The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston, Ranked for 2024
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
SCHOOL | 2024 Rank | Enrollment | Average Class Size | Student-to-Teacher Ratio | 2023 Rank | 10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) in English Language Arts | 10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) in Math | 10th Graders Scoring Proficient or Higher on MCAS (%) in Science & Technology/Engineering | Average SAT Scores in Reading/Writing | Average SAT Scores in Math | Advanced Placement (%) Proficient | Graduation Rate (%) | Attending College (%) | Educator Evaluations (%) Proficient | Educator Evaluations (%) Exemplary | Educator Evaluations (%) Combined | Median Home Price | Median Income |
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Dover-Sherborn Regional High School | 1 | 648 | 15.6 | 12.4:1 | 3 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 644 | 647 | 94.9 | 98.7 | 81.9 | 35.7 | 64.3 | 100 | $1,491,358 | $246,865 |
Weston High School | 2 | 662 | 13.2 | 11.3:1 | 1 | 88 | 84 | 75 | 656 | 672 | 86.6 | 95.5 | 82.2 | 59.6 | 38.2 | 97.8 | $2,222,500 | $250,000+ |
Manchester Essex Regional High School | 3 | 400 | 11.7 | 10.3:1 | 2 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 622 | 594 | 82.2 | 100 | 74.0 | 56.5 | 43.5 | 100 | $1,323,538 | $178,453 |
Wayland High School | 4 | 820 | 15.4 | 11.2:1 | 4 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 643 | 652 | 91.8 | 100 | 83.6 | 75 | 23 | 98 | $1,060,000 | $208,750 |
Concord-Carlisle High School | 5 | 1,316 | 15.3 | 10.6:1 | 28 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 651 | 651 | 91 | 97.4 | 92.4 | 98 | 2 | 100 | $1,517,273 | $198,265 |
Wellesley High School | 6 | 1,358 | 15.2 | 11.9:1 | 11 | 87 | 90 | 81 | 645 | 649 | 90.8 | 97.2 | 82.7 | 84.1 | 15.9 | 100 | $1,915,000 | $250,000+ |
Littleton High School | 7 | 487 | 13.8 | 13.1:1 | 6 | 78 | 73 | 78 | 607 | 597 | 77.2 | 95.5 | 88.9 | 50 | 50 | 100 | $720,000 | $151,488 |
Hingham High School | 8 | 1,100 | 13.7 | 12.1:1 | 16 | 89 | 83 | 78 | 620 | 608 | 93.9 | 97.5 | 84.9 | 80.8 | 18.3 | 99.1 | $1,199,000 | $170,326 |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | 9 | 1,649 | 18.1 | 13.3:1 | 5 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 656 | 680 | 93 | 97.8 | 86.1 | 82.7 | 16.7 | 99.4 | $900,223 | $150,616 |
Lexington High School | 10 | 2,318 | 18.0 | 11.4:1 | 14 | 91 | 94 | 90 | 659 | 679 | 91.4 | 99 | 84.8 | 98.7 | 0 | 98.7 | $1,675,000 | $206,323 |
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School | 11 | 442 | 13.6 | 10.5:1 | 15 | 88 | 81 | 77 | 612 | 589 | 83.7 | 94.4 | 78.9 | 67.2 | 31.1 | 98.3 | $847,251 | $155,571 |
Westborough High School | 12 | 1,202 | 14.8 | 12.1:1 | 7 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 623 | 638 | 87.9 | 96.2 | 82.3 | 80.7 | 18.5 | 99.2 | $852,500 | $133,145 |
The Bromfield School (Harvard, Mass.) | 13 | 325 | 14.5 | 10.6:1 | 8 | 92 | 81 | 81 | 639 | 625 | 94.1 | 97.4 | 83.3 | 97 | 1.5 | 98.5 | $964,500 | $189,647 |
Cohasset High School | 14 | 406 | 14.0 | 10.3:1 | 35 | 90 | 86 | 76 | 616 | 586 | 79.7 | 98.3 | 92.0 | 91.8 | 8.2 | 100 | $1,474,000 | $178,013 |
Bedford High School | 15 | 866 | 13.3 | 10.9:1 | 20 | 86 | 80 | 72 | 630 | 637 | 88.9 | 99 | 85.3 | 96.4 | 0.9 | 97.3 | $980,000 | $143,736 |
Newton South High School | 16 | 1,861 | 13.7 | 11.6:1 | 12 | 83 | 86 | 80 | 638 | 651 | 86.6 | 98.7 | 75.8 | 93.8 | 6.3 | 100.1 | $1,750,000 | $176,373 |
Sharon High School | 17 | 1,132 | 15.4 | 10.9:1 | 21 | 80 | 77 | 81 | 634 | 652 | 91 | 98.2 | 82.7 | 93 | 4.4 | 97.4 | $775,000 | $181,545 |
