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U.S. News & World Report unveils list of top public high schools. How did MetroWest fare?

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Three MetroWest-based public high schools are among the top 100 in the nation, according to recently released U.S. News & World Report rankings for the 2024-25 school year.

More than 17,000 schools nationwide were ranked on six factors college readiness, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rate based on their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college.

Locally, the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School (AMSA), a Marlborough charter school founded 20 years ago, ranked fourth in the state; Hopkinton High School was seventh; and Dover-Sherborn Regional High School was eighth.

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The U.S. News best High Schools rankings include data on nearly 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and Washington, D.C., including data on schools in Massachusetts’ more than 300 school districts.

Best high schools in Massachusetts: Top 10

  1. Boston Latin School, Boston (27th in national rankings)
  2. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Hadley (100th nationally)
  3. Lexington High School, (192nd nationally)
  4. Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, Marlborough (228th nationally)
  5. Sturgis Charter Public School, Hyannis (235th nationally)
  6. John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science, Roxbury (236th nationally)
  7. Hopkinton High School, (250th nationally)
  8. Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, Dover (288th nationally)
  9. Boston Latin Academy, Boston (308th nationally)
  10. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Acton (319th nationally)

MetroWest and Greater Milford traditional public high schools on the list

7. Hopkinton High School

8. Dover-Sherborn Regional High School

11. Wayland High School

12. Weston High School

28. Wellesley High School

30. Algonquin Regional High School (Northborough-Southborough Regional School District)

45. Medway High School

54. Franklin High School

56. Natick High School

58. Hopedale Junior-Senior High School

59. Millis High School

61. Ashland High School

62. Holliston High School

85. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School

130. Nipmuc Regional High School (Mendon-Upton Regional School District)

136. Hudson High School

139. Framingham High School

202. Bellingham High School

217. Milford High School

267. Marlborough High School

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