Brighton High School
Score 7.4/100: better than 7% of Massachusetts high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2025-26)
% meeting or exceeding expectations on state tests in Massachusetts, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Massachusetts schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. This school takes more than one kind of test and the mix changes from year to year, so the percentile is the fairer comparison over time.
All 13 published results by grade and test
As published by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 7 | MCAS ELA | 11 | 57 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | MCAS ELA | 16 | 51 |
| English language arts | Grade 10 | MCAS ELA | 10 | 89 |
| English language arts | All grades | MCAS ELA | 13 | 108 |
| Math | Grade 7 | MCAS Mathematics | 7 | 57 |
| Math | Grade 8 | MCAS Mathematics | 16 | 50 |
| Math | Grade 10 | MCAS Mathematics | 5 | 86 |
| Math | All grades | MCAS Mathematics | 11 | 107 |
| Science | High school | MCAS Biology | 6 | 79 |
| Science | Grade 8 | MCAS Science | 6 | 50 |
| Science | Grade 10 | MCAS Science | 0 | 56 |
| Science | All grades | MCAS Science | 6 | 50 |
| Social studies | Grade 8 | MCAS Civics | 14 | 51 |
School profile
- Grades
- 7-12
- Students
- 584
- Type
- High school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
Contact
Brighton, MA 02135
"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Massachusetts. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Brighton High School at a glance
Brighton High School is a public high school in Brighton, Massachusetts, serving grades 7-12. It is part of the Boston school district. It has about 584 students (a typical Massachusetts high school has 684).
In 2025-26 state tests, 12% in English language arts (similar schools: 45%) and 8% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Massachusetts high schools, it scores 7.4 out of 100: better than 7% of them, ranking #284 of 306. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.