The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston, Ranked for 2023
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About this year’s list
The 2023 rankings offer a statistical analysis of the top public high schools in Greater Boston. 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. 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). 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.
| SCHOOL | Rank | 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 | 10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) Science & Technology/Engineering | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston High School | 1 | 639 | 13.4 | 11.3:1 | 88 | 86 | 77 | 639 | 658 | 82.5 | 96.9 | 90.2 | 79.5 | 20.5 | 100.0 | $2,420,000 | $220,815 |
| Manchester Essex Regional High School | 2 | 416 | 11.8 | 10.3:1 | 87 | 75 | 75 | 613 | 606 | 74.6 | 99.2 | 81.3 | 45.3 | 52.8 | 98.1 | $1,106,717 | $161,836 |
| Dover-Sherborn High School | 3 | 669 | 15.9 | 12.4:1 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 643 | 645 | 91.7 | 98.8 | 80.6 | 61.8 | 38.2 | 100.0 | $1,450,591 | $236,664 |
| Wayland High School | 4 | 824 | 15.4 | 11.2:1 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 647 | 650 | 92.3 | 99.5 | 82.0 | 78.6 | 21.4 | 100.0 | $1,047,000 | $203,789 |
| Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | 5 | 1,683 | 17.0 | 13.3:1 | 89 | 90 | 86 | 655 | 681 | 93.7 | 98.0 | 87.5 | 87.2 | 12.8 | 100.0 | $893,508 | $137,925 |
| Littleton High School | 6 | 480 | 14.6 | 13.1:1 | 85 | 78 | 78 | 603 | 596 | 80.0 | 97.0 | 89.0 | 45.9 | 54.1 | 100.0 | $735,000 | $140,511 |
| Westborough High School | 7 | 1,178 | 14.9 | 12.1:1 | 85 | 81 | 80 | 631 | 641 | 89.8 | 96.2 | 81.0 | 73.6 | 24.8 | 98.4 | $705,000 | $118,185 |
| The Bromfield School | 8 | 560 | 15.2 | 10.6 :1 | 92 | 82 | 81 | 642 | 631 | 87.4 | 98.9 | 84.5 | 97.0 | 1.5 | 98.5 | $925,000 | $167,393 |
| Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School | 9 | 1,484 | 18.1 | 12.1:1 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 625 | 641 | 92.0 | 97.0 | 84.1 | 60.0 | 38.6 | 98.6 | $1,279,594 | $198,404 |
| Winchester High School | 10 | 1,383 | 16.3 | 13.6:1 | 90 | 84 | 83 | 638 | 651 | 86.3 | 96.7 | 83.7 | 81.1 | 18.0 | 99.1 | $1,470,000 | $184,844 |
| Wellesley High School | 11 | 1,412 | 15.7 | 11.9:1 | 83 | 84 | 74 | 640 | 650 | 85.5 | 98.2 | 82.2 | 82.9 | 15.2 | 98.1 | $1,888,000 | $226,250 |
| Newton South High School | 12 | 1,837 | 13.0 | 11.6:1 | 79 | 80 | 64 | 636 | 648 | 84.4 | 97.2 | 74.9 | 87.9 | 11.4 | 99.3 | 1,610,000 | $164,607 |
| Norwell High School | 13 | 602 | 13.3 | 12.5:1 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 602 | 574 | 69.7 | 99.4 | 81.8 | 74.6 | 25.4 | 100.0 | $873,000 | $172,022 |
| Lexington High School | 14 | 2,303 | 18.3 | 12.3:1 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 663 | 688 | 91.4 | 98.1 | 80.3 | 98.7 | 0.0 | 98.7 | $1,595,000 | $202,852 |
| Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School | 15 | 450 | 14.2 | 10.5:1 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 614 | 598 | 68.5 | 96.9 | 81.5 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 100.0 | $800,697 | $131,700 |
| Hingham High School | 16 | 1,167 | 14.2 | 12.6:1 | 91 | 82 | 81 | 612 | 611 | 89.6 | 97.8 | 83.2 | 81.9 | 15.2 | 97.1 | $1,250,000 | $154,300 |
| Westford Academy | 17 | 1,525 | 17.6 | 13.3:1 | 85 | 81 | 87 | 613 | 621 | 89.7 | 97.7 | 85.5 | 84.4 | 15.0 | 99.4 | $791,000 | $161,076 |
