	13.4:1	54	75	72	81	585	575	74.8	98.4	86.3	95.8	3.5	99.3	$680,000	$138,062
Walpole High School	54	946	16.3	12.2:1	68	69	74	67	579	565	86.8	94.4	80.3	77	19.5	96.5	$701,000	$151,875
Hull High School	55	233	9.6	9.7:1	64	69	63	51	585	551	73.2	93.7	59.4	86.1	11.1	97.2	$670,000	$128,022
Burlington High School	56	1,005	12.8	11.4:1	77	73	64	63	585	575	65.6	98.2	77.1	94.9	3.4	98.3	$800,000	$133,936
Georgetown High School	57	289	10.5	6.5:1	63	55	45	47	553	543	85.9	96.3	75.6	84.6	1.9	86.5	$750,000	$147,156
Pentucket Regional High School	58	574	13.8	11.8:1	67	77	61	56	577	564	75.1	96.9	81.6	76.6	15.6	92.2	$647,082	$132,441
Canton High School	59	931	15.0	13.2:1	65	74	62	71	558	555	68.4	96.2	86.5	75.6	22.2	97.8	$825,000	$130,134
Apponequet Regional High School (Freetown-Lakeville)	60	683	15.7	11.7:1	70	71	62	54	573	557	80	96.3	71.4	68.1	27.8	95.9	$563,632	$125,478
Triton Regional High School	61	567	13.5	12.0:1	58	59	59	46	574	545	64.5	91.8	73.5	62	38	100	$736,012	$129,353
Reading Memorial High School	62	1,097	15.0	12.8:1	51	77	77	56	587	583	62.3	98.3	83.3	96.4	3.6	100	$850,000	$154,662
Stoneham High School	63	585	12.5	10.3:1	66	77	62	57	542	526	54	94	80.0	78.7	20	98.7	$740,000	$112,935
Wakefield Memorial High School	64	840	12.4	10.9:1	59	67	59	57	573	549	51.8	98.5	77.4	91.5	8.5	100	$750,000	$125,592
North Andover High School	65	1,380	15.5	13.2:1	61	71	64	62	585	577	74	98.7	79.4	94.8	5.2	100	$853,000	$131,852
Amesbury High School	66	465	12.5	9.9:1	73	64	57	61	563	541	84	92	75.9	96.6	0	96.6	$685,000	$91,010
Marshfield High School	67	1,149	16.7	11.0:1	80	77	70	63	574	563	73.7	96.1	75.1	88.9	8.9	97.8	$742,500	$118,750
Pembroke High School	68	715	15.2	13.8:1	75	75	65	56	577	577	65.2	96	82.1	86.8	13.2	100	$577,500	$140,052
Belmont High School	69	1,462	21.1	17.8:1	49	87	87	82	644	656	92.5	97.2	78.3	98	0	98	$1,500,000	$164,918
Watertown High School	70	760	14.4	9.5:1	53	61	63	51	561	574	73.7	86.4	66.4	80	18.9	98.9	$919,950	$117,625
Braintree High School	71	1,677	16.3	15.3:1	78	72	73	67	573	578	83.5	96.1	82.3	92.3	6.3	98.6	$680,000	$120,593
Medway High School	72	607	15.4	14.3:1	62	70	68	67	576	564	65.7	98.8	82.7	82.3	12.9	95.2	$690,000	$165,614
Scituate High School	73	749	13.6	14.1:1	60	74	69	61	571	552	68.4	96.3	81.0	84.5	10.7	95.2	$865,000	$127,173
Melrose High School	74	959	16.2	13.2:1	90	80	65	64	596	561	62	97.3	81.4	81.8	12.1	93.9	$867,500	$126,305
Chelmsford High School	75	1,413	16.8	14.0:1	52	78	67	64	588	587	72.3	96.5	82.0	98.5	0.8	99.3	$635,000	$134,291
Swampscott High School	76	666	14.1	10.7:1	76	58	56	63	601	585	69.6	93.7	76.4	91.5	0	91.5	$860,000	$118,646
Tewksbury Memorial High School	77	719	17.4	12.0:1	91	72	65	56	583	568	66.8	95.9	72.7	92.3	7.7	100	$655,000	$119,832
King Philip Regional High School (Wrentham)	78	1,142	16.1	13.9:1	39	72	61	61	584	570	66	95.6	84.8	93.8	4.2	98	$663,560	$146,959
North Quincy High School (Quincy)	79	1,508	17.3	16.0:1	81	69	72	66	570	591	74	95.6	79.5	83.8	15.3	99.1	$663,000	$90,668
Norton High School	80	685	13.9	11.5:1	72	62	51	52	569	550	71	93.5	76.4	93.3	4	97.3	$560,000	$112,284
Medford High School	81	1,191	12.8	9.6:1	74	52	40	47	578	557	76.8	92.1	53.7	81.6	14.5	#VALUE!	$799,500	$114,863
Dedham High School	82	731	14.7	11.3:1	84	64	69	53	555	572	63.6	93.8	72.4	85.3	8.8	94.1	$689,500	$118,877
Woburn Memorial High School	83	1,228	13.8	11.3:1	88	58	43	54	562	550	56.9	91.2	66.4	77.2	22.8	100	$702,000	$104,780
Plymouth South High School (Plymouth)	84	1,003	13.4	10.0:1	69	61	44	16	535	509	61.9	96.7	64.3	70.5	27.9	98.4	$612,500	$107,067
Danvers High School	85	798	14.2	10.4:1	94	57	40	52	572	546	52.3	95	74.2	93.5	4.3	97.8	$670,000	$116,636
Middleborough High School	86	827	15.7	14.1:1	85	54	44	49	553	541	55.7	94.6	60.9	54.4	45.6	100	$515,000	$89,290
Silver Lake Regional High School	87	1,026	17.8	12.8:1	79	66	56	47	557	551	67.1	96.2	71.4	82.4	16.7	99.1	$603,885	$110,960
Norwood High School	88	951	13.3	12.1:1	112	58	46	44	568	554	55.4	95.8	68.8	88.7	8.5	97.2	$650,000	$98,653
Somerville High School	89	1,373	11.6	10.9:1	82	57	40	45	577	567	60.3	87.9	50.5	84.1	13.4	97.5	$1,000,000	$120,778
Hudson High School	90	809	13.9	10.3:1	83	53	41	38	553	536	50.9	88.2	68.8	79.8	18.2	98	$600,000	$103,086
Carver Middle/High School	91	713	14.2	10.2:1	96	53	42	29	548	529	50	93.5	69.2	91.8	8.2	100	$575,000	$69,629
Quincy High School (Quincy)	92	1,473	14.5	12.1:1	87	55	46	50	564	563	58.4	91.7	63.9	96.5	3.5	100	$663,000	$90,668
Plymouth North High School	93	1,247	15.3	12.5:1	93	67	46	29	540	515	70.3	94.8	64.2	86.8	13.2	100	$612,500	$107,067
Billerica Memorial High School	94	1,821	19.3	14.2:1	95	60	52	67	559	551	54.6	93.8	80.2	84.6	15.4	100	$668,000	$134,805
Framingham High School	95	2,545	16.4	13.0:1	100	52	50	45	572	573	77.6	77	58.7	59.1	34.9	94	$645,000	$94,909
Beverly High School	96	1,255	17.9	12.3:1	107	58	52	56	552	521	63.2	94.4	67.1	92.3	7.7	100	$720,000	$99,525
Avon Middle High School	97	408	12.7	9.4:1	101	74	38	47	545	507	47.8	95.5	64.1	77.1	5.7	82.8	$515,000	$125,000
Gloucester High School	98	807	13.7	10.0:1	102	45	38	31	551	556	52.8	84.9	57.4	79.2	17	96.2	$689,500	$84,465
Boston Latin Academy	99	1,693	22.0	17.2:1	92	90	88	71	556	567	52.3	97.7	79.8	70.1	19.5	89.6	$800,000	$89,212
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School	100	1,408	16.5	15.8:1	98	57	57	46	561	546	57	94.8	77.1	84.9	11.3	96.2	$586,175	$108,690
Stoughton High School	101	1,097	16.7	10.7:1	86	53	44	48	564	557	53.6	90.6	62.0	90	5.8	95.8	$560,000	$98,145
Weymouth High School	102	1,751	15.3	12.6:1	103	60	43	51	547	528	73.3	89	57.9	85.6	10.1	95.7	$605,000	$95,879
