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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Massachusetts

323 public high schools in Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Lexington High leads the list at 90.0%, against a median of 44.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

323

Massachusetts

Top % Proficient (Science)

90.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

44.0%

BEST IN SCIENCE · MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Lexington High	Lexington, MA	Lexington	High	2,405	90.0%
2	Medfield Senior High	Medfield, MA	Medfield	High	704	88.0%
3	Belmont High	Belmont, MA	Belmont	High	1,454	87.0%
4	Brookline High	Brookline, MA	Brookline	High	2,181	87.0%
5	Dover-Sherborn Regional High	Dover, MA	Dover-Sherborn	High	610	87.0%
6	Newton South High	Newton Centre, MA	Newton	High	1,898	86.0%
7	Wellesley Sr High	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	High	1,262	86.0%
8	Winchester High School	Winchester, MA	Winchester	High	1,404	85.0%
9	Arlington High	Arlington, MA	Arlington	High	1,677	84.0%
10	Milton High	Milton, MA	Milton	High	1,083	84.0%
11	Wayland High School	Wayland, MA	Wayland	High	803	84.0%
12	Littleton High School	Littleton, MA	Littleton	High	482	83.0%
13	Sharon High	Sharon, MA	Sharon	High	1,161	83.0%
14	Newton North High	Newtonville, MA	Newton	High	2,096	81.0%
15	Concord Carlisle High	Concord, MA	Concord-Carlisle	High	1,191	80.0%
16	Acton-Boxborough Regional High	Acton, MA	Acton-Boxborough	High	1,622	79.0%
17	Hopkinton High	Hopkinton, MA	Hopkinton	High	1,267	79.0%
18	Natick High	Natick, MA	Natick	High	1,761	79.0%
19	North Reading High	North Reading, MA	North Reading	High	652	79.0%
20	Algonquin Regional High	Northborough, MA	Northboro-Southboro	High	1,197	79.0%
21	Westford Academy	Westford, MA	Westford	High	1,504	79.0%
22	Cohasset High School	Cohasset, MA	Cohasset	High	381	78.0%
23	Duxbury High	Duxbury, MA	Duxbury	High	808	78.0%
24	The Bromfield High School	Harvard, MA	Harvard	High	328	78.0%
25	Weston High	Weston, MA	Weston	High	658	78.0%
26	Westwood High	Westwood, MA	Westwood	High	837	78.0%
27	Manchester Essex Regional High School	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	High	392	76.0%
28	Northampton High	Northampton, MA	Northampton	High	875	76.0%
29	Westborough High	Westborough, MA	Westborough	High	1,213	76.0%
30	Hamilton-Wenham Regional High	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	High	448	75.0%
31	Shrewsbury High School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	High	1,891	75.0%
32	Medway High	Medway, MA	Medway	High	622	74.0%
33	Bedford High	Bedford, MA	Bedford	High	868	73.0%
34	Canton High	Canton, MA	Canton	High	968	73.0%
35	Needham High	Needham, MA	Needham	High	1,633	73.0%
36	Andover High	Andover, MA	Andover	High	1,609	72.0%
37	Franklin High	Franklin, MA	Franklin	High	1,453	72.0%
38	Marblehead High	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	High	861	72.0%
39	Scituate High School	Scituate, MA	Scituate	High	725	72.0%
40	Hingham High	Hingham, MA	Hingham	High	1,066	71.0%
41	Melrose High	Melrose, MA	Melrose	High	967	71.0%
42	Holliston High	Holliston, MA	Holliston	High	809	70.0%
43	Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High	Sudbury, MA	Lincoln-Sudbury	High	1,445	70.0%
44	Walpole High	Walpole, MA	Walpole	High	917	70.0%
45	Apponequet Regional High	Lakeville, MA	Freetown-Lakeville	High	640	69.0%
46	Longmeadow High	Longmeadow, MA	Longmeadow	High	897	69.0%
47	Masconomet Regional High School	Boxford, MA	Masconomet	High	924	69.0%
48	Norwell High	Norwell, MA	Norwell	High	601	69.0%
49	Boston Latin School	Boston, MA	Boston	High	2,424	68.0%
50	Braintree High	Braintree, MA	Braintree	High	1,694	68.0%

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