Winchester High School | 18 | 1,372 | 16.4 | 13.6:1 | 10 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 647 | 656 | 87.7 | 97.1 | 85.1 | 82.1 | 15.4 | 97.5 | $1,467,500 | $208,531 |
Brookline High School | 19 | 2,173 | 14.5 | 11.5:1 | 41 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 647 | 661 | 93.2 | 96.3 | 74.4 | 94.9 | 2.8 | 97.7 | $2,425,000 | $130,600 |
Newton North High School | 20 | 2,118 | 14.7 | 10.9:1 | 19 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 623 | 624 | 82.2 | 96.4 | 77.5 | 84.9 | 15.1 | 100 | $1,750,000 | $176,373 |
Algonquin Regional High School | 21 | 1,194 | 13.9 | 10.9:1 | 18 | 89 | 87 | 88 | 608 | 618 | 84.7 | 97.5 | 81.7 | 98.5 | 0.7 | 99.2 | $816,899 | $173,912 |
Westwood High School | 22 | 874 | 13.6 | 12.2:1 | 31 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 597 | 597 | 87.9 | 98.8 | 89.1 | 79.4 | 15.5 | 94.9 | $1,162,500 | $192,887 |
Boston Latin School | 23 | 2,401 | 23.1 | 18.4:1 | 25 | 97 | 98 | 91 | 653 | 657 | 84.2 | 98.3 | 88.6 | 39.4 | 58.3 | 97.7 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Masconomet Regional High School | 24 | 975 | 13.6 | 13.3:1 | 46 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 585 | 574 | 87.4 | 97.1 | 86.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | $935,343 | $180,448 |
Ipswich High School | 25 | 482 | 11.7 | 10.0:1 | 32 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 597 | 579 | 90.7 | 95.9 | 79.1 | 84.6 | 13.8 | 98.4 | $874,950 | $123,266 |
Norwell High School | 26 | 596 | 12.9 | 12.5:1 | 13 | 82 | 83 | 61 | 602 | 600 | 79.9 | 99.3 | 90.1 | 93.8 | 6.2 | 100 | $905,000 | $179,777 |
Hopkinton High School | 27 | 1,241 | 18.2 | 14.5:1 | 57 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 621 | 635 | 90.4 | 98.7 | 86.6 | 82.7 | 17.3 | 100 | $942,500 | $191,439 |
Medfield High School | 28 | 705 | 16.6 | 12.4:1 | 34 | 85 | 83 | 87 | 602 | 603 | 76.4 | 99 | 90.0 | 87.4 | 12.6 | 100 | $904,000 | $181,125 |
Needham High School | 29 | 1,622 | 16.4 | 12.9:1 | 22 | 84 | 90 | 65 | 626 | 632 | 89.8 | 99.5 | 87.4 | 98.8 | 0 | 98.8 | $1,492,500 | $206,261 |
Westford Academy | 30 | 1,444 | 18.1 | 13.3:1 | 17 | 88 | 82 | 85 | 622 | 631 | 90.8 | 98.3 | 87.3 | 95 | 5 | 100 | $800,000 | $174,424 |
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School | 31 | 1,979 | 14.5 | 9.1:1 | 26 | 67 | 61 | 56 | 607 | 587 | 80.5 | 94 | 66.1 | 60 | 36.8 | 96.8 | $2,000,000 | $121,539 |
Duxbury High School | 32 | 862 | 17.2 | 10.7:1 | 55 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 597 | 578 | 67.6 | 99.6 | 85.3 | 84.2 | 14.9 | 99.1 | $1,025,000 | $148,505 |
Foxborough High School | 33 | 757 | 14.7 | 11.6:1 | 38 | 66 | 69 | 64 | 564 | 564 | 70.6 | 97.8 | 78.2 | 52.4 | 46.3 | 98.7 | $657,000 | $104,350 |
Natick High School | 34 | 1,743 | 15.8 | 12.2:1 | 44 | 80 | 74 | 76 | 610 | 596 | 88.4 | 97.1 | 83.3 | 87.6 | 11.3 | 98.9 | $900,000 | $133,605 |
Oliver Ames High School (Easton, Mass.) | 35 | 1,076 | 17.0 | 12.4:1 | 56 | 72 | 74 | 62 | 580 | 566 | 77.6 | 96 | 85.3 | 55.4 | 43.6 | 99 | $672,500 | $117,418 |
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School | 36 | 1,462 | 17.9 | 12.1:1 | 9 | 80 | 83 | 77 | 627 | 640 | 94.9 | 98.9 | 81.9 | 95.9 | 0 | 95.9 | $1,201,011 | $214,617 |
North Reading High School | 37 | 618 | 16.5 | 9.4:1 | 30 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 586 | 580 | 80.3 | 97.2 | 77.8 | 92 | 8 | 100 | $825,000 | $141,442 |
Wilmington High School | 38 | 613 | 13.4 | 9.7:1 | 50 | 76 | 63 | 66 | 580 | 576 | 68.2 | 97.4 | 78 | 81.5 | 17.4 | 98.9 | $700,000 | $151,034 |
