Arlington High School Top 50 In Boston Area: Boston Mag

ARLINGTON, MA — Arlington High School made the Top 50 in Boston Magazine's recent rankings of public high schools in the area. Using data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the team compiled a list of the best public schools that are within, or partially within, I-495.

Arlington finished 45th out of the 149 schools that were ranked. The rankings were determined by factors such as SAT scores, student-teacher ratios, graduation rates, according to the magazine.

Who's the best according to Boston Magazine? Acton-Boxborough Regional High School came in at number one. Here's how Arlington's neighboring communities ranked:

• Lexington High School: 4
• Belmont High School: 40
• Somerville High School: 99
• Medford High School: 74
• Winchester High School: 11

The entire list of 149 schools and methodology can be found here.