The Top 25 High Schools In Massachusetts For 2025-26: U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings on the best high schools in the country, and dozens in Massachusetts made the list.

The 2025-2026 Best High School Rankings, released Tuesday, includes specialized STEM and charter rankings alongside the traditional state, district and metro area categories.

Nearly 24,000 public high schools were evaluated, and nearly 18,000 were ranked.

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The top 25 public high schools in Massachusetts are:

1. Boston Latin School, Boston (Boston Public Schools)
2. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Hadley (Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter)
3. Lexington High School, Lexington (Lexington)
4. Sturgis Charter Public School, Hyannis (Sturgis Charter Public)
5. O'Bryant School Of Math & Science, Roxbury (Boston Public Schools)
6. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, Malden (Mystic Valley Regional Charter)
7. Pioneer Charter School of Science 2 (PCSS-2), Saugus (Pioneer Charter School of Science II)
8. Hopkinton High School, Hopkinton (Hopkinton High School)
9. Belmont High School, Belmont (Belmont)
10. Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett (Pioneer Charter School of Science)
11. Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, Dover (Dover-Sherborn)
12. Boston Latin Academy, Dorchester (Boston Public Schools)
13. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Acton (Acton-Boxborough)
14. Algonquin Regional High School, Northboro (Northboro-Southboro)
15. Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, Marlborough (Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School)
16. The Bromfield School, Harvard (Harvard)
17. Winchester High School, Winchester (Winchester)
18. Medfield Senior High School, Medfield (Medfield)
19. Westborough High School, Westborough (Westborough)
20. Wellesley High School, Wellesley (Wellesley Public Schools)
21. Cohasset High School, Cohasset (Cohasset)
22. Wayland High School, Wayland (Wayland)
23. Weston High School, Weston (Weston)
24. Newton South High School, Newton Centre (Newton)
25. Westwood High School, Westwood (Westwood)

The 2025-2026 Best High Schools national rankings identify top public schools based on six key performance indicators, including student achievement on state-required assessments, strong graduation rates, and college readiness measures.

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Schools are evaluated on how effectively they serve all students, including underserved populations, with college readiness specifically measured through student participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams.

The rankings consider curriculum breadth and overall student outcomes as well. U.S. News worked with RTI International, a global research firm, to implement the comprehensive ranking methodology, using the most current data from the 2022-2023 school year.

National Ranking - Top 10

1. BASIS Tucson North (Arizona)
2. Signature School (Indiana)
3. Central Magnet School (Tennessee)
4. Davidson Academy (Nevada)
5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Virgina)
6. Albuquerque Institute of Math and Science (New Mexico)
7. Hass Hall Bentonville (Arkansas)
8. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School (Pennsylvania)
9. The School for the Talented and Gifted (Texas)
10. Aiken Scholars Academy (South Carolina)

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