The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston, Ranked for 2024

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About the 2024 list

This year’s rankings offer a statistical analysis of the top-performing high schools in the Greater Boston area. To ensure accuracy and consistency, it is compiled with the most recent data available at presstime 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, we’ve included 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.

Note: Scroll down and right to see all categories. To view the top 100 schools all at once, choose ‘Show 100 entries.’

Updated September 10, 2024: We incorrectly entered Burlington High School’s educator evaluation data for percent proficient; the correct percentage is 94.9%. Statistician George Recck re-calculated the list, and, as a result, several schools’ rankings have shifted. The updated standings are now reflected below.

Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston, Ranked for 2024

SCHOOL2024 RankEnrollmentAverage Class SizeStudent-to-Teacher Ratio2023 Rank10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) in English Language Arts10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) in Math10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) in Science & Technology/EngineeringAverage SAT Scores in Reading/WritingAverage SAT Scores in MathAdvanced Placement (%) Proficient Graduation Rate (%)Attending College (%)Educator Evaluations (%) ProficientEducator Evaluations (%) ExemplaryEducator Evaluations (%) CombinedMedian Home PriceMedian Income
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School164815.612.4:1386888664464794.998.781.935.764.3100$1,491,358$246,865
Weston High School266213.211.3:1188847565667286.695.582.259.638.297.8$2,222,500$250,000+
Manchester Essex Regional High School340011.710.3:1278716762259482.210074.056.543.5100$1,323,538$178,453
Wayland High School482015.411.2:1488858364365291.810083.6752398$1,060,000$208,750
Concord-Carlisle High School51,31615.310.6:1288580776516519197.492.4982100$1,517,273$198,265
Wellesley High School61,35815.211.9:11187908164564990.897.282.784.115.9100$1,915,000$250,000+
Littleton High School748713.813.1:1678737860759777.295.588.95050100$720,000$151,488
Hingham High School81,10013.712.1:11689837862060893.997.584.980.818.399.1$1,199,000$170,326
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School91,64918.113.3:158888876566809397.886.182.716.799.4$900,223$150,616
Lexington High School102,31818.011.4:11491949065967991.49984.898.7098.7$1,675,000$206,323
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School1144213.610.5:11588817761258983.794.478.967.231.198.3$847,251$155,571
Westborough High School121,20214.812.1:1788878562363887.996.282.380.718.599.2$852,500$133,145
The Bromfield School (Harvard, Mass.)1332514.510.6:1892818163962594.197.483.3971.598.5$964,500$189,647
Cohasset High School1440614.010.3:13590867661658679.798.392.091.88.2100$1,474,000$178,013
Bedford High School1586613.310.9:12086807263063788.99985.396.40.997.3$980,000$143,736
Newton South High School161,86113.711.6:11283868063865186.698.775.893.86.3100.1$1,750,000$176,373
Sharon High School171,13215.410.9:1218077816346529198.282.7934.497.4$775,000$181,545
Winchester High School181,37216.413.6:11088878264765687.797.185.182.115.497.5$1,467,500$208,531
Brookline High School192,17314.511.5:14185837864766193.296.374.494.92.897.7$2,425,000$130,600
Newton North High School202,11814.710.9:11981797862362482.296.477.584.915.1100$1,750,000$176,373
Algonquin Regional High School211,19413.910.9:11889878860861884.797.581.798.50.799.2$816,899$173,912
Westwood High School2287413.612.2:13181807859759787.998.889.179.415.594.9$1,162,500$192,887
Boston Latin School232,40123.118.4:12597989165365784.298.388.639.458.397.7$800,000$89,212
Masconomet Regional High School2497513.613.3:14680807458557487.497.186.6N/AN/AN/A$935,343$180,448
Ipswich High School2548211.710.0:13264676759757990.795.979.184.613.898.4$874,950$123,266
