Top Ranked Braintree Private High Schools (2026-27)

Archbishop Williams High School

Gr: 7-12 | 648 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 1

Catholic

40 Independence Ave

Braintree, MA 02184

(781) 535-6051

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Cats Academy

Gr: 8-12 | 327 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Specialized Curriculum

2001 Washington Street

Braintree, MA 02184

(857) 400-9700

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Thayer Academy

Gr: 5-12 | 686 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

745 Washington Street

Braintree, MA 02184

(781) 664-2201

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Granite Academy

Gr: 6-12 | 45 students

Avg. class size: 9 students

Sports: 1

Special Education School

6 Columbian St

Braintree, MA 02184

(781) 380-3945

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Braintree, MA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+33.3% (+1 school) 10-yr

1,706

Students

+126.6% (+953 students) 10-yr

$36,642

Avg. Tuition

-16.7% (-$7,347) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+16.7% (+2 students) 10-yr

31%

Students of Color

+121.4% (+17.0 pp) 10-yr

8:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+33.3% (+2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Braintree)

This State (MA)

# Schools

4 Schools

261 Schools

# Students

1,706 Students

56,966 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	427	225	253
2024	427	223	245
2023	446	237	247
2022	335	240	257
2021	335	234	249
2020	335	227	235
2019	333	231	242
2018	333	229	238
2017	434	233	246
2016	434	235	241
2015	251	213	220

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% Students of Color

31%

28%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	31%	27%	32%
2024	31%	24%	31%
2023	34%	27%	31%
2022	31%	28%	30%
2021	31%	27%	30%
2020	31%	24%	29%
2019	25%	23%	29%
2018	28%	22%	28%
2017	17%	25%	30%
2016	17%	25%	30%
2015	14%	28%	30%

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0.57

0.52

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	0.57	0.52	0.61
2024	0.57	0.52	0.60
2023	0.53	0.51	0.60
2022	0.52	0.50	0.58
2021	0.52	0.49	0.57
2020	0.52	0.48	0.57
2019	0.46	0.45	0.56
2018	0.46	0.45	0.55
2017	0.35	0.46	0.54
2016	0.35	0.46	0.54
2015	0.36	0.45	0.53

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# American Indian Students

n/a

127 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

280 Students

4,063 Students

% Asian Students

16%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	16%	7%	5%
2024	16%	8%	6%
2023	20%	8%	6%
2022	22%	7%	5%
2021	22%	8%	5%
2020	22%	8%	5%
2019	19%	7%	5%
2018	19%	7%	5%
2017	5%	5%	4%
2016	5%	5%	4%
2015	4%	6%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

113 Students

3,645 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	7%	6%	9%
2024	7%	6%	9%
2023	8%	6%	8%
2022	3%	5%	8%
2021	3%	5%	8%
2020	3%	5%	8%
2019	3%	5%	8%
2018	3%	5%	8%
2017	1%	5%	7%
2016	1%	5%	8%
2015	1%	5%	8%

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# Black Students

114 Students

3,816 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	7%	7%	8%
2024	7%	7%	8%
2023	6%	7%	8%
2022	6%	6%	8%
2021	6%	6%	8%
2020	6%	6%	8%
2019	6%	6%	8%
2018	6%	6%	8%
2017	8%	7%	8%
2016	8%	7%	8%
2015	10%	8%	9%

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# White Students

1,073 Students

39,391 Students

% White Students

62%

67%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	62%	67%	59%
2024	62%	67%	60%
2023	65%	68%	60%
2022	66%	70%	62%
2021	66%	70%	63%
2020	66%	71%	64%
2019	71%	73%	64%
2018	71%	73%	65%
2017	80%	73%	66%
2016	80%	73%	66%
2015	79%	73%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

35 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

137 Students

7,368 Students

% of Others Students

13%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	8%	13%	17%
2024	8%	12%	15%
2023	1%	11%	16%
2022	3%	12%	16%
2021	3%	11%	15%
2020	3%	10%	14%
2019	1%	9%	14%
2018	1%	9%	13%
2017	6%	9%	14%
2016	6%	9%	13%
2015	6%	7%	12%

