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)
251038001664	201	Salem High	Public	9-12	77 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 740-1123	948	100	9.4		327 (34.5%)	78 (8.2%)	470 (49.6%)	29 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.0%)	$22,540			$1,343			$21,196	47.5	17.9	289	88
250051902629	202	Global Learning Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	101 Nye St.	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Global Learning Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 991-4105	502	43	11.5		165 (32.9%)	69 (13.7%)	240 (47.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$17,160			$1,578			$15,582	47.3	34.9	237	35
251180002296	203	Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	220 Sandwich Rd	Bourne	02532	Barnstable County	Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 759-7711	826	87	9.5		665 (80.5%)	18 (2.2%)	65 (7.9%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	$25,412			$865			$24,548	47.3	40.9	217	14
250678000987	204	Leominster High School	Public	9-12	122 Granite Street	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7715	1,073	95	11.2		450 (41.9%)	98 (9.1%)	438 (40.8%)	41 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	$14,373			$877			$13,496	47.3	40.7	218	14
251105001779	205	Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	57 Old Muggett Hill Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-5971	1,193	115	10.3		966 (81.0%)	14 (1.2%)	164 (13.7%)	12 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.1%)	$20,980			$1,047			$19,932	46.5	44.7	202	3
250436000591	206	Shepherd Hill Regional High	Public	9-12	68 Dudley Oxford Road	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	No	(508) 943-6700	937	65	14.4		759 (81.0%)	34 (3.6%)	101 (10.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.3%)	$14,916			$500			$14,417	46.1	49.9	180	26
250219000084	207	Attleboro High	Public	9-12	1 Blue Pride Way	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	No	(508) 222-5150	1,925	123	15.6		1,156 (60.1%)	197 (10.2%)	345 (17.9%)	91 (4.7%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	123 (6.4%)	$14,720			$726			$13,994	46	51.8	174	33
250516000758	208	Gateway Regional High	Public	9-12	12 Littleville Road	Huntington	01050	Hampshire County	Gateway	No	No	No	No	(413) 685-1105	162	23	7		142 (87.7%)	3 (1.9%)	15 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$22,375			$779			$21,596	45.4	46.4	196	12
250004000600	209	South Shore Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Longwater Circle	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	South Shore Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 982-4202	1,055	46	22.7		402 (38.1%)	388 (36.8%)	87 (8.2%)	87 (8.2%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (6.9%)	$18,722			$676			$18,046	44.7	33.4	242	33
250211002257	210	Assabet Valley Vocational High School	Public	9-12	215 Fitchburg Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 485-9430	1,130	114	9.9		713 (63.1%)	28 (2.5%)	337 (29.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.5%)	$20,484			$1,005			$19,479	44.6	50.6	178	32

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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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.