| Algonquin Regional High School | 18 | 1,213 | 14.3 | 11.3:1 | 78 | 73 | 79 | 616 | 626 | 85.5 | 98.2 | 86.3 | 98.5 | 0.0 | 98.5 | $625,000 | $148,010 |
| Newton North High School | 19 | 2,099 | 14.2 | 10.9:1 | 81 | 79 | 69 | 622 | 627 | 80.1 | 97.0 | 73.0 | 91.6 | 7.9 | 99.5 | $1,610,000 | $164,607 |
| Bedford High School | 20 | 841 | 12.9 | 10.6:1 | 80 | 77 | 63 | 618 | 620 | 90.4 | 99.1 | 72.8 | 97.3 | 0.9 | 98.2 | $987,000 | $140,647 |
| Sharon High School | 21 | 1,143 | 15.3 | 10.9:1 | 77 | 76 | 65 | 643 | 661 | 89.4 | 95.7 | 85.4 | 91.8 | 4.5 | 96.3 | $775,000 | $157,928 |
| Needham High School | 22 | 1,645 | 16.9 | 12.9:1 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 637 | 640 | 88.2 | 98.6 | 87.2 | 98.2 | 0.0 | 98.2 | $1,500,000 | $182,813 |
| Nashoba Regional High School | 23 | 831 | 13.4 | 13.2:1 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 590 | 593 | 82.3 | 95.9 | 86.2 | 86.7 | 13.3 | 100.0 | $598,453 | $133,151 |
| Millis High School | 24 | 313 | 13.1 | 11.4:1 | 77 | 60 | 50 | 584 | 567 | 76.1 | 96.0 | 77.3 | 61.0 | 39.0 | 100.0 | $598,000 | $131,138 |
| Boston Latin School | 25 | 2,423 | 23.2 | 19.7:1 | 96 | 99 | 89 | 647 | 652 | 79.6 | 98.4 | 80.4 | 43.7 | 54.2 | 97.9 | $577,500 | $81,744 |
| Cambridge Rindge and Latin School | 26 | 1,867 | 13.9 | 8.6:1 | 65 | 59 | 47 | 604 | 590 | 77.9 | 92.6 | 65.1 | 60.0 | 39.3 | 99.3 | $1,870,000 | $112,565 |
| Mansfield High School | 27 | 1,092 | 14.4 | 11.3:1 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 582 | 583 | 76.0 | 97.0 | 78.2 | 82.6 | 17.4 | 100.0 | $645,000 | $122,274 |
| Concord-Carlisle High School | 28 | 1,306 | 19.3 | 12.3:1 | 86 | 80 | 79 | 644 | 648 | 91.1 | 99.1 | 72.3 | 88.2 | 9.2 | 97.4 | $1,422,107 | $179,748 |
| Rockport High School | 29 | 231 | 11.2 | 7.6:1 | 69 | 63 | 48 | 580 | 570 | 52.5 | 98.3 | 78.5 | 90.5 | 9.5 | 100.0 | $785,000 | $88,377 |
| North Reading High School | 30 | 644 | 16.1 | 9.4:1 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 581 | 576 | 76.9 | 98.8 | 85.9 | 90.6 | 9.4 | 100.0 | $786,000 | $123,813 |
| Westwood High School | 31 | 902 | 14.9 | 12.2:1 | 80 | 76 | 71 | 598 | 607 | 82.9 | 99.2 | 85.1 | 86.3 | 10.5 | 96.8 | $1,192,954 | $171,071 |
| Ipswich High School | 32 | 502 | 11.7 | 10.8:1 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 598 | 585 | 89.2 | 92.8 | 70.7 | 87.5 | 10.9 | 98.4 | $740,000 | $111,701 |
| Lynnfield High School | 33 | 565 | 14.6 | 11.8:1 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 586 | 586 | 72.5 | 98.6 | 84.9 | 96.8 | 3.2 | 100.0 | $960,000 | $147,237 |
| Medfield High School | 34 | 740 | 16.8 | 12.4:1 | 83 | 83 | 91 | 596 | 599 | 71.6 | 99.0 | 78.5 | 97.7 | 2.3 | 100.0 | $977,000 | $169,750 |
| Cohasset Middle/High School | 35 | 431 | 14.3 | 10.8:1 | 77 | 67 | 64 | 604 | 577 | 75.7 | 100.0 | 82.7 | 91.8 | 6.1 | 97.9 | $1,375,000 | $156,689 |
| Ashland High School | 36 | 840 | 17.2 | 14.5:1 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 593 | 610 | 92.9 | 97.8 | 79.5 | 81.7 | 18.3 | 100.0 | $645,000 | $115,959 |
| Hanover High School | 37 | 667 | 15.0 | 11.4:1 | 78 | 67 | 66 | 567 | 544 | 71.2 | 97.8 | 86.6 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 100.0 | $712,000 | $149,048 |
| Foxborough High School | 38 | 780 | 14.4 | 12.0:1 | 60 | 70 | 68 | 576 | 578 | 75.0 | 95.4 | 77.0 | 73.2 | 26.8 | 100.0 | $605,000 | $95,410 |
| King Philip Regional High School | 39 | 1,142 | 17.0 | 13.9:1 | 73 | 59 | 66 | 591 | 578 | 70.0 | 94.9 | 82.3 | 46.2 | 52.7 | 98.9 | $659,944 | $139,750 |
