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Brookline High

Public Grades 9-12

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 96% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Brookline High is a comprehensive grades 9–12 school in Brookline, MA, serving 2,181 students as part of the Brookline district, which ranks 16th of 351 districts statewide (95th percentile, 5 stars). In 2025–2026, Brookline High ranks 14th of 353 Massachusetts high schools (96th percentile, 5 stars) — a slight step down from its recent peak of 5th of 349 (99th percentile) in 2024–2025, but still among the very top high schools in the state.

Core outcomes are strong. The graduation rate was 96.2% in 2024–2025 and has held between 95.3% and 96.5% over the past five reported years, with a dropout rate of 1.6%. On 2025–2026 10th-grade MCAS, proficiency was 77.58% in ELA, 83.27% in math, and 79.03% in science, with Physics end-of-course at 79.7% — well above statewide rates of 45.48%, 43.73%, 40.5%, and 46.58%. The long-term trend is strongly upward: in 2015–2016 the school ranked 164th of 351 (53rd percentile, 3 stars). Results are also strong across most student groups, including students with disabilities and students from low-income families.

Among nearby schools, Boston Latin School is the closest academic peer (24th of 353, 93rd percentile, 5 stars), but it is an exam school. Brookline High is essentially tied in 10th-grade ELA and math and higher in 10th-grade science, while serving a large comprehensive enrollment. Most nearby Boston-district high schools rank in the bottom 30% of the state, with proficiency rates roughly two to four times lower. Brookline High's graduation rate is above every nearby school except Boston Latin. It spent $23,558 per student in 2020–2021 — less than Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, Brighton High School, and Boston Arts Academy — yet far outperforms them. One caveat: all-grades Biology proficiency was 14.29% in 2023–2024 (state: 45.38%), which looks cohort- or course-specific given the school's much stronger 10th-grade science and physics results.

2,181

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,174

Per pupil spending ?

15.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

115 Greenough Street
Brookline, MA 02445

(617) 713-5003

District: Brookline

Feeder schools for Brookline High:

Elementary:	Edith C Baker
	Florida Ruffin Ridley School
	John D Runkle
	Lawrence
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	Michael Driscoll
	Pierce
	Roland Hayes
	William H Lincoln

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Asian:

17.9%

Hispanic:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (80% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Massachusetts high schools

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg79%

Massachusetts avg43%

14^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 43 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 351Brookline 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	14 of 353	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	96.3	5 of 349	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	29 of 348	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	23 of 347	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	40 of 342	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	32 of 285	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	42 of 351	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	58 of 345	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	65 of 348	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	62.7	164 of 351	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.7	108 of 354	69.5%	★★★★☆
2014	76.6	64 of 347	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	55.9	202 of 344	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.6	157 of 340	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.2	138 of 340	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.1	156 of 335	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.2	144 of 322	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.4	126 of 319	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	81.3	42 of 316	86.7%	★★★★☆
2006	82.3	54 of 314	82.8%	★★★★☆
2005	73.4	95 of 311	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.0	84 of 307	72.6%	★★★★☆
2003	82.7	57 of 304	81.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	23 of 157	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	53.3	56 of 148	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	49 of 160	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	37 of 142	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	44 of 133	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	25 of 94	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	61 of 137	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	33 of 134	75.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	20 of 94	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	23 of 91	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	42 of 98	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	43 of 96	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	36 of 93	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	34 of 68	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	35 of 97	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	35 of 91	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	71.2	62 of 295	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	31 of 202	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	27 of 299	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	49 of 299	83.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	91.8	5 of 82	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	2 of 77	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	19 of 340	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.1	6 of 337	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	30 of 342	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	31 of 339	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	44 of 340	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	28 of 281	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	41 of 342	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	43 of 339	87.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	18 of 260	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	13 of 245	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	34 of 249	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	30 of 241	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	24 of 217	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	93.2	9 of 149	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	36 of 206	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	31 of 193	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	30 of 340	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	29 of 334	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	55 of 338	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	68 of 338	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	132 of 332	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.1	56 of 253	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	99 of 330	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	88 of 330	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	14 of 344	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	10 of 339	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	27 of 342	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	23 of 343	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	41 of 339	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	33 of 281	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	47 of 346	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	64 of 343	81.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	11 of 100	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	93.2	6 of 89	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	18 of 87	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	7 of 82	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	73.9	26 of 78	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.3	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	8 of 58	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	26 of 55	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	97.0	10 of 298	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	15 of 302	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	31 of 289	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	32 of 301	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	90 of 339	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	34 of 268	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	38 of 348	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	52 of 344	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	9 of 302	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	2 of 298	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	14 of 302	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	5 of 301	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	23 of 300	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	13 of 249	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	18 of 302	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	53 of 303	82.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)94th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)85th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)79th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics83%+40 vs state

Physics80%+33 vs state

Science79%+39 vs state

English Language Arts78%+32 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 (2025)
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
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		$27,174
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			$42,224
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	$22,649
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	$37,765
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	$29,160
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	$28,318
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		$35,772
Margarita Muniz Academy	Public	7-12	20 Child Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 470-6907	428	47	9.1	90.0%	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.2%)	388 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.9	310^th of 353 public high schools	12.2%		3.7	344^th of 349 public high schools	1.4%	34			9.5	11.0	22.1	10.3			1.4	2.5	6.0	1.9		3.8	17.0	3.8	17.7		6.2	$35,225
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	84.1%	26 (2.3%)	462 (41.2%)	590 (52.6%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.3%)	8.7	331^st of 353 public high schools	6.2%		6.3	335^th of 349 public high schools	4.0%	4					14.3						10.4				9.5		0.0	4.8		$40,060
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		$37,439

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookline High

What schools feed into Brookline High?

Brookline High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edith C Baker
Elementary : Florida Ruffin Ridley School
Elementary : John D Runkle
Elementary : Lawrence
Elementary : Michael Driscoll
Elementary : Pierce
Elementary : Roland Hayes
Elementary : William H Lincoln

What district is Brookline High in?

Brookline

How many students attend Brookline High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,181 students attended Brookline High.

Is Brookline High a good school?

Yes! Brookline High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Brookline High?

Students at Brookline High are 52% White, 18% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Not Specified.

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