John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science (Boston)	103	1,538	22.9	16.0:1	97	89	81	58	534	556	45.7	98.4	72.1	73.4	24.5	97.9	$800,000	$89,212
Abington High School	104	561	15.6	11.7:1	99	54	40	42	549	526	45.7	88.7	74.5	92.5	7.5	100	$535,000	$120,535
Bellingham High School	105	749	17.2	12.7:1	104	56	43	43	555	517	44.2	94.3	73.0	87.5	12.5	100	$518,000	$116,152
Wareham High School	106	583	12.7	10.1:1	105	47	29	21	578	543	20.5	88	57.1	58.8	33.8	92.6	$419,900	$76,787
Whitman-Hanson Regional High School	107	1,039	16.8	15.0:1	111	60	49	49	558	537	60.5	92.6	75.0	90.5	7.4	97.9	$503,122	$107,402
Josiah Quincy Upper School (Boston)	108	532	22.0	10.3:1	120	27	28	24	446	441	N/A	96.9	65.6	29	71	100	$800,000	$89,212
Rockland High School	109	577	14.9	12.2:1	116	56	50	58	551	519	45.7	94.2	59.3	95.3	3.1	98.4	$492,500	$98,295
Holbrook Middle-High School	110	640	15.5	13.3:1	119	57	41	33	529	511	73	91.7	73.1	87.9	5.2	93.1	$492,500	$96,920
East Bridgewater Junior-Senior High School	111	877	19.0	12.3:1	114	48	36	36	550	516	57.8	98.1	75.2	92	4	96	$525,000	$122,693
Peabody Veterans Memorial High	112	1,420	15.6	12.1:1	113	43	39	27	551	544	65.1	86.9	60.9	90	8.6	98.6	$625,000	$91,125
Mary Lyon Pilot High School	113	102	12.5	6.6:1	133	37	22	0	N/A	N/A	11.5	84.6	64.9	58.8	29.4	88.2	$800,000	$89,212
West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School	114	619	19.1	15.0:1	89	51	37	40	568	546	43.3	95.1	73.5	86.1	13.9	100	$538,500	$120,414
Waltham High School	115	1,816	16.2	10.2:1	110	48	40	39	550	538	53.7	80.6	50.0	82.2	15.3	97.5	$800,000	$113,443
Boston Arts Academy	116	473	14.4	9.2:1	115	57	33	27	494	471	5.9	85.6	59.5	57.1	40	97.1	$800,000	$89,212
Winthrop High School	117	595	19.0	13.3:1	106	69	52	32	545	552	27	92.6	65.5	80	15.6	95.6	$683,500	$98,901
Methuen High School	118	1,898	18.6	12.6:1	108	48	35	38	547	538	59.8	92.6	56.6	93	4.8	97.8	$540,000	$93,681
Fenway High School (Boston)	119	376	14.3	11.4:1	124	24	33	14	463	457	51.4	85.7	54.9	62.5	37.5	100	$800,000	$89,212
Salem High School	120	948	14.3	8.1:1	118	38	28	23	466	460	46.4	88.1	43.7	78.4	18.6	97	$600,000	$79,196
Saugus High School	121	727	15.0	15.5:1	121	56	46	45	534	513	43.3	88.4	62.2	93.8	4.6	98.4	$610,000	$96,064
Marlborough High School	122	1,013	13.3	10.6:1	109	37	31	25	513	496	50.1	85.3	45.4	85.4	11.4	96.8	$575,000	$94,199
Haverhill High School	123	1,991	16.5	13.4:1	123	41	33	35	553	542	55.9	82.2	57.0	84.1	11.8	95.9	$527,500	$81,989
Milford High School	124	1,297	17.1	13.0:1	117	56	43	37	558	528	50.7	76	51.8	75	21.8	96.8	$535,000	$92,843
New Mission High School (Boston)	125	668	17.7	11.2:1	130	48	37	9	432	436	13	98.9	59.5	73.2	26.8	100	$800,000	$89,212
Randolph High School	126	664	17.3	11.6:1	127	45	31	25	537	521	29.8	76.3	59.9	80.6	14.9	95.5	$520,000	$94,905
Malden High School	127	1,894	19.0	16.0:1	126	51	40	45	495	511	60.1	84	50.2	78.9	18.3	97.2	$665,000	$90,295
Revere High School	128	2,098	19.5	13.3:1	122	42	26	36	525	516	44	85.7	52.2	80.4	12.8	93.2	$600,000	$78,968
Taunton High School	129	2,690	19.4	16.6:1	128	45	34	33	514	489	46	93.8	57.3	98.1	1.9	100	$470,000	$72,782
Lowell High School	130	3,402	19.4	14.5:1	125	42	29	31	532	535	46	75.3	53.2	82.9	15.2	98.1	$475,000	$73,008
Boston Community Leadership Academy	131	569	13.7	8.3:1	135	23	9	7	430	429	17.5	90.8	45.9	89.2	7.7	96.9	$800,000	$89,212
TechBoston Academy	132	870	14.7	11.1:1	132	28	8	7	417	409	33	87.7	41.8	62.7	34.3	97	$800,000	$89,212
Snowden International School at Copley (Boston)	133	445	17.1	12.1:1	145	40	21	0	431	437	N/A	89.2	52.2	95.3	2.3	97.6	$800,000	$89,212
Another Course To College (Boston)	134	240	15.2	10.0:1	129	38	10	3	406	410	5.9	79.7	42.6	39.1	52.2	91.3	$800,000	$89,212
Jeremiah E. Burke High School (Boston)	135	395	11.5	9.5:1	143	23	24	18	396	402	5.9	80	40.5	75	21.9	96.9	$800,000	$89,212
Excel High School (Boston)	136	387	13.4	9.2:1	137	23	26	6	431	451	19.1	78	36.1	90.5	7.1	97.6	$800,000	$89,212
Brighton High School (Boston)	137	584	14.0	8.8:1	138	9	3	17	443	448	27.1	64.7	32.7	68.3	29.3	97.6	$800,000	$89,212
Brockton High School	138	3,586	16.7	17.5:1	131	34	17	21	513	488	34.2	83.4	47.8	87.8	9	96.8	$467,500	$74,016
Everett High School	139	2,289	20.0	13.4:1	134	35	24	19	493	477	42.9	77.9	43.1	92.8	5.5	98.3	$615,000	$77,796
East Boston High School	140	1,293	15.9	12.1:1	136	37	29	19	456	458	15.9	85.9	27.5	90.2	7.6	97.8	$800,000	$89,212
Classical High School (Lynn)	141	1,878	20.3	14.5:1	139	33	18	18	506	502	35.3	81	49.1	87.5	7	94.5	$550,000	$70,046
The English High School (Boston)	142	682	15.6	11.0:1	150	27	16	24	406	398	8.5	84.1	38.6	79.2	20.8	100	$800,000	$89,212
Charlestown High School (Boston)	143	789	13.3	8.5:1	144	34	19	4	412	438	14	59.7	31.7	94.9	3.8	98.7	$800,000	$89,212
Dearborn STEM Academy (Roxbury)	144	553	17.8	10.2:1	141	22	15	5	479	457	0	82.4	31.3	94.2	1.9	96.1	$800,000	$89,212
Lawrence High School	145	3,246	20.1	13.6:1	140	21	16	15	418	415	26.6	86.5	42.1	73.1	17.6	90.7	$455,000	$53,977
Lynn English High School	146	2,072	20.3	15.1:1	142	28	15	15	517	484	35.5	72.9	32.9	94.4	3.2	97.6	$550,000	$70,046
Boston International High School	147	486	14.7	8.7:1	146	6	6	0	406	406	16.7	44.8	36.9	95.1	4.9	100	$800,000	$89,212
Community Academy of Science and Health (Boston)	148	341	13.4	10.7:1	148	26	15	14	406	397	14.9	60.9	31.5	92.1	5.3	97.4	$800,000	$89,212
Chelsea High School	149	1,680	24.6	14.5:1	147	26	20	19	487	475	35.7	76	33.9	91	4.2	95.2	$545,000	$71,051
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School (Boston)	150	1,058	15.7	8.8:1	149	14	5	4	406	404	3.2	78.1	22.4	96.5	1.8	98.3	$800,000	$89,212

