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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 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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	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
Newton South High	0.0mi	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	2.4mi	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
Lyon High School	2.9mi	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
Needham High	3.0mi	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
Brighton High School	3.2mi	Public	7-12	25 Warren Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9873	667	74	9.0		42 (6.3%)	190 (28.5%)	402 (60.3%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	5.8	338^th of 349 public high schools	3.2%		3.3	344^th of 348 public high schools	1.1%	6	22.6	8.0	11.5	13.6	12.9	2.0	7.8	6.3	0.0	7.3	0.0	3.5	0.0	8.5	$36,507
Brookline High	3.2mi	Public	9-12	115 Greenough Street	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 713-5003	2,181	184	11.8		1,145 (52.5%)	142 (6.5%)	264 (12.1%)	390 (17.9%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	209 (9.6%)	96.3	5^th of 349 public high schools	98.6%		91.5	29^th of 348 public high schools	91.7%	24			83.5				84.4			86.6			78.9		$26,237
Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	3.2mi	Public, Charter	7-12	20 Warren St.	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9860	426	42	10.2		28 (6.6%)	182 (42.7%)	191 (44.8%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	9.2	325^th of 349 public high schools	6.9%		16.3	296^th of 348 public high schools	14.9%	29	9.5	22.2	23.1	15.9	3.2	21.5	10.9	12.5	10.9	5.7	10.9	7.0		25.0	$23,295
Margarita Muniz Academy	3.7mi	Public	7-12	20 Child Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 470-6907	428	47	9.1		3 (0.7%)	35 (8.2%)	388 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3.7	344^th of 349 public high schools	1.4%		2.1	345^th of 348 public high schools	0.9%	1	6.7		6.9	6.3	1.3		2.8	1.3		1.8		1.5			$34,649
English High School	4.0mi	Public	7-12	144 McBride Street	Boston	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8979	720	71	10.1		23 (3.2%)	199 (27.6%)	474 (65.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	4.9	342^nd of 349 public high schools	2.0%		6	337^th of 348 public high schools	3.2%	5	6.1	11.1	3.6	8.7	2.9	5.3	8.5	4.2	7.7	6.9	7.7	7.7	2.2	8.1	$35,448
Watertown High	4.0mi	Public	9-12	27 Westminster Ave.	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	No	(617) 926-7760	761	69	11.0		426 (56.0%)	34 (4.5%)	183 (24.0%)	61 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.8%)	64.3	127^th of 349 public high schools	63.6%		51.5	188^th of 348 public high schools	46.0%	61			52.4				58.5			47.4		0.0	41.3		$24,396

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