Nashoba Regional High School | 39 | 841 | 13.1 | 13.2:1 | 23 | 83 | 76 | 74 | 594 | 591 | 77.6 | 95 | 89.1 | 90.8 | 8 | 98.8 | $832,855 | $142,959 |
Mansfield High School | 40 | 1,035 | 14.0 | 11.0:1 | 27 | 77 | 76 | 62 | 582 | 574 | 77.8 | 96 | 79.8 | 85.1 | 14.9 | 100 | $717,500 | $125,506 |
Andover High School | 41 | 1,682 | 15.2 | 13.1:1 | 42 | 73 | 75 | 65 | 611 | 616 | 81.1 | 97.1 | 88.4 | 88.6 | 9 | 97.6 | $1,000,100 | $162,694 |
Lynnfield High School | 42 | 571 | 14.3 | 11.7:1 | 33 | 80 | 77 | 66 | 574 | 567 | 72.3 | 100 | 89.9 | 96.8 | 3.2 | 100 | $1,100,000 | $160,931 |
Arlington High School | 43 | 1,609 | 13.8 | 13.1:1 | 48 | 80 | 85 | 74 | 625 | 620 | 78.1 | 97.6 | 74.5 | 98.6 | 0 | 98.6 | $1,150,000 | $136,312 |
Maynard High School | 44 | 297 | 13.0 | 8.6:1 | 45 | 59 | 50 | 53 | 601 | 573 | 75.9 | 90.9 | 78.9 | 86.7 | 13.3 | 100 | $626,250 | $112,524 |
Holliston High School | 45 | 803 | 14.8 | 12.9:1 | 40 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 612 | 601 | 74.7 | 96.5 | 81.1 | 84.8 | 13.9 | 98.7 | $683,500 | $149,614 |
Hanover High School | 46 | 684 | 15.0 | 11.7:1 | 37 | 75 | 68 | 60 | 577 | 551 | 76.9 | 98.8 | 86.8 | 84 | 16 | 100 | $775,000 | $163,613 |
Newburyport High School | 47 | 785 | 16.0 | 11.5:1 | 43 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 596 | 592 | 81.7 | 98.6 | 85.5 | 90.1 | 6.6 | 96.7 | $950,000 | $127,306 |
Marblehead High School | 48 | 874 | 14.5 | 10.4:1 | 47 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 592 | 570 | 69.4 | 98.6 | 82.9 | 94.4 | 2.2 | 96.6 | $964,750 | $164,104 |
Rockport High School | 49 | 226 | 10.6 | 8.6:1 | 29 | 69 | 59 | 41 | 584 | 574 | 48.4 | 95.2 | 79.3 | 86.7 | 13.3 | 100 | $849,500 | $95,091 |
Ashland High School | 50 | 870 | 16.9 | 14.1:1 | 36 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 588 | 604 | 92 | 96.7 | 78.0 | 79.7 | 18.9 | 98.6 | $696,500 | $124,311 |
Milton High School | 51 | 1,092 | 16.9 | 13.7:1 | 71 | 79 | 74 | 79 | 587 | 571 | 83.4 | 97 | 82.7 | 76.5 | 19.6 | 96.1 | $925,000 | $170,531 |
Millis High School | 52 | 317 | 12.3 | 11.4:1 | 24 | 85 | 69 | 55 | 559 | 544 | 64.9 | 92.1 | 83.3 | 71.4 | 23.8 | 95.2 | $679,900 | $140,816 |
Franklin High School | 53 | 1,569 | 15.1 | 13.4:1 | 54 | 75 | 72 | 81 | 585 | 575 | 74.8 | 98.4 | 86.3 | 95.8 | 3.5 | 99.3 | $680,000 | $138,062 |
Walpole High School | 54 | 946 | 16.3 | 12.2:1 | 68 | 69 | 74 | 67 | 579 | 565 | 86.8 | 94.4 | 80.3 | 77 | 19.5 | 96.5 | $701,000 | $151,875 |
Hull High School | 55 | 233 | 9.6 | 9.7:1 | 64 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 585 | 551 | 73.2 | 93.7 | 59.4 | 86.1 | 11.1 | 97.2 | $670,000 | $128,022 |
Burlington High School | 56 | 1,005 | 12.8 | 11.4:1 | 77 | 73 | 64 | 63 | 585 | 575 | 65.6 | 98.2 | 77.1 | 94.9 | 3.4 | 98.3 | $800,000 | $133,936 |
Georgetown High School | 57 | 289 | 10.5 | 6.5:1 | 63 | 55 | 45 | 47 | 553 | 543 | 85.9 | 96.3 | 75.6 | 84.6 | 1.9 | 86.5 | $750,000 | $147,156 |
Pentucket Regional High School | 58 | 574 | 13.8 | 11.8:1 | 67 | 77 | 61 | 56 | 577 | 564 | 75.1 | 96.9 | 81.6 | 76.6 | 15.6 | 92.2 | $647,082 | $132,441 |
Canton High School | 59 | 931 | 15.0 | 13.2:1 | 65 | 74 | 62 | 71 | 558 | 555 | 68.4 | 96.2 | 86.5 | 75.6 | 22.2 | 97.8 | $825,000 | $130,134 |
Apponequet Regional High School (Freetown-Lakeville) | 60 | 683 | 15.7 | 11.7:1 | 70 | 71 | 62 | 54 | 573 | 557 | 80 | 96.3 | 71.4 | 68.1 | 27.8 | 95.9 | $563,632 | $125,478 |
Triton Regional High School | 61 | 567 | 13.5 | 12.0:1 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 46 | 574 | 545 | 64.5 | 91.8 | 73.5 | 62 | 38 | 100 | $736,012 | $129,353 |
