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Burlington High School Named 72nd Best School By Boston Magazine

See how Burlington did compared to other high schools in Greater Boston.

See how Burlington did compared to other high schools in Greater Boston.
See how Burlington did compared to other high schools in Greater Boston. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

BURLINGTON, MA — Burlington High School ranked 72nd on Boston Magazine's recent rankings of public high schools in the area. Using data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Boston Magazine's team compiled the best public schools that are within, or partially within, I-495.

Burlington ranked 72nd out of the 149 schools that were ranked. The rankings were determined by factors such as SAT scores, student-teacher ratios, graduation rates, according to the magazine.

Who did the best according to Boston Magazine? Acton-Boxborough Regional High School came in at number one, followed by Littleton. Here's how Burlington's neighboring communities ranked:

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  • Lexington High School ranked 4th
  • Bedford High School ranked 26th
  • Wilmington High School ranked 71st
  • Billerica Memorial High School ranked 80th
  • Woburn Memorial High School ranked 86th

The entire list of 149 schools and methodology can be found here.

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