The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston, 2022
This year’s rankings offer a statistical analysis of the top high schools in the Greater Boston area. To ensure accuracy and consistency, it is compiled with the most recent data available at press time from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which publishes a limited amount of information on each school, including MCAS and SAT scores. As the challenges of the pandemic continue to amplify the opportunity gap in education, there has been increased scrutiny over the factoring of test scores, which tend to be correlated with higher family incomes and are increasingly regarded as an inadequate measure of student achievement. In an effort to provide additional transparency, this year’s chart again includes median household income and home prices for each high school’s town(s) so you can see for yourself how the schools at the top of the list compare. We have also included several “honor roll” lists so you can see in what areas, exactly, different schools excel, as well as a list of high-performing schools in areas with lower median home prices.
| Rank | School | Enrollment | Average Class Size | Student-to-Teacher Ratio | 10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) English Language Arts | 10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) Math | Average SAT Scores Reading/Writing | Average SAT Scores Math | Advanced Placement (%) Proficient | Graduation Rate (%) | Attending College (%) | Educator Evaluations (%) Proficient | Educator Evaluations (%) Exemplary | Educator Evaluations (%) Combined | Median Home Price | Median Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weston High School | 638 | 11.7 | 11.3:1 | 84 | 85 | 638 | 657 | 74.8 | 100 | 90.2 | 74.7 | 23.2 | 97.9 | $2,105,000 | $206,250 |
| 2 | Winchester High School | 1,349 | 9.1 | 13.6:1 | 89 | 87 | 627 | 643 | 86.1 | 98.9 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 15.3 | 99.2 | $1,349,500 | $173,058 |
| 3 | Hingham High School | 1,205 | 7.9 | 12.6:1 | 91 | 82 | 619 | 615 | 86.9 | 95.9 | 83.2 | 81.6 | 17.5 | 99.1 | $1,125,000 | $147,520 |
| 4 | Manchester Essex Regional High School | 450 | 12.4 | 10.3:1 | 82 | 71 | 617 | 626 | 77.7 | 97.6 | 81.3 | 49.2 | 47.5 | 96.7 | $901,222 | $150,322 |
| 5 | Wayland High School | 831 | 15.1 | 11.2:1 | 89 | 80 | 645 | 657 | 92.4 | 99.1 | 82 | 82.5 | 17.5 | 100 | $1,000,000 | $192,632 |
| 6 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | 1,703 | 15.8 | 13.3:1 | 91 | 86 | 651 | 683 | 93.7 | 98.8 | 87.5 | 85.5 | 13.2 | 98.7 | $827,180 | $135,858 |
| 7 | Wellesley High School | 1,406 | 15.1 | 11.9:1 | 93 | 88 | 657 | 670 | 82.3 | 97.9 | 82.2 | 85.9 | 13.5 | 99.4 | $1,655,000 | $213,684 |
| 8 | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School | 1,513 | 17.8 | 12.1:1 | 84 | 84 | 629 | 645 | 93.9 | 97.9 | 84.1 | 60 | 38.6 | 98.6 | $1,141,882 | $180,426 |
| 9 | Dover-Sherborn Regional High School | 657 | 15.5 | 12.4:1 | 96 | 93 | 631 | 642 | 94.4 | 97.1 | 80.6 | 82 | 18 | 100 | $1,308,875 | $235,679 |
| 10 | Littleton High School | 451 | 13.9 | 13.1:1 | 84 | 82 | 615 | 620 | 83.3 | 95.4 | 89 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 100 | $605,000 | $125,275 |
| 11 | Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School | 492 | 7.1 | 10.5:1 | 89 | 76 | 592 | 587 | 62.1 | 97.8 | 81.5 | 83.3 | 16.7 | 100 | $812,664 | $126,134 |
