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Lexington High

Public Grades 9-12

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 99% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Lexington High is a highly-ranked public high school located in Lexington, Massachusetts. It serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 2,318 students. Lexington High is part of the Lexington school district, which is ranked 4th out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lexington High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Massachusetts, often placing in the top 5 or top 10. In the 2024-2025 school year, it ranked 3rd out of 349 high schools in the state. Its students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with over 85% proficient or better in MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science for 10th grade. Lexington High also excels across various student subgroups, ranking highly for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and white students, as well as for English Language Learners, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has consistently high graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of over 95% in recent years, and an exceptionally low dropout rate ranging from 0.3% to 1.1% in the past few years.

Lexington High outperforms nearby high schools like Medford High, Watertown High, and Waltham Senior High in academic metrics such as MCAS proficiency rates, graduation rates, and dropout rates. The school's high spending per student ($18,852 in 2020-2021) appears to translate into exceptional academic outcomes, with Lexington High consistently outperforming the state average on MCAS assessments. Overall, Lexington High is an exceptional public high school that delivers outstanding academic performance, high graduation rates, and comprehensive support for its diverse student population.

2,405

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,474

Per pupil spending ?

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

251 Waltham Street
Lexington, MA 02421

(781) 861-2320

District: Lexington

Feeder schools for Lexington High:

Elementary:	Bowman
	Bridge
	Fiske
	Harrington
	More...
	Joseph Estabrook
	Maria Hastings
Middle:	Jonas Clarke Middle
	Wm Diamond Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.7%

White:

37.3%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (88% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Massachusetts high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg87%

Massachusetts avg45%

3^rd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 348Lexington 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
2025	97.2	3 of 349	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	4 of 348	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	2 of 347	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	3 of 342	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	2 of 351	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	13 of 345	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	83.5	13 of 348	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	84.4	9 of 351	97.4%	★★★★★
2015	85.6	6 of 354	98.3%	★★★★★
2014	84.5	8 of 347	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	82.7	13 of 344	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	84.7	12 of 340	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.9	9 of 340	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	87.0	13 of 335	96.1%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	10 of 322	96.9%	★★★★★
2008	90.1	12 of 319	96.2%	★★★★★
2007	88.9	12 of 316	96.2%	★★★★★
2006	88.5	16 of 314	94.9%	★★★★★
2005	89.0	18 of 311	94.2%	★★★★★
2004	86.3	37 of 307	87.9%	★★★★☆
2003	87.6	32 of 304	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	59 of 148	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.1	28 of 160	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	29 of 142	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	23 of 133	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	11 of 137	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.5	25 of 134	81.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	6 of 91	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	4 of 98	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	11 of 96	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	11 of 93	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	11 of 97	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	14 of 91	84.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	99.5	3 of 295	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	3 of 299	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	11 of 299	96.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	100.0	1 of 84	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 77	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	2 of 337	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	2 of 342	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	3 of 339	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	12 of 340	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	3 of 342	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	14 of 339	95.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	30 of 245	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	95.2	14 of 249	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	4 of 241	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	13 of 217	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	6 of 206	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	8 of 193	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	16 of 334	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	5 of 338	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	3 of 338	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	11 of 332	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	9 of 330	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	27 of 330	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	5 of 339	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	8 of 342	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	4 of 343	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	2 of 339	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	4 of 346	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	6 of 343	98.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	7 of 89	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	4 of 87	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	3 of 82	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	19 of 78	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	5 of 58	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	9 of 55	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	12 of 302	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	3 of 289	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	3 of 301	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	6 of 339	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	3 of 348	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	15 of 344	95.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	4 of 298	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	7 of 302	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	3 of 301	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	4 of 300	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	5 of 302	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	8 of 303	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+44 vs state