| Holliston High School | 40 | 814 | 16.1 | 12.8:1 | 71 | 79 | 68 | 609 | 603 | 72.5 | 96.7 | 85.2 | 86.1 | 12.7 | 98.8 | $651,000 | $142,348 |
| Brookline High School | 41 | 2087 | 14.1 | 10.9:1 | 82 | 82 | 63 | 644 | 650 | 91.0 | 95.3 | 67.5 | 94.3 | 0.0 | 94.3 | $2,387,500 | $122,356 |
| Andover High School | 42 | 1702 | 14.8 | 13.1:1 | 76 | 72 | 58 | 611 | 619 | 77.5 | 93.3 | 87.1 | 80.7 | 16.9 | 97.6 | $928,500 | $155,252 |
| Newburyport High School | 43 | 820 | 16.5 | 11.5:1 | 72 | 66 | 71 | 587 | 574 | 85.3 | 97.7 | 82.0 | 93.8 | 6.3 | 100.1 | $950,000 | $115,807 |
| Natick High School | 44 | 1,727 | 16.1 | 12.2:1 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 597 | 589 | 84.5 | 95.5 | 80.3 | 88.3 | 10.5 | 98.8 | $900,000 | $122,914 |
| Maynard High School | 45 | 316 | 13.2 | 9.4:1 | 65 | 54 | 57 | 588 | 555 | 81.1 | 91.8 | 78.7 | 88.1 | 11.9 | 100.0 | $530,000 | $112,432 |
| Masconomet Regional High School | 46 | 990 | 13.6 | 13.3:1 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 580 | 579 | 83.6 | 98.2 | 82.5 | 98.0 | 1.0 | 99.0 | $880,370 | $166,136 |
| Marblehead High School | 47 | 879 | 14.7 | 10.6:1 | 68 | 59 | 69 | 587 | 571 | 71.1 | 98.4 | 80.4 | 95.3 | 4.7 | 100.0 | $935,000 | $154,049 |
| Arlington High School | 48 | 1,527 | 14.7 | 13.0:1 | 82 | 83 | 65 | 626 | 619 | 80.4 | 97.1 | 81.0 | 96.0 | 0.0 | 96.0 | $1,153,000 | $125,701 |
| Belmont High School | 49 | 1,364 | 20.7 | 16.3:1 | 86 | 82 | 77 | 653 | 662 | 92.8 | 98.8 | 78.2 | 98.0 | 0.0 | 98.0 | $1,560,000 | $151,502 |
| Wilmington High School | 50 | 656 | 13.9 | 9.7:1 | 72 | 66 | 58 | 578 | 568 | 61.8 | 93.8 | 73.7 | 85.4 | 14.6 | 100.0 | $685,000 | $146,250 |
| Reading Memorial High School | 51 | 1,096 | 15.8 | 12.8:1 | 79 | 70 | 65 | 581 | 586 | 70.8 | 99.0 | 82.2 | 96.4 | 3.6 | 100.0 | $815,000 | $145,552 |
| Chelmsford High School | 52 | 1,367 | 15.9 | 12.9:1 | 79 | 66 | 68 | 579 | 583 | 73.2 | 97.9 | 81.8 | 97.7 | 2.3 | 100.0 | $645,000 | $123,630 |
| Watertown High School | 53 | 733 | 14.2 | 9.5:1 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 572 | 575 | 80.4 | 89.0 | 75.8 | 80.3 | 19.7 | 100.0 | $850,000 | $101,402 |
| Franklin High School | 54 | 1,630 | 15.6 | 14.4:1 | 76 | 72 | 79 | 583 | 569 | 70.0 | 97.7 | 86.0 | 95.0 | 4.3 | 99.3 | $634,500 | $127,608 |
| Duxbury High School | 55 | 927 | 17.3 | 12.4:1 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 597 | 580 | 66.3 | 97.8 | 83.7 | 84.5 | 12.6 | 97.1 | $955,000 | $130,260 |
| Oliver Ames High School | 56 | 1,082 | 17.4 | 13.0:1 | 71 | 70 | 56 | 568 | 566 | 69.3 | 96.1 | 82.5 | 76.5 | 23.5 | 100.0 | $699,900 | $112,116 |
| Hopkinton High School | 57 | 1,234 | 18.1 | 14.3:1 | 87 | 83 | 82 | 620 | 635 | 90.6 | 98.6 | 85.6 | 81.8 | 9.1 | 90.9 | $903,500 | $179,192 |
| Triton Regional High School | 58 | 647 | 13.4 | 12.0:1 | 60 | 47 | 45 | 561 | 542 | 66.7 | 88.4 | 69.7 | 47.8 | 52.2 | 100.0 | $732,524 | $119,375 |
| Wakefield Memorial High School | 59 | 827 | 13.5 | 10.9:1 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 571 | 557 | 51.6 | 98.3 | 86.5 | 87.4 | 9.2 | 96.6 | $725,000 | $110,372 |
| Scituate High School | 60 | 763 | 15.8 | 14.1:1 | 81 | 72 | 71 | 589 | 568 | 67.7 | 97.7 | 81.7 | 86.7 | 10.8 | 97.5 | $910,000 | $129,132 |
| North Andover High School | 61 | 1,336 | 16.3 | 13.2:1 | 64 | 58 | 71 | 578 | 568 | 75.2 | 97.8 | 78.3 | 93.5 | 6.5 | 100.0 | $892,500 | $120,954 |