| 12 | Andover High School | 1,679 | 8.6 | 13.1:1 | 81 | 75 | 607 | 611 | 74.4 | 98 | 87.1 | 83.5 | 15.7 | 99.2 | $840,000 | $153,315 |
| 13 | The Bromfield School | 573 | 13.9 | 10.6:1 | 94 | 91 | 632 | 628 | 87.2 | 100 | 84.5 | 97 | 1.5 | 98.5 | $800,000 | $170,250 |
| 14 | Westford Academy | 1,567 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 91 | 84 | 632 | 654 | 92.5 | 99.1 | 85.5 | 71.7 | 26.9 | 98.6 | $745,000 | $149,437 |
| 15 | Westborough High School | 1,178 | 13.6 | 12.1:1 | 90 | 86 | 625 | 639 | 85.5 | 97.8 | 81 | 92.8 | 6.3 | 99.1 | $800,000 | $119,299 |
| 16 | Lexington High School | 2,273 | 18.5 | 12.3:1 | 93 | 91 | 667 | 689 | 89.8 | 98.7 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 0.9 | 98.3 | $1,550,000 | $185,686 |
| 17 | Sharon High School | 1,139 | 15.7 | 10.9:1 | 86 | 79 | 651 | 667 | 88.1 | 93 | 85.4 | 80.4 | 14 | 94.4 | $675,000 | $144,142 |
| 18 | Hopkinton High School | 1,212 | 17.1 | 14.3:1 | 89 | 84 | 625 | 640 | 89.8 | 99.7 | 85.6 | 74.3 | 22.9 | 97.2 | $871,000 | $172,683 |
| 19 | Newton South High School | 1,837 | 14.3 | 11.6:1 | 88 | 87 | 643 | 665 | 82.9 | 98.4 | 74.9 | 95.9 | 0 | 95.9 | $1,525,000 | $154,398 |
| 20 | Needham High School | 1,669 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 92 | 87 | 629 | 645 | 89.8 | 98.1 | 87.2 | 98.2 | 0 | 98.2 | $1,320,000 | $174,707 |
| 21 | Ashland High School | 812 | 15.3 | 14.5:1 | 87 | 85 | 602 | 635 | 87.5 | 97.2 | 79.5 | 81.7 | 18.3 | 100 | $562,500 | $118,348 |
| 22 | Millis High School | 328 | 13.4 | 11.4:1 | 94 | 81 | 563 | 573 | 71.4 | 93.6 | 77.3 | 61 | 39 | 100 | $585,000 | $114,255 |
| 23 | Brookline High School | 2,087 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 83 | 79 | 639 | 652 | 91.9 | 95.6 | 67.5 | 95 | 1.7 | 96.7 | $2,026,712 | $113,642 |
| 24 | Marblehead High School | 931 | 11 | 10.6:1 | 86 | 71 | 608 | 599 | 65.2 | 97.6 | 80.4 | 98.1 | 1.9 | 100 | $850,000 | $131,293 |
| 25 | Maynard High School | 311 | 12.4 | 9.4:1 | 70 | 62 | 640 | 621 | 63.1 | 89 | 78.7 | 76.3 | 21.1 | 97.4 | $497,000 | $107,891 |
| 26 | Algonquin Regional High School | 1,269 | 14.6 | 11.3:1 | 90 | 81 | 604 | 615 | 87 | 97.9 | 86.3 | 98.5 | 0 | 98.5 | $581,000 | $140,600 |
| 27 | Bedford High School | 849 | 12.9 | 10.6:1 | 87 | 81 | 611 | 626 | 83.3 | 98.4 | 72.8 | 97.4 | 0 | 97.4 | $835,000 | $133,824 |
| 28 | Norwell High School | 631 | 12.2 | 12.5:1 | 90 | 83 | 601 | 581 | 69.4 | 99.4 | 81.8 | 93.3 | 6.7 | 100 | $850,000 | $162,091 |
| 29 | Westwood High School | 952 | 15.3 | 12.2:1 | 84 | 80 | 607 | 632 | 82.6 | 98.4 | 85.1 | 97.1 | 1.9 | 99 | $1,049,000 | $159,646 |
| 30 | Boston Latin School | 2,416 | 24.5 | 19.7:1 | 96 | 98 | 649 | 660 | 74.2 | 97.6 | 80.4 | 46.8 | 51.8 | 98.6 | $499,000 | $76,298 |
| 31 | Concord-Carlisle High School | 1,323 | 19.5 | 12.3:1 | 91 | 83 | 639 | 647 | 92.8 | 98.7 | 72.3 | 97 | 3 | 100 | $1,436,376 | $168,589 |
| 32 | Newton North High School | 2,098 | 15.9 | 10.9:1 | 87 | 81 | 634 | 648 | 84.3 | 97.1 | 73 | 88.9 | 5.6 | 94.5 | $1,525,000 | $154,398 |
| 33 | Cambridge Rindge and Latin School | 1,867 | 13.8 | 8.6:1 | 69 | 61 | 615 | 601 | 77 | 92 | 65.1 | 63.6 | 31.5 | 95.1 | $1,800,000 | $107,490 |
| 34 | Arlington High School | 1,483 | 13 | 13.0:1 | 83 | 81 | 623 | 617 | 75.3 | 96.7 | 81 | 96 | 0 | 96 | $950,000 | $114,576 |
