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
271	Taunton High	Public	8-12	50 Williams Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1101	2,877	174	16.5		1,502 (52.2%)	795 (27.6%)	386 (13.4%)	31 (1.1%)	12 (0.4%)	10 (0.3%)	140 (4.9%)	$18,617							23.4	37.4	233	38		251152001915
272	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%)	$29,178							23.1	10.7	315	43		250006301453
273	TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	141 Mansion Drive	East Walpole	02032	Norfolk County	TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(774) 315-5123	2,969	143	20.7		1,511 (50.9%)	302 (10.2%)	812 (27.3%)	90 (3.0%)	9 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	240 (8.1%)	$9,091							22.4	22.4	278	5		250055602817
274	Pathfinder Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	240 Sykes Street	Palmer	01069	Hampden County	Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 283-9701	660	66	9.9		549 (83.2%)	9 (1.4%)	72 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	$27,372							21.9	26.7	266	8		250931002285
275	Avon Middle High School	Public	6-12	287 West Main Street	Avon	02322	Norfolk County	Avon	No	No	No	No	(508) 583-4822	409	44	9.4		119 (29.1%)	190 (46.5%)	58 (14.2%)	17 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$20,282							21.5	21.2	282	7		250225001295
276	Everett High	Public	9-12	100 Elm Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	No	(617) 394-2490	2,307	191	12.1		298 (12.9%)	357 (15.5%)	1,511 (65.5%)	107 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	29 (1.3%)	$20,445							21.5	17.5	292	16		250477000634
277	Franklin County Technical	Public	9-12	82 Industrial Blvd	Turners Falls	01376	Franklin County	Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 863-9561	643	55	11.7		565 (87.9%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (6.8%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	$27,454							21.4	43.3	216	61		250502000744
278	Atlantis Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	991 Jefferson St	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Atlantis Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 646-6410	1,246	106	11.7		764 (61.3%)	96 (7.7%)	255 (20.5%)	26 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (8.0%)	$17,249							21.2	30.1	255	23		250004100601
279	High School Of Commerce	Public	9-12	415 State Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7220	966	89	10.8		77 (8.0%)	169 (17.5%)	680 (70.4%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	$25,738							21.1	15.9	298	19		251113001806
280	Collegiate Charter School of Lowell	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1857 Middlesex Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Collegiate Charter School of Lowell	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 458-1399	1,212	114	10.6		279 (23.0%)	234 (19.3%)	336 (27.7%)	292 (24.1%)	27 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.5%)	$14,457							21	42.7	218	62		250054502785

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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 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.