| Medway High School | 62 | 613 | 15.3 | 14.3:1 | 70 | 71 | 80 | 582 | 577 | 66.6 | 98.9 | 83.4 | 87.7 | 9.2 | 96.9 | $620,000 | $147,257 |
| Georgetown High School | 63 | 299 | 8.0 | 7.1:1 | 65 | 58 | 68 | 561 | 556 | 86.9 | 100.0 | 79.0 | 84.6 | 1.9 | 86.5 | $660,000 | $129,153 |
| Hull High School | 64 | 241 | 9.5 | 9.6:1 | 76 | 69 | 50 | 571 | 542 | 61.7 | 91.2 | 60.9 | 86.1 | 11.1 | 97.2 | $595,000 | $117,120 |
| Canton High School | 65 | 904 | 15.8 | 13.4:1 | 70 | 61 | 64 | 565 | 569 | 68.3 | 98.0 | 83.4 | 80.7 | 17.0 | 97.7 | $800,000 | $118,814 |
| Stoneham High School | 66 | 619 | 11.8 | 10.3:1 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 548 | 545 | 64.8 | 94.9 | 80.5 | 85.9 | 11.5 | 97.4 | $725,000 | $105,541 |
| Pentucket Regional High School | 67 | 591 | 13.3 | 11.8:1 | 73 | 57 | 63 | 584 | 563 | 72.9 | 96.2 | 75.8 | 77.8 | 16.7 | 94.5 | $575,000 | $121,711 |
| Walpole High School | 68 | 987 | 16.7 | 12.2:1 | 69 | 65 | 55 | 562 | 550 | 83.3 | 96.4 | 77.0 | 77.3 | 20.0 | 97.3 | $695,000 | $138,821 |
| Plymouth South High School | 69 | 1,028 | 13.8 | 10.0:1 | 64 | 53 | 55 | 535 | 520 | 63.2 | 98.5 | 57.9 | 65.6 | 32.8 | 98.4 | $575,000 | $68,552 |
| Apponequet Regional High School | 70 | 729 | 14.9 | 11.7:1 | 70 | 56 | 59 | 580 | 568 | 74.5 | 98.7 | 71.6 | 75.7 | 18.9 | 94.6 | $531,109 | $173,728 |
| Milton High School | 71 | 1,062 | 17.0 | 13.7:1 | 81 | 74 | 79 | 581 | 566 | 77.0 | 95.3 | 74.0 | 74.5 | 20.6 | 95.1 | $900,000 | $153,971 |
| Norton High School | 72 | 678 | 14.2 | 11.5:1 | 68 | 50 | 58 | 564 | 548 | 66.8 | 95.7 | 73.7 | 87.1 | 11.3 | 98.4 | $508,000 | $109,375 |
| Amesbury High School | 73 | 453 | 12.7 | 9.9:1 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 574 | 566 | 76.9 | 93.0 | 63.7 | 96.5 | 0.0 | 96.5 | $580,000 | $87,433 |
| Medford High School | 74 | 1,260 | 13.0 | 9.6:1 | 54 | 44 | 47 | 575 | 561 | 80.0 | 93.3 | 59.9 | 79.1 | 17.6 | 96.7 | $816,209 | $107,853 |
| Pembroke High School | 75 | 733 | 16.3 | 13.8:1 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 570 | 560 | 61.8 | 99.5 | 73.5 | 86.6 | 11.9 | 98.5 | $565,000 | $130,015 |
| Swampscott High School | 76 | 641 | 13.5 | 10.7:1 | 69 | 65 | 70 | 590 | 581 | 66.7 | 98.9 | 78.0 | 89.9 | 1.4 | 91.3 | $790,000 | $114,086 |
| Burlington High School | 77 | 972 | 12.7 | 11.2:1 | 67 | 57 | 70 | 584 | 575 | 68.3 | 95.9 | 80.0 | 92.0 | 0.9 | 92.9 | $736,500 | $124,755 |
| Braintree High School | 78 | 1,706 | 16.5 | 14.7:1 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 562 | 568 | 83.5 | 94.9 | 80.6 | 97.9 | 2.1 | 100.0 | $670,000 | $114,916 |
| Silver Lake Regional High School | 79 | 1,046 | 17.2 | 12.8:1 | 60 | 61 | 40 | 566 | 562 | 67.6 | 97.4 | 75.0 | 78.7 | 20.4 | 99.1 | $596,445 | $107,245 |
| Marshfield High School | 80 | 1,190 | 17.8 | 11.7:1 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 568 | 558 | 69.5 | 98.4 | 78.1 | 93.6 | 4.0 | 97.6 | $665,000 | $109,841 |
| North Quincy High School | 81 | 1,476 | 16.9 | 16.0:1 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 562 | 589 | 74.6 | 93.2 | 73.8 | 79.6 | 19.4 | 99.0 | $660,000 | $85,041 |
| Somerville High School | 82 | 1,310 | 13.9 | 10.9:1 | 58 | 42 | 43 | 571 | 558 | 56.2 | 89.7 | 55.0 | 72.4 | 27.6 | 100.0 | $1,100,000 | $108,896 |
| Hudson High School | 83 | 808 | 14.3 | 10.6:1 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 574 | 565 | 51.3 | 88.4 | 65.7 | 86.0 | 13.0 | 99.0 | $550,750 | $94,191 |
