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Brighton High School

Public Grades 7-12

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 3% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Brighton High School is a Boston public school serving grades 7–12 with 667 students in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, MA. Statewide, it ranks 344th of 353 schools in 2025–2026 — the 3rd percentile, with 0 stars — and this is not a one-year dip: since 2015–2016 it has generally ranked in the bottom 1st–5th percentile. Reported proficiency is very low. In 2025–2026, all-grade proficiency is 12.96% in ELA, 11.21% in math, and 6% in science; at the 10th-grade level it is 10.11% in ELA, 4.65% in math, and 0% in science.

Graduation and dropout figures are striking. The 2024–2025 graduation rate is 61.8%, compared with 81.3% for the Boston district, and the dropout rate is 27.2% versus 8.8% districtwide. Among nearby schools, the next-lowest graduation rate in this comparison is Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School at 82.5% — more than 20 points higher — and its dropout rate of 17.5% is still far below Brighton's. Brookline High reports 96.2% graduation and Boston Latin School 99.0%. Brighton's 10th-grade ELA, math, and science proficiency rates are the lowest among nearby schools with reported 10th-grade scores, including Fenway High School (29.41% ELA) and Roxbury Preparatory Charter School (32.33% science).

Subgroup effectiveness is uneven. In 2025–2026, Brighton ranks at the 57th percentile for homeless students and 33rd percentile for English Language Learner students — relative bright spots — though the ELL ranking fell from the 55th percentile a year earlier. Female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students all rank in the bottom few percentiles. Notably, spending was $31,270 per student (2020–2021), higher than Brookline, and the 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio of 9.0 is lower than Brookline High's 11.8 and Boston Latin School's 18.6 — so the outcome gap is not explained by fewer dollars or larger classes in this data.

667

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,507

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

25 Warren Street
Brighton, MA 02135

(617) 635-9873

District: Boston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.3%

African American:

28.5%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (10% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Science scores 35 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg40%

Middle school

441^st of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

344^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 21High Schools in the Boston

299^th of 351Boston among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	441 of 478	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	454 of 484	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	488 of 493	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	465 of 501	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	203 of 215	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	199 of 206	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	139 of 193	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.1	44 of 181	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	45.9	53 of 180	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	432 of 468	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	445 of 473	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	324 of 383	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	338 of 376	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	374 of 378	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	417 of 461	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	445 of 464	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	468 of 469	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	416 of 481	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	436 of 470	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	439 of 473	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	476 of 483	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	396 of 436	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	308 of 435	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	384 of 441	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	344 of 353	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	338 of 349	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	344 of 348	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	342 of 347	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	341 of 342	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.5	284 of 285	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	335 of 351	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	327 of 345	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.3	334 of 348	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.7	334 of 351	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	332 of 354	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.9	320 of 347	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.4	327 of 344	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.4	319 of 340	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	324 of 340	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.8	307 of 335	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.1	305 of 322	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	295 of 319	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.6	300 of 316	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	281 of 314	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.4	284 of 311	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	24.4	237 of 307	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.2	261 of 304	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	154 of 157	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	140 of 148	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	151 of 160	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	128 of 142	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	127 of 137	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	121 of 134	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	12.7	283 of 299	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	294 of 299	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	70 of 105	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	37 of 83	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	46 of 86	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	59 of 84	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.2	7 of 77	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	38.9	40 of 82	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	25 of 77	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	322 of 340	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	318 of 337	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	338 of 342	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	333 of 339	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	327 of 340	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	279 of 281	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	325 of 342	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	328 of 339	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	247 of 260	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	242 of 245	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	244 of 249	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	237 of 241	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	214 of 217	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	149 of 149	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	197 of 206	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	176 of 193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	332 of 340	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	328 of 334	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	332 of 338	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	332 of 338	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	321 of 332	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	252 of 253	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	312 of 330	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	313 of 330	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	342 of 344	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	337 of 339	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	336 of 342	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	338 of 343	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	339 of 339	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	335 of 346	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	325 of 343	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	291 of 298	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	276 of 302	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	242 of 301	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	336 of 339	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	267 of 268	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	330 of 348	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	326 of 344	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