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Methodology: This chart ranks public high schools in towns or districts within, or partially within, I-495. To compile the list, we used the most recent data for each school available at presstime from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. In cases of missing information, we used data from a previous year as necessary. In some cases where no data was available, a value equal to the weighted average of a school’s other categories was used. We omitted highly specialized schools and schools reporting insufficient information, as well as charter schools. To calculate the rankings, statistician George Recck, director of the Math Resource Center at Babson College, analyzed the results, comparing each high school’s data points to the overall average for all schools. He then applied a percentage weight to the standardized value for each school to create an aggregate “score” to determine each high school’s rank. Median home prices, provided by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and MLS Property Information Network, are from 2023; median household incomes, from the Census’s American Community Survey, are from 2018 to 2022 and reflect 2022 dollars. For schools that serve multiple cities or towns, a weighted average for median home price and median household income was created based on the population of each town. Neither of these data points factored into a school’s overall ranking. We considered it more desirable to have a smaller class size and a lower student-to-teacher ratio.

The Honor Roll
Top High Schools By Other Metrics

| Average class size | Student-to-Teacher Ratio | Bang for Your Housing Buck |

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Average Class Size

School	Class Size
Hull High School	9.6
Georgetown High School	10.5
Rockport High School	10.6
Jeremiah E. Burke High School	11.5
Somerville High School	11.6
Ipswich High School	11.7
Manchester Essex Regional High School	11.7
Millis High School	12.3
Wakefield Memorial High School	12.4
Amesbury High School	12.5
Mary Lyon Pilot High School	12.5
Stoneham High School	12.5

Student-to-Teacher Ratio

School	Ratio
Georgetown High School	6.5:1
Mary Lyon Pilot High School	6.6:1
Salem High School	8.1:1
Boston Community Leadership Academy	8.3:1
Charlestown High School	8.5:1
Maynard High School	8.6:1
Rockport High School	8.6:1
Boston International High School	8.7:1
Brighton High School	8.8:1
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School	8.8:1

Bang for Your Housing Buck*

School	Median Home Price	High School Rank
Apponequet Regional High School	$563,632	59
Foxborough High School	$657,000	33
Littleton High School	$720,000	7
Maynard High School	$626,250	47
Middleborough High School	$515,000	85
Norton High School	$560,000	79
Oliver Ames High School	$672,500	35
Pembroke High School	$577,500	67
Pentucket Regional High School	$647,082	57
Sharon High School	$775,000	17
Wareham High School	$419,900	101
Wilmington High School	$700,000	38

*For this chart, we selected the institutions whose high school rankings most significantly surpassed the ranking of their respective median home price and listed them here alphabetically.

10th Graders Meeting or Exceeding Expectations on MCAS

English Language Arts

School	Percentage
Boston Latin School	97
The Bromfield School	92
Lexington High School	91
Boston Latin Academy	90
Cohasset High School	90

Math

School	Percentage
Boston Latin School	98
Lexington High School	94
Needham High School	90
Wellesley High School	90
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School	88
Boston Latin Academy	88
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School	88
Hopkinton High School	88

Science & Technology/Engineering

School	Percentage
Boston Latin School	91
Lexington High School	90
Algonquin Regional High School	88
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School	87
Medfield High School	87

Research by Eden Mor and Cheynie Singleton

First published in the print edition of the September 2024 issue.

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Previously

The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston, Ranked for 2023

Camille Dodero — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:43:11 +0000

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About this year’s list

The 2023 rankings offer a statistical analysis of the top public high schools in Greater Boston. To ensure accuracy and consistency, it is compiled with the most recent data available at press time from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which publishes a limited amount of information on each school, including MCAS and SAT scores. In an effort to provide additional transparency, this year’s chart again includes median household income and home prices for each high school’s town(s). We have also included several “honor roll” lists so you can see in what areas, exactly, different schools excel, as well as a list of high-performing schools in areas with lower median home prices.