Norwell High School2659612.912.5:11382836160260079.999.390.193.86.2100$905,000$179,777
Hopkinton High School271,24118.214.5:15789888462163590.498.786.682.717.3100$942,500$191,439
Medfield High School2870516.612.4:13485838760260376.49990.087.412.6100$904,000$181,125
Needham High School291,62216.412.9:12284906562663289.899.587.498.8098.8$1,492,500$206,261
Westford Academy301,44418.113.3:11788828562263190.898.387.3955100$800,000$174,424
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School311,97914.59.1:12667615660758780.59466.16036.896.8$2,000,000$121,539
Duxbury High School3286217.210.7:15588868259757867.699.685.384.214.999.1$1,025,000$148,505
Foxborough High School3375714.711.6:13866696456456470.697.878.252.446.398.7$657,000$104,350
Natick High School341,74315.812.2:14480747661059688.497.183.387.611.398.9$900,000$133,605
Oliver Ames High School (Easton, Mass.)351,07617.012.4:15672746258056677.69685.355.443.699$672,500$117,418
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School361,46217.912.1:1980837762764094.998.981.995.9095.9$1,201,011$214,617
North Reading High School3761816.59.4:13083797758658080.397.277.8928100$825,000$141,442
Wilmington High School3861313.49.7:15076636658057668.297.47881.517.498.9$700,000$151,034
Nashoba Regional High School3984113.113.2:12383767459459177.69589.190.8898.8$832,855$142,959
Mansfield High School401,03514.011.0:12777766258257477.89679.885.114.9100$717,500$125,506
Andover High School411,68215.213.1:14273756561161681.197.188.488.6997.6$1,000,100$162,694
Lynnfield High School4257114.311.7:13380776657456772.310089.996.83.2100$1,100,000$160,931
Arlington High School431,60913.813.1:14880857462562078.197.674.598.6098.6$1,150,000$136,312
Maynard High School4429713.08.6:14559505360157375.990.978.986.713.3100$626,250$112,524
Holliston High School4580314.812.9:14073737161260174.796.581.184.813.998.7$683,500$149,614
Hanover High School4668415.011.7:13775686057755176.998.886.88416100$775,000$163,613
Newburyport High School4778516.011.5:14372717259659281.798.685.590.16.696.7$950,000$127,306
Marblehead High School4887414.510.4:14781787759257069.498.682.994.42.296.6$964,750$164,104
Rockport High School4922610.68.6:12969594158457448.495.279.386.713.3100$849,500$95,091
Ashland High School5087016.914.1:1367776725886049296.778.079.718.998.6$696,500$124,311
Milton High School511,09216.913.7:17179747958757183.49782.776.519.696.1$925,000$170,531
Millis High School5231712.311.4:12485695555954464.992.183.371.423.895.2$679,900$140,816
Franklin High School531,56915.113.4:15475728158557574.898.486.395.83.599.3$680,000$138,062
Walpole High School5494616.312.2:16869746757956586.894.480.37719.596.5$701,000$151,875
Hull High School552339.69.7:16469635158555173.293.759.486.111.197.2$670,000$128,022
Burlington High School561,00512.811.4:17773646358557565.698.277.114.53.417.9$800,000$133,936
Georgetown High School5728910.56.5:16355454755354385.996.375.684.61.986.5$750,000$147,156
Pentucket Regional High School5857413.811.8:16777615657756475.196.981.676.615.692.2$647,082$132,441
Canton High School5993115.013.2:16574627155855568.496.286.575.622.297.8$825,000$130,134
Apponequet Regional High School (Freetown-Lakeville)6068315.711.7:1707162545735578096.371.468.127.895.9$563,632$125,478
Triton Regional High School6156713.512.0:15859594657454564.591.873.56238100$736,012$129,353
Reading Memorial High School621,09715.012.8:15177775658758362.398.383.396.43.6100$850,000$154,662
Stoneham High School6358512.510.3:166776257542526549480.078.72098.7$740,000$112,935
Wakefield Memorial High School6484012.410.9:15967595757354951.898.577.491.58.5100$750,000$125,592
North Andover High School651,38015.513.2:1617164625855777498.779.494.85.2100$853,000$131,852
Amesbury High School6646512.59.9:173645761563541849275.996.6096.6$685,000$91,010
Marshfield High School671,14916.711.0:18077706357456373.796.175.188.98.997.8$742,500$118,750
