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AP rigor: 82nd percentile nationally 20 AP courses 99% 4-yr grad rate

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Lexington High publishes where its graduates go (2020-2025): 215 colleges, including Amherst College, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College.
Course rigor in the top 18% of US high schools. 20 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.
99% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Lexington High publishes where its graduates enrolled (2020-2025): 215 colleges. See the full list ↓

At a glance

Programs & features

20 AP courses offered — Elite
14 calculus classes · 24 physics · 28 chemistry

Academic signals

AP rigor: 82nd percentile nationally
SAT/ACT participation: Top 0.2% by test-taker volume
4-yr grad rate: 99% in 2019 (Top 0.7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Lexington High publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 215 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2020-2025

Ivy+ and most selective · 12

Brown University · Columbia University · Cornell University · Dartmouth College · Duke University · Harvard College · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Princeton University · Stanford University · University of Chicago · University of Pennsylvania · Yale University

University of California · 4

University of California, Berkeley · University of California, Los Angeles · University of California, Santa Barbara · University of California, San Diego

Cal State · 2

San Diego State University · San Francisco State University

Other California · 4

California Institute of Technology · Harvey Mudd College · Santa Clara University · University of Southern California

Out of state · 165

American University · Amherst College · Babson College · Bard College · Barnard College · Bates College · Bentley University · Berklee College of Music · Boston College · Boston University · Bowdoin College · Brandeis University · Bridgewater State University · Bryant University · and 151 more below

Not matched to a college page · 28

Bunker Hill Community College · Emmanuel College, Boston · LIM College (Laboratory Institute of Merchandising) · Massachusetts Bay Community College · Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (MCPHS) · Massasoit Community College · Middlesex Community College · Olin College of Engineering · Pace University, New York · The New England Conservatory of Music · Union College · Concordia University--Canada · Erasmus University Rotterdam--Netherlands · IDC Herzliya, Raphael Recanati International School--Israel · and 14 more below

Is my kid's college on this list?

✓ Stanford University ✓ New York University ✓ University of Southern California ✓ University of California, Los Angeles ✓ University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan ✓ Cornell University ✓ Boston University ✓ Northeastern University ✓ University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University ✓ Duke University

Any college:

The school down the road: Newton North High

College	Lexington High	Newton North High
Boston College	✓ named	✓ named
Boston University	✓ named	✓ named
Brown University	✓ named	✓ named
Carnegie Mellon University	✓ named	✓ named
Columbia University	✓ named	—
Cornell University	✓ named	✓ named
Dartmouth College	✓ named	✓ named
Duke University	✓ named	✓ named
Emory University	✓ named	✓ named
Georgetown University	✓ named	✓ named
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	✓ named	✓ named
Harvard College	✓ named	✓ named

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 215 colleges, as the document prints them

American University Amherst College Babson College Bard College Barnard College Bates College Bentley University Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Bridgewater State University Brown University Bryant University Bunker Hill Community College California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Champlain College Clark Atlanta University Clark University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross Colorado College Columbia College Chicago

