ICYMI: Acton-Boxborough Among Top 25 High Schools in Massachusetts

ACTON, MA – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School received a silver medal for being one the best high schools in Massachusetts, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 Best High Schools report. The Colonials ranked 24th in the state and No. 531 nationally on the annual list.

The ranking was good enough to earn a silver medal, an honor given to just 2,109 schools across the country and the second-highest grade granted by U.S. News and World Report. Medals are based on schools' highest college readiness scores.

Here's what U.S. News and World said about LHS:

• 15:1 student-teacher ratio
• 55 college readiness score
• 57 percent participate in AP exams
• 95 percent pass AP exams
• 96 percent proficiency in math
• 98 percent proficiency in English
• 98 percent graduation rate

Click here to see Acton-Boxborough Regional High School's profile and here for the full list of top schools in Massachusetts.

Editor's Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to ABRHS as the "Raiders" and the silver medal as the highest honor granted to schools. These errors have been amended.

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Story originally published April 27.