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SCHOOL	Rank	Enrollment	Average Class Size	Student-to-Teacher Ratio	10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) English Language Arts	10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) Math	10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) Science & Technology/Engineering	Average SAT Scores Reading/Writing	Average SAT Scores Math	Advanced Placement (%) Proficient	Graduation Rate (%)	Attending College (%)	Educator Evaluations (%) Proficient	Educator Evaluations (%) Exemplary	Educator Evaluations (%) Combined	Median Home Price	Median Income
Weston High School	1	639	13.4	11.3:1	88	86	77	639	658	82.5	96.9	90.2	79.5	20.5	100.0	$2,420,000	$220,815
Manchester Essex Regional High School	2	416	11.8	10.3:1	87	75	75	613	606	74.6	99.2	81.3	45.3	52.8	98.1	$1,106,717	$161,836
Dover-Sherborn High School	3	669	15.9	12.4:1	83	83	87	643	645	91.7	98.8	80.6	61.8	38.2	100.0	$1,450,591	$236,664
Wayland High School	4	824	15.4	11.2:1	84	83	81	647	650	92.3	99.5	82.0	78.6	21.4	100.0	$1,047,000	$203,789
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School	5	1,683	17.0	13.3:1	89	90	86	655	681	93.7	98.0	87.5	87.2	12.8	100.0	$893,508	$137,925
Littleton High School	6	480	14.6	13.1:1	85	78	78	603	596	80.0	97.0	89.0	45.9	54.1	100.0	$735,000	$140,511
Westborough High School	7	1,178	14.9	12.1:1	85	81	80	631	641	89.8	96.2	81.0	73.6	24.8	98.4	$705,000	$118,185
The Bromfield School	8	560	15.2	10.6 :1	92	82	81	642	631	87.4	98.9	84.5	97.0	1.5	98.5	$925,000	$167,393
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School	9	1,484	18.1	12.1:1	81	78	73	625	641	92.0	97.0	84.1	60.0	38.6	98.6	$1,279,594	$198,404
Winchester High School	10	1,383	16.3	13.6:1	90	84	83	638	651	86.3	96.7	83.7	81.1	18.0	99.1	$1,470,000	$184,844
Wellesley High School	11	1,412	15.7	11.9:1	83	84	74	640	650	85.5	98.2	82.2	82.9	15.2	98.1	$1,888,000	$226,250
Newton South High School	12	1,837	13.0	11.6:1	79	80	64	636	648	84.4	97.2	74.9	87.9	11.4	99.3	1,610,000	$164,607
Norwell High School	13	602	13.3	12.5:1	84	88	86	602	574	69.7	99.4	81.8	74.6	25.4	100.0	$873,000	$172,022
Lexington High School	14	2,303	18.3	12.3:1	88	86	85	663	688	91.4	98.1	80.3	98.7	0.0	98.7	$1,595,000	$202,852
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School	15	450	14.2	10.5:1	77	77	68	614	598	68.5	96.9	81.5	75.0	25.0	100.0	$800,697	$131,700
Hingham High School	16	1,167	14.2	12.6:1	91	82	81	612	611	89.6	97.8	83.2	81.9	15.2	97.1	$1,250,000	$154,300
Westford Academy	17	1,525	17.6	13.3:1	85	81	87	613	621	89.7	97.7	85.5	84.4	15.0	99.4	$791,000	$161,076
Algonquin Regional High School	18	1,213	14.3	11.3:1	78	73	79	616	626	85.5	98.2	86.3	98.5	0.0	98.5	$625,000	$148,010
Newton North High School	19	2,099	14.2	10.9:1	81	79	69	622	627	80.1	97.0	73.0	91.6	7.9	99.5	$1,610,000	$164,607
Bedford High School	20	841	12.9	10.6:1	80	77	63	618	620	90.4	99.1	72.8	97.3	0.9	98.2	$987,000	$140,647
Sharon High School	21	1,143	15.3	10.9:1	77	76	65	643	661	89.4	95.7	85.4	91.8	4.5	96.3	$775,000	$157,928
Needham High School	22	1,645	16.9	12.9:1	84	83	79	637	640	88.2	98.6	87.2	98.2	0.0	98.2	$1,500,000	$182,813
Nashoba Regional High School	23	831	13.4	13.2:1	80	76	72	590	593	82.3	95.9	86.2	86.7	13.3	100.0	$598,453	$133,151
Millis High School	24	313	13.1	11.4:1	77	60	50	584	567	76.1	96.0	77.3	61.0	39.0	100.0	$598,000	$131,138
Boston Latin School	25	2,423	23.2	19.7:1	96	99	89	647	652	79.6	98.4	80.4	43.7	54.2	97.9	$577,500	$81,744
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School	26	1,867	13.9	8.6:1	65	59	47	604	590	77.9	92.6	65.1	60.0	39.3	99.3	$1,870,000	$112,565
Mansfield High School	27	1,092	14.4	11.3:1	78	72	70	582	583	76.0	97.0	78.2	82.6	17.4	100.0	$645,000	$122,274
Concord-Carlisle High School	28	1,306	19.3	12.3:1	86	80	79	644	648	91.1	99.1	72.3	88.2	9.2	97.4	$1,422,107	$179,748
Rockport High School	29	231	11.2	7.6:1	69	63	48	580	570	52.5	98.3	78.5	90.5	9.5	100.0	$785,000	$88,377
North Reading High School	30	644	16.1	9.4:1	66	68	65	581	576	76.9	98.8	85.9	90.6	9.4	100.0	$786,000	$123,813
Westwood High School	31	902	14.9	12.2:1	80	76	71	598	607	82.9	99.2	85.1	86.3	10.5	96.8	$1,192,954	$171,071
Ipswich High School	32	502	11.7	10.8:1	76	71	65	598	585	89.2	92.8	70.7	87.5	10.9	98.4	$740,000	$111,701
Lynnfield High School	33	565	14.6	11.8:1	80	70	70	586	586	72.5	98.6	84.9	96.8	3.2	100.0	$960,000	$147,237
Medfield High School	34	740	16.8	12.4:1	83	83	91	596	599	71.6	99.0	78.5	97.7	2.3	100.0	$977,000	$169,750
Cohasset Middle/High School	35	431	14.3	10.8:1	77	67	64	604	577	75.7	100.0	82.7	91.8	6.1	97.9	$1,375,000	$156,689
Ashland High School	36	840	17.2	14.5:1	77	77	60	593	610	92.9	97.8	79.5	81.7	18.3	100.0	$645,000	$115,959
Hanover High School	37	667	15.0	11.4:1	78	67	66	567	544	71.2	97.8	86.6	80.0	20.0	100.0	$712,000	$149,048
Foxborough High School	38	780	14.4	12.0:1	60	70	68	576	578	75.0	95.4	77.0	73.2	26.8	100.0	$605,000	$95,410
King Philip Regional High School	39	1,142	17.0	13.9:1	73	59	66	591	578	70.0	94.9	82.3	46.2	52.7	98.9	$659,944	$139,750
Holliston High School	40	814	16.1	12.8:1	71	79	68	609	603	72.5	96.7	85.2	86.1	12.7	98.8	$651,000	$142,348
Brookline High School	41	2087	14.1	10.9:1	82	82	63	644	650	91.0	95.3	67.5	94.3	0.0	94.3	$2,387,500	$122,356
Andover High School	42	1702	14.8	13.1:1	76	72	58	611	619	77.5	93.3	87.1	80.7	16.9	97.6	$928,500	$155,252
Newburyport High School	43	820	16.5	11.5:1	72	66	71	587	574	85.3	97.7	82.0	93.8	6.3	100.1	$950,000	$115,807
Natick High School	44	1,727	16.1	12.2:1	78	73	71	597	589	84.5	95.5	80.3	88.3	10.5	98.8	$900,000	$122,914
Maynard High School	45	316	13.2	9.4:1	65	54	57	588	555	81.1	91.8	78.7	88.1	11.9	100.0	$530,000	$112,432
Masconomet Regional High School	46	990	13.6	13.3:1	82	74	63	580	579	83.6	98.2	82.5	98.0	1.0	99.0	$880,370	$166,136