and 185 more

Columbia University Connecticut College Cornell University Curry College Dartmouth College Drexel University Duke University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emmanuel College, Boston Emory University Endicott College Fairfield University Fitchburg State University Fordham University Framingham State University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Georgia State University Gettysburg College Gordon College Grinnell College Hamilton College Harvard College Harvey Mudd College Haverford College High Point University Hobart William Smith Colleges Indiana University, Bloomington Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University, Providence Johnson C. Smith University Kenyon College Lasell University Lehigh University Lesley University LIM College (Laboratory Institute of Merchandising) Loyola University Maryland Macalester College Marist College Massachusetts Bay Community College Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (MCPHS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Maritime Academy Massasoit Community College Merrimack College Middlebury College Middlesex Community College Morgan State University Mount Holyoke College Muhlenberg College New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Norwich University Oberlin College Ohio University, Main Campus Olin College of Engineering Pace University, New York Pennsylvania State University Plymouth State University Pratt Institute Princeton University Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Regis College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rutgers University, New Brunswick Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College Saint Michael's College Salem State University Salve Regina University San Diego State University San Francisco State University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design School of Visual Arts Simmons University Skidmore College Smith College Southern New Hampshire University St Lawrence University St Olaf College Stanford University Stony Brook University, SUNY Suffolk University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University The New England Conservatory of Music The New School The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of Tampa The University of Texas, Austin The University of Texas, Dallas Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University Union College United States Air Force Academy United States Naval Academy University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, San Diego University of Chicago University of Cincinnati, Main Campus University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Denver University of Florida University of Hartford University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky University of Maine University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of Miami University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Montana University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of New England University of New Hampshire, Main Campus University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of South Carolina, Columbia University of Southern California University of Southern Maine University of Vermont University of Washington, Seattle University of Wisconsin, Madison Vanderbilt University Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Tech Wake Forest University Washington University in St Louis Wellesley College Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University Westfield State University William and Mary Williams College Winston-Salem State University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University Concordia University--Canada Erasmus University Rotterdam--Netherlands IDC Herzliya, Raphael Recanati International School--Israel McGill University--Canada Sophia University--Japan Technical University--Denmark Technion Israel Institute of Technology--Israel The University of Edinburgh--Scotland The University of Vienna--Austria Trinity College Dublin--Ireland Universite de Rennes I, II--France University of British Columbia--Canada University of Glasgow--Scotland University of Oxford--England University of St Andrews--Scotland University of Toronto Undergraduate--Canada University of Waterloo--Canada

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Independently verified As published by Lexington High — LHS School Profile (2025-26) ↗. Found at: Page 3, under the heading "2020-2025 Matriculated Colleges".

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How Lexington High compares for families

Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.

▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 18% nationally with 20 AP courses.
▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Waltham Sr High, Newton North High, Everett High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

82nd percentile nationally

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AP courses offered

Math ✓ · Science ✓

Students taking AP courses

1,143

≈48 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings

Advanced math classes

14 calculus · 23 advanced

Lab science classes

24 physics · 28 chemistry

Other rigor signals

No dual-enrollment or gifted program reported

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Top 0.2% by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

1,552

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

64.5

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Compared against

18,426

US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Top 0.7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

4-year graduation rate

99%

Range: 99–100%

4-year cohort size

547

Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years

Compared against

17,988

US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

9.7%

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

31.2%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%

admit rate

$17,772

in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state

1300–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

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.

See the full University of Massachusetts-Amherst profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

2.5%

Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

207:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

11.6

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

180

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 567 in 2021 to 592 in 2024 — over 3 years.

+4.4%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,405 students:

2025

2,448

2027

2,535

2029

2,626

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $27,346 per student in district revenue, the 221 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $6,043,466/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

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
Waltham Sr High Waltham	Public	3.3	1,777	+8.2%
Newton North High Newtonville	Public	6.9	2,065	-0.2%
Everett High Everett	Public	9.8	2,305	+10.2%
Cambridge Rindge and Latin Cambridge	Public	7.8	2,049	+11.1%
Brookline High Brookline	Public	9.3	2,166	+5.0%
Arlington High Arlington	Public	4.0	1,677	+13.1%
Malden High Malden	Public	8.7	1,878	+8.1%
Newton South High Newton Centre	Public	9.2	1,893	+3.1%

At a glance

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Lexington High is a public high school in Lexington, MA, enrolling 2,405 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 4% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 20 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 82% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

1,552 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 99% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 99% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 207 students per school counselor.

2% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Lexington High publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2020-2025: 215 colleges. Source: LHS School Profile (2025-26).

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do Lexington High graduates go to college? Lexington High publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2020-2025: 215 colleges. Source: LHS School Profile (2025-26).

How many AP courses does Lexington High offer? Lexington High offers 20 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 82% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Lexington High's graduation rate? Lexington High's federal four-year graduation rate was about 99% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Lexington High? Lexington High is a public high school in Lexington, MA, enrolling 2,405 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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