Somewhat unsurprisingly, Boston Latin School was rated the top high school in the Boston area by US News & World Report, receiving top marks in a new list released Wednesday.
The new rankings, which list the best high schools by metropolitan area, is based on the Boston area as defined by the US Census, which apparently stretches as far north as Rochester, N.H., as far south as Plymouth, and as far west as Framingham and Marlborough.
Following Boston Latin School, the top five list in the Boston area was rounded out by the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School in Marlborough, Lexington High School, Boston Latin Academy, and Hopkinton High School.
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Meanwhile, in the Worcester metropolitan area, the top five schools were The Bromfield School in Harvard, Westborough High School, Nashoba Regional High School, Tahanto Regional High School in Boylston, and Algonquin Regional High School, according to US News & World Report.
The rankings were determined by weighing college readiness (30 percent), math and reading proficiency (20 percent), math and reading performance (20 percent), underserved student performance (10 percent), college curriculum breadth (10 percent), and graduation rate (10 percent).
US News & World Report released nationwide rankings of high school in April, but decided to also rate the schools regionally after requests from locals.
“We’ve heard from students, parents and school officials that they’re interested in seeing how their school compares with others in the community,” said Robert Morse, chief data strategist at US News in a statement. “With these new rankings, residents in more than 900 metro areas nationwide can see which local schools are succeeding at educating and graduating their students.”
Here’s a look at the complete list of rankings for the Boston and Worcester areas:
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| Boston-area rank | School name | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Latin School | 33 |
| 2 | Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School | 157 |
| 3 | Lexington High | 255 |
| 4 | Boston Latin Academy | 264 |
| 5 | Hopkinton High School | 266 |
| 6 | Dover-Sherborn Regional High | 288 |
| 7 | Belmont High | 413 |
| 8 | Manchester Essex Regional High School | 417 |
| 9 | Mystic Valley Regional Charter School | 456 |
| 10 | John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science | 469 |
| 11 | Westwood High | 473 |
| 12 | Wayland High School | 482 |
| 13 | Winchester High School | 511 |
| 14 | Pioneer Charter School of Science | 598 |
| 15 | Wellesley High School | 600 |
| 16 | Medfield Senior High | 610 |
| 17 | Weston High | 630 |
| 18 | Norwell High | 643 |
| 19 | Community Charter School of Cambridge | 653 |
| 20 | Medway High | 666 |
| 21 | Arlington High | 668 |
| 22 | Needham High | 719 |
| 23 | Newton North High | 732 |
| 24 | Newton South High | 734 |
| 25 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High | 765 |
| 26 | Lynnfield High | 766 |
| 27 | Cohasset Middle/High School | 784 |
| 28 | Boston Collegiate Charter School | 789 |
| 29 | Sharon High | 824 |
| 30 | Hamilton-Wenham Regional High | 838 |
| 31 | Brookline High | 841 |
| 32 | Westford Academy | 856 |
| 33 | Scituate High School | 924 |
| 34 | Duxbury High | 963 |
| 35 | KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School | 985 |
| 36 | Match Charter Public School | 1,004 |
| 37 | Concord Carlisle High | 1,030 |
| 38 | Holliston High | 1,031 |
| 39 | Millis High School | 1,099 |
| 40 | Swampscott High | 1,118 |
| 41 | Hingham High | 1,121 |
| 42 | Windham High School | 1,132 |
| 43 | Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School | 1,135 |
| 44 | Groton Dunstable Regional | 1,144 |
| 45 | Littleton High School | 1,207 |
| 46 | Boston Preparatory Charter Public School | 1,209 |
| 47 | Milton High | 1,213 |
| 48 | North Reading High | 1,247 |
| 49 | Ashland High | 1,282 |
| 50 | Apponequet Regional High | 1,364 |