Mathematics88%+44 vs state

Biology88%+49 vs state

English Language Arts85%+35 vs state

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Schools Near Lexington High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Total
Lexington High	Public	9-12	251 Waltham Street	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2320	2,405	211	11.4		897 (37.3%)	106 (4.4%)	110 (4.6%)	1,122 (46.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	160 (6.7%)	97.2	3^rd of 349 public high schools	99.1%		96.7	4^th of 348 public high schools	98.9%	1	85.4	88.4	90.0	88.1		$15,474
Minuteman Regional High	Public	9-12	758 Marrett Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 861-6500	669	82	8.1		477 (71.3%)	37 (5.5%)	74 (11.1%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.8%)	78	82^nd of 349 public high schools	76.5%		82.6	68^th of 348 public high schools	80.5%	14	73.4	56.1	56.6	56.7		$37,171
Waltham Senior High	Public	9-12	554 Lexington Street	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	No	(781) 614-2702	1,791	172	10.4		574 (32.0%)	161 (9.0%)	938 (52.4%)	60 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (2.9%)	30.9	243^rd of 349 public high schools	30.4%		30.6	253^rd of 348 public high schools	27.3%	10	39.2	31.3	27.7		25.1	$24,447
Waltham Valor High School	Public	9-12	617 Lexington Street	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 314-5402	49	5	9.8		1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Arlington High	Public	9-12	869 Mass Avenue	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3591	1,677	123	13.6		1,156 (68.9%)	58 (3.5%)	150 (8.9%)	166 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	110 (6.6%)	95.5	10^th of 349 public high schools	97.1%		91.9	23^rd of 348 public high schools	93.4%	13	81.7	82.0	83.9		73.3	$19,762
Burlington High	Public	9-12	123 Cambridge Street	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 270-1836	1,019	90	11.3		550 (54.0%)	92 (9.0%)	133 (13.1%)	205 (20.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	74.2	94^th of 349 public high schools	73.1%		66.8	124^th of 348 public high schools	64.4%	30	61.6	55.5	59.3	47.6		$24,493
Bedford High	Public	9-12	9 Mudge Way	Bedford	01730	Middlesex County	Bedford	No	No	No	No	(781) 275-1700	868	78	11.1		520 (59.9%)	63 (7.3%)	82 (9.4%)	160 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.7%)	91.4	37^th of 349 public high schools	89.4%		91.6	28^th of 348 public high schools	92.0%	9	80.2	71.7	72.8		69.0	$23,142
Belmont High	Public	9-12	221 Concord Avenue	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5901	1,454	92	15.7		847 (58.3%)	59 (4.1%)	83 (5.7%)	337 (23.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	113 (7.8%)	96.3	6^th of 349 public high schools	98.3%		96.1	6^th of 348 public high schools	98.3%		83.9	83.1	86.9		85.9	$16,929
Winchester High School	Public	9-12	80 Skillings Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7020	1,404	95	14.8		902 (64.2%)	33 (2.4%)	73 (5.2%)	298 (21.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (6.7%)	95	16^th of 349 public high schools	95.4%		94.6	11^th of 348 public high schools	96.8%	5	81.4	78.3	84.7	77.8		$17,678
Woburn High	Public	9-12	88 Montvale Avenue	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8210	1,259	112	11.2		746 (59.3%)	142 (11.3%)	240 (19.1%)	67 (5.3%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.0%)	49.6	183^rd of 349 public high schools	47.6%		58.8	159^th of 348 public high schools	54.3%	24	47.1	37.6	47.9	37.6		$22,522

Frequently Asked Questions about Lexington High

What district is Lexington High in?

Lexington

What is the racial makeup of Lexington High?

Students at Lexington High are 47% Asian, 37% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What schools feed into Lexington High?

Lexington High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bowman
Elementary : Bridge
Elementary : Fiske
Elementary : Harrington
Elementary : Joseph Estabrook
Elementary : Maria Hastings
Middle : Jonas Clarke Middle
Middle : Wm Diamond Middle

How many students attend Lexington High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,405 students attended Lexington High.

Is Lexington High a good school?

Yes! Lexington High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 349 Massachusetts high schools.

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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.

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