Results show that City on a Hill students are
some of the best in the city!

College

100% of City on a Hill graduates of class of 2009 were admitted to college.

For the past eleven years, every graduate of City on a Hill has been accepted into college. Click here for a list of colleges that accepted City on a Hill’s class of 2009.

MCAS Scores

In 2009, 100% of students passed the math and ELA sections of the MCAS on their first try while 98% passed the Science section on their first try.

Grade/Subject	% Advanced	% Proficient	% Needs Improvement	% Warning /Failing	Students Tested	Placement in Massachusetts
10 English	25	69	6	0	51	60 of 353
10 Math	61	31	8	0	51	42 of 351
10 Science	9	65	23	4	57	123 of 341

As pointed out by Mitchell Chester, the Commissioner of Education, City on a Hill is one of only 8 Massachusetts high schools with a low income rate of 60% or above AND with more than 50% of students scoring Proficient or higher in all 3 MCAS tests.

City on a Hill is doing its part to eliminate the academic achievement gap prevalent among Black, Hispanic and low-income students:

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