Marblehead High School	47	879	14.7	10.6:1	68	59	69	587	571	71.1	98.4	80.4	95.3	4.7	100.0	$935,000	$154,049
Arlington High School	48	1,527	14.7	13.0:1	82	83	65	626	619	80.4	97.1	81.0	96.0	0.0	96.0	$1,153,000	$125,701
Belmont High School	49	1,364	20.7	16.3:1	86	82	77	653	662	92.8	98.8	78.2	98.0	0.0	98.0	$1,560,000	$151,502
Wilmington High School	50	656	13.9	9.7:1	72	66	58	578	568	61.8	93.8	73.7	85.4	14.6	100.0	$685,000	$146,250
Reading Memorial High School	51	1,096	15.8	12.8:1	79	70	65	581	586	70.8	99.0	82.2	96.4	3.6	100.0	$815,000	$145,552
Chelmsford High School	52	1,367	15.9	12.9:1	79	66	68	579	583	73.2	97.9	81.8	97.7	2.3	100.0	$645,000	$123,630
Watertown High School	53	733	14.2	9.5:1	59	52	41	572	575	80.4	89.0	75.8	80.3	19.7	100.0	$850,000	$101,402
Franklin High School	54	1,630	15.6	14.4:1	76	72	79	583	569	70.0	97.7	86.0	95.0	4.3	99.3	$634,500	$127,608
Duxbury High School	55	927	17.3	12.4:1	75	74	73	597	580	66.3	97.8	83.7	84.5	12.6	97.1	$955,000	$130,260
Oliver Ames High School	56	1,082	17.4	13.0:1	71	70	56	568	566	69.3	96.1	82.5	76.5	23.5	100.0	$699,900	$112,116
Hopkinton High School	57	1,234	18.1	14.3:1	87	83	82	620	635	90.6	98.6	85.6	81.8	9.1	90.9	$903,500	$179,192
Triton Regional High School	58	647	13.4	12.0:1	60	47	45	561	542	66.7	88.4	69.7	47.8	52.2	100.0	$732,524	$119,375
Wakefield Memorial High School	59	827	13.5	10.9:1	67	65	66	571	557	51.6	98.3	86.5	87.4	9.2	96.6	$725,000	$110,372
Scituate High School	60	763	15.8	14.1:1	81	72	71	589	568	67.7	97.7	81.7	86.7	10.8	97.5	$910,000	$129,132
North Andover High School	61	1,336	16.3	13.2:1	64	58	71	578	568	75.2	97.8	78.3	93.5	6.5	100.0	$892,500	$120,954
Medway High School	62	613	15.3	14.3:1	70	71	80	582	577	66.6	98.9	83.4	87.7	9.2	96.9	$620,000	$147,257
Georgetown High School	63	299	8.0	7.1:1	65	58	68	561	556	86.9	100.0	79.0	84.6	1.9	86.5	$660,000	$129,153
Hull High School	64	241	9.5	9.6:1	76	69	50	571	542	61.7	91.2	60.9	86.1	11.1	97.2	$595,000	$117,120
Canton High School	65	904	15.8	13.4:1	70	61	64	565	569	68.3	98.0	83.4	80.7	17.0	97.7	$800,000	$118,814
Stoneham High School	66	619	11.8	10.3:1	67	50	50	548	545	64.8	94.9	80.5	85.9	11.5	97.4	$725,000	$105,541
Pentucket Regional High School	67	591	13.3	11.8:1	73	57	63	584	563	72.9	96.2	75.8	77.8	16.7	94.5	$575,000	$121,711
Walpole High School	68	987	16.7	12.2:1	69	65	55	562	550	83.3	96.4	77.0	77.3	20.0	97.3	$695,000	$138,821
Plymouth South High School	69	1,028	13.8	10.0:1	64	53	55	535	520	63.2	98.5	57.9	65.6	32.8	98.4	$575,000	$68,552
Apponequet Regional High School	70	729	14.9	11.7:1	70	56	59	580	568	74.5	98.7	71.6	75.7	18.9	94.6	$531,109	$173,728
Milton High School	71	1,062	17.0	13.7:1	81	74	79	581	566	77.0	95.3	74.0	74.5	20.6	95.1	$900,000	$153,971
Norton High School	72	678	14.2	11.5:1	68	50	58	564	548	66.8	95.7	73.7	87.1	11.3	98.4	$508,000	$109,375
Amesbury High School	73	453	12.7	9.9:1	67	61	61	574	566	76.9	93.0	63.7	96.5	0.0	96.5	$580,000	$87,433
Medford High School	74	1,260	13.0	9.6:1	54	44	47	575	561	80.0	93.3	59.9	79.1	17.6	96.7	$816,209	$107,853
Pembroke High School	75	733	16.3	13.8:1	69	66	64	570	560	61.8	99.5	73.5	86.6	11.9	98.5	$565,000	$130,015
Swampscott High School	76	641	13.5	10.7:1	69	65	70	590	581	66.7	98.9	78.0	89.9	1.4	91.3	$790,000	$114,086
Burlington High School	77	972	12.7	11.2:1	67	57	70	584	575	68.3	95.9	80.0	92.0	0.9	92.9	$736,500	$124,755
Braintree High School	78	1,706	16.5	14.7:1	63	61	58	562	568	83.5	94.9	80.6	97.9	2.1	100.0	$670,000	$114,916
Silver Lake Regional High School	79	1,046	17.2	12.8:1	60	61	40	566	562	67.6	97.4	75.0	78.7	20.4	99.1	$596,445	$107,245
Marshfield High School	80	1,190	17.8	11.7:1	71	64	54	568	558	69.5	98.4	78.1	93.6	4.0	97.6	$665,000	$109,841
North Quincy High School	81	1,476	16.9	16.0:1	70	64	63	562	589	74.6	93.2	73.8	79.6	19.4	99.0	$660,000	$85,041
Somerville High School	82	1,310	13.9	10.9:1	58	42	43	571	558	56.2	89.7	55.0	72.4	27.6	100.0	$1,100,000	$108,896
Hudson High School	83	808	14.3	10.6:1	60	56	56	574	565	51.3	88.4	65.7	86.0	13.0	99.0	$550,750	$94,191
Dedham High School	84	715	14.8	11.5:1	63	69	55	543	561	61.2	92.5	70.1	94.8	3.9	98.7	$677,500	$108,047
Middleborough High School	85	851	15.7	14.1:1	54	49	44	537	529	53.5	94.3	63.4	50.0	50.0	100.0	$485,000	$71,500
Stoughton High School	86	1,073	16.9	10.7:1	65	53	57	557	543	55.1	91.8	69.8	90.4	9.6	100.0	$550,000	$94,823
Quincy High School	87	1,495	14.6	12.1:1	59	48	46	563	550	68.5	95.4	63.5	98.6	1.4	100.0	$660,000	$85,041
Woburn Memorial High School	88	1,178	14.6	11.3:1	62	46	55	541	530	58.9	93.7	64.0	76.9	21.5	98.4	$660,000	$95,184
West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School	89	625	16.9	13.3:1	58	55	63	570	553	41.5	96.1	75.7	91.2	8.8	100.0	$518,750	$111,964
Melrose High School	90	926	16.4	13.2:1	78	61	65	584	551	60.7	97.1	85.7	79.6	12.2	91.8	$830,000	$125,229
Tewksbury Memorial High School	91	752	18.2	12.0:1	57	54	55	546	530	61.3	96.9	79.0	92.6	6.2	98.8	$627,500	$111,696
Boston Latin Academy	92	1,723	23.2	19.3:1	91	88	61	557	568	48.1	97.2	79.3	74.7	25.3	100.0	$559,500	$81,744
Plymouth North High School	93	1,301	15.9	12.5:1	68	45	43	542	522	72.1	94.8	62.1	94.1	5.9	100.0	$575,000	$68,552
Danvers High School	94	777	15.2	10.6:1	63	49	53	552	528	47.5	92.7	74.9	94.7	3.2	97.9	$635,000	$105,654
Billerica Memorial High School	95	1,726	19.2	13.7:1	67	62	70	535	529	57.8	96.3	76.8	83.0	14.9	97.9	$625,000	$121,936
Carver Middle/High School	96	752	13.7	10.8:1	55	53	26	543	528	46.8	91.5	70.5	88.0	10.8	98.8	$509,400	$61,811
John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science	97	1,567	21.3	16.1:1	89	87	49	526	549	42.0	98.9	70.2	67.0	31.0	98.0	$490,000	$81,744
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School	98	1,390	16.0	15.8:1	61	49	51	553	551	49.8	95.1	74.4	85.3	13.7	99.0	$555,122	$103,936