Pembroke High School6871515.213.8:17575655657757765.29682.186.813.2100$577,500$140,052
Belmont High School691,46221.117.8:14987878264465692.597.278.398098$1,500,000$164,918
Watertown High School7076014.49.5:15361635156157473.786.466.48018.998.9$919,950$117,625
Braintree High School711,67716.315.3:17872736757357883.596.182.392.36.398.6$680,000$120,593
Medway High School7260715.414.3:16270686757656465.798.882.782.312.995.2$690,000$165,614
Scituate High School7374913.614.1:16074696157155268.496.381.084.510.795.2$865,000$127,173
Melrose High School7495916.213.2:1908065645965616297.381.481.812.193.9$867,500$126,305
Chelmsford High School751,41316.814.0:15278676458858772.396.582.098.50.899.3$635,000$134,291
Swampscott High School7666614.110.7:17658566360158569.693.776.491.5091.5$860,000$118,646
Tewksbury Memorial High School7771917.412.0:19172655658356866.895.972.792.37.7100$655,000$119,832
King Philip Regional High School (Wrentham)781,14216.113.9:1397261615845706695.684.893.84.298$663,560$146,959
North Quincy High School (Quincy)791,50817.316.0:1816972665705917495.679.583.815.399.1$663,000$90,668
Norton High School8068513.911.5:1726251525695507193.576.493.3497.3$560,000$112,284
Medford High School811,19112.89.6:17452404757855776.892.153.781.614.5#VALUE!$799,500$114,863
Dedham High School8273114.711.3:18464695355557263.693.872.485.38.894.1$689,500$118,877
Woburn Memorial High School831,22813.811.3:18858435456255056.991.266.477.222.8100$702,000$104,780
Plymouth South High School (Plymouth)841,00313.410.0:16961441653550961.996.764.370.527.998.4$612,500$107,067
Danvers High School8579814.210.4:19457405257254652.39574.293.54.397.8$670,000$116,636
Middleborough High School8682715.714.1:18554444955354155.794.660.954.445.6100$515,000$89,290
Silver Lake Regional High School871,02617.812.8:17966564755755167.196.271.482.416.799.1$603,885$110,960
Norwood High School8895113.312.1:111258464456855455.495.868.888.78.597.2$650,000$98,653
Somerville High School891,37311.610.9:18257404557756760.387.950.584.113.497.5$1,000,000$120,778
Hudson High School9080913.910.3:18353413855353650.988.268.879.818.298$600,000$103,086
Carver Middle/High School9171314.210.2:1965342295485295093.569.291.88.2100$575,000$69,629
Quincy High School (Quincy)921,47314.512.1:18755465056456358.491.763.996.53.5100$663,000$90,668
Plymouth North High School931,24715.312.5:19367462954051570.394.864.286.813.2100$612,500$107,067
Billerica Memorial High School941,82119.314.2:19560526755955154.693.880.284.615.4100$668,000$134,805
Framingham High School952,54516.413.0:110052504557257377.67758.759.134.994$645,000$94,909
Beverly High School961,25517.912.3:110758525655252163.294.467.192.37.7100$720,000$99,525
Avon Middle High School9740812.79.4:110174384754550747.895.564.177.15.782.8$515,000$125,000
Gloucester High School9880713.710.0:110245383155155652.884.957.479.21796.2$689,500$84,465
Boston Latin Academy991,69322.017.2:19290887155656752.397.779.870.119.589.6$800,000$89,212
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School1001,40816.515.8:1985757465615465794.877.184.911.396.2$586,175$108,690
Stoughton High School1011,09716.710.7:18653444856455753.690.662.0905.895.8$560,000$98,145
Weymouth High School1021,75115.312.6:110360435154752873.38957.985.610.195.7$605,000$95,879
John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science (Boston)1031,53822.916.0:19789815853455645.798.472.173.424.597.9$800,000$89,212
Abington High School10456115.611.7:19954404254952645.788.774.592.57.5100$535,000$120,535
Bellingham High School10574917.212.7:110456434355551744.294.373.087.512.5100$518,000$116,152
Wareham High School10658312.710.1:110547292157854320.58857.158.833.892.6$419,900$76,787
Whitman-Hanson Regional High School1071,03916.815.0:111160494955853760.592.675.090.57.497.9$503,122$107,402
Josiah Quincy Upper School (Boston)10853222.010.3:1120272824446441N/A96.965.62971100$800,000$89,212
Rockland High School10957714.912.2:111656505855151945.794.259.395.33.198.4$492,500$98,295
