Massachusetts’ Best High Schools Ranked In New Analysis

Several Massachusetts schools are among the best high schools in the country, according to a ranking released Monday by Niche.

For its 2027 Best Schools and Districts in America rankings, Niche analyzed 93,000 public schools, 30,000 private schools, and 11,000 school districts nationwide.

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The best public high schools in Massachusetts are:

1. MA Academy for Math and Science
2. Weston High School
3. Boston Latin School
4. Lexington High School
5. Brookline High School
6. Hopkinton High School
7. Belmont High School
8. Dover-Sherborn Regional High School
9. Newton North High School
10. Sharon High School
11. Westborough High School
12. Needham High School
13. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
14. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
15. Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
16. Sturgis Charter School
17. Newton South High School
18. Concord Carlisle High School
19. Winchester High School
20. Wayland High School
21. Wellesley Senior High School
22. Brooke Charter Schools
23. Westford Academy
24. Westwood High School
25. Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School

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The best private high schools are:

1. Phillips Academy Andover
2. Groton School
3. Deerfield Academy
4. Noble and Greenough School
5. Boston University Academy
6. Commonwealth School
7. Milton Academy
8. Concord Academy
9. Middlesex School
10. St. Mark's School
11. The Roxbury Latin School
12. Springfield Commonwealth Academy
13. British International School of Boston
14. Northfield Mount Hermon
15. Berkshire School
16. The Winsor School
17. Brooks School
18. Belmont Hill School
19. Buckingham Browne and Nichols School
20. St. Sebastian's School
21. The Williston Northampton School
22. The Rivers School
23. Beaver Country Day School
24. The Governor's Academy
25. International School of Boston

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Niche's rankings combine federal and state data, school statistics, and over 3 million reviews from students, parents, and teachers to evaluate schools beyond test scores.

This year's updates feature methodology improvements and new standalone rankings for public and private schools. To offer clearer comparisons, Niche separated public and private lists for Best Schools for the Arts, Most Diverse Schools, Best College Prep Schools, and Best Teachers. Two rankings also received purpose-built methodologies for the first time. Best Boarding High Schools and Best Private Online High Schools both now include factors specific to their school type.

"Families deserve a complete view of their options, whether they're evaluating schools in their area or exploring what's available elsewhere,"" Luke Skurman, founder and CEO of Niche, said in a news release. "This year's rankings give families more ways to find the right fit, with updates designed to help them find schools where their children will thrive."

Niche also provides rankings by state, metro area, STEM and arts programs, K-8 schools, and more, giving families the flexibility to compare schools based on what matters most to them.