Dedham Among Best Public High Schools In MA: New Rankings 2019

DEDHAM, MA — Massachusetts is known for its stellar school system and routinely ranks near the very top of the best-educated states in the country.

The data compiler recently released its 2019 list of the best public high schools in Massachusetts. Once again, schools in the Boston metro area dominated the list.

Dedham High School finished outside the top 100, ranking at number 111th for Massachusetts public high schools. It scored an overall average of B+ in the survey categories.

Niche used a variety of factors, including SAT/ACT scores and state assessments, student-teacher ratio, school safety, teacher quality and reviews from students and parents for its ranking. Niche assigns a standardized score for each factor, which is then weighted before an overall score is calculated for each school district. The overall scores are again standardized and some districts are disqualified from receiving a final letter grade if there isn't enough data. Read more about its methodology here.

Here are the grades for Dedham High School, which has a graduation rate of 95 percent and 1170 as an SAT score average:

• Academics: B+
• Diversity: B+
• Teachers: A-
• College Prep: B
• Clubs & Activities: C+
• Health & Safety: A
• Administration: B+
• Sports: A-
• Food: B-
• Resources & Facilities: C+

Here are the top ten best public high schools in Massachusetts, according to the Niche findings:

1. Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science, Worcester
2. Lexington High School
3. Boston Latin School
4. Brookline High School
5. Wayland High School
6. Newton North High School
7. Newton South High School
8. Belmont High School
9. Weston High School
10. Wellesley Senior High School

Read more at Niche.com.

Alex Newman, Patch staff, contributed to this story

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