ICYMI: Westborough High Named Among Newsweek's Top 100 Public High Schools in 2016

WESTBOROUGH, MA — Just in time for the start of the school year, Newsweek released its annual list Thursday of the top public high schools in America in 2016, and Westborough High School has made the list.

Lexington High School was ranked among the nation's top 100 schools by Newsweek, ranking 95th in the country and fifth in Massachusetts. WHS was ranked just behind Boston Latin, Westford Academy, Weston High School and Lexington High School.

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According to Newsweek's research, 83.7 percent of WHS students are college ready, and 94.3 percent of its graduates are college bound.

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These school rankings are borne of legitimate research. Newsweek, along with the analytics firm Westat, uses verified and objective measurements to put together its annual ranking of the country’s best high schools.

Marc Torrence also contributed to this report.