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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Public Schools in Massachusetts (2026)

The top-ranked public schools in Massachusetts are Lexington High School, Acton-boxborough Regional High School and Winchester High School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top-ranked public schools are Hingham, Wellesley and Sudbury.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Massachusetts is 43%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 45%.

Top-Ranked Public Schools in Massachusetts (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Lexington High School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 88% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
251 Waltham Street
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2320
Rank: #22.
Acton-boxborough Regional High School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 88% (Top 1%)
Reading: 89% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
36 Charter Rd
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 264-4700
Rank: #33.
Winchester High School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 87% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
80 Skillings Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7020
Rank: #44.
Hopkinton High School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 88% (Top 1%)
Reading: 87% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
90 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9820
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Belmont High School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 87% (Top 1%)
Reading: 86% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
221 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5901
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Needham High School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
609 Webster Street
Needham Heights, MA 02494
(781) 455-0800
Rank: #77.
John D Hardy
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
293 Weston Rd
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 446-6270
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Wellesley Sr High School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90% (Top 1%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
50 Rice Street
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 446-6290
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Westborough High School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 87% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
90 West Main Street
Westborough, MA 01581
(508) 836-7720
Rank: #1010.
Hingham High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 91% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
17 Union Street
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1560
Rank: #1111.
Dover-sherborn Regional High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
9 Junction Street
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 785-1730
Rank: #1212.
Woodland
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-3
10 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Mary Lee Burbank
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-3
266 School Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5500
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Weston High School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
444 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5800
Rank: #1515.
Wayland High School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 85% (Top 5%)
Reading: 84% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
264 Old Connecticut Path
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 358-7746
Rank: #1616.
Arlington High School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 85% (Top 5%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
869 Mass Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3591
Rank: #1717.
Westford Academy
(Math: 82% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 82% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
30 Patten Road
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5570
Rank: #1818.
Brookline High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
115 Greenough Street
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 713-5003
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Medfield Senior High School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
88r South Street
Medfield, MA 02052
(508) 359-4367
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Norwell High School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
18 South Street
Norwell, MA 02061
(781) 659-8810
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Algonquin Regional High School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 87% (Top 1%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
79 Bartlett Street
Northborough, MA 01532
(508) 351-7010
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Groton Dunstable Regional
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
703 Chicoppe Row
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-6362
Rank: #2323.
Boston Latin School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Reading: 87% (Top 1%)
Grades: 7-12
78 Ave Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 635-8895
Rank: #2424.
Lincoln-sudbury Regional High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
390 Lincoln Rd
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-9961
Rank: #2525.
Newton South High School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 86% (Top 5%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
140 Brandeis Road
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-6700
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Albert S. Woodward Memorial School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 2-3
28 Cordaville Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 229-1250
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Cohasset High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
143 Pond Street
Cohasset, MA 02025
(781) 383-6100
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Martin Luther King Junior
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Winn Brook
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-3
97 Waterhouse Rd
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5700
Rank: #3030.
Concord Carlisle High School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Reading: 86% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
500 Walden Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1400
Rank: #3131.
Wm Diamond Middle School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
99 Hancock Street
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 861-2460
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Bedford High School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
9 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
(781) 275-1700
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Masconomet Regional High School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
20 Endicott Rd
Boxford, MA 01921
(978) 887-2323
Rank: #3434.
Jonas Clarke Middle School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 81% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
17 Stedman Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2450
Rank: #35 - 3835. - 38.
Country
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-3
2 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5400
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