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# Teachers

223 Teachers

8,489 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

6:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	8:1	6:1	10:1
2024	8:1	7:1	10:1
2023	8:1	7:1	10:1
2022	6:1	7:1	10:1
2021	6:1	7:1	10:1
2020	6:1	7:1	10:1
2019	6:1	7:1	10:1
2018	7:1	7:1	10:1
2017	8:1	7:1	10:1
2016	8:1	7:1	10:1
2015	6:1	7:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

66%

71%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	66%	70%	57%
2024	66%	71%	57%
2023	66%	70%	57%
2022	66%	70%	56%
2021	66%	69%	56%
2020	66%	69%	56%
2019	66%	67%	55%
2018	73%	66%	55%
2017	70%	65%	55%
2016	70%	63%	54%
2015	70%	63%	54%

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Average Class Size

14 students

12 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	14	12	14
2024	14	12	14
2023	14	12	14
2022	14	12	14
2021	14	12	14
2020	14	12	14
2019	14	12	14
2018	15	12	14
2017	15	12	14
2016	15	12	14
2015	12	12	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

16 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	16	16	13
2024	14	15	12
2023	14	14	12
2022	14	15	12
2021	14	14	12
2020	14	14	12
2019	14	13	11
2018	14	13	11
2017	12	13	11
2016	12	12	11
2015	13	11	10

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Average SAT score

1139

(Out of 1600)

1287

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SAT Score Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	1139	1289	1233
2024	1139	1291	1231
2023	1139	1272	1229
2022	1139	1266	1230
2021	1139	1263	1230
2020	1139	1254	1227
2019	1139	1238	1226

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	25	29	26
2024	25	29	26
2023	25	29	26
2022	25	29	26
2021	25	29	26
2020	25	29	26
2019	25	28	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$36,642

$40,853

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$36,342	$40,860	$17,997
2024	$35,080	$40,275	$17,011
2023	$35,080	$36,992	$16,191
2022	$35,080	$36,355	$15,821
2021	$35,080	$33,672	$15,331
2020	$35,080	$32,017	$15,046
2019	$34,917	$31,024	$14,791
2018	$34,395	$31,240	$14,527
2017	$33,726	$31,028	$14,161
2016	$33,726	$30,547	$13,713
2015	$43,989	$29,745	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

37%

40%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	37%	39%	38%
2024	40%	40%	37%
2023	40%	40%	36%
2022	40%	38%	36%
2021	40%	37%	36%
2020	40%	37%	35%
2019	40%	35%	34%
2018	33%	35%	33%
2017	35%	34%	32%
2016	35%	32%	31%
2015	35%	33%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$24,000

$28,887

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$24,000	$27,597	$9,714
2024	$13,000	$26,276	$9,498
2023	$13,000	$25,898	$8,890
2022	$13,000	$24,748	$8,717
2021	$13,000	$24,315	$8,472
2020	$13,000	$23,298	$8,370
2019	$24,000	$22,827	$7,924
2018	$24,000	$20,996	$7,471
2017	$24,000	$21,066	$7,202
2016	$24,000	$20,192	$6,993
2015	$24,000	$19,873	$6,822

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

68%

62%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Braintree, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	68%	62%	79%
2024	64%	54%	81%
2023	64%	55%	81%
2022	64%	55%	81%
2021	64%	56%	81%
2020	64%	57%	81%
2019	64%	56%	81%
2018	64%	56%	80%
2017	64%	57%	81%
2016	64%	55%	80%
2015	64%	55%	81%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

1 extracurriculars

20 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

9 sports

12 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in Braintree, MA?

The private high schools in Braintree, MA include Thayer Academy, Cats Academy, and Archbishop Williams High School.

How many private high schools are located in Braintree?

4 private high schools are located in Braintree.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Braintree?

25% of private high schools in Braintree are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic).

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