| Dedham High School | 84 | 715 | 14.8 | 11.5:1 | 63 | 69 | 55 | 543 | 561 | 61.2 | 92.5 | 70.1 | 94.8 | 3.9 | 98.7 | $677,500 | $108,047 |
| Middleborough High School | 85 | 851 | 15.7 | 14.1:1 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 537 | 529 | 53.5 | 94.3 | 63.4 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | $485,000 | $71,500 |
| Stoughton High School | 86 | 1,073 | 16.9 | 10.7:1 | 65 | 53 | 57 | 557 | 543 | 55.1 | 91.8 | 69.8 | 90.4 | 9.6 | 100.0 | $550,000 | $94,823 |
| Quincy High School | 87 | 1,495 | 14.6 | 12.1:1 | 59 | 48 | 46 | 563 | 550 | 68.5 | 95.4 | 63.5 | 98.6 | 1.4 | 100.0 | $660,000 | $85,041 |
| Woburn Memorial High School | 88 | 1,178 | 14.6 | 11.3:1 | 62 | 46 | 55 | 541 | 530 | 58.9 | 93.7 | 64.0 | 76.9 | 21.5 | 98.4 | $660,000 | $95,184 |
| West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School | 89 | 625 | 16.9 | 13.3:1 | 58 | 55 | 63 | 570 | 553 | 41.5 | 96.1 | 75.7 | 91.2 | 8.8 | 100.0 | $518,750 | $111,964 |
| Melrose High School | 90 | 926 | 16.4 | 13.2:1 | 78 | 61 | 65 | 584 | 551 | 60.7 | 97.1 | 85.7 | 79.6 | 12.2 | 91.8 | $830,000 | $125,229 |
| Tewksbury Memorial High School | 91 | 752 | 18.2 | 12.0:1 | 57 | 54 | 55 | 546 | 530 | 61.3 | 96.9 | 79.0 | 92.6 | 6.2 | 98.8 | $627,500 | $111,696 |
| Boston Latin Academy | 92 | 1,723 | 23.2 | 19.3:1 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 557 | 568 | 48.1 | 97.2 | 79.3 | 74.7 | 25.3 | 100.0 | $559,500 | $81,744 |
| Plymouth North High School | 93 | 1,301 | 15.9 | 12.5:1 | 68 | 45 | 43 | 542 | 522 | 72.1 | 94.8 | 62.1 | 94.1 | 5.9 | 100.0 | $575,000 | $68,552 |
| Danvers High School | 94 | 777 | 15.2 | 10.6:1 | 63 | 49 | 53 | 552 | 528 | 47.5 | 92.7 | 74.9 | 94.7 | 3.2 | 97.9 | $635,000 | $105,654 |
| Billerica Memorial High School | 95 | 1,726 | 19.2 | 13.7:1 | 67 | 62 | 70 | 535 | 529 | 57.8 | 96.3 | 76.8 | 83.0 | 14.9 | 97.9 | $625,000 | $121,936 |
| Carver Middle/High School | 96 | 752 | 13.7 | 10.8:1 | 55 | 53 | 26 | 543 | 528 | 46.8 | 91.5 | 70.5 | 88.0 | 10.8 | 98.8 | $509,400 | $61,811 |
| John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science | 97 | 1,567 | 21.3 | 16.1:1 | 89 | 87 | 49 | 526 | 549 | 42.0 | 98.9 | 70.2 | 67.0 | 31.0 | 98.0 | $490,000 | $81,744 |
| Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School | 98 | 1,390 | 16.0 | 15.8:1 | 61 | 49 | 51 | 553 | 551 | 49.8 | 95.1 | 74.4 | 85.3 | 13.7 | 99.0 | $555,122 | $103,936 |
| Abington High School | 99 | 548 | 16.7 | 14.4:1 | 61 | 51 | 48 | 549 | 521 | 64.4 | 93.6 | 66.4 | 92.5 | 7.5 | 100.0 | $540,000 | $113,155 |
| Framingham High School | 100 | 2,566 | 16.9 | 13.8:1 | 56 | 48 | 46 | 565 | 571 | 80.7 | 87.6 | 59.8 | 81.4 | 15.3 | 96.7 | $615,000 | $90,638 |
| Avon Middle High School | 101 | 338 | 12.3 | 9.0:1 | 64 | 48 | 38 | 534 | 526 | 42.1 | 83.3 | 65.8 | 92.5 | 5.0 | 97.5 | $495,000 | $127,953 |
| Gloucester High School | 102 | 804 | 14.3 | 10.5:1 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 558 | 552 | 50.5 | 85.9 | 42.3 | 78.4 | 21.6 | 100.0 | $654,900 | $82,984 |
| Weymouth High School | 103 | 1,807 | 15.8 | 12.6:1 | 56 | 42 | 55 | 549 | 535 | 70.5 | 90.3 | 60.9 | 85.2 | 11.2 | 96.4 | $575,000 | $91,592 |
| Bellingham High School | 104 | 747 | 17.9 | 12.7:1 | 51 | 42 | 43 | 551 | 531 | 46.0 | 92.5 | 66.7 | 88.4 | 11.6 | 100.0 | $458,250 | $109,042 |
| Wareham High School | 105 | 626 | 12.4 | 10.1:1 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 576 | 542 | 30.3 | 85.0 | 52.4 | 61.6 | 37.0 | 98.6 | $417,000 | $68,274 |
