Best high schools in Mass., according to U.S. News rankings

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The publication’s new high school rankings were released this week.

Boston Latin School has topped U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of the best high schools in Massachusetts once again.

Ranked 46th nationally, Boston Latin received an overall score of 99.74, with a 98% graduation rate and 94% of students passing at least one AP exam, reported U.S News, which released its new iteration of its high school rankings this week.

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School in Hadley, the runner-up in Mass., also cracked the best 100 nationally, at No. 96.

Overall, Massachusetts was the state with the largest percentage of its high schools in the best 25% nationally, with 43% making that cut.

The rankings are based on six factors: college readiness (30%), state assessment proficiency (20%), state assessment performance (20%), underserved student performance (10%), college curriculum breadth (10%), and graduation rate (10%).

In addition to its general rankings, U.S. News released its list of the best STEM high schools in the country, and nine Massachusetts schools were featured in the best 50, with Concord Carlisle High School ranking the highest in the state at No. 16.

In a ranking of the best charter high schools, three Mass. schools ranked in the best 50: Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School in Hadley (No. 22), Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis (No. 38), and Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (No. 47).

Massachusetts’ best 20 high schools

1. Boston Latin School
2. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Hadley
3. Lexington High School
4. Sturgis Charter Public School, Hyannis
5. John D. O’Bryant School of Math and Science, Roxbury
6. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, Malden
7. Pioneer Charter School of Science 2, Saugus
8. Hopkinton High School
9. Belmont High School
10. Pioneer Charter School of Science, Everett
11. Dover-Sherborn High School
12. Boston Latin Academy
13. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
14. Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough
15. Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, Marlborough
16. The Bromfield School, Harvard
17. Winchester High School
18. Medfield Senior High School
19. Westborough High School
20. Wellesley High School

Massachusetts’ high schools in the national best 50 STEM high school

16. Concord Carlisle High School, Concord

22. Wayland High School

23. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Acton

28. Ashland High School

29. The Bromfield School, Harvard

34. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury

38. Wellesley High School

41. Lexington High School

45. Brookline High School

Massachusetts’ high schools in the national best 50 charter schools

22. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, Hadley

38. Sturgis Charter Public School, Hyannis

47. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, Malden