Published April 29, 2020
By DAN TOMASELLO
LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield High continues to be recognized as one of the best high schools in the state and country.
U.S. News and World Report ranked LHS as the 11th best high school in the state and the 464th best in the nation out of 17,790 public high schools in the magazine’s “Best High Schools” issue last week. The publication ranked the high school 31st in the state and 766th nationally last year.
Principal Bob Cleary was honored U.S. News recognized LHS once again.
“We are very pleased to be recognized for the hard work that our students and faculty put into their experiences here at Lynnfield High School,” said Cleary. “A big part of the ranking is related to Advanced Placement offerings and participation. We are excited to be able to offer multiple and varied AP classes, and have our students challenge themselves in these classes. Regardless of the level of our courses, we are very proud of the efforts that our students and staff put into making life at LHS challenging, interesting and supportive.”
Superintendent Jane Tremblay agreed.
“I could not be happier for our community,” said Tremblay. “It is a true testament to the hard work undertaken by our students and teachers at the high school as well as throughout the district.”
U.S. News used data from the 2017-2018 school year in order to calculate the rankings of the best high schools in the state and nation. The publication highlighted LHS’ test scores, college readiness, math and reading proficiency, math and reading performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rate in order to determine the high school’s state and national rankings.
“Under U.S. News’ 2020 rankings methodology, the vast majority of all public high schools are ranked,” stated U.S. News chief data strategist Robert Morse and senior data analyst Eric Brooks in an article posted on the publication’s website. “In coordination with North Carolina-based RTI International, a global nonprofit social science research firm, ‘U.S. News’ ranked approximately 17,790 public high schools out of more than 24,000 reviewed. This is the count of public high schools that had a 12th grade enrollment of 15 or greater, or otherwise had sufficient enrollment in other high school grades during the 2017-2018 school year to be analyzed.”
U.S. News ranked Boston Latin School as the best high school in the state for a second straight year. Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis was second in the state. Hopkinton High School finished third. Advanced Math and Science Academy was fourth. Dover-Sherborn Regional High School finished fifth.
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School was ranked as the sixth best high school in the state. Lexington High finished seventh. Weston High School was eighth. Belmont High School finished ninth. The John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics in Roxbury was 10th overall.
Boston Latin Academy was 12th on the list. Manchester-Essex Regional High School was ranked as the 13th best high school in the state. Medfield High School finished 14th. Westford Academy was ranked 15th. The Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School finished 16th on the list. The Bromfield School in Harvard was 17th. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School finished 18th. Sharon High School was 19th. Newton South High School finished 20th overall.
The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia was ranked as the best high school in the nation.
School Committee Chairman Jamie Hayman said Lynnfield High’s recognition was well deserved.
“While these rankings are just a single data point, they do speak to the leadership, hard work and culture that exists at LHS,” Hayman wrote on his Facebook page. “Congratulations to the students, families, teachers, staff and administrators for this achievement, and thank you to the community for continuing to support our schools.”
