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 Monday, September 29, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 349)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
131	Joseph Case High	Public	9-12	70 School Street	Swansea	02777	Bristol County	Swansea	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-7483	514	47	10.9		471 (91.6%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$16,844							63.6	53.1	182	51		251146001893
132	Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	147 Pond Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 528-5400	1,000	86	11.6		792 (79.2%)	32 (3.2%)	111 (11.1%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.1%)								63.5	59.1	157	25		251173501931
133	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School	Public	9-12	565 Maple Street	Hathorne	01937	Essex County	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 304-4700	1,830	143	12.7		1,310 (71.6%)	49 (2.7%)	358 (19.6%)	31 (1.7%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (3.8%)	$23,669							63.5	69.9	112	21		250055402833
134	Mashpee Middle-High School	Public	7-12	500 Old Barnstable Road	Mashpee	02649	Barnstable County	Mashpee	No	No	No	No	(508) 539-3600	600	62	9.6		410 (68.3%)	29 (4.8%)	61 (10.2%)	7 (1.2%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.3%)	$25,212							63.1	60.9	150	16		250744000886
135	Middleborough High	Public	9-12	71 East Grove Street	Middleborough	02346	Plymouth County	Middleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 946-2010	774	68	11.3		644 (83.2%)	39 (5.0%)	29 (3.7%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.3%)	$19,740							62.8	52.2	186	51		250777001227
136	Ayer Shirley Regional High School	Public	9-12	141 Washington Street	Ayer	01432	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	417	36	11.4		286 (68.6%)	37 (8.9%)	65 (15.6%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	$19,413							62.8	72.1	104	32		250054202738
137	Whitman Hanson Regional	Public	9-12	600 Franklin Street	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7020	993	68	14.6		779 (78.4%)	68 (6.8%)	96 (9.7%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.9%)	$11,959							62.6	50.9	189	52		251293002135
138	Martha's Vineyard Regional High	Public	9-12	100 Edgartown-Vineyard Haven R	Oak Bluffs	02557	Dukes County	Martha's Vineyard	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 693-1033	744	87	8.5		463 (62.2%)	32 (4.3%)	203 (27.3%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	$38,529							62.4	57.4	166	28		250738001145
139	King Philip Regional High	Public	9-12	201 Franklin Street	Wrentham	02093	Norfolk County	King Philip	No	No	No	No	(508) 384-1000	1,114	82	13.5		901 (80.9%)	46 (4.1%)	68 (6.1%)	47 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.1%)	$21,230							62.2	81.3	72	67		250651000940
140	Stoughton High	Public	9-12	232 Pearl Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7001	1,118	104	10.7		454 (40.6%)	353 (31.6%)	177 (15.8%)	67 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	58 (5.2%)	$19,401							61.8	63.5	137	3		251125001864

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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 29, 2025, 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.
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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.