Notable Charter and Private Schools in Massachusetts

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in Massachusetts. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Brooke Charter School — Roslindale, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School — Lynn, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School — Malden, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Foxborough Regional Charter School — Foxborough, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Springfield International Charter School — Springfield, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School — Worcester, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School — Cambridge, Massachusetts. Private school.
Excel Academy Charter School — East Boston, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Roxbury Preparatory Charter School — Roxbury, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Atlantis Charter School — Fall River, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell — Lowell, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Community Day Charter Public School — Lawrence, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Phillips Academy — Andover, Massachusetts. Private school.
MATCH Charter Public School — Boston, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Bishop Feehan — Attleboro, Massachusetts. Private school.
South Shore Charter Public School — Norwell, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Alma del Mar Charter School — New Bedford, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School — Cambridge, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School — Marlborough, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Xaverian Brothers High School — Westwood, Massachusetts. Private school.
Boston Renaissance Charter Public School — Hyde Park, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School — Franklin, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Lawrence Family Development Charter School — Lawrence, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Sturgis Charter Public School — Hyannis, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Lowell Community Charter Public School — Lowell, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Innovation Academy Charter School — Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Pioneer Charter School of Science — Everett, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Austin Preparatory School — Reading, Massachusetts. Private school.
Neighborhood House Charter School — Dorchester, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Malden Catholic High School — Malden, Massachusetts. Private school.
St John Paul II Catholic Acad.-regional Office — Milton, Massachusetts. Private school.
New Heights Charter School of Brockton — Brockton, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Thayer Academy — Braintree, Massachusetts. Private school.
Boston Collegiate Charter School — Dorchester, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Boston Preparatory Charter Public School — Hyde Park, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Holyoke Community Charter School — Holyoke, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Archbishop Williams High School — Braintree, Massachusetts. Private school.
Learning First Charter Public School — Worcester, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Rising Tide Charter Public School — Plymouth, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Catholic Memorial — West Roxbury, Massachusetts. Private school.
Noble and Greenough School — Dedham, Massachusetts. Private school.
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester — Boston, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School — Mattapan, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Whitinsville Christian School — Whitinsville, Massachusetts. Private school.
Argosy Collegiate Charter School — Fall River, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Hampden Charter School of Science East — Chicopee, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School — Hadley, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Tabor Academy — Marion, Massachusetts. Private school.
The Park School — Brookline, Massachusetts. Private school.
Bishop Stang High School — North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Private school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.