| 35 | Nashoba Regional High School | 894 | 14.3 | 13.2:1 | 84 | 77 | 595 | 593 | 68.3 | 97 | 86.2 | 89 | 11 | 100 | $568,167 | $134,006 |
| 36 | Natick High School | 1,678 | 16 | 12.2:1 | 80 | 69 | 607 | 603 | 84 | 96.3 | 80.3 | 87.3 | 12.1 | 99.4 | $738,250 | $115,652 |
| 37 | Ipswich High School | 528 | 12.2 | 10.8:1 | 88 | 71 | 575 | 572 | 78.6 | 94.2 | 70.7 | 79 | 19.4 | 98.4 | $770,000 | $103,941 |
| 38 | Cohasset Middle High School | 424 | 15 | 10.8:1 | 89 | 80 | 616 | 585 | 71.8 | 100 | 82.7 | 97.6 | 0 | 97.6 | $1,350,000 | $141,036 |
| 39 | Foxborough High School | 772 | 13.5 | 12.0:1 | 70 | 72 | 554 | 568 | 66.9 | 98.4 | 77 | 70.2 | 29.8 | 100 | $596,450 | $92,978 |
| 40 | Belmont High School | 1,329 | 20.8 | 16.3:1 | 90 | 87 | 650 | 673 | 91.2 | 99.7 | 78.2 | 98 | 0 | 98 | $1,430,000 | $140,500 |
| 41 | Masconomet Regional High School | 1,047 | 14.7 | 13.3:1 | 84 | 82 | 592 | 601 | 83.5 | 96.4 | 82.5 | 98 | 1 | 99 | $855,969 | $148,469 |
| 42 | North Reading High School | 639 | 17.3 | 9.4:1 | 84 | 69 | 575 | 571 | 78 | 97.9 | 85.9 | 92 | 8 | 100 | $730,000 | $123,042 |
| 43 | Rockport High School | 231 | 12.4 | 7.6:1 | 66 | 55 | 603 | 589 | 38.8 | 97 | 78.5 | 95.7 | 4.3 | 100 | $808,500 | $87,149 |
| 44 | Hanover High School | 709 | 14.7 | 11.4:1 | 83 | 71 | 561 | 558 | 61.1 | 99.5 | 86.6 | 83.1 | 16.9 | 100 | $677,500 | $133,922 |
| 45 | Triton Regional High School | 647 | 13.6 | 12.0:1 | 70 | 45 | 595 | 585 | 69 | 92.9 | 69.7 | 71.8 | 28.2 | 100 | $640,146 | $103,874 |
| 46 | Billerica Memorial High School | 1,718 | 9.5 | 13.7:1 | 74 | 64 | 538 | 535 | 61.9 | 95.6 | 76.8 | 69 | 31 | 100 | $577,000 | $113,239 |
| 47 | Mansfield High School | 1,101 | 14.1 | 11.3:1 | 79 | 65 | 587 | 587 | 77.6 | 97.2 | 78.2 | 97.5 | 1.6 | 99.1 | $575,500 | $120,694 |
| 48 | Swampscott High School | 653 | 14.9 | 10.7:1 | 74 | 67 | 606 | 596 | 68.8 | 94.6 | 78 | 94.6 | 4.1 | 98.7 | $690,000 | $102,898 |
| 49 | Apponequet Regional High School | 718 | 14.4 | 11.7:1 | 77 | 66 | 575 | 569 | 65.2 | 96.6 | 71.6 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 100 | $484,206 | $105,882 |
| 50 | Wilmington High School | 695 | 14.9 | 9.7:1 | 85 | 69 | 592 | 580 | 62.9 | 95.3 | 73.7 | 86.3 | 11.6 | 97.9 | $626,000 | $133,873 |
| 51 | Silver Lake Regional High School | 1,182 | 15.6 | 12.8:1 | 73 | 65 | 587 | 589 | 70.4 | 96.6 | 75 | 82 | 17.1 | 99.1 | $553,498 | $97,314 |
| 52 | Medfield High School | 750 | 16.7 | 12.4:1 | 89 | 81 | 588 | 599 | 72.5 | 98 | 78.5 | 77.4 | 16.1 | 93.5 | $835,000 | $174,417 |
| 53 | Duxbury High School | 948 | 17.4 | 12.4:1 | 90 | 82 | 592 | 572 | 67.4 | 98.4 | 83.7 | 93.4 | 5.7 | 99.1 | $885,000 | $126,889 |
| 54 | Newburyport High School | 784 | 16.7 | 11.5:1 | 86 | 78 | 581 | 583 | 62 | 95.2 | 82 | 91.8 | 7.1 | 98.9 | $850,000 | $110,740 |
| 55 | Holliston High School | 812 | 15.3 | 12.8:1 | 89 | 86 | 601 | 601 | 62.4 | 95.9 | 85.2 | 81 | 9.5 | 90.5 | $615,000 | $137,589 |
| 56 | Lynnfield High School | 564 | 14.9 | 11.8:1 | 91 | 80 | 562 | 565 | 67 | 98.8 | 84.9 | 96.8 | 0 | 96.8 | $828,500 | $145,594 |
| 57 | Pentucket Regional High School | 632 | 14.5 | 11.8:1 | 83 | 64 | 581 | 572 | 63.3 | 96.9 | 75.8 | 76.9 | 17.9 | 94.8 | $640,494 | $109,531 |
