Best Private Schools in Massachusetts

It might be private, but it's not secret: Massachusetts has the best private school in the country.

Phillips Andover Academy took top billing in Niche.com's recently released rankings. In fact, the Bay State had three of the top 22 private schools in the country.

The rankings are "based on rigorous analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users," according to Niche.com. (Still skeptical? You can pick apart the site's full methodology here.)

Winsor School in Boston ranked as the 16th best private school in America, while Deerfield Academy was No. 22.

Here are the top 10 private schools in Massachusetts. For the full list of the top 100 private schools in Massachusetts, go here.

1. Phillips Andover Academy
2. Winsor School (Boston)
3. Deerfield Academy
4. Groton School
5. Middlesex School (Concord)
6. Milton Academy
7. BB&N School (Cambridge)
8. The Roxbury Latin School (West Roxbury)
9. Noble & Greenough School (Dedham)
10. Commonwealth School (Boston)

Simone Wilson, Patch staff, contributed to this report

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