Reading Memorial High School | 62 | 1,097 | 15.0 | 12.8:1 | 51 | 77 | 77 | 56 | 587 | 583 | 62.3 | 98.3 | 83.3 | 96.4 | 3.6 | 100 | $850,000 | $154,662 |
Stoneham High School | 63 | 585 | 12.5 | 10.3:1 | 66 | 77 | 62 | 57 | 542 | 526 | 54 | 94 | 80.0 | 78.7 | 20 | 98.7 | $740,000 | $112,935 |
Wakefield Memorial High School | 64 | 840 | 12.4 | 10.9:1 | 59 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 573 | 549 | 51.8 | 98.5 | 77.4 | 91.5 | 8.5 | 100 | $750,000 | $125,592 |
North Andover High School | 65 | 1,380 | 15.5 | 13.2:1 | 61 | 71 | 64 | 62 | 585 | 577 | 74 | 98.7 | 79.4 | 94.8 | 5.2 | 100 | $853,000 | $131,852 |
Amesbury High School | 66 | 465 | 12.5 | 9.9:1 | 73 | 64 | 57 | 61 | 563 | 541 | 84 | 92 | 75.9 | 96.6 | 0 | 96.6 | $685,000 | $91,010 |
Marshfield High School | 67 | 1,149 | 16.7 | 11.0:1 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 63 | 574 | 563 | 73.7 | 96.1 | 75.1 | 88.9 | 8.9 | 97.8 | $742,500 | $118,750 |
Pembroke High School | 68 | 715 | 15.2 | 13.8:1 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 56 | 577 | 577 | 65.2 | 96 | 82.1 | 86.8 | 13.2 | 100 | $577,500 | $140,052 |
Belmont High School | 69 | 1,462 | 21.1 | 17.8:1 | 49 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 644 | 656 | 92.5 | 97.2 | 78.3 | 98 | 0 | 98 | $1,500,000 | $164,918 |
Watertown High School | 70 | 760 | 14.4 | 9.5:1 | 53 | 61 | 63 | 51 | 561 | 574 | 73.7 | 86.4 | 66.4 | 80 | 18.9 | 98.9 | $919,950 | $117,625 |
Braintree High School | 71 | 1,677 | 16.3 | 15.3:1 | 78 | 72 | 73 | 67 | 573 | 578 | 83.5 | 96.1 | 82.3 | 92.3 | 6.3 | 98.6 | $680,000 | $120,593 |
Medway High School | 72 | 607 | 15.4 | 14.3:1 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 576 | 564 | 65.7 | 98.8 | 82.7 | 82.3 | 12.9 | 95.2 | $690,000 | $165,614 |
Scituate High School | 73 | 749 | 13.6 | 14.1:1 | 60 | 74 | 69 | 61 | 571 | 552 | 68.4 | 96.3 | 81.0 | 84.5 | 10.7 | 95.2 | $865,000 | $127,173 |
Melrose High School | 74 | 959 | 16.2 | 13.2:1 | 90 | 80 | 65 | 64 | 596 | 561 | 62 | 97.3 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 12.1 | 93.9 | $867,500 | $126,305 |
Chelmsford High School | 75 | 1,413 | 16.8 | 14.0:1 | 52 | 78 | 67 | 64 | 588 | 587 | 72.3 | 96.5 | 82.0 | 98.5 | 0.8 | 99.3 | $635,000 | $134,291 |
Swampscott High School | 76 | 666 | 14.1 | 10.7:1 | 76 | 58 | 56 | 63 | 601 | 585 | 69.6 | 93.7 | 76.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 91.5 | $860,000 | $118,646 |
Tewksbury Memorial High School | 77 | 719 | 17.4 | 12.0:1 | 91 | 72 | 65 | 56 | 583 | 568 | 66.8 | 95.9 | 72.7 | 92.3 | 7.7 | 100 | $655,000 | $119,832 |
King Philip Regional High School (Wrentham) | 78 | 1,142 | 16.1 | 13.9:1 | 39 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 584 | 570 | 66 | 95.6 | 84.8 | 93.8 | 4.2 | 98 | $663,560 | $146,959 |
North Quincy High School (Quincy) | 79 | 1,508 | 17.3 | 16.0:1 | 81 | 69 | 72 | 66 | 570 | 591 | 74 | 95.6 | 79.5 | 83.8 | 15.3 | 99.1 | $663,000 | $90,668 |
Norton High School | 80 | 685 | 13.9 | 11.5:1 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 52 | 569 | 550 | 71 | 93.5 | 76.4 | 93.3 | 4 | 97.3 | $560,000 | $112,284 |
Medford High School | 81 | 1,191 | 12.8 | 9.6:1 | 74 | 52 | 40 | 47 | 578 | 557 | 76.8 | 92.1 | 53.7 | 81.6 | 14.5 | #VALUE! | $799,500 | $114,863 |
Dedham High School | 82 | 731 | 14.7 | 11.3:1 | 84 | 64 | 69 | 53 | 555 | 572 | 63.6 | 93.8 | 72.4 | 85.3 | 8.8 | 94.1 | $689,500 | $118,877 |
Woburn Memorial High School | 83 | 1,228 | 13.8 | 11.3:1 | 88 | 58 | 43 | 54 | 562 | 550 | 56.9 | 91.2 | 66.4 | 77.2 | 22.8 | 100 | $702,000 | $104,780 |
