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
161	Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	476 North Avenue	Rochester	02770	Plymouth County	Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 763-8011	554	61	9		491 (88.6%)	6 (1.1%)	20 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	$26,354							54.8	48.1	198	37		250914001471
162	Frontier Regional	Public	7-12	113 North Main Street	South Deerfield	01373	Franklin County	Frontier	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 665-2118	588	53	11		487 (82.8%)	9 (1.5%)	41 (7.0%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.0%)	$21,900							54	54.8	172	10		250510000749
163	Medford High	Public	9-12	489 Winthrop Street	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2301	1,195	130	9.1		644 (53.9%)	182 (15.2%)	189 (15.8%)	113 (9.5%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.3%)	$24,402							54	49.6	192	29		250756001176
164	East Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	143 Plymouth Street	East Bridgewater	02333	Plymouth County	East Bridgewater	No	No	No	No	(508) 378-8214	881	66	13.3		697 (79.1%)	75 (8.5%)	58 (6.6%)	7 (0.8%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.7%)	$16,578							53.5	29.6	258	94		250444000597
165	Agawam High	Public	9-12	760 Cooper Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 821-0521	1,025	93	10.9		796 (77.7%)	31 (3.0%)	124 (12.1%)	37 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	$20,503							53.4	53.4	181	16		250180000024
166	Innovation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	72 Tyng Road	Tyngsboro	01879	Middlesex County	Innovation Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 649-0432	770	70	11		433 (56.2%)	71 (9.2%)	132 (17.1%)	80 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.0%)	$18,260							53.1	69.8	113	53		250002500524
167	Salem High	Public	9-12	77 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 740-1123	952	97	9.8		341 (35.8%)	74 (7.8%)	467 (49.1%)	23 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	$28,332							53	47.5	201	34		251038001664
168	Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	250 Pawtucket Blvd	Tyngsborough	01879	Middlesex County	Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 441-4807	2,314	206	11.2		790 (34.1%)	192 (8.3%)	763 (33.0%)	457 (19.7%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	91 (3.9%)	$26,918							53	49	195	27		250548002268
169	Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	220 Sandwich Rd	Bourne	02532	Barnstable County	Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 759-7711	838	86	9.7		669 (79.8%)	24 (2.9%)	74 (8.8%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.2%)	$27,155							52.9	47.3	203	34		251180002296
170	West Bridgewater Junior/Senior	Public	7-12	155 West Center	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	No	(508) 894-1220	614	50	12.2		456 (74.3%)	66 (10.7%)	52 (8.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.2%)	$16,596							52.6	36.6	235	65		251242002039

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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.