Best High Schools in Massachusetts for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Massachusetts!

Every year, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Massachusetts test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 83)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Acton-Boxborough Regional High	Public	9-12	36 Charter Rd	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 264-4700	1,622	120	13.4		744 (45.9%)	58 (3.6%)	134 (8.3%)	613 (37.8%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	56 (3.5%)	$20,844							98.8%	96.3%	2.52%			250171000012
2	Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	120 Fisher Avenue	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Roxbury Preparatory Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 566-2361	1,126	44	25.8		13 (1.2%)	592 (52.6%)	460 (40.9%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.4%)	$29,178							97.6%	22.1%	75.53%			250006301453
3	Northeast Metro Regional Vocational	Public	9-12	100 Hemlock Rd	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 246-0810	1,381	129	10.7		577 (41.8%)	72 (5.2%)	665 (48.2%)	18 (1.3%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.2%)	$27,370							96.4%	45.8%	50.54%			250896002283
4	North Quincy High	Public	9-12	316 Hancock Street	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8744	1,520	98	15.5		486 (32.0%)	56 (3.7%)	74 (4.9%)	852 (56.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	46 (3.0%)	$20,019							95.2%	73.9%	21.26%			250987001577
5	New Mission High School	Public	7-12	655 Metropolitan Ave	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6437	715	62	11.5		63 (8.8%)	332 (46.4%)	283 (39.6%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	$33,638							94.0%	42.7%	51.28%			250279000704
6	Diman Regional Vocational Technical High	Public	9-12	251 Stonehaven Rd	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 678-2891	1,463	142	10.2		997 (68.1%)	66 (4.5%)	255 (17.4%)	39 (2.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (6.2%)	$25,873							92.8%	23.8%	68.99%			250548502269
7	TechBoston Academy	Public	7-12	9 Peacevale Road	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1615	850	70	12.1		15 (1.8%)	525 (61.8%)	260 (30.6%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	$34,408							91.6%	7.2%	84.40%			250279002725
8	Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	58 Moore Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Excel Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 874-4080	1,379	128	10.7		165 (12.0%)	65 (4.7%)	1,118 (81.1%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.9%)	$24,238							90.4%	75.9%	14.43%			250007502084
9	Stoughton High	Public	9-12	232 Pearl Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7001	1,118	104	10.7		454 (40.6%)	353 (31.6%)	177 (15.8%)	67 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	58 (5.2%)	$19,401							89.2%	59.9%	29.27%			251125001864
10	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							88.0%	32.1%	55.86%			251050001684

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.