Best High Schools in Massachusetts for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Massachusetts!

Every year, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Massachusetts test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 160)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
250279000203	1	Boston Latin School	Public	7-12	78 Ave Louis Pasteur	Boston	02115	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8895	2,401	131	18.3		847 (35.3%)	330 (13.7%)	389 (16.2%)	710 (29.6%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	111 (4.6%)	$21,850			$1,957			$19,892	99.4%	99.7%	0.34%
250005501260	2	Mystic Valley Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	770 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0222	1,653	101	16.3		559 (33.8%)	296 (17.9%)	209 (12.6%)	512 (31.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.4%)	$15,001			$501			$14,500	98.8%	99.1%	0.39%
250051802632	3	Pioneer Charter School of Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51-59 Summer Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Pioneer Charter School of Science (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 389-7277	779	71	10.9		304 (39.0%)	172 (22.1%)	211 (27.1%)	63 (8.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	$16,081			$1,148			$14,933	98.1%	94.3%	3.87%
250054602780	4	Pioneer Charter School of Science II (Pcss-Ii)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	97 Main Street	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Pioneer Charter School of Science II (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 666-3945	566	49	11.5		130 (23.0%)	167 (29.5%)	147 (26.0%)	99 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$16,308			$960			$15,348	97.5%	96.6%	0.95%
250271000191	5	Blackstone Valley	Public	9-12	65 Pleasant Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 529-7758	1,250	108	11.5		998 (79.8%)	37 (3.0%)	146 (11.7%)	25 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.5%)	$21,626			$855			$20,771	96.9%	74.1%	22.74%
251077001717	6	Shrewsbury High School	Public	9-12	75 Cypress Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8800	1,879	131	14.3		920 (49.0%)	77 (4.1%)	207 (11.0%)	568 (30.2%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (5.2%)	$13,677			$692			$12,985	96.3%	88.5%	7.74%
250005101247	7	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	95.6%	78.2%	17.46%
250279000204	8	Boston Latin Academy	Public	7-12	205 Townsend Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9957	1,693	98	17.2		395 (23.3%)	430 (25.4%)	516 (30.5%)	266 (15.7%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (4.5%)	$22,249			$1,943			$20,306	95.0%	87.1%	7.93%
250222000100	9	Auburn Senior High	Public	9-12	99 Auburn Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	No	(508) 832-7711	815	65	12.5		604 (74.1%)	43 (5.3%)	92 (11.3%)	56 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$15,188			$575			$14,612	94.4%	70.7%	23.69%
250007101747	10	Brooke Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	190 Cummins Highway	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Brooke Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 325-7977	2,208	181	12.1		85 (3.8%)	1,092 (49.5%)	923 (41.8%)	32 (1.4%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	61 (2.8%)	$21,044			$1,944			$19,100	93.8%	73.3%	20.47%

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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.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.