Boston is known for its top-notch universities, but its primary and secondary educational institutions are nothing to scoff at. In fact, a recent WalletHub study found that Massachusetts has the country’s best public school system.
Boston magazine recently listed the top schools in the city, which may influence where potential homebuyers in Massachusetts seek to relocate. Another recent study, this one from the National Association of Realtors, found that almost half of all homebuyers with children younger than 18 are influenced by a market’s school districts.
The Dover-Sherborn Regional School District in Dover, Massachusetts, was ranked tops by Boston magazine. The district has a graduation rate of more than 97 percent and a college attendance rate of nearly 91 percent.
To compile the list, Boston magazine collected data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for schools that lie within or partially within Interstate 495. Districts that report multiple lower grade levels individually received a weighted average score.
Check out the rest of Boston magazine’s top 10 public schools:
| Overall rank | District | Enrollment | Graduation rate |
| 1 | Dover-Sherborn | 2,087 | 97.2% |
| 2 | Concord-Carlisle | 3,974 | 97.5% |
| 3 | Weston | 2,154 | 93.9% |
| 4 | Lexington | 7,072 | 96.1% |
| 5 | Wayland | 2,646 | 97.4% |
| 6 | Westford | 5,120 | 97.4% |
| 7 | Newton | 12,827 | 97.3% |
| 8 | Wellesley | 5,018 | 96.1% |
| 9 | Manchester Essex | 1,396 | 97.4% |
| 10 | Harvard | 1,117 | 94.2% |