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The Newman School → The Newman School → Boston University Academy → Winsor School → Ivy Street School → Bay Cove Academy → Meridian Academy → German International School Boston →📋 At a glance
- 🏆 8 National Merit Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1480 (25-75: 1430–1540)
- 📝 ACT avg 33.5 (25-75: 32–35)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Commonwealth School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1480 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 33.5 (≈ top 2%) · 8 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on SAT mean.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: The Newman School, The Newman School, Boston University Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Newman School Boston |
Private | 0.2 | 212 | -23.5% |
| The Newman School Boston |
Private | 0.2 | 235 | -9.6% |
| Boston University Academy Boston |
Private | 1.6 | 220 | +14.0% |
| Winsor School Boston |
Private | 1.7 | 478 | +2.6% |
| Ivy Street School Brookline |
Private | 1.8 | 50 | — |
| Bay Cove Academy Brookline |
Private | 2.5 | 27 | — |
| Meridian Academy Jamaica Plain |
Private | 3.0 | 77 | +24.2% |
| German International School Boston Boston |
Private | 3.0 | 234 | +5.9% |