The 2025 rankings of Greater Boston’s best public high schools are in, and five new names have entered the Top 20: Needham, Norwell, Lincoln-Sudbury, Medfield, and Algonquin Regional. The broader pattern remains familiar: many of the region’s highest-ranked public high schools are still in the suburbs, beyond easy access to Boston’s urban core. See where the Top 20 schools are located, how the rankings changed, and what it means for families balancing schools and city commutes.

2024’s Best Public High School rankings are in and we’ve got 3 schools that are new to the list: Concord, Cohasset and Sharon. And while the message is the same - the best MA schools are still in the suburbs - Brookline High School that is a 3 mins’ walk to the Green Line made the list this year.

2023’s Best Public High School rankings are in and we’ve got 4 schools that broke into the Top 20 ranks this year; yet the geographical distribution remains relatively unchanged. The best MA schools are still in the suburbs. The best MA schools are not within reasonable walking/running/biking distance to Cambridge, Downtown Boston or the Seaport.

Resources for looking up school rankings, a pinned Google Maps of top 20 public high schools, an MBTA map to show commute options to neighborhoods, an interactive chart showing past 3 years’ rankings, AND a dash of personal experience and humor. Go!

A 2021 update of Public High Schools in Greater Boston that I watch, rankings courtesy of Boston Magazine! Do you believe in the correlation of school rankings and home prices? Coz spoiler alert, home prices in Littleton have had a MASSIVE 42% increase!

Schools, schools, schools! Which are the best schools in Boston? As one living in a town that is - and is surrounded by - top public high schools, these are the 10 that are on my radar. Complete with a dynamic graphical chart!

No surprises there, real estate prices are closely correlated to the performance of public schools. Surrounded by a high concentration of top schools, here are the 10 public high schools that I watch (stalk).