Swampscott Schools Among Top 100 in the State

By PATRICK LUCE (Patch Staff)

Do you think your school district is the best?

Niche.com, a national research group started by Carnegie Mellon University, recently released its 2015 list of school districts throughout the nation as well as the Commonwealth.

In addition to naming the overall best school districts, Niche.com also ranked schools with the best extracurriculars, facilities, food, outcomes, sports and more.

Unfortunately, Swampscott did not make the list of the top 50 school districts in the state, but it did come in at No. 71, according to the study.

Niche ranked more than 2,200 public and private school districts based on dozens of statistics and opinions from 235,000 students and parents across the country. View the full methodology here.

Here is a look at the Commonwealth’s top 10 school districts as ranked by Niche.com

1. Lexington Public Schools
2. Westwood Public Schools
3. Westford Public Schools
4. Weston Public Schools
5. Dover-Sherborn Regional School District
6. Brookline Public Schools
7. Wayland Public Schools
8. Acton-Boxborough Regional School District
9. Newton Public Schools
10. Wellesley Public Schools

And here’s a look at the school districts that ranked near Swampscott Public Schools.

65. Hanover Public Schools
66. Rockport Public Schools
67. Newburyport Public Schools
68. Canton Public Schools
69. Chelmsford Public Schools
70. Frontier Public Schools
71. Swampscott Public Schools
72. Beverly Public Schools
73. Berkshire Hills Public Schools
74. Mendon-Upton Regional School District