Massachusetts Best High Schools: New Rankings Released

WORCESTER, MA — Several schools in Massachusetts are among America’s best, according to rankings released Tuesday by the education platform Niche.

The new 2023 Best Schools and Districts rankings provide insight for parents on 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools and 11,820 school districts nationwide.

Here are the top 25 public high schools in Massachusetts, according to Niche:

• MA Academy for Math & Science School, Worcester
• Lexington High School
• Boston Latin School
• Weston High School
• Brookline High School
• Newton North High School
• Belmont High School
• Sharon High School
• Newton South High School
• Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
• Hopkinton High School
• Dover-Sherborn Regional High School
• Wellesley High School
• Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
• Advanced Math & Science Academy, Marlborough
• Wayland High School
• Westborough High School
• Concord Carlisle High School
• Westwood High School
• Needham High School
• Westford Academy
• The Bromfield School, Harvard
• Winchester High School
• Shrewsbury High School
• Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough

Here are the top 25 private high schools in Massachusetts, according to Niche:

• Phillips Academy, Andover
• Groton School, Groton
• Commonwealth School, Boston
• Deerfield Academy, Deerfield
• Noble & Greenough School, Dedham
• Concord Academy, Concord
• Milton Academy, Milton
• Middlesex School, Concord
• Boston University Academy, Boston
• St. Mark's School, Southborough
• Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School, Cambridge
• The Winsor School, Boston
• Roxbury Latin, Boston
• Belmont Hill School, Belmont
• Northfield Mount Hermon School, Mount Hermon
• The Rivers School, Weston
• St. Sebastian's School, Needham
• Brooks School, North Andover
• Berkshire School, Sheffield
• Cushing Academy, Ashburnham
• Dana Hall School, Wellesley
• The Williston Northampton School, Easthampton
• The Cambridge School, Weston
• British International School, Jamaica Plain
• Bancroft School, Worcester

You can view the full rankings here.

Niche said its rankings differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

Niche named the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, North Carolina, the top public school. Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, is the best private school in the nation.

Niche said its rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet.

As in previous years, the Best Schools rankings include categories for boarding, charter and magnet schools as well as schools for STEM and the arts among many others.

Check back with Patch this week for coverage on the best school districts in Massachusetts.