Holbrook Middle-High School11064015.513.3:11195741335295117391.773.187.95.293.1$492,500$96,920
East Bridgewater Junior-Senior High School11187719.012.3:111448363655051657.898.175.292496$525,000$122,693
Peabody Veterans Memorial High1121,42015.612.1:111343392755154465.186.960.9908.698.6$625,000$91,125
Mary Lyon Pilot High School11310212.56.6:113337220N/AN/A11.584.664.958.829.488.2$800,000$89,212
West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School11461919.115.0:18951374056854643.395.173.586.113.9100$538,500$120,414
Waltham High School1151,81616.210.2:111048403955053853.780.650.082.215.397.5$800,000$113,443
Boston Arts Academy11647314.49.2:11155733274944715.985.659.557.14097.1$800,000$89,212
Winthrop High School11759519.013.3:11066952325455522792.665.58015.695.6$683,500$98,901
Methuen High School1181,89818.612.6:110848353854753859.892.656.6934.897.8$540,000$93,681
Fenway High School (Boston)11937614.311.4:112424331446345751.485.754.962.537.5100$800,000$89,212
Salem High School12094814.38.1:111838282346646046.488.143.778.418.697$600,000$79,196
Saugus High School12172715.015.5:112156464553451343.388.462.293.84.698.4$610,000$96,064
Marlborough High School1221,01313.310.6:110937312551349650.185.345.485.411.496.8$575,000$94,199
Haverhill High School1231,99116.513.4:112341333555354255.982.257.084.111.895.9$527,500$81,989
Milford High School1241,29717.113.0:111756433755852850.77651.87521.896.8$535,000$92,843
New Mission High School (Boston)12566817.711.2:1130483794324361398.959.573.226.8100$800,000$89,212
Randolph High School12666417.311.6:112745312553752129.876.359.980.614.995.5$520,000$94,905
Malden High School1271,89419.016.0:112651404549551160.18450.278.918.397.2$665,000$90,295
Revere High School1282,09819.513.3:11224226365255164485.752.280.412.893.2$600,000$78,968
Taunton High School1292,69019.416.6:11284534335144894693.857.398.11.9100$470,000$72,782
Lowell High School1303,40219.414.5:11254229315325354675.353.282.915.298.1$475,000$73,008
Boston Community Leadership Academy13156913.78.3:1135239743042917.590.845.989.27.796.9$800,000$89,212
TechBoston Academy13287014.711.1:113228874174093387.741.862.734.397$800,000$89,212
Snowden International School at Copley (Boston)13344517.112.1:114540210431437N/A89.252.295.32.397.6$800,000$89,212
Another Course To College (Boston)13424015.210.0:1129381034064105.979.742.639.152.291.3$800,000$89,212
Jeremiah E. Burke High School (Boston)13539511.59.5:11432324183964025.98040.57521.996.9$800,000$89,212
Excel High School (Boston)13638713.49.2:11372326643145119.17836.190.57.197.6$800,000$89,212
Brighton High School (Boston)13758414.08.8:1138931744344827.164.732.768.329.397.6$800,000$89,212
Brockton High School1383,58616.717.5:113134172151348834.283.447.887.8996.8$467,500$74,016
Everett High School1392,28920.013.4:113435241949347742.977.943.192.85.598.3$615,000$77,796
East Boston High School1401,29315.912.1:113637291945645815.985.927.590.27.697.8$800,000$89,212
Classical High School (Lynn)1411,87820.314.5:113933181850650235.38149.187.5794.5$550,000$70,046
The English High School (Boston)14268215.611.0:11502716244063988.584.138.679.220.8100$800,000$89,212
Charlestown High School (Boston)14378913.38.5:1144341944124381459.731.794.93.898.7$800,000$89,212
Dearborn STEM Academy (Roxbury)14455317.810.2:114122155479457082.431.394.21.996.1$800,000$89,212
Lawrence High School1453,24620.113.6:114021161541841526.686.542.173.117.690.7$455,000$53,977
Lynn English High School1462,07220.315.1:114228151551748435.572.932.994.43.297.6$550,000$70,046
Boston International High School14748614.78.7:114666040640616.744.836.995.14.9100$800,000$89,212
Community Academy of Science and Health (Boston)14834113.410.7:114826151440639714.960.931.592.15.397.4$800,000$89,212
Chelsea High School1491,68024.614.5:114726201948747535.77633.9914.295.2$545,000$71,051
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School (Boston)1501,05815.78.8:114914544064043.278.122.496.51.898.3$800,000$89,212


