North Andover's Brooks School Is 19th Best In State: Niche

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — North Andover's Brooks School was named the #19 school in the state by Niche.com, which specializes in school rankings and grading. The list includes both private and public schools. Andover's Phillips academy leads the pack, followed by six other private schools before the first public school, Worcester's Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science, comes in at number eight.

Niche arrives at the rankings by compiling user reviews and data from the U.S. Department of Education, including grades, culture and diversity, health and safety, sports and more. You can see the methodology here. Brooks earned an A+ overall grade. It has 352 students and a 6:1 student:teacher ratio. It earned A+ grades in three categories, academics, college prep and clubs & activities. It earned A grades in Teachers and Sports, and an A- in diversity. The school's yearly tuition is $44,575, or $57,785 with boarding.

Here are the top twenty schools in Massachusetts for 2019-20, according to Niche. See the full list, and more about each school, here.

1. Phillips Academy, Andover
2. Noble and Greenough, Dedham
3. Deerfield Academy
4. Middlesex School, Concord
5. Winsor School, Boston
6. Groton School
7. Milton Academy
8. Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science, Worcester
9. Boston University Academy
10. Concord Academy
11. Commonwealth School, Boston
12. Buckingham Browne & Nichols, Cambridge
13. Roxbury Latin
14. St. Mark's School, Southborough
15. Belmont Hill
16. Northfield Mount Hermon
17. The Rivers School, Weston
18. Berkshire School, Sheffield
19. Brooks School, North Andover
20. Dana Hall School, Wellesley

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.