| Winthrop High School | 106 | 594 | 18.1 | 13.3:1 | 56 | 45 | 43 | 554 | 555 | 41.0 | 92.1 | 73.2 | 87.5 | 10.4 | 97.9 | $679,000 | $86,780 |
| Beverly High School | 107 | 1,286 | 20.3 | 13.8:1 | 57 | 48 | 51 | 546 | 517 | 63.0 | 92.3 | 69.5 | 93.1 | 6.0 | 99.1 | $631,000 | $89,882 |
| Methuen High School | 108 | 1,916 | 17.5 | 12.6:1 | 49 | 37 | 45 | 544 | 541 | 66.9 | 92.0 | 60.9 | 93.8 | 3.4 | 97.2 | $520,000 | $87,137 |
| Marlborough High School | 109 | 1,064 | 13.6 | 10.8:1 | 45 | 30 | 24 | 537 | 527 | 50.9 | 86.1 | 47.6 | 89.1 | 10.9 | 100.0 | $529,000 | $86,230 |
| Waltham High School | 110 | 1,751 | 15.2 | 10.2:1 | 55 | 42 | 34 | 543 | 534 | 54.8 | 81.9 | 53.7 | 82.8 | 14.4 | 97.2 | $740,018 | $103,498 |
| Whitman-Hanson Regional High School | 111 | 1,093 | 18.2 | 15.0:1 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 544 | 524 | 60.0 | 89.9 | 74.0 | 90.5 | 7.4 | 97.9 | $491,108 | $102,045 |
| Norwood High School | 112 | 941 | 14.3 | 12.1:1 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 556 | 548 | 48.8 | 97.3 | 62.7 | 85.0 | 5.0 | 90.0 | $650,000 | $96,414 |
| Peabody Veterans Memorial High | 113 | 1,476 | 15.5 | 12.1:1 | 43 | 37 | 33 | 535 | 530 | 63.6 | 85.5 | 58.8 | 88.7 | 9.9 | 98.6 | $600,000 | $83,570 |
| East Bridgewater Junior-Senior High School | 114 | 904 | 19.5 | 12.9:1 | 59 | 42 | 54 | 554 | 529 | 47.2 | 96.3 | 70.3 | 92.0 | 4.0 | 96.0 | $490,000 | $110,842 |
| Boston Arts Academy | 115 | 494 | 14.9 | 10.6:1 | 62 | 21 | 22 | 481 | 466 | 11.6 | 94.6 | 59.6 | 64.9 | 35.1 | 100.0 | $577,500 | $81,744 |
| Rockland High School | 116 | 641 | 14.8 | 12.2:1 | 54 | 32 | 55 | 523 | 518 | 37.9 | 86.5 | 59.2 | 96.4 | 3.6 | 100.0 | $495,000 | $90,315 |
| Milford High School | 117 | 1,324 | 17.8 | 13.0:1 | 61 | 34 | 37 | 547 | 526 | 50.0 | 87.0 | 59.8 | 74.4 | 22.2 | 96.6 | $500,000 | $89,332 |
| Salem High School | 118 | 888 | 12.9 | 8.1:1 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 494 | 468 | 41.3 | 84.8 | 43.3 | 76.8 | 21.6 | 98.4 | $611,000 | $72,884 |
| Holbrook Middle-High School | 119 | 635 | 14.3 | 14.0:1 | 58 | 38 | 41 | 545 | 529 | 60.0 | 88.1 | 58.3 | 92.6 | 1.9 | 94.5 | $479,900 | $89,763 |
| Josiah Quincy Upper School | 120 | 530 | 19.8 | 13.2:1 | 30 | 38 | 8 | 462 | 447 | 6.7 [data from 2011, too old to use?] | 96.4 | 64.1 | 54.2 | 45.8 | 100.0 | $1,002,500 | $81,744 |
| Saugus High School | 121 | 713 | 14.7 | 15.5:1 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 539 | 513 | 37.1 | 87.6 | 65.2 | 93.4 | 4.9 | 98.3 | $620,000 | $93,737 |
| Revere High School | 122 | 2,084 | 18.8 | 13.3:1 | 50 | 39 | 44 | 517 | 524 | 52.8 | 83.3 | 55.6 | 81.1 | 16.5 | 97.6 | $587,250 | $73,041 |
| Haverhill High School | 123 | 1,944 | 17.2 | 13.8:1 | 39 | 35 | 37 | 559 | 548 | 59.4 | 84.9 | 56.1 | 89.6 | 6.1 | 95.7 | $500,000 | $75,130 |
| Fenway High School | 124 | 377 | 17.0 | 12.6:1 | 47 | 41 | 7 | 464 | 451 | 37.9 | 92.9 | 44.7 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 100.0 | $490,000 | $81,744 |
| Lowell High School | 125 | 3,167 | 19.6 | 13.9:1 | 44 | 32 | 35 | 520 | 532 | 50.5 | 80.4 | 56.4 | 74.9 | 24.6 | 99.5 | $450,000 | $64,489 |
| Malden High School | 126 | 1,856 | 22.0 | 14.0:1 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 503 | 520 | 65.6 | 87.7 | 47.8 | 78.3 | 20.2 | 98.5 | $628,000 | $77,119 |
| Randolph High School | 127 | 619 | 16.9 | 11.6:1 | 44 | 37 | 34 | 538 | 552 | 32.3 | 79.2 | 56.4 | 79.7 | 15.9 | 95.6 | $530,000 | $87,869 |
