Newton, Lexington and Westford Top MA’s 2019 Best School District List

Boston, August 1, 2018, — As the new school year is just around the corner, niche.com just release a ranking of the best school districts in the state.

Newton North High School (file photo).





The 2019 Best School Districts ranking is based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users. Learn where the data comes from.

Academics Grade contributed to 50% weight of this ranking. “Based on state assessment proficiency, SAT/ACT scores, and survey responses on academics from students and parents,” wrote niche.com.

With large number of Asian American students, Newton, Lexington and Westford are ranked in the top 3 in the 2019 Best School Districts ranking.

  1. Newton Public Schools
  2. Lexington Public Schools
  3. Westford Public Schools
  4. Public Schools of Brookline
  5. Wayland Public Schools
  6. Belmont Public Schools
  7. Wellesley Public Schools
  8. Weston Public Schools
  9. Amherst-Pelham Regional School District
  10. Hopkinton Public Schools
  11. Longmeadow Public Schools
  12. Needham Public Schools
  13. Westborough Public Schools
  14. Westwood Public Schools
  15. Acton-Boxborough Regional School District
  16. Harvard Public Schools
  17. Dover-Sherborn Regional School District
  18. Medfield Public Schools
  19. Natick Public Schools
  20. Duxbury Public Schools
  21. Sharon Public Schools
  22. Cambridge Public Schools
  23. Bedford Public Schools
  24. Lenox Public Schools
  25. Winchester Public Schools
  26. Hingham Public Schools
  27. Andover Public Schools
  28. Milton Public Schools
  29. Shrewsbury Public Schools
  30. Marblehead Public Schools
  31. Nauset Public Schools
  32. Groton-Dunstable Regional School District
  33. Masconomet Public Schools
  34. Franklin Public Schools
  35. Cohasset Public Schools
  36. Hanover Public Schools
  37. Hanover-Wenham Regional School District
  38. Arlington Public Schools
  39. Mendon-Upton Regional School District
  40. Norwell Public Schools
  41. Berkshire Hills Public Schools
  42. Medway Public Schools
  43. Easton Public Schools
  44. Lynnfield Public Schools
  45. Scituate Public Schools
  46. Quincy Public Schools
  47. Northampton Public Schools
  48. North Reading Public Schools
  49. Norwood Public Schools
  50. Burlington Public Schools
  51. Braintree Public Schools
  52. Silver Lake Public Schools
  53. Barnstable Public Schools
  54. Nashoba Public Schools
  55. Tantasqua Public Schools
  56. Manchester Essex Regional School District
  57. Ashland Public Schools
  58. Auburn Public Schools
  59. Newburyport Public Schools
  60. Foxborough Public Schools
  61. Mansfield Public Schools
  62. Canton Public Schools
  63. Old Rochester Public Schools
  64. Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District
  65. Chelmsford Public Schools
  66. Falmouth Public Schools
  67. Malden Public Schools
  68. Littleton Public Schools
  69. Reading Public Schools
  70. Marshfield Public Schools
  71. Ipswich Public Schools
  72. North Andover Public Schools
  73. Sutton Public Schools
  74. Beverly Public Schools
  75. Belchertown Public Schools
  76. Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District
  77. Millis Public Schools
  78. Framingham Public Schools
  79. Norton Public Schools
  80. Central Berkshire Public Schools
  81. West Bridgewater Public Schools
  82. Melrose Public Schools
  83. Wachusett Public Schools
  84. Holliston Public Schools
  85. Lunenberg Public Schools
  86. Rockport Public Schools
  87. Revere Public Schools
  88. Woburn Public Schools
  89. Southern Berkshire Public Schools
  90. East Longmeadow Public Schools
  91. Grafton Public Schools
  92. Swampscott Public Schools
  93. South Hadley Public Schools
  94. Stoneham Public Schools
  95. Georgetown Public Schools
  96. Dedham Public Schools
  97. Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District
  98. Seekonk Public Schools
  99. Pembroke Public Schools
  100. Amesbury Public Schools