Plymouth South High School (Plymouth) | 84 | 1,003 | 13.4 | 10.0:1 | 69 | 61 | 44 | 16 | 535 | 509 | 61.9 | 96.7 | 64.3 | 70.5 | 27.9 | 98.4 | $612,500 | $107,067 |
Danvers High School | 85 | 798 | 14.2 | 10.4:1 | 94 | 57 | 40 | 52 | 572 | 546 | 52.3 | 95 | 74.2 | 93.5 | 4.3 | 97.8 | $670,000 | $116,636 |
Middleborough High School | 86 | 827 | 15.7 | 14.1:1 | 85 | 54 | 44 | 49 | 553 | 541 | 55.7 | 94.6 | 60.9 | 54.4 | 45.6 | 100 | $515,000 | $89,290 |
Silver Lake Regional High School | 87 | 1,026 | 17.8 | 12.8:1 | 79 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 557 | 551 | 67.1 | 96.2 | 71.4 | 82.4 | 16.7 | 99.1 | $603,885 | $110,960 |
Norwood High School | 88 | 951 | 13.3 | 12.1:1 | 112 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 568 | 554 | 55.4 | 95.8 | 68.8 | 88.7 | 8.5 | 97.2 | $650,000 | $98,653 |
Somerville High School | 89 | 1,373 | 11.6 | 10.9:1 | 82 | 57 | 40 | 45 | 577 | 567 | 60.3 | 87.9 | 50.5 | 84.1 | 13.4 | 97.5 | $1,000,000 | $120,778 |
Hudson High School | 90 | 809 | 13.9 | 10.3:1 | 83 | 53 | 41 | 38 | 553 | 536 | 50.9 | 88.2 | 68.8 | 79.8 | 18.2 | 98 | $600,000 | $103,086 |
Carver Middle/High School | 91 | 713 | 14.2 | 10.2:1 | 96 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 548 | 529 | 50 | 93.5 | 69.2 | 91.8 | 8.2 | 100 | $575,000 | $69,629 |
Quincy High School (Quincy) | 92 | 1,473 | 14.5 | 12.1:1 | 87 | 55 | 46 | 50 | 564 | 563 | 58.4 | 91.7 | 63.9 | 96.5 | 3.5 | 100 | $663,000 | $90,668 |
Plymouth North High School | 93 | 1,247 | 15.3 | 12.5:1 | 93 | 67 | 46 | 29 | 540 | 515 | 70.3 | 94.8 | 64.2 | 86.8 | 13.2 | 100 | $612,500 | $107,067 |
Billerica Memorial High School | 94 | 1,821 | 19.3 | 14.2:1 | 95 | 60 | 52 | 67 | 559 | 551 | 54.6 | 93.8 | 80.2 | 84.6 | 15.4 | 100 | $668,000 | $134,805 |
Framingham High School | 95 | 2,545 | 16.4 | 13.0:1 | 100 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 572 | 573 | 77.6 | 77 | 58.7 | 59.1 | 34.9 | 94 | $645,000 | $94,909 |
Beverly High School | 96 | 1,255 | 17.9 | 12.3:1 | 107 | 58 | 52 | 56 | 552 | 521 | 63.2 | 94.4 | 67.1 | 92.3 | 7.7 | 100 | $720,000 | $99,525 |
Avon Middle High School | 97 | 408 | 12.7 | 9.4:1 | 101 | 74 | 38 | 47 | 545 | 507 | 47.8 | 95.5 | 64.1 | 77.1 | 5.7 | 82.8 | $515,000 | $125,000 |
Gloucester High School | 98 | 807 | 13.7 | 10.0:1 | 102 | 45 | 38 | 31 | 551 | 556 | 52.8 | 84.9 | 57.4 | 79.2 | 17 | 96.2 | $689,500 | $84,465 |
Boston Latin Academy | 99 | 1,693 | 22.0 | 17.2:1 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 71 | 556 | 567 | 52.3 | 97.7 | 79.8 | 70.1 | 19.5 | 89.6 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School | 100 | 1,408 | 16.5 | 15.8:1 | 98 | 57 | 57 | 46 | 561 | 546 | 57 | 94.8 | 77.1 | 84.9 | 11.3 | 96.2 | $586,175 | $108,690 |
Stoughton High School | 101 | 1,097 | 16.7 | 10.7:1 | 86 | 53 | 44 | 48 | 564 | 557 | 53.6 | 90.6 | 62.0 | 90 | 5.8 | 95.8 | $560,000 | $98,145 |
Weymouth High School | 102 | 1,751 | 15.3 | 12.6:1 | 103 | 60 | 43 | 51 | 547 | 528 | 73.3 | 89 | 57.9 | 85.6 | 10.1 | 95.7 | $605,000 | $95,879 |
John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science (Boston) | 103 | 1,538 | 22.9 | 16.0:1 | 97 | 89 | 81 | 58 | 534 | 556 | 45.7 | 98.4 | 72.1 | 73.4 | 24.5 | 97.9 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Abington High School | 104 | 561 | 15.6 | 11.7:1 | 99 | 54 | 40 | 42 | 549 | 526 | 45.7 | 88.7 | 74.5 | 92.5 | 7.5 | 100 | $535,000 | $120,535 |
Bellingham High School | 105 | 749 | 17.2 | 12.7:1 | 104 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 555 | 517 | 44.2 | 94.3 | 73.0 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 100 | $518,000 | $116,152 |
