Natick High School Ranked Among Best In Massachusetts

NATICK, MA—Natick High School is one of the best high schools in Massachusetts, according to U.S. News, which on Wednesday released its "Best High Schools" rankings for 2018. The Boston Latin School was ranked the best in Massachusetts. The Bay State's high schools were ranked the best nationwide. California's schools were No. 2.

Natick was ranked No. 45 in Massachusetts. The school's enrollment is 1,624 and its student-teacher ratio is 15 to 1. On test scores, 94 percent of students were proficient in math and 98 percent were proficient in reading.

The 2018 best high school rankings were released on Wednesday and evaluate more 20,500 public high schools. U.S. News identified schools that best serve all students and assessed how prepared students are for college-level work. Schools are also recognized with gold, silver and bronze medals with gold indicating the greatest level of college readiness.

Twenty Massachusetts schools received a gold medal, including Weston, 71 received a silver medal and 22 schools received a bronze medal. Bronze medal schools are not ranked by U.S. News.

Massachusetts' performance was rated No. 1 overall by U.S. News. The state-by-state performance rating was based on which states have the highest the highest proportion of schools with gold and silver medals. Based on this metric, Massachusetts was the leading performer, followed by California and Maryland.

"Top-ranked schools succeed in three main areas: exceeding expectations on state proficiency tests, offering challenging coursework and graduating their students," Anita Narayan, a managing editor at U.S. News, said in a statement.

Find Massachusetts rankings here.

Alex Newman, Patch staff, contributed to this report.

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