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)
250537000786	131	Grafton High School	Public	9-12	24 Providence Rd	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5425	891	71	12.5		671 (75.3%)	21 (2.4%)	77 (8.6%)	94 (10.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	$14,065			$500			$13,565	65	78.5	80	51
250825001282	132	Nantucket High	Public	9-12	10 Surfside Road	Nantucket	02554	Nantucket County	Nantucket	No	No	No	No	(508) 228-7280	593	49	12.1		262 (44.2%)	57 (9.6%)	238 (40.1%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$24,317			$489			$23,828	64.7	59.7	149	17
250879001415	133	North Middlesex Regional	Public	9-12	19 Main Street	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 597-8721	757	56	13.5		628 (83.0%)	15 (2.0%)	62 (8.2%)	22 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	$16,285			$661			$15,624	64.1	63.8	134	1
250308002262	134	Bristol-Plymouth Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	207 Hart Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 823-5151	1,330	104	12.8		1,079 (81.1%)	76 (5.7%)	102 (7.7%)	10 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.2%)	$20,226			$873			$19,353	63.9	55.2	161	27
250339000467	135	Wahconah Regional High	Public	9-12	150 Windsor Rd	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 684-1330	482	43	11.1		432 (89.6%)	5 (1.0%)	21 (4.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$17,889			$792			$17,097	63.9	49	184	49
250008601996	136	Community Charter School of Cambridge	Public, Charter	6-12	245 Bent Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 354-0047	261	31	8.5		15 (5.7%)	171 (65.5%)	47 (18.0%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	$26,306			$1,556			$24,750	63.7	41.3	215	79
251125001864	137	Stoughton High	Public	9-12	232 Pearl Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7001	1,097	106	10.3		482 (43.9%)	316 (28.8%)	165 (15.0%)	73 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	52 (4.7%)	$17,518			$1,060			$16,458	63.5	46.8	194	57
250282000348	138	Bourne High School	Public	9-12	75 Waterhouse Rd	Bourne	02532	Barnstable County	Bourne	No	No	No	No	(508) 759-0670	335	35	9.4		272 (81.2%)	7 (2.1%)	20 (6.0%)	11 (3.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$20,162			$652			$19,510	63.5	32.4	246	108
250873001405	139	North Attleboro High	Public	9-12	1 Wilson Whitty Way	North Attleborough	02760	Bristol County	North Attleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 643-2115	1,079	79	13.6		793 (73.5%)	64 (5.9%)	79 (7.3%)	92 (8.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	40 (3.7%)	$14,220			$360			$13,860	63.1	74	103	36
251102002290	140	Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	250 Foundry Street	South Easton	02375	Bristol County	Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 230-1200	1,597	129	12.3		587 (36.8%)	647 (40.5%)	244 (15.3%)	23 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (4.9%)	$19,499			$998			$18,502	62.9	46	199	59

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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.