Beverly High Misses Boston Magazine's Top 50 Schools List

Boston Magazine recently compiled its list of 222 Boston-area public and charter high schools and also narrowed down the top 50 schools in the area based on a variety of statistics, and  found itself in the middle of the pack in a variety of categories.

The school didn't find its way onto the Top 50 list in the magazine. Weston High School took top honors followed by , , and .

Schools nearby Beverly that made the list include at No. 19 and at No. 21 and Manchester-Essex Regional High School at No. 25.

Also in the top 50 were at No. 28 and Masconomet Regional High School at No. 41.

According to the sortable list in the article, Beverly High has a 88.4 percent graduation rate and a 93 percent rate of students going on to college.

Boston Magazine also took into account SAT scores. In reading, Beverly averaged a 528 while the top school came in at 622. In writing Beverly students averaged a 516 compared to a top score of 627, while in math local students scored a mean of 525 compared to the top score of 649.

So what's your take on the numbers? Do you think they accurately portray Beverly's educational efforts, or are they misleading? Let us know in the comments section below.