Summary:
ZIP code 02186 is served by a single public high school, Milton High, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,083 students as part of the Milton district. Because there is only one high school in the area, the picture here is a deep profile of that school rather than a comparison among local options. The district ranks 35th of 351 in Massachusetts, placing it in the 90th percentile with 5 stars, and Milton High has held a similarly strong position: 38th of 353 (89th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026, 30th of 349 (91st percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–2025, and 34th of 348 (90th percentile, 5 stars) in 2023–2024.
Academically, Milton High performs well above the state in every reported subject. In the 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation results, proficiency was 66.67% in 10th grade ELA, 68.44% in 10th grade Mathematics, 70.23% in 10th grade Science, and 73.60% in Biology End of Course — compared with state rates of 45.48%, 43.73%, 40.50%, and 37.68%. The 2024–2025 results were even higher: 75.71% in ELA, 72.83% in Mathematics, 84.36% in Science, and 71.32% in Biology. Scores did decline year over year, but the district declined by nearly matching amounts, suggesting a cohort or assessment shift rather than a school-specific issue. Science and Biology remain the standout strengths, running roughly 30–38 percentage points above state levels.
Outcomes beyond testing are strong as well. Milton High reports a 97.7% graduation rate, above the district's 95.9%, and a 0.8% dropout rate, below the district's 1.1%. Its student-teacher ratio is 12.4 for 2024–2025. The school-versus-district gaps in test scores are small, generally 0.6 to 1.8 percentage points, indicating that high performance is consistent across the Milton district. Two data limits are worth noting: spending per student is only available for 2020–2021 at $15,443, and the free/reduced lunch figure is not reported, so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed from this record.
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