Boston

Schools in Boston

EDFacts · NCES CCD · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D−
39/100
52nd of 60
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The four inputs
Within-state proficiency percentile19th pct
Boston median 47th pct50% · scores 19
Student–teacher ratio10.0
Boston median 11.820% · scores 100
Graduation rate73%
Boston median 91%20% · scores 0
Schools within 3 miles27
Boston median 1910% · scores 97
Vertical rule marks the Boston reference. EDFacts · NCES CCD. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Public schools near Boston

Within 3 miles of the town centre, with the district named. Attendance zones change — check the district's own lookup before you buy.
Perry Elementary SchoolBostonElementary0.8 mi
Tynan Elementary SchoolBostonElementary1.1 mi
Excel High SchoolBostonHigh1.4 mi
Perkins Elementary SchoolBostonElementary1.7 mi
Condon K-8 SchoolBostonElementary1.8 mi
Dever Elementary SchoolBostonElementary1.9 mi
Ruth Batson AcademyBostonHigh1.9 mi
Adams Elementary SchoolBostonElementary2.0 mi
Mckay K-8 SchoolBostonElementary2.3 mi
Clap Elementary SchoolBostonElementary2.3 mi
East Boston Early Education CenterBostonElementary2.3 mi
Quincy Upper SchoolBostonHigh2.4 mi
Boston Collegiate Charter SchoolBoston Collegiate CharterHigh2.5 mi
Quincy Elementary SchoolBostonElementary2.5 mi
Russell Elementary SchoolBostonElementary2.5 mi
Alighieri Dante Montessori SchoolBostonElementary2.5 mi
Eliot K-8 Innovation SchoolBostonElementary2.6 mi
Blackstone Elementary SchoolBostonElementary2.7 mi
NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency is a within-state percentile of the districts serving Boston, weighted by the share of the town each covers.

Best Boston suburbs for schools

All 60 ranked, Boston highlighted
1LexingtonA+99th pct2WellesleyA+97th pct3BelmontA+99th pct4WinchesterA+95th pct5NeedhamA+94th pct6NewtonA+92nd pct7ArlingtonA93rd pct8BrooklineA95th pct9LynnfieldA88th pct10ReadingA84th pct11PortsmouthA−89th pct12MiltonA−82nd pct13MelroseA−83rd pct14Franklin TownB+79th pct15WakefieldB+68th pct16MarbleheadB+74th pct17BurlingtonB68th pct18Braintree TownB71st pct19StonehamB67th pct20SwampscottB60th pct21WilmingtonB66th pct22CambridgeB68th pct23WatertownB−57th pct24NewburyportB−63rd pct25DedhamB−54th pct26QuincyB−56th pct27NorwoodC+47th pct28BeverlyC+51st pct29WoburnC+42nd pct30AbingtonC+56th pct31DanversC45th pct32AmesburyC47th pct33MedfordC34th pct34Bridgewater TownC−50th pct35SomervilleC−35th pct36DerryC−36th pct37DoverC−36th pct38Winthrop TownC−40th pct39WalthamC−36th pct40Weymouth TownD+33rd pct41HudsonD+27th pct42GloucesterD+31st pct43MethuenD+20th pct44PeabodyD+23rd pct45MaldenD30th pct46SaugusD30th pct47FraminghamD19th pct48RevereD−19th pct49MarlboroughD−17th pct50SalemD−10th pct51HaverhillD−12th pct52BostonD−19th pct53Randolph TownD−20th pct54LowellF13th pct55RochesterF7th pct56EverettF9th pct57LynnF6th pct58ChelseaF5th pct59LawrenceF3rd pct60BrocktonF7th pct
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Better than Boston on schools

Boston grades D− on schools. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbSchoolsWithin-state proficiencyGraduation rateOverall
Lexington13 mi from BostonA+99th pct97% 75 B Wellesley14 mi from BostonA+97th pct98% 76 B Belmont9 mi from BostonA+99th pct97% 73 B Winchester10 mi from BostonA+95th pct96% 73 B Newton10 mi from BostonA+92nd pct96% 75 B Needham12 mi from BostonA+94th pct97% 73 B
Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19