| 58 | Georgetown High School | 322 | 11.7 | 9.3:1 | 75 | 57 | 577 | 569 | 87.2 | 96.7 | 86.4 | 84.6 | 1.9 | 86.5 | $610,000 | $122,600 |
| 59 | Watertown High School | 705 | 14.4 | 9.5:1 | 69 | 60 | 559 | 568 | 79.3 | 88.4 | 75.8 | 77.5 | 19.1 | 96.6 | $785,000 | $100,434 |
| 60 | Reading Memorial High School | 1,135 | 17.2 | 12.8:1 | 85 | 73 | 581 | 589 | 73.9 | 98.2 | 82.5 | 94.8 | 2.6 | 97.4 | $722,500 | $131,515 |
| 61 | Walpole High School | 1,044 | 14.8 | 12.2:1 | 75 | 66 | 587 | 569 | 87.4 | 95.2 | 77 | 87.7 | 7 | 94.7 | $620,000 | $126,489 |
| 62 | Hull High School | 248 | 9 | 9.6:1 | 78 | 72 | 575 | 550 | 57.9 | 90.5 | 60.9 | 83.8 | 10.8 | 94.6 | $555,000 | $105,403 |
| 63 | Quincy High School | 1,465 | 7.4 | 12.1:1 | 54 | 45 | 558 | 560 | 72.5 | 93.5 | 63.5 | 95.6 | 3.6 | 99.2 | $620,000 | $80,462 |
| 64 | Stoneham High School | 579 | 12.2 | 10.3:1 | 76 | 53 | 549 | 554 | 66.7 | 95.1 | 80.5 | 86.5 | 9.5 | 96 | $702,480 | $103,104 |
| 65 | Wakefield Memorial High School | 846 | 14.3 | 10.9:1 | 71 | 62 | 565 | 561 | 58.3 | 95.7 | 86.5 | 91.3 | 6.5 | 97.8 | $687,500 | $103,696 |
| 66 | Dedham High School | 701 | 15.1 | 11.5:1 | 73 | 69 | 578 | 586 | 53.8 | 94.5 | 70.1 | 90.5 | 9.5 | 100 | $630,000 | $101,780 |
| 67 | Franklin High School | 1,673 | 17.4 | 14.4:1 | 81 | 66 | 580 | 571 | 69.6 | 96.9 | 86 | 80.9 | 16.3 | 97.2 | $600,000 | $118,193 |
| 68 | Norton High School | 677 | 13.3 | 11.5:1 | 69 | 53 | 577 | 549 | 55.6 | 95.6 | 73.7 | 88.2 | 11.8 | 100 | $495,000 | $108,435 |
| 69 | Milton High School | 1,106 | 16.9 | 13.7:1 | 79 | 72 | 597 | 594 | 67 | 95.4 | 74 | 73.5 | 20.6 | 94.1 | $869,000 | $141,050 |
| 70 | Chelmsford High School | 1,342 | 16.7 | 12.9:1 | 84 | 71 | 574 | 579 | 70.4 | 97 | 81.8 | 98.5 | 0 | 98.5 | $585,000 | $117,582 |
| 71 | North Andover High School | 1,335 | 16.5 | 13.2:1 | 73 | 61 | 576 | 567 | 80 | 98.1 | 78.3 | 98.3 | 1.7 | 100 | $752,450 | $113,916 |
| 72 | Scituate High School | 862 | 16.7 | 14.1:1 | 82 | 66 | 577 | 552 | 59.9 | 96.8 | 81.7 | 85.4 | 14.6 | 100 | $800,000 | $122,241 |
| 73 | Carver Middle High School | 720 | 6.8 | 10.8:1 | 68 | 57 | 531 | 521 | 38.7 | 97.2 | 70.5 | 93.8 | 4.9 | 98.7 | $465,000 | $61,374 |
| 74 | Oliver Ames High School | 1,113 | 18.4 | 13.0:1 | 73 | 69 | 577 | 567 | 62.2 | 97.1 | 82.5 | 88.2 | 11.8 | 100 | $625,000 | $106,900 |
| 75 | Middleborough High School | 884 | 10.8 | 14.1:1 | 64 | 52 | 545 | 526 | 61 | 95.3 | 63.4 | 73.7 | 26.3 | 100 | $436,250 | $77,450 |
| 76 | King Philip Regional High School | 1,162 | 18.5 | 13.9:1 | 84 | 69 | 576 | 556 | 71.7 | 96.3 | 82.3 | 68.6 | 25.7 | 94.3 | $615,385 | $131,914 |
| 77 | Canton High School | 903 | 16.2 | 13.4:1 | 81 | 68 | 568 | 567 | 61.3 | 96.2 | 83.4 | 73.3 | 19.8 | 93.1 | $742,500 | $107,442 |
| 78 | Braintree High School | 1,729 | 15.2 | 14.7:1 | 72 | 64 | 557 | 570 | 77 | 95.6 | 80.6 | 95.9 | 2.7 | 98.6 | $625,500 | $101,544 |
| 79 | North Quincy High School | 1,408 | 17.1 | 16.0:1 | 73 | 68 | 576 | 593 | 82.4 | 91.5 | 73.8 | 84.8 | 13.3 | 98.1 | $620,000 | $80,462 |
| 80 | Amesbury High School | 463 | 14.3 | 9.9:1 | 75 | 59 | 596 | 570 | 58.7 | 93.6 | 63.7 | 96.5 | 0 | 96.5 | $525,000 | $81,027 |
| 81 | Medford High School | 1,207 | 13.4 | 9.6:1 | 61 | 42 | 552 | 555 | 68.6 | 93.9 | 59.9 | 70.8 | 23.6 | 94.4 | $750,000 | $101,168 |
| 82 | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School | 1,368 | 14.9 | 15.8:1 | 70 | 61 | 563 | 568 | 60.5 | 96.2 | 74.4 | 89.6 | 10.4 | 100 | $516,352 | $102,288 |
