Massachusetts public high school

Brighton High School

Boston school district

C-

overall grade

Ranks #333 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.

Overall rank

#333

of 335 schools

Average SAT

815

MA average 1091

Graduation rate

62%

MA average 92%

Plan on college

39%

MA average 72%

SAT is the average total score of test takers. Graduation is the four-year rate. College is the share of graduates who report plans to attend a 2- or 4-year college.

Boston is the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, serving as a major center of education, healthcare, and technology with a diverse population of over 675,000 residents. Brighton High School is located in the Brighton neighborhood in the western part of the city, a historically working-class area that has become increasingly diverse and is home to many immigrant families and college students from nearby Boston College and Boston University. The neighborhood features a mix of residential streets, commercial corridors along Brighton Avenue and Cambridge Street, and easy access to downtown Boston via the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Green Line.

How it compares

What stands out

Best of its categories: AP results, in the bottom 6% statewide. 27% of AP exams in 2025 scored 3 or higher, vs 66% at the typical MA high school.
Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 69.1% in 2022 to 58.6% in 2025.
Trend: The share of graduates planning on college has fallen from 47.1% in 2022 to 39% in 2025.

Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Well below averagebottom 1% · #333

SAT

Well below averagebottom 3% · #326

ELA MCAS

Well below averagebottom 2% · #324

Math MCAS

Well below averagebottom 1% · #326

AP results

Well below averagebottom 6% · #300

Graduation

Well below averagebottom 1% · #329

College plans

Well below averagebottom 2% · #327

The overall rank weighs SAT (30%), MCAS (25%), AP results (20%), and graduates' college plans (25%). Categories rank only the schools with data for them. How we rank

SAT

Average total score815in 2025 · MA avg 1091

276 points below the MA avg

By section (out of 800)

Reading & writingWorse than average

This school

401

MA avg

556

MathWorse than average

This school

414

MA avg

535

63 students took the SAT.

"MA avg" is the average of the 335 high schools we rank. Only students who choose to take the SAT are counted.

MCAS (10th grade)

Share of 10th graders meeting or exceeding expectations. Statewide results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts10%in 2026 · state 45%

35 points below the state

Math5%in 2026 · state 44%

39 points below the state

Biologyhigh school science, 2026Worse than average

This school

State

38%

Detailed scores

Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)469 · 476 · 468

Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)4th · 7th

Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)41 · 55

AP & advanced courses

AP exams scored 3+27%in 2025 · MA avg 66%

40 points below the MA avg

Score breakdown

Score 5: 3%Score 4: 7%Score 3: 16%Score 2: 36%Score 1: 38%

72 students took 98 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.

Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Better than average

This school

80.7%

MA avg

71.4%

9th graders passing all coursesWorse than average

This school

61.3%

MA avg

82.6%

After high school

Four-year graduation rate62%in 2024 · MA avg 92%

29 points below the MA avg

Dropped outof the four-year classWorse than average

This school

20.5%

MA avg

4.3%

17.4% of the class were still in school after four years.

Plan to attend college39%in 2025 · state 72%

33 points below the state

Graduates' plans · 136 graduates

Other / unknown

45.6%

2-year public college

22.1%

4-year public college

13.2%

Work

11%

4-year private college

3.7%

Military

3.7%

Students

Who attends

Hispanic/Latino

60.4%

Black/African American

28.5%

White

6.3%

Asian

2.7%

Multi-Race

2.1%

46.5% female · 53.4% male · 0.1% nonbinary

Student needs

High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average

This school

96.4%

MA avg

50.7%

Low incomeHigher than average

This school

84.9%

MA avg

39%

English learnersHigher than average

This school

50.9%

MA avg

8.6%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average

This school

99.3%

MA avg

95.9%

Experienced teachersWorse than average

This school

66%

MA avg

73.4%

Teaching in their fieldAbout average

This school

81.8%

MA avg

84.6%

Students per teacher

9.1MA avg 11.8

73.7 full-time-equivalent teachers

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateWorse than average

This school

81.3%

MA avg

92.3%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average

This school

58.6%

MA avg

22.3%

29.9 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 17.2% out-of-school, 0.1% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)

About Boston

Suffolk County · Greater Boston — Inside I-95

Avg single-family home value$615KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$7,627MA median $6,814

Tax rate$12.40 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$67,404MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school86.4%

Town bond ratingAAA

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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.