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)
250972000325	251	Plymouth South High	Public	9-12	490 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 224-7512	1,003	103	9.7		901 (89.8%)	16 (1.6%)	52 (5.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.9%)	$17,072			$541			$16,532	31.3	37.9	227	24
250055102808	252	Greater Commonwealth Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	238 Main St.	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greater Commonwealth Virtual District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(413) 475-3879	1,161	76	15.3		591 (50.9%)	88 (7.6%)	302 (26.0%)	69 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	93 (8.0%)	$10,044			$539			$9,505	31.2	30	252
251200001979	253	Waltham Senior High	Public	9-12	617 Lexington Street	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	No	(781) 314-5445	1,816	167	10.8		601 (33.1%)	153 (8.4%)	951 (52.4%)	70 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.1%)	$22,250			$818			$21,433	30.6	36.1	231	22
250459000612	254	Easthampton High	Public	9-12	70 Williston Avenue	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Easthampton	No	No	No	No	(413) 529-1585	373	35	10.5		270 (72.4%)	3 (0.8%)	65 (17.4%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$15,102			$452			$14,650	30.6	59.3	150	104
250004100601	255	Atlantis Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	991 Jefferson St	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Atlantis Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 646-6410	1,257	101	12.4		804 (64.0%)	87 (6.9%)	244 (19.4%)	26 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (7.2%)	$14,407			$998			$13,409	30.1	16.1	293	38
250375000513	256	Clinton Senior High	Public	9-12	200 West Boylston Street	Clinton	01510	Worcester County	Clinton	No	No	No	No	(978) 365-4208	581	49	11.8		303 (52.2%)	22 (3.8%)	241 (41.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	$15,903			$847			$15,056	30	19.9	285	29
250279001128	257	Boston Arts Academy	Public	9-12	174 Ipswich Street	Boston	02215	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6470	473	51	9.2		60 (12.7%)	161 (34.0%)	215 (45.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$27,662			$1,972			$25,690	29.9	32.5	245	12
250444000597	258	East Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	143 Plymouth Street	East Bridgewater	02333	Plymouth County	East Bridgewater	No	No	No	No	(508) 378-8214	877	71	12.3		715 (81.5%)	63 (7.2%)	50 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.1%)	$13,833			$911			$12,922	29.6	32.7	244	14
250279000695	259	Fenway High School	Public	9-12	67 Alleghany St	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9911	376	33	11.4		17 (4.5%)	113 (30.1%)	230 (61.2%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$25,858			$2,091			$23,767	29	13.4	302	43
250615000878	260	Holbrook Middle High School	Public	6-12	245 So. Franklin Street	Holbrook	02343	Norfolk County	Holbrook	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 767-4616	640	48	13.3		251 (39.2%)	177 (27.7%)	112 (17.5%)	51 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.0%)	$14,557			$811			$13,747	28.4	39.7	220	40

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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.