| 83 | Burlington High School | 997 | 12.2 | 11.2:1 | 73 | 60 | 540 | 534 | 73.1 | 97.1 | 80 | 92 | 0.9 | 92.9 | $707,500 | $121,433 |
| 84 | Melrose High School | 923 | 14.3 | 13.2:1 | 77 | 61 | 597 | 563 | 67.5 | 97 | 85.7 | 77.1 | 9.4 | 86.5 | $775,000 | $114,604 |
| 85 | Pembroke High School | 785 | 16.8 | 13.8:1 | 75 | 69 | 573 | 561 | 60.8 | 95.1 | 73.5 | 94 | 6 | 100 | $535,000 | $119,827 |
| 86 | Marshfield High School | 1,245 | 16.4 | 11.7:1 | 82 | 66 | 574 | 569 | 70 | 97.1 | 78.1 | 91.7 | 0 | 91.7 | $627,500 | $105,067 |
| 87 | Framingham High School | 2,422 | 9.3 | 13.8:1 | 68 | 59 | 592 | 612 | 72.4 | 87.5 | 59.8 | 79.1 | 7 | 86.1 | $575,000 | $86,322 |
| 88 | Plymouth South High School | 1,049 | 13.8 | 10.0:1 | 74 | 48 | 523 | 522 | 57.1 | 98.2 | 57.9 | 79.8 | 18.5 | 98.3 | $500,000 | $92,757 |
| 89 | Boston Latin Academy | 1,685 | 21.5 | 19.3:1 | 88 | 89 | 558 | 574 | 42 | 97.9 | 79.3 | 69 | 31 | 100 | $499,000 | $76,298 |
| 90 | Danvers High School | 807 | 15.1 | 10.6:1 | 66 | 42 | 549 | 530 | 55.7 | 96.2 | 74.9 | 87.5 | 10.4 | 97.9 | $648,596 | $99,269 |
| 91 | Norwood High School | 987 | 15.3 | 12.1:1 | 62 | 43 | 556 | 562 | 61.5 | 96.3 | 62.7 | 90.1 | 8.8 | 98.9 | $610,000 | $90,341 |
| 92 | Tewksbury Memorial High School | 802 | 19.3 | 12.0:1 | 74 | 59 | 552 | 545 | 62.7 | 96.3 | 79 | 86.6 | 11 | 97.6 | $577,000 | $104,610 |
| 93 | Woburn Memorial High School | 1,225 | 13.6 | 11.3:1 | 67 | 48 | 536 | 536 | 59.3 | 92.8 | 64 | 84.8 | 12.8 | 97.6 | $630,000 | $92,084 |
| 94 | Hudson High School | 836 | 14.4 | 10.6:1 | 64 | 51 | 558 | 538 | 51.3 | 84.5 | 65.7 | 84.7 | 15.3 | 100 | $505,000 | $96,038 |
| 95 | Milford High School | 1,278 | 7.9 | 13.0:1 | 63 | 43 | 581 | 556 | 58.6 | 83.2 | 59.8 | 81.2 | 10.3 | 91.5 | $460,000 | $86,203 |
| 96 | Medway High School | 639 | 16.7 | 14.3:1 | 86 | 80 | 580 | 584 | 63.4 | 98.7 | 83.4 | 84.6 | 0 | 84.6 | $559,000 | $139,688 |
| 97 | Stoughton High School | 1,049 | 16.9 | 10.7:1 | 62 | 51 | 554 | 555 | 41.7 | 90.5 | 69.8 | 84.2 | 14 | 98.2 | $500,000 | $90,201 |
| 98 | John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science | 1,548 | 22.5 | 16.1:1 | 88 | 84 | 524 | 562 | 30 | 100 | 70.2 | 61.2 | 37.8 | 99 | $499,000 | $76,298 |
| 99 | West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School | 622 | 18.1 | 13.3:1 | 71 | 53 | 543 | 542 | 42.9 | 96.3 | 75.7 | 89.3 | 10.7 | 100 | $467,500 | $105,377 |
| 100 | Bellingham High School | 744 | 16.2 | 12.7:1 | 65 | 48 | 568 | 558 | 37.2 | 94.7 | 66.7 | 97 | 3 | 100 | $400,289 | $103,258 |
| 101 | Plymouth North High School | 1,310 | 14.6 | 12.5:1 | 65 | 46 | 534 | 521 | 64.9 | 95.3 | 62.1 | 91.2 | 7.2 | 98.4 | $500,000 | $92,757 |
| 102 | Gloucester High School | 830 | 12.1 | 10.5:1 | 65 | 51 | 542 | 532 | 55 | 80.4 | 42.3 | 78.7 | 20.2 | 98.9 | $600,000 | $76,260 |
| 103 | Abington High School | 586 | 17.1 | 14.4:1 | 67 | 51 | 565 | 534 | 53 | 93.8 | 66.4 | 77.1 | 18.8 | 95.9 | $500,000 | $106,001 |
| 104 | Weymouth High School | 2,264 | 15.4 | 12.6:1 | 60 | 43 | 548 | 538 | 60.8 | 90.4 | 60.9 | 88.7 | 8.8 | 97.5 | $535,000 | $85,536 |
| 105 | Winthrop High School | 564 | 17.2 | 13.3:1 | 71 | 54 | 559 | 552 | 30.4 | 90.9 | 73.2 | 87.5 | 10.4 | 97.9 | $665,000 | $76,996 |