Abington High School	99	548	16.7	14.4:1	61	51	48	549	521	64.4	93.6	66.4	92.5	7.5	100.0	$540,000	$113,155
Framingham High School	100	2,566	16.9	13.8:1	56	48	46	565	571	80.7	87.6	59.8	81.4	15.3	96.7	$615,000	$90,638
Avon Middle High School	101	338	12.3	9.0:1	64	48	38	534	526	42.1	83.3	65.8	92.5	5.0	97.5	$495,000	$127,953
Gloucester High School	102	804	14.3	10.5:1	45	41	38	558	552	50.5	85.9	42.3	78.4	21.6	100.0	$654,900	$82,984
Weymouth High School	103	1,807	15.8	12.6:1	56	42	55	549	535	70.5	90.3	60.9	85.2	11.2	96.4	$575,000	$91,592
Bellingham High School	104	747	17.9	12.7:1	51	42	43	551	531	46.0	92.5	66.7	88.4	11.6	100.0	$458,250	$109,042
Wareham High School	105	626	12.4	10.1:1	33	19	15	576	542	30.3	85.0	52.4	61.6	37.0	98.6	$417,000	$68,274
Winthrop High School	106	594	18.1	13.3:1	56	45	43	554	555	41.0	92.1	73.2	87.5	10.4	97.9	$679,000	$86,780
Beverly High School	107	1,286	20.3	13.8:1	57	48	51	546	517	63.0	92.3	69.5	93.1	6.0	99.1	$631,000	$89,882
Methuen High School	108	1,916	17.5	12.6:1	49	37	45	544	541	66.9	92.0	60.9	93.8	3.4	97.2	$520,000	$87,137
Marlborough High School	109	1,064	13.6	10.8:1	45	30	24	537	527	50.9	86.1	47.6	89.1	10.9	100.0	$529,000	$86,230
Waltham High School	110	1,751	15.2	10.2:1	55	42	34	543	534	54.8	81.9	53.7	82.8	14.4	97.2	$740,018	$103,498
Whitman-Hanson Regional High School	111	1,093	18.2	15.0:1	51	48	51	544	524	60.0	89.9	74.0	90.5	7.4	97.9	$491,108	$102,045
Norwood High School	112	941	14.3	12.1:1	66	54	41	556	548	48.8	97.3	62.7	85.0	5.0	90.0	$650,000	$96,414
Peabody Veterans Memorial High	113	1,476	15.5	12.1:1	43	37	33	535	530	63.6	85.5	58.8	88.7	9.9	98.6	$600,000	$83,570
East Bridgewater Junior-Senior High School	114	904	19.5	12.9:1	59	42	54	554	529	47.2	96.3	70.3	92.0	4.0	96.0	$490,000	$110,842
Boston Arts Academy	115	494	14.9	10.6:1	62	21	22	481	466	11.6	94.6	59.6	64.9	35.1	100.0	$577,500	$81,744
Rockland High School	116	641	14.8	12.2:1	54	32	55	523	518	37.9	86.5	59.2	96.4	3.6	100.0	$495,000	$90,315
Milford High School	117	1,324	17.8	13.0:1	61	34	37	547	526	50.0	87.0	59.8	74.4	22.2	96.6	$500,000	$89,332
Salem High School	118	888	12.9	8.1:1	40	28	27	494	468	41.3	84.8	43.3	76.8	21.6	98.4	$611,000	$72,884
Holbrook Middle-High School	119	635	14.3	14.0:1	58	38	41	545	529	60.0	88.1	58.3	92.6	1.9	94.5	$479,900	$89,763
Josiah Quincy Upper School	120	530	19.8	13.2:1	30	38	8	462	447	6.7 [data from 2011, too old to use?]	96.4	64.1	54.2	45.8	100.0	$1,002,500	$81,744
Saugus High School	121	713	14.7	15.5:1	48	36	36	539	513	37.1	87.6	65.2	93.4	4.9	98.3	$620,000	$93,737
Revere High School	122	2,084	18.8	13.3:1	50	39	44	517	524	52.8	83.3	55.6	81.1	16.5	97.6	$587,250	$73,041
Haverhill High School	123	1,944	17.2	13.8:1	39	35	37	559	548	59.4	84.9	56.1	89.6	6.1	95.7	$500,000	$75,130
Fenway High School	124	377	17.0	12.6:1	47	41	7	464	451	37.9	92.9	44.7	62.5	37.5	100.0	$490,000	$81,744
Lowell High School	125	3,167	19.6	13.9:1	44	32	35	520	532	50.5	80.4	56.4	74.9	24.6	99.5	$450,000	$64,489
Malden High School	126	1,856	22.0	14.0:1	50	44	42	503	520	65.6	87.7	47.8	78.3	20.2	98.5	$628,000	$77,119
Randolph High School	127	619	16.9	11.6:1	44	37	34	538	552	32.3	79.2	56.4	79.7	15.9	95.6	$530,000	$87,869
Taunton High School	128	2,760	20.6	16.6:1	41	33	40	518	505	42.0	95.0	64.2	93.7	4.9	98.6	$463,750	$66,787
Another Course To College	129	230	15.2	9.3:1	24	26	6	405	395	8.0	85.5	56.9	28.0	72.0	100.0	$434,000	$81,744
New Mission High School	130	614	16.3	12.9:1	44	30	22	428	436	9.8	93.7	68.1	85.0	15.0	100.0	$434,000	$81,744
Brockton High School	131	3,679	16.1	15.1:1	38	22	24	509	500	35.1	86.2	51.0	90.5	8.4	98.9	$440,000	$68,067
TechBoston Academy	132	871	12.7	11.1:1	29	16	7	404	398	18.2	90.3	52.5	63.9	34.9	98.8	$559,500	$81,744
Mary Lyon Pilot High School	133	116	13.8	8.0:1	23	10	7	468	453	10.9	87.8	46.9	81.8	13.6	95.4	$520,000	$81,744
Everett High School	134	2,231	22.2	13.2:1	36	24	18	495	474	42.7	82.1	44.4	95.6	4.4	100.0	$599,000	$71,510
Boston Community Leadership Academy	135	598	15.2	10.1:1	21	9	3	429	410	17.6	87.4	50.5	78.9	18.4	97.3	$434,000	$81,744
East Boston High School	136	1,276	16.3	12.2:1	38	32	13	428	426	10.8	93.6	25.5	97.0	3.0	100.0	$614,000	$81,744
Excel High School	137	434	13.4	10.3:1	21	19	7	425	463	21.2	74.1	38.3	96.0	4.0	100.0	$825,000	$81,744
Brighton High School	138	532	12.6	7.6:1	11	6	7	425	422	13.6	68.3	30.2	75.5	24.5	100.0	$520,000	$81,744
Classical High School	139	1,818	19.9	17.7:1	29	16	17	513	507	31.3	85.2	39.3	90.7	8.5	99.2	$510,000	$63,922
Lawrence High School	140	3,084	17.3	12.9:1	25	20	14	426	423	24.8	88.8	45.7	80.1	16.1	96.2	$450,000	$47,542
Dearborn STEM Academy	141	541	19.2	11.1:1	23	8	1	479	457	6.7	89.9	50.9	91.3	4.3	95.6	$490,000	$81,744
Lynn English High School	142	2,176	20.3	17.6:1	31	16	11	536	520	33.1	79.5	37.4	98.5	0.8	99.3	$510,000	$63,922
Jeremiah E. Burke High School	143	420	12.1	11.1:1	24	23	7	411	409	5.3	72.7	26.3	86.8	13.2	100.0	$559,500	$81,744
Charlestown High School	144	792	13.8	9.7:1	31	21	3	407	426	10.7	63.2	35.4	92.9	6.0	98.9	$842,000	$81,744
Snowden International School at Copley	145	463	17.4	12.6:1	19	8	3	435	432	6.5	80.2	48.5	95.3	2.3	97.6	$1,334,500	$81,744
Boston International High School	146	472	14.4	8.4:1	5	2	5	410	434	4.5	52.4	35.6	92.0	8.0	100.0	$796,500	$81,744
Chelsea High School	147	1,611	23.7	12.6:1	30	29	28	474	472	41.0	76.3	29.6	91.8	4.5	96.3	$580,000	$64,782
Community Academy of Science and Health	148	347	12.9	9.3:1	15	20	0	415	403	12.5	63.4	35.2	92.1	5.3	97.4	$559,500	$81,744
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School	149	1,087	16.4	9.6:1	11	7	7	415	392	6.8	80.4	26.3	96.4	2.9	99.3	$490,000	$81,744
The English High School	150	651	15.3	10.0:1	17	10	5	398	386	12.3	81.0	29.5	78.5	16.9	95.4	$705,000	$81,744

