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
281	New Heights Charter School of Brockton	Public, Charter	6-12	1690 Main Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	New Heights Charter School of Brockton	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 857-4633	734	49	14.9		9 (1.2%)	626 (85.3%)	58 (7.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	$20,684							21	17.9	291	10		250055902869
282	Randolph High	Public	9-12	70 Memorial Pkwy	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	No	(781) 961-6220	765	54	14.1		54 (7.1%)	432 (56.5%)	106 (13.9%)	152 (19.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	$23,098							21	16.7	295	13		250993001596
283	MATCH Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 Commonwealth Avenue	Boston	02215	Suffolk County	Match Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 232-0300	1,189	116	10.2		18 (1.5%)	585 (49.2%)	558 (46.9%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)	$32,440							20.7	14.9	301	18		250006601586
284	Burncoat Senior High	Public	9-12	179 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3300	1,073	81	13.2		305 (28.4%)	217 (20.2%)	449 (41.8%)	52 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.4%)	$22,479							20.5	24.6	273	11		251323002200
285	Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Public	9-12	485 Lowell Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 536-4500	1,333	129	10.2		811 (60.8%)	102 (7.7%)	359 (26.9%)	21 (1.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.5%)	$20,870							20.3	27.6	263	22		250936001504
286	B M C Durfee High	Public	9-12	360 Elsbree Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8100	2,642	233	11.3		1,094 (41.4%)	372 (14.1%)	864 (32.7%)	90 (3.4%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	211 (8.0%)	$25,069							20.2	10.6	316	30		250483000649
287	Drury High	Public	7-12	1130 South Church Street	North Adams	01247	Berkshire County	North Adams	No	No	No	No	(413) 662-3240	438	44	9.8		337 (76.9%)	14 (3.2%)	40 (9.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.4%)	$26,164							20	18.8	288	1		250867001387
288	Lowell High	Public	9-12	50 Father Morrissette Boulevar	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8900	3,446	232	14.8		617 (17.9%)	318 (9.2%)	1,406 (40.8%)	971 (28.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	123 (3.6%)	$21,067							20	27.9	261	27		250702001041
289	Hoosac Valley High School	Public	8-12	125 Savoy Rd	Cheshire	01225	Berkshire County	Hoosac Valley Regional	No	No	No	No	(413) 743-5200	296	28	10.5		253 (85.5%)	17 (5.7%)	21 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$22,940							19.8	16.2	297	8		250178000021
290	Fitchburg High	Public	9-12	140 Arn-How Farm Rd	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3240	1,220	103	11.9		235 (19.3%)	128 (10.5%)	702 (57.5%)	59 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.4%)	$21,704							19.2	13	307	17		250489000697

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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.
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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.