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
81	Franklin High	Public	9-12	218 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 613-1400	1,453	98	14.8		1,128 (77.6%)	57 (3.9%)	92 (6.3%)	135 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	31 (2.1%)	$16,454							79.8	81.5	71	10		250501000737
82	Minuteman Regional High	Public	9-12	758 Marrett Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 861-6500	669	82	8.1		477 (71.3%)	37 (5.5%)	74 (11.1%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.8%)	$37,171							78	82.6	68	14		250798501264
83	Wachusett Regional High	Public	9-12	1401 Main Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 829-6771	1,779	137	12.9		1,475 (82.9%)	61 (3.4%)	130 (7.3%)	70 (3.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.2%)	$17,396							77.8	70.4	110	27		251188001940
84	Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	58 Moore Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Excel Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 874-4080	1,379	128	10.7		165 (12.0%)	65 (4.7%)	1,118 (81.1%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.9%)	$24,238							77.7	66	128	44		250007502084
85	Wilmington High	Public	9-12	159 Church Street	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6060	619	68	9.1		490 (79.2%)	10 (1.6%)	44 (7.1%)	53 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$26,051							76	83.7	61	24		251305002158
86	Marblehead High	Public	9-12	2 Humphrey Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3100	861	80	10.7		718 (83.4%)	29 (3.4%)	68 (7.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	$20,383							75.9	87.4	46	40		250726001124
87	Apponequet Regional High	Public	9-12	100 Howland Rd	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	No	(508) 947-2660	640	59	10.8		587 (91.7%)	17 (2.7%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$17,797							75.7	83.9	58	29		250507000746
88	North Andover High	Public	9-12	430 Osgood Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1711	1,328	100	13.3		894 (67.3%)	51 (3.8%)	218 (16.4%)	96 (7.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.4%)	$17,283							75.7	70.5	108	20		250870001397
89	Community Charter School of Cambridge	Public, Charter	6-12	245 Bent Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Community Charter School of Cambridge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 354-0047	251	28	8.9		15 (6.0%)	157 (62.5%)	50 (19.9%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.4%)	$31,890							75.6	63.7	136	47		250008601996
90	Mt Greylock Regional High	Public	7-12	1781 Cold Spring Road	Williamstown	01267	Berkshire County	Mount Greylock	No	No	No	No	(413) 458-9582	539	47	11.4		454 (84.2%)	13 (2.4%)	36 (6.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$21,249							74.8	82.2	69	21		250816001273

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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.