High school

Homeless (2026)57th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2019)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Civics14%-26 vs state

English Language Arts13%-27 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

Biology6%-31 vs state

Science6%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Brighton High School	Public	7-12	25 Warren Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9873	667	74	9.0	87.9%	42 (6.3%)	190 (28.5%)	402 (60.3%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	5.9	344^th of 353 public high schools	2.5%		5.8	338^th of 349 public high schools	3.2%	6			10.5	15.7	10.1	13.0			7.0	16.0	4.7	11.2		6.0	0.0	6.0	6.3		13.7	$36,507
Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	20 Warren St.	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9860	426	42	10.2	80.5%	28 (6.6%)	182 (42.7%)	191 (44.8%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	10.8	320^th of 353 public high schools	9.3%		9.2	325^th of 349 public high schools	6.9%	5			13.9	16.7	21.3	15.3			1.4	8.7	10.2	5.0		7.0	10.4	7.0	8.8		23.2	$23,295
Lyon High School	Public	12	95 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8351	95	14	6.7	78.9%	10 (10.5%)	20 (21.1%)	49 (51.6%)	8 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.4%)								(n/a)																				$57,890
Brookline High	Public	9-12	115 Greenough Street	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 713-5003	2,181	184	11.8	15.1%	1,145 (52.5%)	142 (6.5%)	264 (12.1%)	390 (17.9%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	209 (9.6%)	95.8	14^th of 353 public high schools	96.0%		96.3	5^th of 349 public high schools	98.6%	9					77.6						83.3				79.0			79.7		$26,237
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann	Public, Charter	9-12	152 Arlington St	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8450	383	40	9.5	78.9%	13 (3.4%)	136 (35.5%)	215 (56.1%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	14.3	308^th of 353 public high schools	12.7%		13.2	311^th of 349 public high schools	10.9%	3					18.8						18.6				14.1		14.6			$36,694
Boston Latin School	Public	7-12	78 Ave Louis Pasteur	Boston	02115	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8895	2,424	130	18.6	31.3%	773 (31.9%)	371 (15.3%)	400 (16.5%)	743 (30.7%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	125 (5.2%)	94.4	24^th of 353 public high schools	93.2%		97.7	2^nd of 349 public high schools	99.4%	22			92.9	79.2	76.3	86.1			91.8	95.6	84.9	93.7		70.7	68.1	70.7	72.9		75.3	$28,394
Cambridge Rindge and Latin	Public	9-12	459 Broadway Ave	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6630	2,072	223	9.2	38.3%	735 (35.5%)	547 (26.4%)	289 (13.9%)	269 (13.0%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (10.1%)	77.5	77^th of 353 public high schools	78.2%		70.5	104^th of 349 public high schools	70.2%	27					58.4						63.2				52.1			56.9		$36,374
Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	71 Proctor Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 858-2288	1,126	44	25.8	77.9%	13 (1.2%)	592 (52.6%)	460 (40.9%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.4%)	22.5	282^nd of 353 public high schools	20.1%		23.1	272^nd of 349 public high schools	22.1%	10	23.5	24.6	22.5	30.1	20.5	25.4	25.0	39.5	23.6	42.7	17.6	33.7	27.4	21.4	32.3	23.4	20.4		13.8	$29,178
Boston Arts Academy	Public	9-12	174 Ipswich Street	Boston	02215	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6470	500	52	9.6	59.4%	80 (16.0%)	167 (33.4%)	214 (42.8%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	30.9	240^th of 353 public high schools	32.0%		56.4	157^th of 349 public high schools	55.0%	83					34.5						30.3				24.6			27.1		$37,692
Fenway High School	Public	9-12	67 Alleghany St	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9911	362	31	11.7	73.5%	26 (7.2%)	107 (29.6%)	210 (58.0%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	17.9	299^th of 353 public high schools	15.3%		14.4	307^th of 349 public high schools	12.0%	8					29.4						22.4				13.5			9.2		$36,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Brighton High School

What is the racial makeup of Brighton High School?

Students at Brighton High School are 60% Hispanic, 28% African American, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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Brighton High School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Massachusetts high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Brighton High School.

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