Marlborough School Ranked No. 2 Best In Massachusetts: U.S. News List
MARLBOROUGH, MA — A Marlborough school has been ranked the No. 2 best in Massachusetts behind only Boston Latin, according to a new national ranking by U.S. News and World Report
This year's list of best high schools evaluated more than 17,800 schools nationwide, including 339 in Massachusetts.
The 2022 ranking of best high schools is intended to show how well the nation's public schools serve all students, regardless of achievement level, by teaching them basic skills and preparing them for college-level work, according to a news release from U.S. News.
While thousands of schools were evaluated, these Massachusetts schools were ranked the top 20 in the state, according to U.S. News:
Boston Latin School (26th in U.S.)
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, Marlborough (153rd in U.S.)
Sturgis Charter Public School, Hyannis (164th in U.S.)
Lexington High School (226th in U.S.)
John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science, Roxbury (230th in U.S.)
Boston Latin Academy, Dorchester (279th in U.S.)
Dover-Sherborn Regional High School (283rd in U.S.)
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, Malden (317th in U.S.)
The Bromfield School, Harvard (331st in U.S.)
Weston High School (344th in U.S.)
Hopkinton High School (371st in U.S.)
Westwood High School (447th in U.S.
Belmont High School (467th in U.S.)
Pioneer Charter School of Science 2 (PCSS-2), Saugus (496th in U.S.)
Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett (506th in U.S.)
Excel Academy Charter School, East Boston (510th in U.S.)
Match Charter Public School, Boston (588th in U.S.)
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (602nd in U.S.)
Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee (615th in U.S.)
Medfield Senior High School (640th in U.S.)
This year, the top 15 schools nationally are in 14 different states. Here are the top 10 schools in this year's national Best High Schools ranking:
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology — Alexandria, Virginia
Academic Magnet High School — North Charleston, South Carolina
Signature School — Evansville, Indiana
School for Advanced Studies — Miami, Florida
Payton College Preparatory High School — Chicago, Illinois
The Davidson Academy of Nevada — Reno, Nevada
Central Magnet School — Murfreesboro, Tennessee
The School for the Talented and Gifted — Dallas, Texas
Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology — Lawrenceville, Georgia
Julia R. Masterman Secondary School — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This year's schools were ranked on six measures: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance and graduation rates.
The data used in this year's ranking is from the 2019-20 academic school year. U.S. News adjusted its calculation of these measures to account for the impact COVID-19 had on schools in the 2019-20 school year.
Since most states closed schools for in-person instruction starting in March 2020 — typically just before most states conduct assessments — the U.S. Department of Education granted waivers allowing all states to forgo state testing for the 2019-20 school year.
To account for this, U.S. News relied on past assessment data from the three prior ranking years. Researchers also incorporated state science assessment data from the 2018-19 school year.
Read more about the Best High Schools methodology.
In addition to the national rankings, U.S. News also published rankings at the state, metro area and school district levels. Only metro areas and school districts with three or more high schools were included in these subrankings.
Signature School in Indiana is at the top of the list for charter schools, and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia is the No. 1 magnet school. The Davidson Academy of Nevada is the top STEM school.
This article originally appeared on the Marlborough Patch
