Massachusetts High School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of test scores by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on 9/29/2022.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 342)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
251266002081	11	Westford Academy	Public	9-12	30 Patten Road	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5570	1,567	118	13.3		993 (63.4%)	20 (1.3%)	39 (2.5%)	462 (29.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.1%)	$14,501			$484			$14,017	94.4	91.2	9	2
250429000574	12	Dover-Sherborn Regional High	Public	9-12	9 Junction Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover-Sherborn	No	No	No	No	(508) 785-1730	657	53	12.4		486 (74.0%)	24 (3.7%)	36 (5.5%)	73 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	$21,791			$401			$21,390	94.3	93.7	1	11
251275002087	13	Weston High	Public	9-12	444 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5800	638	57	11.2		400 (62.7%)	48 (7.5%)	32 (5.0%)	117 (18.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	$29,813			$950			$28,863	94.3	90.6	11	2
251221002010	14	Wayland High School	Public	9-12	264 Old Connecticut Path	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-7746	831	74	11.1		543 (65.3%)	42 (5.1%)	35 (4.2%)	162 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.8%)	$21,018			$606			$20,412	93.8	88	22	8
251260002059	15	Westborough High	Public	9-12	90 West Main Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7720	1,178	98	12		656 (55.7%)	13 (1.1%)	90 (7.6%)	373 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.7%)	$16,178			$831			$15,347	93.6	92.7	5	10
250249000143	16	Belmont High	Public	9-12	221 Concord Avenue	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5901	1,329	82	16.2		861 (64.8%)	53 (4.0%)	78 (5.9%)	254 (19.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.2%)	$15,483			$580			$14,903	93.6	91.6	7	9
250837001315	17	Needham High	Public	9-12	609 Webster Street	Needham	02494	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0800	1,669	130	12.8		1,287 (77.1%)	32 (1.9%)	110 (6.6%)	141 (8.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (5.0%)	$18,921			$162			$18,759	93.3	89.7	15	2
250387000527	18	Concord Carlisle High	Public	9-12	500 Walden Street	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord-Carlisle	No	No	No	No	(978) 318-1400	1,323	107	12.3		985 (74.5%)	59 (4.5%)	74 (5.6%)	109 (8.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.5%)	$21,412			$259			$21,153	93.3			(n/a)
250258000160	19	Tahanto Regional High	Public	6-12	1001 Main Street	Boylston	01505	Worcester County	Berlin-Boylston	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 869-2333	533	47	11.2		432 (81.1%)	8 (1.5%)	39 (7.3%)	31 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	$16,601			$395			$16,207	92.9	88.9	17	2
250696001012	20	Littleton High School	Public	9-12	56 King Street	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	No	(978) 952-2555	451	34	13		362 (80.3%)	6 (1.3%)	20 (4.4%)	43 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$16,979			$615			$16,364	92.4	87.5	26	6

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, MCAS Next Generation Mathematics, MCAS Next Generation Science, MCAS Chemistry, MCAS Technology/Engineering test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 29, 2022, 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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.