Wareham High School | 106 | 583 | 12.7 | 10.1:1 | 105 | 47 | 29 | 21 | 578 | 543 | 20.5 | 88 | 57.1 | 58.8 | 33.8 | 92.6 | $419,900 | $76,787 |
Whitman-Hanson Regional High School | 107 | 1,039 | 16.8 | 15.0:1 | 111 | 60 | 49 | 49 | 558 | 537 | 60.5 | 92.6 | 75.0 | 90.5 | 7.4 | 97.9 | $503,122 | $107,402 |
Josiah Quincy Upper School (Boston) | 108 | 532 | 22.0 | 10.3:1 | 120 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 446 | 441 | N/A | 96.9 | 65.6 | 29 | 71 | 100 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Rockland High School | 109 | 577 | 14.9 | 12.2:1 | 116 | 56 | 50 | 58 | 551 | 519 | 45.7 | 94.2 | 59.3 | 95.3 | 3.1 | 98.4 | $492,500 | $98,295 |
Holbrook Middle-High School | 110 | 640 | 15.5 | 13.3:1 | 119 | 57 | 41 | 33 | 529 | 511 | 73 | 91.7 | 73.1 | 87.9 | 5.2 | 93.1 | $492,500 | $96,920 |
East Bridgewater Junior-Senior High School | 111 | 877 | 19.0 | 12.3:1 | 114 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 550 | 516 | 57.8 | 98.1 | 75.2 | 92 | 4 | 96 | $525,000 | $122,693 |
Peabody Veterans Memorial High | 112 | 1,420 | 15.6 | 12.1:1 | 113 | 43 | 39 | 27 | 551 | 544 | 65.1 | 86.9 | 60.9 | 90 | 8.6 | 98.6 | $625,000 | $91,125 |
Mary Lyon Pilot High School | 113 | 102 | 12.5 | 6.6:1 | 133 | 37 | 22 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 11.5 | 84.6 | 64.9 | 58.8 | 29.4 | 88.2 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School | 114 | 619 | 19.1 | 15.0:1 | 89 | 51 | 37 | 40 | 568 | 546 | 43.3 | 95.1 | 73.5 | 86.1 | 13.9 | 100 | $538,500 | $120,414 |
Waltham High School | 115 | 1,816 | 16.2 | 10.2:1 | 110 | 48 | 40 | 39 | 550 | 538 | 53.7 | 80.6 | 50.0 | 82.2 | 15.3 | 97.5 | $800,000 | $113,443 |
Boston Arts Academy | 116 | 473 | 14.4 | 9.2:1 | 115 | 57 | 33 | 27 | 494 | 471 | 5.9 | 85.6 | 59.5 | 57.1 | 40 | 97.1 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Winthrop High School | 117 | 595 | 19.0 | 13.3:1 | 106 | 69 | 52 | 32 | 545 | 552 | 27 | 92.6 | 65.5 | 80 | 15.6 | 95.6 | $683,500 | $98,901 |
Methuen High School | 118 | 1,898 | 18.6 | 12.6:1 | 108 | 48 | 35 | 38 | 547 | 538 | 59.8 | 92.6 | 56.6 | 93 | 4.8 | 97.8 | $540,000 | $93,681 |
Fenway High School (Boston) | 119 | 376 | 14.3 | 11.4:1 | 124 | 24 | 33 | 14 | 463 | 457 | 51.4 | 85.7 | 54.9 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 100 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Salem High School | 120 | 948 | 14.3 | 8.1:1 | 118 | 38 | 28 | 23 | 466 | 460 | 46.4 | 88.1 | 43.7 | 78.4 | 18.6 | 97 | $600,000 | $79,196 |
Saugus High School | 121 | 727 | 15.0 | 15.5:1 | 121 | 56 | 46 | 45 | 534 | 513 | 43.3 | 88.4 | 62.2 | 93.8 | 4.6 | 98.4 | $610,000 | $96,064 |
Marlborough High School | 122 | 1,013 | 13.3 | 10.6:1 | 109 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 513 | 496 | 50.1 | 85.3 | 45.4 | 85.4 | 11.4 | 96.8 | $575,000 | $94,199 |
Haverhill High School | 123 | 1,991 | 16.5 | 13.4:1 | 123 | 41 | 33 | 35 | 553 | 542 | 55.9 | 82.2 | 57.0 | 84.1 | 11.8 | 95.9 | $527,500 | $81,989 |
Milford High School | 124 | 1,297 | 17.1 | 13.0:1 | 117 | 56 | 43 | 37 | 558 | 528 | 50.7 | 76 | 51.8 | 75 | 21.8 | 96.8 | $535,000 | $92,843 |
New Mission High School (Boston) | 125 | 668 | 17.7 | 11.2:1 | 130 | 48 | 37 | 9 | 432 | 436 | 13 | 98.9 | 59.5 | 73.2 | 26.8 | 100 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Randolph High School | 126 | 664 | 17.3 | 11.6:1 | 127 | 45 | 31 | 25 | 537 | 521 | 29.8 | 76.3 | 59.9 | 80.6 | 14.9 | 95.5 | $520,000 | $94,905 |