| 106 | Avon Middle High School | 316 | 13.2 | 9.0:1 | 68 | 43 | 519 | 510 | 57.1 | 80 | 65.8 | 90.5 | 7.1 | 97.6 | $450,000 | $97,353 |
| 107 | Peabody Veterans Memorial High | 1,455 | 16.4 | 12.1:1 | 59 | 46 | 537 | 530 | 56.5 | 86.8 | 58.8 | 84.8 | 15.2 | 100 | $611,500 | $80,681 |
| 108 | Rockland High School | 600 | 12.9 | 12.2:1 | 61 | 49 | 526 | 521 | 33.3 | 91.8 | 59.2 | 96.7 | 3.3 | 100 | $440,000 | $80,783 |
| 109 | Malden High School | 1,757 | 16.3 | 14.0:1 | 56 | 44 | 554 | 584 | 52.4 | 82.1 | 47.8 | 81.3 | 18.7 | 100 | $605,000 | $73,399 |
| 110 | Waltham High School | 1,643 | 14.5 | 10.2:1 | 52 | 40 | 563 | 555 | 50 | 83.1 | 53.7 | 81 | 12.7 | 93.7 | $705,000 | $95,851 |
| 111 | Beverly High School | 1,299 | 18.9 | 13.8:1 | 65 | 42 | 548 | 522 | 56.5 | 92.9 | 69.5 | 94.8 | 5.2 | 100 | $607,500 | $84,354 |
| 112 | Somerville High School | 1,304 | 12.6 | 10.7:1 | 58 | 43 | 580 | 575 | 45.9 | 91.9 | 55 | 75 | 0 | 75 | $967,500 | $102,311 |
| 113 | Marlborough High School | 1,022 | 11.9 | 10.8:1 | 43 | 42 | 526 | 515 | 34.6 | 87.2 | 47.6 | 87.9 | 11.3 | 99.2 | $480,000 | $83,469 |
| 114 | Whitman-Hanson Regional High School | 1,087 | 18.2 | 15.0:1 | 71 | 48 | 531 | 524 | 53.9 | 91 | 74 | 90.5 | 7.4 | 97.9 | $460,053 | $93,691 |
| 115 | Salem High School | 803 | 11.9 | 8.1:1 | 52 | 32 | 531 | 513 | 56.1 | 88.9 | 43.3 | 83.3 | 7.9 | 91.2 | $560,000 | $66,428 |
| 116 | Methuen High School | 1,891 | 18.4 | 12.6:1 | 52 | 39 | 551 | 544 | 46.2 | 91.3 | 60.9 | 96.7 | 2.2 | 98.9 | $474,000 | $83,527 |
| 117 | East Bridgewater Junior-Senior High School | 931 | 19.3 | 12.9:1 | 62 | 44 | 556 | 521 | 38.2 | 96 | 70.3 | 92 | 4 | 96 | $467,000 | $102,669 |
| 118 | Saugus High School | 694 | 14.5 | 15.5:1 | 51 | 34 | 532 | 529 | 50.6 | 88.1 | 65.2 | 95.2 | 3.2 | 98.4 | $550,000 | $88,463 |
| 119 | Randolph High School | 604 | 11.6 | 11.6:1 | 33 | 24 | 564 | 580 | 42.9 | 76.7 | 56.4 | 74 | 15.1 | 89.1 | $472,750 | $87,803 |
| 120 | Wareham High School | 618 | 11.8 | 10.1:1 | 55 | 38 | 508 | 498 | 23.5 | 81.3 | 52.4 | 61.8 | 30.3 | 92.1 | $400,000 | $66,695 |
| 121 | Haverhill High School | 1,931 | 17.3 | 13.8:1 | 51 | 36 | 547 | 545 | 48.4 | 85.4 | 56.1 | 95.8 | 0.6 | 96.4 | $460,000 | $69,237 |
| 122 | Lowell High School | 3,056 | 19.7 | 13.9:1 | 50 | 40 | 523 | 533 | 44.4 | 82.8 | 56.4 | 78.1 | 20.7 | 98.8 | $420,000 | $62,196 |
| 123 | Holbrook Middle-High School | 612 | 14.7 | 14.0:1 | 56 | 35 | 513 | 499 | 45.9 | 88.2 | 58.3 | 92.6 | 1.9 | 94.5 | $435,350 | $79,718 |
| 124 | New Mission High School | 543 | 16.6 | 12.9:1 | 40 | 36 | 443 | 465 | 3.8 | 94.7 | 68.1 | 54.3 | 42.9 | 97.2 | $420,000 | $76,298 |
| 125 | TechBoston Academy | 888 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 24 | 16 | 433 | 418 | 11.1 | 88.7 | 52.5 | 40 | 60 | 100 | $559,000 | $76,298 |
| 126 | Boston Arts Academy | 490 | 16.6 | 10.6:1 | 44 | 23 | 493 | 456 | 12.5 | 85.9 | 59.6 | 71.4 | 26.5 | 97.9 | $559,000 | $76,298 |
| 127 | Another Course To College | 231 | 14.8 | 9.3:1 | 30 | 16 | 469 | 457 | 0 | 92.1 | 56.9 | 40 | 50 | 90 | $420,000 | $76,298 |
| 128 | Taunton High School | 2,720 | 20.8 | 16.6:1 | 53 | 36 | 538 | 514 | 39.5 | 94.4 | 64.2 | 93.6 | 2.9 | 96.5 | $413,150 | $63,433 |
| 129 | Brockton High School | 3,943 | 18.6 | 15.1:1 | 35 | 23 | 523 | 496 | 76.6 | 83.8 | 51 | 82.3 | 11.9 | 94.2 | $405,000 | $62,249 |
