The top ranked public high schools in Massachusetts are Acton-boxborough Regional High School, Weston High School and Lexington High School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public high schools are Hingham, Dover and Wellesley.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Massachusetts is 42%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 45%.
Top Ranked Public High Schools in Massachusetts (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Acton-boxborough Regional High School
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 90% (Top 1%)
Reading: 89% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
36 Charter Rd
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 264-4700
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 264-4700
Rank: #22.
Weston High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
444 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5800
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5800
Rank: #33.
Lexington High School
Magnet School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 86% (Top 1%)
Reading: 88% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
251 Waltham Street
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2320
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2320
Rank: #44.
Winchester High School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
80 Skillings Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7020
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7020
Rank: #55.
Boston Latin School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 85% (Top 1%)
Reading: 87% (Top 1%)
Grades: 7-12
78 Ave Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 635-8895
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 635-8895
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Hingham High School
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 82% (Top 5%)
Reading: 91% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
17 Union Street
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1560
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1560
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Hopkinton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 83% (Top 1%)
Reading: 87% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
90 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9820
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9820
Rank: #88.
Norwell High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
18 South Street
Norwell, MA 02061
(781) 659-8810
Norwell, MA 02061
(781) 659-8810
Rank: #99.
Wellesley Sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
50 Rice Street
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 446-6290
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 446-6290
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Needham High School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 83% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
609 Webster Street
Needham Heights, MA 02494
(781) 455-0800
Needham Heights, MA 02494
(781) 455-0800
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Wayland High School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 83% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
264 Old Connecticut Path
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 358-7746
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 358-7746
Rank: #1212.
Belmont High School
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 82% (Top 5%)
Reading: 86% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
221 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5901
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5901
Rank: #1313.
Arlington High School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 83% (Top 1%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
869 Mass Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3591
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3591
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
Brookline High School
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 82% (Top 5%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
115 Greenough Street
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 713-5003
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 713-5003
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
Dover-sherborn Regional High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
9 Junction Street
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 785-1730
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 785-1730
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
Medfield Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
88r South Street
Medfield, MA 02052
(508) 359-4367
Medfield, MA 02052
(508) 359-4367
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Concord Carlisle High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Reading: 86% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
500 Walden Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1400
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1400
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Westborough High School
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 81% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
90 West Main Street
Westborough, MA 01581
(508) 836-7720
Westborough, MA 01581
(508) 836-7720
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Westford Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 81% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
30 Patten Road
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5570
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5570
Rank: #2020.
Groton Dunstable Regional
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
703 Chicoppe Row
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-6362
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-6362
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Littleton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
56 King Street
Littleton, MA 01460
(978) 952-2555
Littleton, MA 01460
(978) 952-2555
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Manchester Essex Regional High School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
36 Lincoln Street
Manchester, MA 01944
(978) 526-4412
Manchester, MA 01944
(978) 526-4412
Rank: #2323.
Bedford High School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
9 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
(781) 275-1700
Bedford, MA 01730
(781) 275-1700
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Newton South High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
140 Brandeis Road
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-6700
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-6700
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
O'bryant School Of Math & Science
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-12
55 Malcolm X Blvd
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
(617) 635-9932
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
(617) 635-9932
Rank: #2626.
Newton North High School
Magnet School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
457 Walnut Street
Newtonville, MA 02460
(617) 559-6200
Newtonville, MA 02460
(617) 559-6200
Rank: #2727.
Lincoln-sudbury Regional High School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
390 Lincoln Rd
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-9961
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-9961
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Ashland High School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
65 East Union St.
Ashland, MA 01721
(508) 881-0177
Ashland, MA 01721
(508) 881-0177
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Hamilton-wenham Regional High School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
775 Bay Rd
South Hamilton, MA 01982
(978) 468-0400
South Hamilton, MA 01982
(978) 468-0400
Rank: #3030.
Masconomet Regional High School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
20 Endicott Rd
Boxford, MA 01921
(978) 887-2323
Boxford, MA 01921
(978) 887-2323
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Nashoba Regional
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 76% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
12 Green Road
Bolton, MA 01740
(978) 779-2257
Bolton, MA 01740
(978) 779-2257
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Westwood High School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 76% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
200 Nahatan Street
Westwood, MA 02090
(781) 326-7500
Westwood, MA 02090
(781) 326-7500
Rank: #3333.
Blackstone Valley
Vocational School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75% (Top 10%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
65 Pleasant Street
Upton, MA 01568
(508) 529-7758
Upton, MA 01568
(508) 529-7758
Rank: #3434.
Milton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
25 Gile Road
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 696-4470
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 696-4470
Rank: #3535.
Sharon High School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 76% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
181 Pond Street
Sharon, MA 02067
(781) 784-1554
Sharon, MA 02067
(781) 784-1554
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