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)
250501000737	71	Franklin High	Public	9-12	218 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 613-1400	1,569	117	13.3		1,219 (77.7%)	53 (3.4%)	106 (6.8%)	138 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	40 (2.5%)	$13,572			$463			$13,110	81.5	87.2	50	21
250651000940	72	King Philip Regional High	Public	9-12	201 Franklin Street	Wrentham	02093	Norfolk County	King Philip	No	No	No	No	(508) 384-1000	1,142	87	13.1		955 (83.6%)	34 (3.0%)	61 (5.3%)	44 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.5%)	$17,105			$316			$16,789	81.3	75.2	98	26
250558000813	73	Hopkins Academy	Public	7-12	131 Russell Street	Hadley	01035	Hampshire County	Hadley	No	No	No	No	(413) 584-1106	211	31	6.7		152 (72.0%)	9 (4.3%)	27 (12.8%)	10 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	7 (3.3%)	$17,115			$461			$16,654	81.2	74.3	102	29
250294000361	74	Braintree High	Public	9-12	128 Town Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 848-4000	1,677	110	15.3		964 (57.5%)	108 (6.4%)	112 (6.7%)	456 (27.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (1.9%)	$15,762			$759			$15,003	81.2	82.8	60	14
251197001964	75	Walpole High	Public	9-12	275 Common Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	No	(508) 660-7257	946	85	11		730 (77.2%)	41 (4.3%)	69 (7.3%)	74 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.0%)	$16,705			$538			$16,166	80.3	81.1	66	9
250005101247	76	Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10 New Bond Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 854-8400	1,421	126	11.2		169 (11.9%)	807 (56.8%)	331 (23.3%)	42 (3.0%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (4.6%)	$16,854			$1,496			$15,358	80.2	69.7	115	39
250573000824	77	Minnechaug Regional High	Public	9-12	621 Main Street	Wilbraham	01095	Hampden County	Hampden-Wilbraham	No	No	No	No	(413) 596-9011	981	68	14.4		741 (75.5%)	42 (4.3%)	114 (11.6%)	32 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.1%)	$16,176			$636			$15,540	80.1	79.4	77
250750001153	78	Maynard High	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Drive	Maynard	01754	Middlesex County	Maynard	No	No	No	No	(978) 897-8891	297	35	8.5		225 (75.8%)	8 (2.7%)	43 (14.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$20,975			$509			$20,466	79.9	57.1	155	77
250942001824	79	Pembroke High School	Public	9-12	80 Learning Lane	Pembroke	02359	Plymouth County	Pembroke	No	No	No	No	(781) 293-9281	715	56	12.6		674 (94.3%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$15,674			$555			$15,119	79.7	76	96	17
250630000915	80	Hopedale Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	25 Adin Street	Hopedale	01747	Worcester County	Hopedale	No	No	No	No	(508) 634-2217	447	46	9.7		354 (79.2%)	8 (1.8%)	63 (14.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	$16,267			$588			$15,679	79.6	72.5	105	25

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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.