The majority of Massachusetts’ best schools are in the Boston area, according to the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings.
The state’s best school is Boston Latin School, a public school in the heart of the city that is especially diverse and has a robust Advanced Placement curriculum. It is also the highest ranked local school on the nationwide ranking, coming in at No. 48 in the country.
Boston Latin Academy is another city public school to make the list, coming in as the sixth best high school in the state and the 257th best in the country, according to the report. The John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science is the third and final Boston public school to make the list.
Five of the top 10 Massachusetts high schools are in Boston’s suburbs. Check out the state’s top 10 high schools below and check out U.S. News & World Report’s full rankings here.
| Mass. Ranking | U.S. Ranking | U.S. STEM School Ranking | U.S. Charter School Ranking | |
| Boston Latin School | No. 1 | No. 48 | No. 190 | n/a |
| Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School | No. 2 | No. 107 | No. 51 | No. 37 |
| Mystic Valley Regional Charter School | No. 3 | No. 193 | n/a | No. 66 |
| Lenox Memorial High | No. 4 | No. 202 | n/a | n/a |
| Hopkinton High School | No. 5 | No. 237 | No. 160 | n/a |
| Boston Latin Academy | No. 6 | No. 257 | n/a | n/a |
| Medfield Senior High | No. 7 | No. 259 | No. 215 | n/a |
| Dover-Sherborn Regional High | No. 8 | No. 276 | No. 66 | n/a |
| Arlington High | No. 9 | No. 287 | No. 166 | n/a |
| John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science | No. 10 | No. 303 | n/a | n/a |