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Brighton High School

Public Grades 7-12

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 3% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Brighton High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 584 students in Brighton, MA, which is part of the Boston Public School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Massachusetts high schools over the past decade, with significant underperformance compared to state and district averages across academic subjects.

Brighton High School's academic performance is particularly concerning, with only 11.49% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66% and the Boston district average of 39.73%. The school's performance in mathematics is even lower, with only 6.25% of all students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 40.74% and the Boston district average of 27.68%. The school's science performance is also troubling, with 0% of students proficient or better in 8th-grade science and 7.27% in 10th-grade science, far below the state averages.

While Brighton High School spends a relatively high amount per student and has a low student-teacher ratio, the school's challenges extend beyond just resources. Nearby schools, such as Fenway High School and Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, which are also part of the Boston Public School District, perform similarly to Brighton High School. In contrast, higher-performing schools like Brookline High and Cambridge Rindge and Latin, which are in neighboring districts, significantly outperform Brighton High School across the board.

667

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,507

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Warren Street
Brighton, MA 02135

(617) 635-9873

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.3%

African American:

28.5%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Physics scores 44 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

454^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

338^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 23High Schools in the Boston

298^th of 348Boston among Massachusetts districts

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	454 of 484	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	488 of 493	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	465 of 501	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	199 of 206	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	44 of 181	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	45.9	53 of 180	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	445 of 473	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	338 of 376	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	374 of 378	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	445 of 464	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	468 of 469	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	416 of 481	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	439 of 473	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	476 of 483	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	308 of 435	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	384 of 441	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	338 of 349	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	344 of 348	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	342 of 347	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	341 of 342	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.5	284 of 285	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	335 of 351	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	327 of 345	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.3	334 of 348	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.7	334 of 351	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	332 of 354	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.9	320 of 347	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.4	327 of 344	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.4	319 of 340	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	324 of 340	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.8	307 of 335	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.1	305 of 322	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	295 of 319	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.6	300 of 316	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	281 of 314	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.4	284 of 311	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	24.4	237 of 307	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.2	261 of 304	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	140 of 148	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	151 of 160	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	128 of 142	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	127 of 137	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	121 of 134	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	12.7	283 of 299	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	294 of 299	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	37 of 83	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	46 of 86	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	59 of 84	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.2	7 of 77	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	38.9	40 of 82	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	25 of 77	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	318 of 337	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	338 of 342	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	333 of 339	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	327 of 340	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	279 of 281	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	325 of 342	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	328 of 339	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	242 of 245	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	244 of 249	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	237 of 241	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	214 of 217	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	149 of 149	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	197 of 206	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	176 of 193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	328 of 334	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	332 of 338	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	332 of 338	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	321 of 332	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	252 of 253	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	312 of 330	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	313 of 330	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	337 of 339	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	336 of 342	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	338 of 343	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	339 of 339	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	335 of 346	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	325 of 343	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	276 of 302	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	242 of 301	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	336 of 339	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	267 of 268	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	330 of 348	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	326 of 344	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+69 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-28 vs state

Civics9%-31 vs state

Mathematics6%-34 vs state

Biology3%-36 vs state

Science0%-42 vs state

Physics0%-44 vs state

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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 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	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 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
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
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
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
Brookline High	Public	9-12	115 Greenough Street	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 713-5003	2,181	184	11.8		1,145 (52.5%)	142 (6.5%)	264 (12.1%)	390 (17.9%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	209 (9.6%)	96.3	5^th of 349 public high schools	98.6%		91.5	29^th of 348 public high schools	91.7%	24					83.5						84.4				86.6			78.9		$26,237
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann	Public, Charter	9-12	10 Fenwood Road	Boston	02115	Suffolk County	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8450	383	40	9.5		13 (3.4%)	136 (35.5%)	215 (56.1%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	13.2	311^th of 349 public high schools	10.9%		11.8	311^th of 348 public high schools	10.6%						24.7						12.6				19.8		15.3			$36,694
Boston Latin School	Public	7-12	78 Ave Louis Pasteur	Boston	02115	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8895	2,424	130	18.6		773 (31.9%)	371 (15.3%)	400 (16.5%)	743 (30.7%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	125 (5.2%)	97.7	2^nd of 349 public high schools	99.4%		97.8	1^st of 348 public high schools	99.7%	1			83.1	68.6	91.0	75.9			85.1	72.2	90.9	78.6		48.6	86.6	48.6	66.9		59.0	$28,394
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
Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	120 Fisher Avenue	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Roxbury Preparatory Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 566-2361	1,126	44	25.8		13 (1.2%)	592 (52.6%)	460 (40.9%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.4%)	23.1	272^nd of 349 public high schools	22.1%		10.7	315^th of 348 public high schools	9.5%	43	13.9	19.6	43.9	29.7	26.0	29.5	33.8	29.2	33.0	31.5	26.4	31.6	27.4	20.9	30.2	22.8	30.9		16.2	$29,178
Boston Arts Academy	Public	9-12	174 Ipswich Street	Boston	02215	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6470	500	52	9.6		80 (16.0%)	167 (33.4%)	214 (42.8%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	56.4	157^th of 349 public high schools	55.0%		29.9	257^th of 348 public high schools	26.1%	100					61.6						38.0				43.6			25.6		$37,692
Fenway High School	Public	9-12	67 Alleghany St	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9911	362	31	11.7		26 (7.2%)	107 (29.6%)	210 (58.0%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	14.4	307^th of 349 public high schools	12.0%		29	259^th of 348 public high schools	25.6%	48					20.9						24.7				12.6			12.5		$36,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Brighton High School

What is the racial makeup of Brighton High School?

Students at Brighton High School are 60% Hispanic, 28% African American, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Brighton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Brighton High School.

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What district is Brighton High School in?

Boston

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