Top 100 MA Public High Schools Ranked By U.S. News

MASSACHUSETTS — Dozens of public high schools in Massachusetts were ranked among the 2023-24 Best High Schools, released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

Families can use the annual rankings to compare schools at the national, state and local levels on factors such as academic performance, graduation rates and college readiness, according to a news release. U.S. News reviewed 25,000 schools and ranked 17,680 of them.

Here are the top 20 public high schools in Massachusetts:

1. Boston Latin (No. 50 nationwide)
2. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Hadley (No. 57 nationwide)
3. The Bromfield School, Harvard (No. 154 nationwide)
4. Sturgis Charter School, Hyannis (No. 179 nationwide)
5. Dover-Sherborn Regional High School (No. 189 nationwide)
6. Lexington High School (No. 221 nationwide)
7. AMSA Charter School, Marlborough (No. 253 nationwide)
8. Belmont High School (No. 290 nationwide)
9. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (No. 338 nationwide)
10. Weston High School (No. 355 nationwide)
11. Mystic Valley Charter School, Malden (No. 402 nationwide)
12. Boston Latin Academy, Dorchester (No. 403 nationwide)
13. Hopkinton High School (No. 439 nationwide)
14. Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett (No. 472 nationwide)
15. Wellesley High School (No. 539 nationwide)
16. Medfield Senior High School (No. 545 nationwide)
17. John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science, Roxbury (No. 568 nationwide)
18. Pioneer Charter School of Science 2, Saugus (No. 606 nationwide)
19. Needham High School (No. 656 nationwide)
20. Westwood High School (No. 671 nationwide)

See the rankings of more Massachusetts high schools here.

In general, the highest-ranked schools had students who performed well on state assessments for math, reading and science, U.S. News said. They also performed strongly in meeting the needs of underserved students, including those who are Black, Hispanic or from low-income households. The schools had a breadth of curriculum offerings and high graduation rates, and their students performed well on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams.

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U.S. News said eleven of the top 20 ranked schools were charter or magnet schools.

In national rankings, the top five schools are, respectively: The Early College at Guilford, Greensboro, North Carolina; Signature School at Evansville, Indiana; The School for Advanced Studies in Miami; The Davidson Academy of Nevada at Reno; and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology at Alexandria, Virginia.