Newton South Makes Top 5 on Boston Magazine's Best Greater Boston High Schools

NEWTON, MA – Good news for parents of Newton teenagers as the start of the school year approaches.

In the recently released list of Boston Magazine's top high schools in Greater Boston, both of the city's high schools ranked in the top 50, with Newton South cracking the 10 best.

The publication crunched data for class size, student-to-teacher ratio, test scores and more to determine the rankings.

Newton South came in at no. 5 on Boston Magazine's list and Newton North ranked no. 35. Here's a look at the publication's top high schools in Greater Boston:

1. Dover-Sherborn Regional High School

2. Lexington High School

3. Weston High School

4. Wayland High School

5. Newton South High School

6. Wellesley High School

7. The Bromfield School

8. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School

9. Bedford High School

10. Winchester High School

Newton South's statistics included:

• Enrollment: 1799
• Average Class Size: 14.4
• Student-Teacher Ratio: 11.6
• Percent Graduation Rate: 97.3 percent
• Percent to College: 84 percent

Newton North's statistics included:

• Enrollment: 2089
• Average Class Size: 15.8
• Student-Teacher Ratio: 11.4
• Percent Graduation Rate: 96.1 percent
• Percent to College: 83.7 percent

Click here to see the full list.

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