Methodology: This chart ranks public high schools in towns or districts within, or partially within, I-495. To compile the list, we used the most recent data for each school available at presstime from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. In cases of missing information, we used data from a previous year as necessary. In some cases where no data was available, a value equal to the weighted average of a school’s other categories was used. We omitted highly specialized schools and schools reporting insufficient information, as well as charter schools. To calculate the rankings, statistician George Recck, director of the Math Resource Center at Babson College, analyzed the results, comparing each high school’s data points to the overall average for all schools. He then applied a percentage weight to the standardized value for each school to create an aggregate “score” to determine each high school’s rank. Median home prices, provided by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and MLS Property Information Network, are from 2022; median household incomes, from the Census’s American Community Survey, are from 2017 to 2021 and reflect 2021 dollars. For schools that serve multiple cities or towns, a weighted average for median home price and median household income was created based on the population of each town. Neither of these data points factored into a school’s overall ranking. We considered it more desirable to have a smaller class size and a lower student-to-teacher ratio.

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The report cards are in: Here are the top high schools in four different subjects.

Average Class Size

SCHOOL	CLASS SIZE
Georgetown High School	8
Hull High School	9.5
Rockport High School	11.2
Ipswich High School	11.7
Manchester Essex Regional High School	11.8
Stoneham High School	11.8
Jeremiah E. Burke High School	12.1
Avon Middle High School	12.3
Wareham High School	12.4
Brighton High School	12.6

Bang for Your Housing Buck*

SCHOOL	Median Home Price	High School Rank
Algonquin Regional High School	$625,000	18
Boston Latin School	$577,500	25
Foxborough High School	$605,000	38
Littleton High School	$735,000	6
Mansfield High School	$645,000	27
Maynard High School	$530,000	45
Middleborough High School	$485,000	85
Millis High School	$598,000	24
Nashoba Regional High School	$598,453	23
Norton High School	$508,000	72
Westborough High School	$705,000	7

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*For this chart, we selected the institutions whose high school rankings most significantly surpassed the ranking of their respective median home price and listed them here alphabetically.

Student-to-Teacher Ratio

SCHOOL	RATIO
Georgetown High School	7.1:1
Rockport High School	7.6:1
Brighton High School	7.6:1
Mary Lyon Pilot High School	8:01
Salem High School	8.1:1
Boston International High School	8.4:1
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School	8.6:1
Avon Middle High School	9:01
Another Course to College	9.3:1
Community Academy of Science and Health	9.3:1

Percent of Teachers with Exemplary Rating

SCHOOL	EXEMPLARY %
Another Course to College	72
Boston Latin School	54.2
Littleton High School	54.1
Manchester Essex Regional High School	52.8
King Philip Regional High School	52.7
Triton Regional High School	52.2
Middleborough High School	50
Josiah Quincy Upper School	45.8
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School	39.3
Millis High School	39

Research by Anna Arriaga and Isabelle Durso

First published in the print edition of the September 2023 issue.

