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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)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Needham High	0.0mi	Public	9-12	609 Webster Street	Needham	02494	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0800	1,633	137	11.8		1,214 (74.3%)	42 (2.6%)	133 (8.1%)	154 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (4.9%)	94.5	21^st of 349 public high schools	94.0%		93.7	17^th of 348 public high schools	95.1%	4					86.5						84.7				72.7		72.3			$22,921
Wellesley Senior High	2.7mi	Public	9-12	50 Rice Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6290	1,262	117	10.7		795 (63.0%)	59 (4.7%)	80 (6.3%)	235 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.2%)	94.6	19^th of 349 public high schools	94.6%		94	16^th of 348 public high schools	95.4%	3					77.1						81.0				85.5			82.0		$26,941
Newton South High	3.0mi	Public	9-12	140 Brandeis Road	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6700	1,898	163	11.6		1,050 (55.3%)	72 (3.8%)	170 (9.0%)	476 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (6.1%)	95.3	12^th of 349 public high schools	96.6%		94.8	10^th of 348 public high schools	97.1%	2					78.7						83.7				85.8			76.0		$24,845
Newton North High	4.2mi	Public	9-12	457 Walnut Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6200	2,096	194	10.7		1,199 (57.2%)	104 (5.0%)	249 (11.9%)	366 (17.5%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	155 (7.4%)	93.1	26^th of 349 public high schools	92.6%		90.2	36^th of 348 public high schools	89.7%	10					76.5						76.8				80.7			75.5		$25,126
Dedham High	4.5mi	Public	9-12	140 Whiting Avenue	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-1100	719	69	10.3		444 (61.8%)	85 (11.8%)	141 (19.6%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	56.7	156^th of 349 public high schools	55.3%		70.1	111^th of 348 public high schools	68.1%	45					40.7						56.4				48.4		40.7			$24,123
Westwood High	4.9mi	Public	9-12	200 Nahatan Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	837	75	11.0		614 (73.4%)	16 (1.9%)	66 (7.9%)	107 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	93	27^th of 349 public high schools	92.3%		87.3	47^th of 348 public high schools	86.5%	20					77.6						77.1				78.0		70.5			$24,167
Weston High	5.2mi	Public	9-12	444 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5800	658	60	10.8		364 (55.3%)	36 (5.5%)	45 (6.8%)	164 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.4%)	94.8	17^th of 349 public high schools	95.1%		94.2	14^th of 348 public high schools	96.0%	3					82.1						83.1				77.9			75.3		$30,897
Lyon High School	5.8mi	Public	9-12	95 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8351	95	14	6.7		10 (10.5%)	20 (21.1%)	49 (51.6%)	8 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.4%)	5	340^th of 349 public high schools	2.6%		7.5	326^th of 348 public high schools	6.3%	14					4.8						4.8				11.1					$57,890
Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School	5.8mi	Public, Charter	5-12	1 Westinghouse Plaza	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 361-0050	509	55	9.2		11 (2.2%)	320 (62.9%)	162 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	13.4	310^th of 349 public high schools	11.2%		18.8	287^th of 348 public high schools	17.5%	23	19.1	21.7	6.5	11.4	28.8	13.7	11.9	26.7	7.8	11.6	17.0	14.1	23.8	2.9	4.6	10.7		11.4	20.3	$29,998
Another Course To College	6.0mi	Public	9-12	612 Metropolitan Av	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8865	253	23	11.2		4 (1.6%)	126 (49.8%)	110 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	6.1	337^th of 349 public high schools	3.4%		7.5	325^th of 348 public high schools	6.6%	12					14.9						8.5				2.9			5.1		$35,065

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