| 130 | Lawrence High School | 3,097 | 16.8 | 12.9:1 | 30 | 21 | 537 | 541 | 23.8 | 83.8 | 45.7 | 79.8 | 14.5 | 94.3 | $404,500 | $45,045 |
| 131 | Revere High School | 1,996 | 20.1 | 13.3:1 | 56 | 41 | 516 | 525 | 46.4 | 90.1 | 55.6 | 77.2 | 11.7 | 88.9 | $540,000 | $68,331 |
| 132 | Fenway High School | 384 | 16.3 | 12.6:1 | 42 | 23 | 464 | 445 | 29 | 87.5 | 44.7 | 57.7 | 38.5 | 96.2 | $499,000 | $76,298 |
| 133 | Mary Lyon Pilot High School | 129 | 17.3 | 8.0:1 | 35 | 13 | 468 | 453 | 3.8 | 93.3 | 46.9 | 81.3 | 18.8 | 100.1 | $510,000 | $76,298 |
| 134 | Everett High School | 2,091 | 19.1 | 13.2:1 | 42 | 23 | 510 | 495 | 31.3 | 85.1 | 44.4 | 83.5 | 12.4 | 95.9 | $547,500 | $70,627 |
| 135 | Dearborn STEM Academy | 578 | 18.6 | 11.1:1 | 22 | 10 | 479 | 457 | 6.7 | 92 | 50.9 | 81.6 | 18.4 | 100 | $499,000 | $76,298 |
| 136 | Classical High School | 1,823 | 16.6 | 17.7:1 | 36 | 24 | 538 | 528 | 29.6 | 86.4 | 39.3 | 88.4 | 5.4 | 93.8 | $475,000 | $61,329 |
| 137 | Josiah Quincy Upper School | 553 | 20.7 | 13.2:1 | 16 | 16 | 466 | 464 | 91.5 | 64.1 | 89.4 | 8.5 | 97.9 | $900,000 | $76,298 | |
| 138 | Excel High School | 439 | 14.5 | 10.3:1 | 7 | 7 | 457 | 525 | 17.7 | 77.6 | 38.3 | 84.8 | 10.9 | 95.7 | $770,000 | $76,298 |
| 139 | Greater Egleston High School | 83 | 12.2 | 8.2:1 | 69 | 18 | 442 | 436 | 39 | 18.9 | 91.7 | 8.3 | 100 | $499,000 | $76,298 | |
| 140 | Lynn English High School | 2,165 | 18.3 | 17.6:1 | 32 | 20 | 543 | 528 | 18.8 | 81.5 | 37.4 | 98.4 | 0 | 98.4 | $475,000 | $61,329 |
| 141 | Charlestown High School | 821 | 12.1 | 9.7:1 | 19 | 11 | 417 | 480 | 18.2 | 51.2 | 35.4 | 87.1 | 10.6 | 97.7 | $749,000 | $76,298 |
| 142 | East Boston High School | 1,111 | 16.2 | 12.2:1 | 28 | 17 | 444 | 444 | 14.5 | 89.1 | 25.5 | 90.1 | 8.1 | 98.2 | $682,950 | $76,298 |
| 143 | Boston Community Leadership Academy | 663 | 18.9 | 10.1:1 | 36 | 17 | 433 | 413 | 11.2 | 78.2 | 50.5 | 78.9 | 18.4 | 97.3 | $420,000 | $76,298 |
| 144 | Chelsea High School | 1,498 | 19.1 | 12.6:1 | 27 | 15 | 523 | 520 | 32.5 | 77 | 29.6 | 87.7 | 1.3 | 89 | $485,000 | $60,370 |
| 145 | The English High School | 525 | 14.4 | 10.0:1 | 18 | 15 | 403 | 409 | 4.3 | 79.1 | 29.5 | 81.8 | 18.2 | 100 | $675,000 | $76,298 |
| 146 | Jeremiah E. Burke High School | 330 | 13.5 | 11.1:1 | 14 | 10 | 436 | 440 | 0 | 80.1 | 26.3 | 82.1 | 14.3 | 96.4 | $559,000 | $76,298 |
| 147 | Boston International High School | 421 | 14.9 | 8.4:1 | 3 | 10 | 396 | 427 | 31 | 50.5 | 35.6 | 91.4 | 8.6 | 100 | $559,000 | $76,298 |
| 148 | Brighton High School | 360 | 13.6 | 7.6:1 | 7 | 2 | 444 | 446 | 18.3 | 68.2 | 30.2 | 72.4 | 17.2 | 89.6 | $510,000 | $76,298 |
| 149 | Snowden International School at Copley | 485 | 20.6 | 12.6:1 | 30 | 9 | 452 | 433 | 78.8 | 48.5 | 81.6 | 10.5 | 92.1 | $1,299,000 | $76,298 | |
| 150 | Community Academy of Science and Health | 331 | 13.6 | 9.3:1 | 18 | 7 | 414 | 406 | 2.4 | 67 | 35.2 | 92.1 | 5.3 | 97.4 | $559,000 | $76,298 |
| 151 | Madison Park Technical Vocational High School | 1,160 | 16.9 | 9.6:1 | 15 | 5 | 428 | 432 | 6.1 | 71 | 26.3 | 69.6 | 23.5 | 93.1 | $499,000 | $76,298 |
