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)
250180000024	181	Agawam High	Public	9-12	760 Cooper Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 821-0521	1,050	80	13.1		825 (78.6%)	32 (3.0%)	115 (11.0%)	42 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.9%)	$18,452			$658			$17,795	53.4	52.4	171	10
251146001893	182	Joseph Case High	Public	9-12	70 School Street	Swansea	02777	Bristol County	Swansea	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-7483	574	44	13		531 (92.5%)	7 (1.2%)	15 (2.6%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$15,691			$753			$14,938	53.1	68.4	121	61
250307000382	183	Bristol County Agricultural High	Public	9-12	135 Center Street	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Bristol County Agricultural	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-6744	592	46	12.7		491 (82.9%)	17 (2.9%)	75 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$21,284			$1,100			$20,184	52.6	51.9	173	10
250052202680	184	Hampden Charter School of Science East	Public, Charter	6-12	20 Johnson Rd	Chicopee	01022	Hampden County	Hampden Charter School of Science East (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 593-9090	553	47	11.7		128 (23.1%)	147 (26.6%)	232 (42.0%)	22 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	$15,889			$2,128			$13,761	52.4	58.8	152	32
250639000926	185	Hudson High	Public	8-12	69 Brigham Street	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	No	(978) 567-6250	809	78	10.3		596 (73.7%)	26 (3.2%)	151 (18.7%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$19,597			$713			$18,883	52.4	39.7	221	36
250777001227	186	Middleborough High	Public	9-12	71 East Grove Street	Middleborough	02346	Plymouth County	Middleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 946-2010	827	66	12.6		686 (83.0%)	44 (5.3%)	29 (3.5%)	8 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.8%)	$15,982			$417			$15,565	52.2	48.3	187	1
250705001056	187	Ludlow Senior High	Public	9-12	500 Chapin Street	Ludlow	01056	Hampden County	Ludlow	No	No	No	No	(413) 589-9001	750	70	10.7		618 (82.4%)	12 (1.6%)	99 (13.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	$17,104			$719			$16,385	52.1	52.2	172	15
251218002005	188	Watertown High	Public	9-12	27 Westminster Ave.	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	No	(617) 926-7760	760	69	11		419 (55.1%)	30 (3.9%)	196 (25.8%)	55 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.1%)	$23,661			$891			$22,769	51.5	64.4	132	56
251293002135	189	Whitman Hanson Regional	Public	9-12	600 Franklin Street	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7020	1,039	72	14.4		813 (78.2%)	64 (6.2%)	102 (9.8%)	21 (2.0%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.7%)	$14,463			$1,007			$13,456	50.9	55.4	160	29
250894001445	190	Northbridge High	Public	9-12	427 Linwood Avenue	Whitinsville	01588	Worcester County	Northbridge	No	No	No	No	(508) 234-6221	473	43	10.9		384 (81.2%)	10 (2.1%)	57 (12.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$17,485			$686			$16,799	50.1	49.6	182	8

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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.