| 51 | Canton High | 1,398 |
| 52 | Oyster River High School | 1,475 |
| 53 | Masconomet Regional High School | 1,493 |
| 54 | North Quincy High | 1,494 |
| 55 | Andover High | 1,532 |
| 56 | Prospect Hill Academy Charter School | 1,537 |
| 57 | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High | 1,554 |
| 58 | Stoneham High | 1,691 |
| 59 | Pentucket Regional Sr High | 1,745 |
| 60 | Marblehead High | 1,747 |
| 61 | Melrose High | 1,766 |
| 62 | Foxborough Regional Charter School | 1,793 |
| 63 | King Philip Regional High | 1,797 |
| 64 | Dedham High | 1,801 |
| 65 | Newburyport High | 1,817 |
| 66 | North Andover High | 1,861 |
| 67 | Old Rochester Regional High | 1,951 |
| 68 | Chelmsford High | 1,996 |
| 69 | Franklin High | 2,016 |
| 70 | Walpole High | 2,026 |
| 71 | Foxborough High | 2,035 |
| 72 | Bedford High | 2,085 |
| 73 | Natick High | 2,100 |
| 74 | Framingham High School | 2,185 |
| 75 | New Mission High School | 2,264 |
| 76 | Carver Middle/High School | 2,327 |
| 77 | Ipswich High | 2,369 |
| 78 | Tyngsborough High School | 2,398 |
| 79 | Hudson High | 2,447 |
| 80 | Portsmouth High School | 2,531 |
| 81 | Reading Memorial High | 2,538 |
| 82 | Ayer Shirley Regional High School | 2,539 |
| 83 | Somerville High | 2,545 |
| 84 | Braintree High | 2,611 |
| 85 | Marshfield High | 2,734 |
| 86 | Cambridge Rindge and Latin | 2,743 |
| 87 | Burlington High | 2,744 |
| 88 | Georgetown High School | 2,761 |
| 89 | Silver Lake Regional High | 2,830 |
| 90 | North Middlesex Regional | 2,913 |
| 91 | West Bridgewater Junior/Senior | 2,960 |
| 92 | Bridgewater-Raynham Regional | 2,987 |
| 93 | Salem Academy Charter School | 3,008 |
| 94 | Tewksbury Memorial High | 3,049 |
| 95 | Winthrop Sr High | 3,079 |
| 96 | Wakefield Memorial High | 3,187 |
| 97 | Winnacunnet High School | 3,223 |
| 98 | Revere High | 3,244 |
| 99 | Exeter High School | 3,504 |
| 100 | Malden High | 3,553 |
| Worcester-area rank | School name | National rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bromfield School | 334 |
| 2 | Westborough High | 488 |
| 3 | Nashoba Regional | 567 |
| 4 | Tahanto Regional High | 865 |
| 5 | Algonquin Regional High | 978 |
| 6 | Shrewsbury Sr High | 1,071 |
| 7 | Tantasqua Regional Sr High | 1,183 |
| 8 | Blackstone Valley | 1,290 |
| 9 | Nipmuc Regional High | 1,463 |
| 10 | Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School | 1,684 |
| 11 | University Pk Campus School | 1,973 |
| 12 | West Boylston Junior/Senior High | 2,011 |
| 13 | Quaboag Regional High | 2,353 |
| 14 | Wachusett Regional High | 2,394 |
| 15 | Hopedale Jr Sr High | 2,563 |
| 16 | Grafton High School | 2,632 |
| 17 | Lunenburg High | 2,726 |
| 18 | Sutton High School | 2,751 |
| 19 | Auburn Senior High | 2,848 |
| 20 | Parish Hill High School | 2,924 |
| 21 | Gardner High | 3,677 |
| 22 | Worcester Technical High | 3,809 |
| 23 | Shepherd Hill Regional High | 3,835 |
| 24 | Doherty Memorial High | 4,079 |
| 25 | Narragansett Regional High | 4,142 |
| 26 | Northbridge High | 4,761 |
| 27 | Milford High | 5,032 |
| 28 | Quabbin Regional High School | 5,106 |
| 29 | Leominster High School | 5,160 |
| 30 | Douglas High School | 5,837 |
| 31 | Blackstone Millville Rhs | 6,093 |
| 32 | Leicester High | 6,550 |
| 33 | Millbury Junior/Senior High | 6,579 |
| 34 | Clinton Senior High | 6,586 |
| 35 | Oakmont Regional High School | 6,841 |
| 36 | David Prouty High | 6,977 |
| 37 | Fitchburg High | 7,204 |
| 38 | North Brookfield High | 7,698 |
| 39 | South High Community | 8,046 |
| 40 | Putnam High School | 8,838 |
| 41 | Uxbridge High | 8,947 |
| 42 | Oxford High | 8,969 |
| 43 | Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School | 9,428 |
| 44 | Bartlett Jr Sr High School | 9,586 |
| 45 | Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical | 9,640 |
| 46 | Windham High School | 9,873 |
| 47 | Plainfield High School | 10,011 |
| 48 | Burncoat Senior High | 11,331 |
| 49 | Murdock High School | 11,421 |
| 50 | Killingly High School | 11,640 |