Notable Public Schools in Massachusetts

This directory-style guide highlights 50 public 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

Brockton High — Brockton, Massachusetts. Public school.
Lowell High — Lowell, Massachusetts. Public school.
Lawrence High School — Lawrence, Massachusetts. Public school.
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School — East Walpole, Massachusetts. Public school.
New Bedford High — New Bedford, Massachusetts. Public school.
Taunton High — Taunton, Massachusetts. Public school.
Framingham High School — Framingham, Massachusetts. Public school.
B M C Durfee High — Fall River, Massachusetts. Public school.
Boston Latin School — Boston, Massachusetts. Public school.
Lexington High — Lexington, Massachusetts. Public school.
Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical — Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. Public school.
Everett High — Everett, Massachusetts. Public school.
Brooke Charter School — Roslindale, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Lynn English High — Lynn, Massachusetts. Public school.
Newton North High — Newtonville, Massachusetts. Public school.
Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical — New Bedford, Massachusetts. Public school.
Springfield Central High — Springfield, Massachusetts. Public school.
Brookline High — Brookline, Massachusetts. Public school.
Revere High — Revere, Massachusetts. Public school.
Haverhill High — Haverhill, Massachusetts. Public school.
Wachusett Regional High — Holden, Massachusetts. Public school.
Methuen High — Methuen, Massachusetts. Public school.
Cambridge Rindge and Latin — Cambridge, Massachusetts. Public school.
Malden High — Malden, Massachusetts. Public school.
Attleboro High — Attleboro, Massachusetts. Public school.
Newton South High — Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Public school.
Shrewsbury High School — Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Public school.
Classical High — Lynn, Massachusetts. Public school.
Weymouth High School — Weymouth, Massachusetts. Public school.
Barnstable High — Hyannis, Massachusetts. Public school.
Waltham Sr High — Waltham, Massachusetts. Public school.
Natick High — Natick, Massachusetts. Public school.
Billerica Memorial High School — Billerica, Massachusetts. Public school.
Boston Latin Academy — Dorchester, Massachusetts. Public school.
Braintree High — Braintree, Massachusetts. Public school.
Andover High — Andover, Massachusetts. Public school.
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School — Hathorne, Massachusetts. Public school.
Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical — Andover, Massachusetts. Public school.
Acton-Boxborough Regional High — Acton, Massachusetts. Public school.
South High Community — Worcester, Massachusetts. Public school.
Needham High — Needham, Massachusetts. Public school.
Franklin High — Franklin, Massachusetts. Public school.
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School — Lynn, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Chelsea High — Chelsea, Massachusetts. Public school.
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School — Malden, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
Foxborough Regional Charter School — Foxborough, Massachusetts. Public charter school.
O'Bryant School of Math & Science — Roxbury, Massachusetts. Public school.
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical — South Easton, Massachusetts. Public school.
Arlington High — Arlington, Massachusetts. Public school.
Westford Academy — Westford, Massachusetts. Public 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. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.