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Belmont High

Public Grades 9-12

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 98% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Belmont High is a public high school in Belmont, Massachusetts, serving 1,462 students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state, earning a 5-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger and placing between 6th and 16th in Massachusetts over the past several years.

Belmont High's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments. In 2024-2025, 83.85% of Belmont High students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66%. The school also maintains an impressive 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.0% to 98.2%, and a low dropout rate of 0.3% to 0.9%. Belmont High excels in serving diverse student groups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Belmont High's exceptional performance is further highlighted by its proximity to other high-performing schools in the region, such as Arlington High and Watertown High, which also rank among the top schools in Arlington and Watertown, respectively. This proximity presents opportunities for collaboration, resource sharing, and learning from best practices among these high-achieving institutions.

1,454

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,929

Per pupil spending ?

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

221 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478-3047

(617) 993-5901

District: Belmont

Feeder schools for Belmont High:

Elementary:	Daniel Butler
	Mary Lee Burbank
	Roger E Wellington
	Winn Brook
Middle:	Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

Asian:

23.2%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (85% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Massachusetts high schools

✓98% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg83%

Massachusetts avg47%

6^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	6 of 349	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	6 of 348	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	14 of 347	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	16 of 342	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	7 of 285	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	7 of 351	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	14 of 345	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	82.1	27 of 348	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	84.2	10 of 351	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	80.2	36 of 354	89.8%	★★★★★
2014	82.0	19 of 347	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	83.0	12 of 344	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	85.4	8 of 340	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	7 of 340	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	84.3	34 of 335	89.9%	★★★★★
2009	88.0	11 of 322	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	90.2	11 of 319	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	82.3	39 of 316	87.7%	★★★★☆
2006	85.9	35 of 314	88.9%	★★★★☆
2005	89.0	18 of 311	94.2%	★★★★★
2004	88.7	26 of 307	91.5%	★★★★★
2003	83.3	56 of 304	81.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	24 of 148	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	51 of 160	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	74 of 142	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.0	20 of 94	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	17 of 134	87.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	14 of 91	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	3 of 98	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	14 of 96	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	7 of 93	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	7 of 68	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	6 of 97	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	24 of 91	73.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	68.9	67 of 295	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	36 of 202	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	97.0	8 of 299	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	10 of 299	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	23 of 337	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	9 of 342	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	13 of 339	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	19 of 340	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	5 of 281	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	10 of 342	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	19 of 339	94.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	31 of 245	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	99.2	2 of 249	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	8 of 241	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	18 of 217	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	7 of 149	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	13 of 206	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	24 of 193	87.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	13 of 334	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	34 of 338	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	26 of 338	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	32 of 332	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	4 of 253	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	11 of 330	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	20 of 330	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	4 of 339	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	7 of 342	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	16 of 343	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	15 of 339	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	13 of 281	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	6 of 346	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	8 of 343	97.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	4 of 89	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	5 of 87	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	2 of 82	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	23 of 78	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	5 of 33	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	10 of 58	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	22 of 55	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	8 of 302	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	19 of 289	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	26 of 301	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	48 of 339	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	18 of 268	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	10 of 348	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	16 of 344	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	8 of 298	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	11 of 302	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	18 of 301	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	11 of 300	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	6 of 249	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	7 of 302	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	14 of 303	95.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science87%+41 vs state

Physics86%+42 vs state

English Language Arts84%+33 vs state

Mathematics83%+39 vs state

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Schools Near Belmont High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Belmont High	Public	9-12	221 Concord Avenue	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5901	1,454	92	15.7		847 (58.3%)	59 (4.1%)	83 (5.7%)	337 (23.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	113 (7.8%)	96.3	6^th of 349 public high schools	98.3%		96.1	6^th of 348 public high schools	98.3%				83.9				83.1			86.9			85.9		$16,929
Arlington High	Public	9-12	869 Mass Avenue	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3591	1,677	123	13.6		1,156 (68.9%)	58 (3.5%)	150 (8.9%)	166 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	110 (6.6%)	95.5	10^th of 349 public high schools	97.1%		91.9	23^rd of 348 public high schools	93.4%	13			81.7				82.0			83.9			73.3		$19,762
Watertown High	Public	9-12	27 Westminster Ave.	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	No	(617) 926-7760	761	69	11.0		426 (56.0%)	34 (4.5%)	183 (24.0%)	61 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.8%)	64.3	127^th of 349 public high schools	63.6%		51.5	188^th of 348 public high schools	46.0%	61			52.4				58.5			47.4		0.0	41.3		$24,396
Lyon High School	Public	9-12	95 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8351	95	14	6.7		10 (10.5%)	20 (21.1%)	49 (51.6%)	8 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.4%)	5	340^th of 349 public high schools	2.6%		7.5	326^th of 348 public high schools	6.3%	14			4.8				4.8			11.1					$57,890
Waltham Valor High School	Public	9-12	617 Lexington Street	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 314-5402	49	5	9.8		1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Curtis-Tufts	Public	10-12	437 Main Street	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2343	11	3	3.4		5 (45.5%)	1 (9.1%)	3 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)								(n/a)															$66,899
Medford High	Public	9-12	489 Winthrop Street	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2301	1,195	130	9.1		644 (53.9%)	182 (15.2%)	189 (15.8%)	113 (9.5%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.3%)	54	163^rd of 349 public high schools	53.3%		49.6	192^nd of 348 public high schools	44.8%	29			44.8				38.1			58.6		34.3			$24,402
Cambridge Rindge and Latin	Public	9-12	459 Broadway Ave	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6630	2,072	223	9.2		735 (35.5%)	547 (26.4%)	289 (13.9%)	269 (13.0%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (10.1%)	70.5	104^th of 349 public high schools	70.2%		62.9	141^st of 348 public high schools	59.5%	37			57.4				58.2			53.8		20.0	48.6		$36,374
Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	20 Warren St.	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9860	426	42	10.2		28 (6.6%)	182 (42.7%)	191 (44.8%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	9.2	325^th of 349 public high schools	6.9%		16.3	296^th of 348 public high schools	14.9%	29	9.5	22.2	23.1	15.9	3.2	21.5	10.9	12.5	10.9	5.7	10.9	7.0		25.0	$23,295
Brighton High School	Public	7-12	25 Warren Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9873	667	74	9.0		42 (6.3%)	190 (28.5%)	402 (60.3%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	5.8	338^th of 349 public high schools	3.2%		3.3	344^th of 348 public high schools	1.1%	6	22.6	8.0	11.5	13.6	12.9	2.0	7.8	6.3	0.0	7.3	0.0	3.5	0.0	8.5	$36,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Belmont High

What schools feed into Belmont High?

Belmont High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Daniel Butler
Elementary : Mary Lee Burbank
Elementary : Roger E Wellington
Elementary : Winn Brook
Middle : Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary

How many students attend Belmont High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,454 students attended Belmont High.

What district is Belmont High in?

Belmont

Is Belmont High a good school?

Yes! Belmont High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 6^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Belmont High?

Students at Belmont High are 58% White, 23% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.

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