Why A-B Is Moving To Head Of Class

ACTON, MA — Acton-Boxborough had a strong showing in the recent Niche rankings of the top public schools in Massachusetts. The Colonials checked in at 16th out of 218 public school districts in Massachusetts when Niche released its rankings this week.

"Acton-Boxborough Regional High School ... has 1,902 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1. According to state test scores, 96% of students are at least proficient in math and 99% in reading."

A-B scored an overall grade of 'A+.' You can see how it was graded below:

• Academics: A+
• Diversity: B+
• Teachers: A
• College Prep: A+
• Clubs & Activities: B+
• Health & Safety: B+
• Administration: B+
• Sports: A
• Food: B
• Resources & Facilities: B

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"I am very proud of the work of all of our students and faculty along with the incredible support of the Acton and Boxborough families and communities," Superintendent Peter Light told Patch.

Other Niche rankings have A-B as the eighth-best college prep public high school in the state and 20th-best for STEM.

Niche used a variety of factors, including SAT/ACT scores and state assessments, student-teacher ratio, school safety, teacher quality and reviews from students and parents for its ranking. Niche assigns a standardized score for each factor, which is then weighted before an overall score is calculated for each school district. The overall scores are again standardized and some districts are disqualified from receiving a final letter grade if there isn't enough data. Read more about its methodology here.

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