Best High Schools in Massachusetts

The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Massachusetts, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 49%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Brockton High	Brockton, MA	3,679	57%
2	Lowell High	Lowell, MA	3,167	46%
3	Lawrence High School	Lawrence, MA	3,084	55%
4	TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School	East Walpole, MA	2,940	41%
5	New Bedford High	New Bedford, MA	2,898	41%
6	Taunton High	Taunton, MA	2,760	42%
7	Framingham High School	Framingham, MA	2,566	58%
8	B M C Durfee High	Fall River, MA	2,460	44%
9	Boston Latin School	Boston, MA	2,423	59%
10	Lexington High	Lexington, MA	2,303	51%
11	Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	Tyngsborough, MA	2,302	58%
12	Everett High	Everett, MA	2,231	48%
13	Brooke Charter School	Roslindale, MA	2,223	41%
14	Lynn English High	Lynn, MA	2,176	58%
15	Newton North High	Newtonville, MA	2,099	45%
16	Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical	New Bedford, MA	2,095	45%
17	Springfield Central High	Springfield, MA	2,095	55%
18	Brookline High	Brookline, MA	2,087	42%
19	Revere High	Revere, MA	2,084	48%
20	Haverhill High	Haverhill, MA	1,944	52%
21	Wachusett Regional High	Holden, MA	1,930	48%
22	Methuen High	Methuen, MA	1,916	54%
23	Cambridge Rindge and Latin	Cambridge, MA	1,867	46%
24	Malden High	Malden, MA	1,856	48%
25	Attleboro High	Attleboro, MA	1,844	48%
26	Newton South High	Newton Centre, MA	1,837	57%
27	Shrewsbury High School	Shrewsbury, MA	1,823	43%
28	Classical High	Lynn, MA	1,818	51%
29	Weymouth High School	Weymouth, MA	1,807	47%
30	Barnstable High	Hyannis, MA	1,763	49%
31	Waltham Sr High	Waltham, MA	1,751	47%
32	Natick High	Natick, MA	1,727	43%
33	Billerica Memorial High School	Billerica, MA	1,726	55%
34	Boston Latin Academy	Dorchester, MA	1,723	41%
35	Braintree High	Braintree, MA	1,706	45%
36	Andover High	Andover, MA	1,702	57%
37	Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School	Hathorne, MA	1,694	44%
38	Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	Andover, MA	1,692	41%
39	Acton-Boxborough Regional High	Acton, MA	1,683	59%
40	South High Community	Worcester, MA	1,666	50%
41	Needham High	Needham, MA	1,645	58%
42	Franklin High	Franklin, MA	1,630	51%
43	KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School	Lynn, MA	1,612	55%
44	Chelsea High	Chelsea, MA	1,611	44%
45	Mystic Valley Regional Charter School	Malden, MA	1,608	45%
46	Foxborough Regional Charter School	Foxborough, MA	1,569	57%
47	O'Bryant School of Math & Science	Roxbury, MA	1,567	59%
48	Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical	South Easton, MA	1,558	41%
49	Arlington High	Arlington, MA	1,527	54%
50	Westford Academy	Westford, MA	1,525	51%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in Massachusetts?

The largest high school in Massachusetts is Brockton High in Brockton with 3,679 students and a 57% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in Massachusetts?

This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Massachusetts by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.