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
231	Foxborough Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	131 Central Street	Foxborough	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough Regional Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 543-2508	1,459	115	12.6		165 (11.3%)	1,078 (73.9%)	90 (6.2%)	60 (4.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.0%)	$16,985							35.9	32.3	248	17		250005201250
232	Westfield High	Public	9-12	177 Montgomery Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6466	1,034	87	11.9		698 (67.5%)	25 (2.4%)	229 (22.1%)	33 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.3%)	$19,498							35.5	39.4	229	3		251263002073
233	Leominster High School	Public	9-12	122 Granite Street	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7715	1,060	100	10.5		418 (39.4%)	108 (10.2%)	435 (41.0%)	37 (3.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.3%)	$19,416							35.5	47.3	204	29		250678000987
234	South Shore Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Longwater Circle	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	South Shore Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 982-4202	1,057	94	11.1		358 (33.9%)	402 (38.0%)	112 (10.6%)	100 (9.5%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	73 (6.9%)	$18,113							35.3	44.7	209	25		250004000600
235	Gardner High	Public	8-12	200 Catherine Street	Gardner	01440	Worcester County	Gardner	No	No	No	No	(978) 632-1600	808	60	13.4		451 (55.8%)	39 (4.8%)	220 (27.2%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.7%)	$17,168							35.1	26	269	34		250513000751
236	Milford High	Public	9-12	31 West Fountain Street	Milford	01757	Worcester County	Milford	No	No	No	No	(508) 478-1110	1,316	111	11.8		651 (49.5%)	67 (5.1%)	493 (37.5%)	23 (1.7%)	30 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (3.7%)	$21,238							34.6	34	244	8		250786001239
237	Saugus High	Public	9-12	1 Pearce Drive	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5027	744	48	15.4		328 (44.1%)	60 (8.1%)	289 (38.8%)	48 (6.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	$17,851							33.9	41	223	14		251050001684
238	Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	57 River Rd	Andover	01810	Essex County	Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 686-0194	1,837	144	12.7		265 (14.4%)	32 (1.7%)	1,507 (82.0%)	13 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.8%)	$30,534							33.7	25.6	272	34		250547002267
239	Murdock High School	Public	9-12	3 Memorial Drive	Winchendon	01475	Worcester County	Winchendon	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 297-1256	256	23	11.2		200 (78.1%)	7 (2.7%)	34 (13.3%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$21,941							33.1	25.6	271	32		251308002786
240	Center For Technical Education Innovation	Public	9-12	122 Granite Street	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7735	821	40	20.5		328 (40.0%)	74 (9.0%)	366 (44.6%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.3%)	$17,261							32.6	32.9	247	7		250678002272

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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.