Malden High School | 127 | 1,894 | 19.0 | 16.0:1 | 126 | 51 | 40 | 45 | 495 | 511 | 60.1 | 84 | 50.2 | 78.9 | 18.3 | 97.2 | $665,000 | $90,295 |
Revere High School | 128 | 2,098 | 19.5 | 13.3:1 | 122 | 42 | 26 | 36 | 525 | 516 | 44 | 85.7 | 52.2 | 80.4 | 12.8 | 93.2 | $600,000 | $78,968 |
Taunton High School | 129 | 2,690 | 19.4 | 16.6:1 | 128 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 514 | 489 | 46 | 93.8 | 57.3 | 98.1 | 1.9 | 100 | $470,000 | $72,782 |
Lowell High School | 130 | 3,402 | 19.4 | 14.5:1 | 125 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 532 | 535 | 46 | 75.3 | 53.2 | 82.9 | 15.2 | 98.1 | $475,000 | $73,008 |
Boston Community Leadership Academy | 131 | 569 | 13.7 | 8.3:1 | 135 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 430 | 429 | 17.5 | 90.8 | 45.9 | 89.2 | 7.7 | 96.9 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
TechBoston Academy | 132 | 870 | 14.7 | 11.1:1 | 132 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 417 | 409 | 33 | 87.7 | 41.8 | 62.7 | 34.3 | 97 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Snowden International School at Copley (Boston) | 133 | 445 | 17.1 | 12.1:1 | 145 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 431 | 437 | N/A | 89.2 | 52.2 | 95.3 | 2.3 | 97.6 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Another Course To College (Boston) | 134 | 240 | 15.2 | 10.0:1 | 129 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 406 | 410 | 5.9 | 79.7 | 42.6 | 39.1 | 52.2 | 91.3 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Jeremiah E. Burke High School (Boston) | 135 | 395 | 11.5 | 9.5:1 | 143 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 396 | 402 | 5.9 | 80 | 40.5 | 75 | 21.9 | 96.9 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Excel High School (Boston) | 136 | 387 | 13.4 | 9.2:1 | 137 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 431 | 451 | 19.1 | 78 | 36.1 | 90.5 | 7.1 | 97.6 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Brighton High School (Boston) | 137 | 584 | 14.0 | 8.8:1 | 138 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 443 | 448 | 27.1 | 64.7 | 32.7 | 68.3 | 29.3 | 97.6 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Brockton High School | 138 | 3,586 | 16.7 | 17.5:1 | 131 | 34 | 17 | 21 | 513 | 488 | 34.2 | 83.4 | 47.8 | 87.8 | 9 | 96.8 | $467,500 | $74,016 |
Everett High School | 139 | 2,289 | 20.0 | 13.4:1 | 134 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 493 | 477 | 42.9 | 77.9 | 43.1 | 92.8 | 5.5 | 98.3 | $615,000 | $77,796 |
East Boston High School | 140 | 1,293 | 15.9 | 12.1:1 | 136 | 37 | 29 | 19 | 456 | 458 | 15.9 | 85.9 | 27.5 | 90.2 | 7.6 | 97.8 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Classical High School (Lynn) | 141 | 1,878 | 20.3 | 14.5:1 | 139 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 506 | 502 | 35.3 | 81 | 49.1 | 87.5 | 7 | 94.5 | $550,000 | $70,046 |
The English High School (Boston) | 142 | 682 | 15.6 | 11.0:1 | 150 | 27 | 16 | 24 | 406 | 398 | 8.5 | 84.1 | 38.6 | 79.2 | 20.8 | 100 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Charlestown High School (Boston) | 143 | 789 | 13.3 | 8.5:1 | 144 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 412 | 438 | 14 | 59.7 | 31.7 | 94.9 | 3.8 | 98.7 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Dearborn STEM Academy (Roxbury) | 144 | 553 | 17.8 | 10.2:1 | 141 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 479 | 457 | 0 | 82.4 | 31.3 | 94.2 | 1.9 | 96.1 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Lawrence High School | 145 | 3,246 | 20.1 | 13.6:1 | 140 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 418 | 415 | 26.6 | 86.5 | 42.1 | 73.1 | 17.6 | 90.7 | $455,000 | $53,977 |