| Taunton High School | 128 | 2,760 | 20.6 | 16.6:1 | 41 | 33 | 40 | 518 | 505 | 42.0 | 95.0 | 64.2 | 93.7 | 4.9 | 98.6 | $463,750 | $66,787 |
| Another Course To College | 129 | 230 | 15.2 | 9.3:1 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 405 | 395 | 8.0 | 85.5 | 56.9 | 28.0 | 72.0 | 100.0 | $434,000 | $81,744 |
| New Mission High School | 130 | 614 | 16.3 | 12.9:1 | 44 | 30 | 22 | 428 | 436 | 9.8 | 93.7 | 68.1 | 85.0 | 15.0 | 100.0 | $434,000 | $81,744 |
| Brockton High School | 131 | 3,679 | 16.1 | 15.1:1 | 38 | 22 | 24 | 509 | 500 | 35.1 | 86.2 | 51.0 | 90.5 | 8.4 | 98.9 | $440,000 | $68,067 |
| TechBoston Academy | 132 | 871 | 12.7 | 11.1:1 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 404 | 398 | 18.2 | 90.3 | 52.5 | 63.9 | 34.9 | 98.8 | $559,500 | $81,744 |
| Mary Lyon Pilot High School | 133 | 116 | 13.8 | 8.0:1 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 468 | 453 | 10.9 | 87.8 | 46.9 | 81.8 | 13.6 | 95.4 | $520,000 | $81,744 |
| Everett High School | 134 | 2,231 | 22.2 | 13.2:1 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 495 | 474 | 42.7 | 82.1 | 44.4 | 95.6 | 4.4 | 100.0 | $599,000 | $71,510 |
| Boston Community Leadership Academy | 135 | 598 | 15.2 | 10.1:1 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 429 | 410 | 17.6 | 87.4 | 50.5 | 78.9 | 18.4 | 97.3 | $434,000 | $81,744 |
| East Boston High School | 136 | 1,276 | 16.3 | 12.2:1 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 428 | 426 | 10.8 | 93.6 | 25.5 | 97.0 | 3.0 | 100.0 | $614,000 | $81,744 |
| Excel High School | 137 | 434 | 13.4 | 10.3:1 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 425 | 463 | 21.2 | 74.1 | 38.3 | 96.0 | 4.0 | 100.0 | $825,000 | $81,744 |
| Brighton High School | 138 | 532 | 12.6 | 7.6:1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 425 | 422 | 13.6 | 68.3 | 30.2 | 75.5 | 24.5 | 100.0 | $520,000 | $81,744 |
| Classical High School | 139 | 1,818 | 19.9 | 17.7:1 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 513 | 507 | 31.3 | 85.2 | 39.3 | 90.7 | 8.5 | 99.2 | $510,000 | $63,922 |
| Lawrence High School | 140 | 3,084 | 17.3 | 12.9:1 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 426 | 423 | 24.8 | 88.8 | 45.7 | 80.1 | 16.1 | 96.2 | $450,000 | $47,542 |
| Dearborn STEM Academy | 141 | 541 | 19.2 | 11.1:1 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 479 | 457 | 6.7 | 89.9 | 50.9 | 91.3 | 4.3 | 95.6 | $490,000 | $81,744 |
| Lynn English High School | 142 | 2,176 | 20.3 | 17.6:1 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 536 | 520 | 33.1 | 79.5 | 37.4 | 98.5 | 0.8 | 99.3 | $510,000 | $63,922 |
| Jeremiah E. Burke High School | 143 | 420 | 12.1 | 11.1:1 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 411 | 409 | 5.3 | 72.7 | 26.3 | 86.8 | 13.2 | 100.0 | $559,500 | $81,744 |
| Charlestown High School | 144 | 792 | 13.8 | 9.7:1 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 407 | 426 | 10.7 | 63.2 | 35.4 | 92.9 | 6.0 | 98.9 | $842,000 | $81,744 |
| Snowden International School at Copley | 145 | 463 | 17.4 | 12.6:1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 435 | 432 | 6.5 | 80.2 | 48.5 | 95.3 | 2.3 | 97.6 | $1,334,500 | $81,744 |
| Boston International High School | 146 | 472 | 14.4 | 8.4:1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 410 | 434 | 4.5 | 52.4 | 35.6 | 92.0 | 8.0 | 100.0 | $796,500 | $81,744 |
| Chelsea High School | 147 | 1,611 | 23.7 | 12.6:1 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 474 | 472 | 41.0 | 76.3 | 29.6 | 91.8 | 4.5 | 96.3 | $580,000 | $64,782 |
