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
121	Billerica Memorial High School	Public	8-12	35 River Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8711	1,816	129	14		1,163 (64.0%)	153 (8.4%)	214 (11.8%)	208 (11.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (3.7%)	$17,728							65.8	68.2	120	1		250267000177
122	Dartmouth High	Public	9-12	555 Bakerville Road	Dartmouth	02748	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 961-2700	902	76	11.9		713 (79.0%)	23 (2.5%)	70 (7.8%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (8.6%)	$18,960							65.5	66.5	126	4		250402000540
123	Old Rochester Regional High	Public	9-12	135 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	No	(508) 758-3745	643	51	12.5		563 (87.6%)	22 (3.4%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	$22,878							65.3	68.8	117	6		250915001472
124	Hopkins Academy	Public	7-12	131 Russell Street	Hadley	01035	Hampshire County	Hadley	No	No	No	No	(413) 584-1106	203	28	7.3		141 (69.5%)	10 (4.9%)	32 (15.8%)	9 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$26,449							65.1	81.2	73	51		250558000813
125	Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	250 Foundry Street	South Easton	02375	Bristol County	Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 230-1200	1,618	133	12.1		552 (34.1%)	679 (42.0%)	266 (16.4%)	21 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (5.1%)	$25,222							65	62.9	140	15		251102002290
126	Bristol County Agricultural High	Public	9-12	135 Center Street	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Bristol County Agricultural	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-6744	631	53	11.9		484 (76.7%)	21 (3.3%)	116 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$25,030							64.9	52.6	183	57		250307000382
127	Watertown High	Public	9-12	27 Westminster Ave.	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	No	(617) 926-7760	761	69	11		426 (56.0%)	34 (4.5%)	183 (24.0%)	61 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.8%)	$24,396							64.3	51.5	188	61		251218002005
128	Foxborough High	Public	9-12	120 South Street	Foxborough	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 543-1616	736	65	11.3		523 (71.1%)	82 (11.1%)	70 (9.5%)	36 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$21,940							64.1	70.5	109	19		250495000708
129	Lunenburg High	Public	9-12	1079 Massachusetts Avenue	Lunenburg	01462	Worcester County	Lunenburg	No	No	No	No	(978) 582-4115	452	36	12.3		354 (78.3%)	13 (2.9%)	51 (11.3%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.4%)	$18,224							63.9	74.7	98	31		250708001058
130	West Boylston Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	125 Crescent Street	West Boylston	01583	Worcester County	West Boylston	No	No	No	No	(508) 835-4475	461	43	10.6		342 (74.2%)	18 (3.9%)	63 (13.7%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	$20,849							63.9	75.8	96	34		251239002035

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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.