The Roxbury Latin School

West Roxbury · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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How The Roxbury Latin School compares for families

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  • LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Noble And Greenough School, British International School Of Boston, Beaver Country Day School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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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.

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

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

The Roxbury Latin School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 73 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
2021-2026

College  ·  Students

Harvard College 29
Tufts University 19
Brown University 18
Georgetown University 18
Dartmouth College 12
Boston College 11
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 10
Trinity College 8
Colby College 7
College of the Holy Cross 7
Yale University 7
Cornell University 6
Wake Forest University 5
Northeastern University 4
Tulane University 4
University of Chicago 4
University of Pennsylvania 4
Boston University 3
Bowdoin College 3
Emory University 3
MIT 3
New York University 3
Princeton University 3
Union College 3
Vanderbilt University 3
Wesleyan University 3
Babson College 2
Colgate University 2
Columbia University 2
Connecticut College 2
and 43 more
Durham University 1
McGill University 1
Olin College of Engineering 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by The Roxbury Latin School — Matriculation page — "College Matriculations 2021-2026" ↗. Found at: Matriculation page, two-column HTML table.

About this listing

The Roxbury Latin School is listed by PSS 2020 · NAIS + founder list. It has not reported to the federal Private School Survey, which is voluntary, so enrollment figures are not available here — many of the country's oldest independent schools are in the same position. The school's own site: www.roxburylatin.org ↗

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Noble And Greenough School
Dedham
Private 1.7 621 +1.5%
British International School Of Boston
Boston
Private 2.5 423 +8.5%
Beaver Country Day School
Chestnut Hill
Private 3.0 504 +10.3%
Brimmer & May School
Chestnut Hill
Private 3.5 399 +6.7%
Fusion Academy Newton
Newton
Private 3.7 61
Meridian Academy
Jamaica Plain
Private 3.8 77 +24.2%
Riverside School
Needham
Private 3.9 4
Beacon Scholastic Academy
Millbury
Private 5.2 21

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