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 2023; median household incomes, from the Census’s American Community Survey, are from 2018 to 2022 and reflect 2022 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
Top High Schools By Other Metrics

| Average class size | Student-to-Teacher Ratio | Bang for Your Housing Buck |

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Average Class Size

SchoolClass Size
Hull High School9.6
Georgetown High School10.5
Rockport High School10.6
Jeremiah E. Burke High School11.5
Somerville High School11.6
Ipswich High School11.7
Manchester Essex Regional High School11.7
Millis High School12.3
Wakefield Memorial High School12.4
Amesbury High School12.5
Mary Lyon Pilot High School12.5
Stoneham High School12.5

Student-to-Teacher Ratio

SchoolRatio
Georgetown High School6.5:1
Mary Lyon Pilot High School6.6:1
Salem High School8.1:1
Boston Community Leadership Academy8.3:1
Charlestown High School8.5:1
Maynard High School8.6:1
Rockport High School8.6:1
Boston International High School8.7:1
Brighton High School8.8:1
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School8.8:1

Bang for Your Housing Buck*

SchoolMedian Home PriceHigh School Rank
Apponequet Regional High School$563,632 59
Foxborough High School$657,000 33
Littleton High School$720,000 7
Maynard High School$626,250 47
Middleborough High School$515,000 85
Norton High School$560,000 79
Oliver Ames High School$672,500 35
Pembroke High School$577,500 67
Pentucket Regional High School$647,082 57
Sharon High School$775,000 17
Wareham High School$419,900 101
Wilmington High School$700,000 38

*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.

10th Graders Meeting or Exceeding Expectations on MCAS

English Language Arts

SchoolPercentage
Boston Latin School97
The Bromfield School92
Lexington High School91
Boston Latin Academy90
Cohasset High School90

Math

SchoolPercentage
Boston Latin School98
Lexington High School94
Needham High School90
Wellesley High School90
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School88
Boston Latin Academy88
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School88
Hopkinton High School88

Science & Technology/Engineering

SchoolPercentage
Boston Latin School91
Lexington High School90
Algonquin Regional High School88
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School87
Medfield High School87

Research by Eden Mor and Cheynie Singleton

First published in the print edition of the September 2024 issue.


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