| Community Academy of Science and Health | 148 | 347 | 12.9 | 9.3:1 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 415 | 403 | 12.5 | 63.4 | 35.2 | 92.1 | 5.3 | 97.4 | $559,500 | $81,744 |
| Madison Park Technical Vocational High School | 149 | 1,087 | 16.4 | 9.6:1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 415 | 392 | 6.8 | 80.4 | 26.3 | 96.4 | 2.9 | 99.3 | $490,000 | $81,744 |
| The English High School | 150 | 651 | 15.3 | 10.0:1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 398 | 386 | 12.3 | 81.0 | 29.5 | 78.5 | 16.9 | 95.4 | $705,000 | $81,744 |
Methodology: This chart ranks public high schools in towns or districts within, or partially within, I-495. To compile the list, we used the most recent data for each school available at presstime from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 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 a 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 2022; median household incomes, from the Census’s American Community Survey, are from 2017 to 2021 and reflect 2021 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 town. Neither of these data points factored into a school’s overall ranking. We considered it more desirable to have a smaller class size and a lower student-to-teacher ratio.
The Honor Roll
The report cards are in: Here are the top high schools in four different subjects.
Average Class Size
| SCHOOL | CLASS SIZE |
|---|---|
| Georgetown High School | 8 |
| Hull High School | 9.5 |
| Rockport High School | 11.2 |
| Ipswich High School | 11.7 |
| Manchester Essex Regional High School | 11.8 |
| Stoneham High School | 11.8 |
| Jeremiah E. Burke High School | 12.1 |
| Avon Middle High School | 12.3 |
| Wareham High School | 12.4 |
| Brighton High School | 12.6 |
Bang for Your Housing Buck*
| SCHOOL | Median Home Price | High School Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Regional High School | $625,000 | 18 |
| Boston Latin School | $577,500 | 25 |
| Foxborough High School | $605,000 | 38 |
| Littleton High School | $735,000 | 6 |
| Mansfield High School | $645,000 | 27 |
| Maynard High School | $530,000 | 45 |
| Middleborough High School | $485,000 | 85 |
| Millis High School | $598,000 | 24 |
| Nashoba Regional High School | $598,453 | 23 |
| Norton High School | $508,000 | 72 |
| Westborough High School | $705,000 | 7 |
*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 |
|---|---|
| Georgetown High School | 7.1:1 |
| Rockport High School | 7.6:1 |
| Brighton High School | 7.6:1 |
| Mary Lyon Pilot High School | 8:01 |
| Salem High School | 8.1:1 |
| Boston International High School | 8.4:1 |
| Cambridge Rindge and Latin School | 8.6:1 |
| Avon Middle High School | 9:01 |
| Another Course to College | 9.3:1 |
| Community Academy of Science and Health | 9.3:1 |
Percent of Teachers with Exemplary Rating
| SCHOOL | EXEMPLARY % |
|---|---|
| Another Course to College | 72 |
| Boston Latin School | 54.2 |
| Littleton High School | 54.1 |
| Manchester Essex Regional High School | 52.8 |
| King Philip Regional High School | 52.7 |
| Triton Regional High School | 52.2 |
| Middleborough High School | 50 |
| Josiah Quincy Upper School | 45.8 |
| Cambridge Rindge and Latin School | 39.3 |
| Millis High School | 39 |
Research by Anna Arriaga and Isabelle Durso
First published in the print edition of the September 2023 issue.