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)
250789001249	221	Millbury Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	12 Martin Street	Millbury	01527	Worcester County	Millbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 865-5841	721	63	11.3		511 (70.9%)	34 (4.7%)	91 (12.6%)	31 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.4%)	$17,979			$700			$17,279	41.6	33.8	239	18
250000201790	222	David Prouty High	Public	9-12	302 Main Street	Spencer	01562	Worcester County	Spencer-E Brookfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 885-8505	331	29	11.3		233 (70.4%)	11 (3.3%)	59 (17.8%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$17,944			$561			$17,382	41.3	22.5	276	54
251050001684	223	Saugus High	Public	9-12	1 Pearce Drive	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5027	727	52	13.8		355 (48.8%)	53 (7.3%)	262 (36.0%)	37 (5.1%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.4%)	$17,754			$583			$17,170	41	48.3	186	37
250717001106	224	Malden High	Public	9-12	77 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-6000	1,894	118	16		434 (22.9%)	402 (21.2%)	593 (31.3%)	386 (20.4%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (3.9%)	$14,949			$1,021			$13,928	40.5	42.1	210	14
250672000972	225	Leicester High	Public	9-12	964 Main Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	No	(508) 892-7030	397	37	10.6		267 (67.3%)	25 (6.3%)	79 (19.9%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$14,827			$681			$14,145	40.4	41.5	214	11
250246000139	226	Bellingham High School	Public	8-12	60 Blackstone Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 966-3761	749	60	12.4		600 (80.1%)	17 (2.3%)	80 (10.7%)	28 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$18,244			$805			$17,439	40.2	45.8	200	26
250895002282	227	Charles McCann Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	70 Hodges Cross Rd	North Adams	01247	Berkshire County	Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 663-5383	520	48	10.7		494 (95.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	$25,282			$1,451			$23,831	39.8	29.2	256	29
250498002573	228	Framingham High School	Public	9-12	115 A Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 620-4963	2,545	195	13		1,052 (41.3%)	164 (6.4%)	1,105 (43.4%)	111 (4.4%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (3.8%)	$18,730			$1,230			$17,500	39.6	48.5	185	43
251263002073	229	Westfield High	Public	9-12	177 Montgomery Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6466	1,006	83	12.1		707 (70.3%)	22 (2.2%)	202 (20.1%)	31 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.1%)	$16,321			$1,163			$15,158	39.4	44.5	203	26
250336002662	230	Carver Middle/High School	Public	6-12	60 South Meadow Road	Carver	02330	Plymouth County	Carver	No	No	No	No	(508) 866-6130	713	70	10.2		648 (90.9%)	17 (2.4%)	25 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$18,120			$1,324			$16,796	39.1	35.9	234	4

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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.