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20 Ways to Get Your Kid into College…Legally

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It’s the story everyone’s been talking about since Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling stood in Boston federal court on March 12, 2019, and announced charges against 50 people—including A-list Hollywood stars—in a college admissions scandal that rocked the higher education industry and reverberated across the country and the world. Many Americans were shocked to hear about a system by which the rich and famous could get away with bribing athletic coaches and paying to have answers changed on standardized tests—but not everyone. “For those of us who have read The Price of Admission: How America’s Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges—And Who Gets Left Outside the Gates, the admissions scandal was not surprising,” says Sharon Olofsson, a Lexington-based college consultant. “People have been getting in for a long time in a lot of different ways.” The good news? There are plenty of legal ways you can boost your son’s or daughter’s chances of getting into his or her dream school, and not all of them require being a former president or donating a building. To find out what parents and students can do right now to get a leg up, we asked locally based independent college consultants like Olofsson to give us the inside scoop. The result? This scandalously simple guide to getting your kid into college—without going to jail.

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Part II: Will It Be Harder to Get Extra Time on the SAT?
Part III: Who’s Watching the College Counselors?
Part IV: Closing the Athletic Side Door
Part V: Does Any of This Even Matter?

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— Deep Dive —

The Great Charter Debate

This fall, it’s going to get ugly in Massachusetts. We’re prepping for a projected $30 million public fight with all the attendant invective and hyperbole, so keep the kids away from the TV—the proverbial poo is going to fly.

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— Cheat Sheet —

A Guide to Charter Schools

A primer for parents on understanding school lotteries, navigating college admissions, and cutting through all of the educational jargon.

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— Take It From Them —

Why I Love My Charter School

On one side of the debate, parents value the open communication and sense of personal responsibility emphasized at the city’s charter schools.

Why I Love My Traditional Public School

On the other, they appreciate the diverse and supportive learning environment that Boston Public Schools offer.

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Best Schools in Boston 2015

Yiqing Shao — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:01:55 +0000

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As the crown jewel in the most educated state in the nation, Boston has more than its share of achievement-obsessed parents. We start ’em early, question the system, and occasionally take matters into our own hands. Herein: our guide to getting your kids college-ready, from finding the perfect preschool to landing them in the Ivy League. Even if it means teaching them yourself. Plus: our annual rankings of Greater Boston’s best schools, by district.

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Best Schools in Boston 2014

Yiqing Shao — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:00:00 +0000

Best Schools 2014

Our exclusive ranking of 65 area high schools.

Should I stay or should I go? That’s the question nearly all parents ask themselves at some point during the 15-plus years that their kids attend school. Sometimes the grass just looks greener at the public school in the next town over. And sometimes, it actually is greener. To complicate matters, the region has no dearth of private schools vying for your attention (and money). Boasting stratospheric SAT scores and country club–like campuses, they promise to shape your unruly teen into a polished Ivy League–bound young adult.

To help you address these potentially life-changing choices, we chased down and analyzed a dizzying array of data—test scores, student-to-teacher ratios, graduation rates—to produce proprietary rankings of both public and private high schools. We also explored the classic what if we moved dilemma by breaking down the relative costs of relocating to a “best school” town versus staying put and going the private school route.

Does the town next door truly offer better opportunities? Check out our charts to find out.

Top 50 Public Schools
See which schools top our ranking.

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September 12, 2014: After further investigation, we’re retracting the list of Private Schools and taking it offline. For more information, read our editor’s note.

September 9, 2014: We made four significant errors in the reporting and editing of our 2014 lists of Greater Boston’s best public and private schools. As a result, we have updated the rankings online, and will be publishing a corrected list of the top private schools in the October issue of Boston magazine. Please read our editor’s note regarding the changes.

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Seven town vs. town comparisons to help you decide.

Alternative School Ranking
XKCD author Randall Munroe weighs in with his own list.

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The newly elected president of the state’s teachers union wants to abolish our reliance on standardized test scores. And she’s not backing down.

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Methodology: We gathered the most recent available data at press time on public schools from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (doe.mass.edu). Private school information was provided by those schools. We also consulted town and school websites if necessary. Statistician George Recck, the director of the Math Resource Center at Babson College, calculated the mean scores for each category, and then ranked the schools based on a weighted average of each school data point’s difference from the mean, using mean values when data was unavailable. Only public schools within the Greater Boston I-495 boundary were included.

Best Schools in Boston 2013

Yiqing Shao — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:00:21 +0000

Ranking: The Best Schools in Boston

To assemble this year’s Best Schools list, we spent months compiling numbers—released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education—from 147 municipalities in Greater Boston. Here, we present a sortable tool of the cities and towns with the very best schools.

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A Tale of Two Schools

In a struggling neighborhood filled with kids from struggling families, two of the city’s worst-performing schools are on diverging paths. Orchard Gardens, the turnaround success, gets all the press. The Higginson/Lewis gets whatever’s left over.

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Top of the Class

A look at the best-performing high schools in a few select categories.

Highest Percentage of Students Achieving Proficiency (Scoring 3–5) on AP Exams
1. Acton-Boxborough 96.9
2. Concord-Carlisle 96.4
3. Lexington 96.1
4. Dover-Sherborn 96.0
5. Sharon 95.7

Highest Overall SAT Score
1. Wellesley 1885
2. Acton-Boxborough 1873
3. Lexington 1866
4. Weston 1853
5. Dover-Sherborn 1819

Highest Percentage of Students Going to College
1. Westford 92.5
2. Berlin-Boylston 92.5
3. Dover-Sherborn 91.6
4. Medfield 91.5
5. Hanover 91.4

Highest Graduation Rate
1. Medfield 99.1
2. Foxborough 99.0
3. Cohasset 98.9
4. Westford 98.5
5. Wellesley 98.3

Best Schools in Boston 2012

admin — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:00:02 +0000

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Once again, we spent the summer compiling our annual in-depth survey of Boston’s best schools. With a focus on public high schools this year, we dug through countless databases from the Massachusetts Department of ?Elementary and Secondary Education. We called (and called and called) more than 200 high schools in the area (as usual, we confined our analysis to cities and towns inside I-495) to determine graduation rates, student-teacher ratios, number of extracurriculars, and so on. And then we crunched the numbers to come up with our proprietary ranking.

Since there’s no one measure to rate the quality of a high school, we used a formula that incorporates 13 different data points. We gave the most weight to academics, including performance on the MCAS, the SATs, and AP exams, because a school’s first priority is a proper education. We also factored in both graduation rates and the percentage of students who go to college. This year, we dialed back—slightly—the importance placed on student-teacher ratio and per-pupil spending, because while they do contribute to learning, recent studies show that they’re not educational silver bullets. Finally, we considered the number of sports and clubs offered, since extracurricular activities are essential to teaching teamwork and leadership. They also look good on college applications.

We’ve built an online tool that lets you sort through the data on all the Boston schools. That way, you can evaluate the categories you find most important—academic or otherwise.

All Boston Schools
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School’s Out Forever
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Top 50 Best Schools
Check out our top 50 ranking for Boston’s best high schools.

9/6/2012: Due to a reporter error, North Reading High was omitted from our initial Top 50 rankings.

9/6/2012: We added data to our chart for North Reading High, Mary Lyon Pilot, and Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical.

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