Lynn English High School | 146 | 2,072 | 20.3 | 15.1:1 | 142 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 517 | 484 | 35.5 | 72.9 | 32.9 | 94.4 | 3.2 | 97.6 | $550,000 | $70,046 |
Boston International High School | 147 | 486 | 14.7 | 8.7:1 | 146 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 406 | 406 | 16.7 | 44.8 | 36.9 | 95.1 | 4.9 | 100 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Community Academy of Science and Health (Boston) | 148 | 341 | 13.4 | 10.7:1 | 148 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 406 | 397 | 14.9 | 60.9 | 31.5 | 92.1 | 5.3 | 97.4 | $800,000 | $89,212 |
Chelsea High School | 149 | 1,680 | 24.6 | 14.5:1 | 147 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 487 | 475 | 35.7 | 76 | 33.9 | 91 | 4.2 | 95.2 | $545,000 | $71,051 |
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School (Boston) | 150 | 1,058 | 15.7 | 8.8:1 | 149 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 406 | 404 | 3.2 | 78.1 | 22.4 | 96.5 | 1.8 | 98.3 | $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
School | Class Size |
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Hull High School | 9.6 |
Georgetown High School | 10.5 |
Rockport High School | 10.6 |
Jeremiah E. Burke High School | 11.5 |
Somerville High School | 11.6 |
Ipswich High School | 11.7 |
Manchester Essex Regional High School | 11.7 |
Millis High School | 12.3 |
Wakefield Memorial High School | 12.4 |
Amesbury High School | 12.5 |
Mary Lyon Pilot High School | 12.5 |
Stoneham High School | 12.5 |
Student-to-Teacher Ratio
School | Ratio |
---|---|
Georgetown High School | 6.5:1 |
Mary Lyon Pilot High School | 6.6:1 |
Salem High School | 8.1:1 |
Boston Community Leadership Academy | 8.3:1 |
Charlestown High School | 8.5:1 |
Maynard High School | 8.6:1 |
Rockport High School | 8.6:1 |
Boston International High School | 8.7:1 |
Brighton High School | 8.8:1 |
Madison Park Technical Vocational High School | 8.8:1 |
Bang for Your Housing Buck*
School | Median Home Price | High 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
School | Percentage | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Latin School | 97 | |||
The Bromfield School | 92 | |||
Lexington High School | 91 | |||
Boston Latin Academy | 90 | |||
Cohasset High School | 90 |
Math
School | Percentage |
---|---|
Boston Latin School | 98 |
Lexington High School | 94 |
Needham High School | 90 |
Wellesley High School | 90 |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | 88 |
Boston Latin Academy | 88 |
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School | 88 |
Hopkinton High School | 88 |
Science & Technology/Engineering
School | Percentage |
---|---|
Boston Latin School | 91 |
Lexington High School | 90 |
Algonquin Regional High School | 88 |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | 87 |
Medfield High School | 87 |
Research by Eden Mor and Cheynie Singleton
First published in the print edition of the September 2024 issue.
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Previously
- 2023: The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston
- 2022: The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston
- 2021: The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston
- 2020: The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston
- 2019: The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston
- 2018: The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston