The top-ranked high school in Massachusetts is once again Boston Latin School, which is also ranked 46th nationwide. U.S. News says the graduation rate is 98% at Boston Latin, with 94% of students passing at least one Advanced Placement exam.

U.S. News and World Report on Monday released its annual ranking of the best high schools in Massachusetts ahead of the start of the 2025-2026 school year. The news outlet reviewed 24,000 public high schools nationwide for its national ranking, with 366 Massachusetts high schools making the local ranking.

New England usually gets a little bit later of a start when it comes to its high school football schedule as Massachusetts just got underway when it came to practices taking place. Several of the region’s top high school football programs reside out of Massachusetts,