U.S. News High School Rankings: Tewksbury Memorial High Not Ranked

TEWKSBURY, MA - U.S. News and World Report released its rankings of the top high schools in the state and country Tuesday, and Tewksbury Memorial High School did not make the list.

TMHS was not ranked within the Commonwealth's top 75 schools, nor was it given a national ranking by U.S. News and World Report. Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis was ranked as the Commonwealth's top high school, followed by Boston Latin School and Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School in Marlborough.

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The rankings were determined through a four step process; which analyzed the school's test scores, performance of disadvantaged students, graduation rates and college readiness. This was the first year that U.S. News and World Report analyzed graduation rates.

Based on government data, TMHS has a graduation rate of 96 percent, and a college readiness index of 29.0.

In the mathematics portion of the MCAS tests, 6 percent of students needed improvement and 3 percent designated as failing, with 25 percent of students performing proficiently and 67 percent exhibiting advanced performance.

In the English portion of the MCAS, 3 percent of students needed improvement and none were designated as failing, with 53 percent of students performing proficiently and 44 percent exhibiting advanced performance.

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