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Finding a Home in the Right School District

When buying your next home, it is important to look into school systems especially if you have or are planning a family.

When the decision comes to find a new home and children are involved, a main concern is finding a home in a school district that has the right schools. Finding the best school takes times because of the different factors to consider including graduation rates, student-teacher ratios, number of extra curricular activities, etc.

BostonMagazine.com has compiled all the expert research and analysis to provide us the Best Schools is Boston and Boston suburbs. Below is a list of the 20 Best High Schools that are ranked based on 13 different data points. Boston Magazine compiled this list based on MCAS, SATs and AP exams, as well as graduation rates and the percentage of students who go to college. Sports and clubs were also used to determine weights. 

  1. Weston High
  2. Lexington High
  3. Dover-Sherborn Regional High
  4. Concord-Carlisle High
  5. Wellesley Senior High
  6. Wayland High
  7. Newton South High
  8. Sharon High
  9. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
  10. Bedford High School
  11. Newton North High
  12. Belmont High
  13. Westwood High
  14. Needham High
  15. Brookline High
  16. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High
  17. Winchester High
  18. Medfield Senior High
  19. Hamiltion-Wenham Regional High
  20. Boston Latin

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