Methodology: This chart ranks public high schools in towns or districts within, or partially within, I-495. In cases of missing information, we used data from a previous year as necessary. In some cases where no data was available, a value equal to the weighted average of the school’s other categories was used. We omitted highly specialized schools and schools reporting insufficient information, as well as charter schools. To calculate the rankings, statistician George Recck, director of the Math Resource Center at Babson College, analyzed the results, comparing each high school’s data points to the overall average for all schools. He then applied a percentage weight to the standardized value for each school to create an aggregate “score” to determine each high school’s rank. Median home prices, provided by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and MLS Property Information Network, are from 2021; median household incomes, from the Census’s American Community Survey, are from 2016 to 2020 and reflect 2020 dollars. For schools that serve multiple cities or towns, a weighted average for median home price and median household income was created based on the population of each. Neither of these data points factored into a school’s overall ranking.
The Honor Roll
The report cards are in: Here are the top high schools in four different subjects.
Average Class Size
| School | Class Size |
|---|---|
| Carver Middle High School | 6.8 |
| Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School | 7.1 |
| Quincy High School | 7.4 |
| Hingham High School | 7.9 |
| Milford High School | 7.9 |
| Andover High School | 8.6 |
| Hull High School | 9 |
| Winchester High School | 9.1 |
| Framingham High School | 9.3 |
| Billerica Memorial High School | 9.5 |
Bang for Your Housing Buck
| School | Median Home Price | High School Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Regional High School | $581,000 | 26 |
| Apponequet Regional High School | $484,206 | 49 |
| Ashland High School | $562,500 | 21 |
| Boston Latin School | $499,000 | 30 |
| Carver Middle High School | $465,000 | 73 |
| Littleton High School | $605,000 | 10 |
| Maynard High School | $497,000 | 25 |
| Middleborough High School | $436,250 | 75 |
| Millis High School | $585,000 | 22 |
| Nashoba Regional High School | $568,167 | 35 |
| Norton High School | $495,000 | 68 |
For this chart, we selected the institutions whose high school rankings most significantly surpassed the ranking of their respective median home price and listed them here alphabetically.
Student-to-Teacher Ratio
| School | Ratio |
|---|---|
| Brighton High School | 7.6 |
| Rockport High School | 7.6 |
| Mary Lyon Pilot High School | 8 |
| Salem High School | 8.1 |
| Greater Egleston High School | 8.2 |
| Boston International High School | 8.4 |
| Cambridge Rindge and Latin School | 8.6 |
| Avon Middle High School | 9 |
| Another Course To College | 9.3 |
| Community Academy of Science and Health | 9.3 |
| Georgetown High School | 9.3 |
Percent of Teachers with Exemplary Rating
| School | Exemplary % |
|---|---|
| TechBoston Academy | 60 |
| Boston Latin School | 51.8 |
| Another Course To College | 50 |
| Manchester Essex Regional High School | 47.5 |
| New Mission High School | 42.9 |
| Millis High School | 39 |
| Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School | 38.6 |
| Fenway High School | 38.5 |
| John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science | 37.8 |
| Littleton High School | 33.3 |
Research by Isabelle Durso, Tomás Gonzalez, and Meaghan MacDonald