Best Massachusetts School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 397 top school districts in Massachusetts, serving 915,932 students.

The most diverse district is Collegiate Charter School Of Lowell School District, with a diversity score of 0.78.

The largest school district is Boston School District, serving 46,094 students.

The highest graduation rate school district is Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District, with 99% graduation rate.

Top Massachusetts School Districts (2026)

School District

# Students

Diversity Score

Graduation %

Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School District

1,426

0.62

95%

Abington School District

2,143

0.47

87%

Academy Of The Pacific Rim Charter Public School District

509

0.51

90%

Acton-Boxborough School District

5,055

0.65

98%

Acushnet School District

920

0.23

n/a

Advanced Math And Science Academy Charter School District

970

0.53

95%

Agawam School District

3,461

0.38

88%

Alma Del Mar Charter School District

1,042

0.58

n/a

Amesbury School District

1,793

0.35

89%

Amherst School District

1,038

0.72

n/a

Amherst-Pelham School District

1,182

0.66

91%

Andover School District

5,414

0.56

97%

Argosy Collegiate Charter School District

587

0.69

75%

Arlington School District

6,113

0.55

98%

Ashburnham-Westminster School District

2,255

0.25

95%

Ashland School District

2,909

0.64

95%

Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District

1,144

0.56

97%

Athol-Royalston School District

1,604

0.41

87%

Atlantis Charter School District

1,246

0.58

92%

Attleboro School District

6,239

0.62

91%

Auburn School District

2,506

0.44

95%

Avon School District

732

0.71

90%

Ayer Shirley School District

1,723

0.52

92%

Barnstable School District

4,680

0.66

86%

Baystate Academy Charter Public School District

388

0.5

85%

Bedford School District

2,513

0.63

95%

Belchertown School District

2,043

0.31

92%

Bellingham School District

2,020

0.44

90%

Belmont School District

4,448

0.62

97%

Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School District

352

0.29

n/a

Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School District

898

0.6

n/a

Berkley School District

833

0.21

n/a

Berkshire Arts And Technology Charter Public School District

364

0.55

90%

Berkshire Hills School District

1,131

0.44

92%

Berlin-Boylston School District

1,111

0.37

92%

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