Best High Schools in Massachusetts

Top 50 high schools in Massachusetts, 2026-27

353 Massachusetts high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. Boston Latin School — Boston · #1 in MA · #44 nationally
2. Belmont High School — Belmont · #2 in MA · #138 nationally
3. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School — Hadley · #3 in MA · #139 nationally
4. The Bromfield School — Harvard · #4 in MA · #161 nationally
5. Lexington High School — Lexington · #5 in MA · #167 nationally
6. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School — Malden · #6 in MA · #169 nationally
7. O'Bryant School Of Math & Science — Roxbury · #7 in MA · #206 nationally
8. Hopkinton High School — Hopkinton · #8 in MA · #216 nationally
9. Sturgis Charter Public School — Hyannis · #9 in MA · #252 nationally
10. Dover-Sherborn Regional High School — Dover · #10 in MA · #262 nationally
11. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School — Acton · #11 in MA · #276 nationally
12. Pioneer Charter School of Science 2 (PCSS-2) — Saugus · #12 in MA · #301 nationally
13. Weston High School — Weston · #13 in MA · #314 nationally
14. Wayland High School — Wayland · #14 in MA · #358 nationally
15. Boston Latin Academy — Dorchester · #15 in MA · #363 nationally
16. Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School — Marlborough · #16 in MA · #385 nationally
17. Arlington High School — Arlington · #17 in MA · #409 nationally
18. Westford Academy — Westford · #18 in MA · #471 nationally
19. Brookline High School — Brookline · #19 in MA · #493 nationally
20. Newton South High School — Newton Centre · #20 in MA · #497 nationally
21. Concord Carlisle High School — Concord · #21 in MA · #503 nationally
22. Needham High School — Needham · #22 in MA · #505 nationally
23. Medfield Senior High School — Medfield · #23 in MA · #530 nationally
24. Brooke Charter School — Mattapan · #24 in MA · #542 nationally
25. Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School — Worcester · #25 in MA · #557 nationally
26. Norwell High School — Norwell · #26 in MA · #568 nationally
27. Pioneer Charter School of Science — Everett · #27 in MA · #573 nationally
28. Newton North High School — Newtonville · #28 in MA · #583 nationally
29. Winchester High School — Winchester · #29 in MA · #586 nationally
30. Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School — South Hamilton · #30 in MA · #589 nationally
31. Excel Academy Charter School — East Boston · #31 in MA · #608 nationally
32. Westborough High School — Westborough · #32 in MA · #617 nationally
33. Sharon High School — Sharon · #33 in MA · #628 nationally
34. Algonquin Regional High School — Northborough · #34 in MA · #629 nationally
35. Wellesley High School — Wellesley · #35 in MA · #647 nationally
36. Cohasset High School — Cohasset · #36 in MA · #656 nationally
37. Mt Greylock Regional High School — Williamstown · #37 in MA · #749 nationally
38. Andover High School — Andover · #38 in MA · #765 nationally
39. Milton High School — Milton · #39 in MA · #769 nationally
40. Bedford High School — Bedford · #40 in MA · #815 nationally
41. Westwood High School — Westwood · #41 in MA · #821 nationally
42. Tahanto Regional High School — Boylston · #42 in MA · #858 nationally
43. Lynnfield High School — Lynnfield · #43 in MA · #871 nationally
44. Hopedale Junior Senior High School — Hopedale · #44 in MA · #880 nationally
45. Lenox Memorial High School — Lenox · #45 in MA · #887 nationally
46. Salem Academy Charter School — Salem · #46 in MA · #893 nationally
47. Hingham High School — Hingham · #47 in MA · #897 nationally
48. Duxbury High School — Duxbury · #48 in MA · #983 nationally
49. Community Charter School of Cambridge — Cambridge · #49 in MA · #996 nationally
50. Nashoba Regional — Bolton · #50 in MA · #1,026 nationally

High schools by city in Massachusetts

• Dorchester (10)
• Springfield (10)
• Boston (9)
• Worcester (8)
• Roxbury (6)
• Lynn (5)
• Fitchburg (4)
• Lowell (4)
• Fall River (4)
• Hyde Park (4)
• New Bedford (4)
• Brockton (4)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.