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Best public schools in Boston, MA

15 public schools in Boston: 3 elementary · 6 high · 3 K-8 · 3 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Massachusetts.

Elementary schools

3 schools in Boston, best first
1
Quincy Elementary School 59.2
Boston · Grades PK-5 · 733 students
ELA 47%Math 53%Science 42%
#342 of 837 in Massachusetts
2
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School 24.0
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School · Grades PK-5 · Charter · 288 students
ELA 30%Math 19%Science 39%
#637 of 837 in Massachusetts
3
Blackstone Elementary School 4.5
Boston · Grades PK-6 · 581 students
ELA 15%Math 13%Science 9%
#800 of 837 in Massachusetts

High schools

6 schools in Boston, best first
1
Boston Latin School 97.5
Boston · Grades 7-12 · 2,401 students
ELA 83%Math 91%Science 70%
#8 of 306 in Massachusetts
2
Boston Arts Academy 30.9
Boston · Grades 9-12 · 473 students
ELA 34%Math 30%Science 25%
#212 of 306 in Massachusetts
3
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann 14.5
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 375 students
ELA 19%Math 19%Science 14%
#262 of 306 in Massachusetts
4
Margarita Muniz Academy 9.3
Boston · Grades 7-12 · 308 students
ELA 14%Math 3%Science 10%
#278 of 306 in Massachusetts
5
English High School 7.0
Boston · Grades 7-12 · 682 students
ELA 10%Math 7%Science 6%
#285 of 306 in Massachusetts
6
Snowden International High School 6.7
Boston · Grades 9-12 · 445 students
ELA 11%Math 10%Science 0%
#286 of 306 in Massachusetts

K-8 schools

3 schools in Boston, best first
1
Eliot K-8 Innovation School 87.2
Boston · Grades PK-8 · 792 students
ELA 65%Math 67%Science 51%
#13 of 98 in Massachusetts
2
Hurley K-8 School 45.4
Boston · Grades PK-8 · 349 students
ELA 34%Math 32%Science 17%
#54 of 98 in Massachusetts
3
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester 19.9
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 578 students
ELA 21%Math 21%Science 21%
#79 of 98 in Massachusetts

Combined schools

3 schools in Boston, best first
1
Match Charter Public School 39.6
Match Charter Public School · Grades PK-12 · Charter · 1,185 students
ELA 20%Math 25%Science 23%
#41 of 67 in Massachusetts
2
Quincy Upper School 35.1
Boston · Grades 6-12 · 532 students
ELA 22%Math 24%Science 11%
#44 of 67 in Massachusetts
3
Melvin H. King South End Academy 5.2
Boston · Grades 1-12 · 134 students
ELA 0%Math 0%
#63 of 67 in Massachusetts

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