Best High Schools in Brighton, MA

The city of Brighton, Massachusetts is home to three high schools: Brighton High School, Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School, and Lyon High School. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and provide a range of educational opportunities in the Boston and Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District) areas.

Among the three high schools, Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School stands out with a higher 4-year graduation rate of 83.3% compared to the other two traditional public high schools at 79.7%. Additionally, Boston Green Academy has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.7, and its students outperform their peers on many MCAS Next Generation assessments, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, Lyon High School, the smallest school with only 102 students, has the lowest student-teacher ratio of 6.5 and the highest 10th grade MCAS performance in Science at 11.11% proficient or better.

The data also reveals significant performance gaps between the schools, with Boston Green Academy consistently outperforming the other two schools in academic achievement. However, the higher spending per student at Lyon High School ($38,527) and Brighton High School ($31,270) does not necessarily translate to better outcomes compared to the lower spending at Boston Green Academy ($17,474). These findings suggest that factors beyond just resource allocation, such as school model and approach, may play a role in student performance.