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
331	Springfield High School of Science and Technology	Public	9-12	1250 State Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2000	1,091	88	12.3		85 (7.8%)	213 (19.5%)	745 (68.3%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	$25,499							6.9	6.5	332	1		251113000901
332	Baystate Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 Roosevelt Avenue	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Baystate Academy Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 366-5100	388	58	6.7		23 (5.9%)	98 (25.3%)	258 (66.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$22,794							6.7	4.9	339	7		250055002784
333	Goodrich Academy	Public	9-12	111 Goodrich Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	No	(978) 345-3244	186	9	19.7		58 (31.2%)	5 (2.7%)	109 (58.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	$16,271							6.6			(n/a)		250489002110
334	Albert D Holland School of Technology	Public	7-12	60 Washington Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9837	399	41	9.7		11 (2.8%)	204 (51.1%)	160 (40.1%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$36,286							6.5	13.2	306	28		250279000261
335	Madison Park Technical Vocational High School	Public	9-12	75 Malcolm X Blvd	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8970	1,121	119	9.4		26 (2.3%)	462 (41.2%)	590 (52.6%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.3%)	$40,408							6.3	4	343	8		250279000282
336	Southbridge High School	Public	9-12	132 Torrey Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5450	419	43	9.8		114 (27.2%)	19 (4.5%)	276 (65.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$23,841							6.2	4.5	341	5		251101002868
337	Another Course To College	Public	9-12	612 Metropolitan Av	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8865	253	23	11.2		4 (1.6%)	126 (49.8%)	110 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	$35,065							6.1	7.5	325	12		250279000698
338	Brighton High School	Public	7-12	25 Warren Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9873	667	74	9		42 (6.3%)	190 (28.5%)	402 (60.3%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$36,507							5.8	3.3	344	6		250279000208
339	Champion High School	Public	9-12	211 Crescent St	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 894-4377	163	10	15.8		20 (12.3%)	93 (57.1%)	30 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (11.0%)	$17,686							5			(n/a)		250309002958
340	Lyon High School	Public	9-12	95 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8351	95	14	6.7		10 (10.5%)	20 (21.1%)	49 (51.6%)	8 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.4%)	$57,890							5	7.5	326	14		250279002674

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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.