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
211	Ludlow Senior High	Public	9-12	500 Chapin Street	Ludlow	01056	Hampden County	Ludlow	No	No	No	No	(413) 589-9001	736	66	11.1		571 (77.6%)	18 (2.4%)	124 (16.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	$20,260							41.3	52.1	187	24		250705001056
212	Framingham High School	Public	9-12	115 A Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 620-4963	2,534	199	12.7		955 (37.7%)	175 (6.9%)	1,174 (46.3%)	118 (4.7%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (3.8%)	$22,471							41.2	39.6	228	16		250498002573
213	Shepherd Hill Regional High	Public	9-12	68 Dudley Oxford Road	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	No	(508) 943-6700	942	66	14.3		734 (77.9%)	39 (4.1%)	127 (13.5%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.2%)	$16,279							40.6	46.1	206	7		250436000591
214	Gloucester High	Public	9-12	32 L O Johnson Rd	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	No	(978) 281-9870	776	77	10		591 (76.2%)	9 (1.2%)	139 (17.9%)	9 (1.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	$23,457							40.5	35.6	237	23		250528000774
215	Tantasqua Regional Vocational	Public	9-12	319 Brookfield Rd	Fiskdale	01518	Worcester County	Tantasqua	No	No	No	No	(508) 347-3045	542	8	66.5		449 (82.8%)	11 (2.0%)	45 (8.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$16,538							40.3	38.9	231	16		251149001901
216	David Prouty High	Public	9-12	302 Main Street	Spencer	01562	Worcester County	Spencer-E Brookfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 885-8505	306	31	9.9		207 (67.6%)	11 (3.6%)	60 (19.6%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$20,255							40.2	41.3	222	6		250000201790
217	Millbury Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	12 Martin Street	Millbury	01527	Worcester County	Millbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 865-5841	722	64	11.3		525 (72.7%)	34 (4.7%)	88 (12.2%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.0%)	$20,440							40	41.6	221	4		250789001249
218	Dracut Senior High	Public	9-12	1540 Lakeview Avenue	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	No	(978) 957-1500	792	61	12.8		466 (58.8%)	82 (10.4%)	142 (17.9%)	82 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	$17,477							39.8	49.3	194	24		250432000579
219	Fairhaven High	Public	9-12	12 Huttleston Avenue	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	No	(508) 979-4052	568	50	11.3		462 (81.3%)	13 (2.3%)	56 (9.9%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$18,044							39.7	49.9	191	28		250480000642
220	Quincy High	Public	9-12	100 Coddington Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8751	1,514	118	12.7		607 (40.1%)	226 (14.9%)	228 (15.1%)	343 (22.7%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.6%)	87 (5.7%)	$20,455							39.6	42.7	219	1		250987001579

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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.
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.