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)
251059001699	121	Seekonk High	Public	9-12	261 Arcade Avenue	Seekonk	02771	Bristol County	Seekonk	No	No	No	No	(508) 336-7272	520	50	10.4		431 (82.9%)	15 (2.9%)	32 (6.2%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$17,031			$471			$16,560	68	75.7	97	24
251317002180	122	Winthrop High School	Public	9-12	400 Main Street	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5505	595	43	13.8		425 (71.4%)	11 (1.8%)	135 (22.7%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	$14,401			$958			$13,443	67.8	53.5	166	44
251122002295	123	Stoneham High	Public	9-12	149 Franklin Street	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	No	(781) 279-3810	585	59	9.9		451 (77.1%)	13 (2.2%)	64 (10.9%)	37 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$19,426			$758			$18,668	66.9	76.4	93	30
250324000426	124	Burlington High	Public	9-12	123 Cambridge Street	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 270-1836	1,005	88	11.3		560 (55.7%)	89 (8.9%)	126 (12.5%)	195 (19.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	$21,351			$366			$20,985	66.8	77.7	86	38
251158001926	125	Tewksbury Memorial High	Public	9-12	320 Pleasant Street	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 640-7825	719	62	11.6		561 (78.0%)	41 (5.7%)	67 (9.3%)	40 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$17,986			$767			$17,219	66.5	74.8	100	25
250402000540	126	Dartmouth High	Public	9-12	555 Bakerville Road	Dartmouth	02748	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 961-2700	949	77	12.2		767 (80.8%)	21 (2.2%)	72 (7.6%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (8.3%)	$15,360			$552			$14,808	66.5	61.4	142	16
251017001643	127	Rockland Senior High	Public	9-12	52 MacKinlay Way	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	No	(781) 871-0541	577	48	11.9		391 (67.8%)	37 (6.4%)	116 (20.1%)	11 (1.9%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$18,080			$1,380			$16,700	66.1	57.8	154	27
250007502084	128	Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	58 Moore Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Excel Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 874-4080	1,363	130	10.4		161 (11.8%)	65 (4.8%)	1,093 (80.2%)	16 (1.2%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.2%)	$19,548			$1,538			$18,010	66	41.6	213	85
251092001754	129	South Hadley High	Public	9-12	153 Newton Street	South Hadley	01075	Hampshire County	South Hadley	No	No	No	No	(413) 538-5063	508	55	9.1		386 (76.0%)	14 (2.8%)	85 (16.7%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$15,678			$338			$15,340	65.1	38.8	223	94
250058802888	130	Hampden Charter School of Science West	Public, Charter	6-12	511 Main St.	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	Hampden Charter School of Science West (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 278-5450	394	36	11		188 (47.7%)	50 (12.7%)	136 (34.5%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,327			$2,048			$13,279	65.1	64.1	133	3

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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.