波士顿学区
在购房过程中,学区是一个非常重要的因素。学区的好坏对房价有很大的影响。学区好的房子平均房价较高,而且经常供不应求,出现加价抢房的情况。在美国,公立学校的资金的绝大多数都来自该区当地居民缴纳的房产税和其他税费。房价越高的居民区缴纳税费越多,学校的经费也越充裕,学校的师资力量和教学品质就越好。学区好的地方房价贵,买了以后则更容易保值增值。
美国的学校分为两种:一种是考试选拔入学,另一种就近免试入学校。下面是波士顿地区排名最靠前的两所考试选拔入学的公立高中:
1) 波士顿拉丁学校:这是美国历史最最悠久的高中,波士顿拉丁学校在马萨诸塞州排名第一。学生有机会参加AdvancedPlacement®课程作业和考试。波士顿拉丁学校的AP®参与率为100%。学生身体构成男性为46%,女性为54%,少数民族入学率为53%。波士顿拉丁学校是波士顿公立学校26所高中之一。每年保送二三十名毕业生上哈佛,在全美高中排名榜上名列第四十二。
2) 高等数学和科学学院特许学校(Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School ):在马萨诸塞州排名第二。学生有机会参加AdvancedPlacement课程作业和考试。高级数学与科学学院特许学校的AP参与率为91%。学生身体构成男性为52%,女性为48%,少数民族入学率为38%。高等数学和科学学院特许学校是高等数学和科学学院宪章(区)唯一的高中。在全美高中排名榜上名列第九十八名。
相比之下,大部分公立学校采用就近免试入学制度,只要是本地居民的子女均可自动入学,学校无权拒绝。下面是波士顿地区排名最好的三所就近入学的公立高中:
1) Weston高中:Weston High在马萨诸塞州排名第三。学生有机会参加AdvancedPlacement课程作业和考试。 Weston High的AP参与率为77%。学生的身体构成是男性50%,女性50%,少数民族总人数是30%。
2) Dover-Sherborn高中:在马萨诸塞州排名第二,由Dover和Sherborn两镇共建;其中Sherborn人口仅3000,独栋别墅均价70多万美元;Dover人口8000,独栋别墅均价90多万美元。
3) Wellesley高中:全美排名第七十位,座落在大名鼎鼎的卫斯理女子学院的所在地,人口2.6万,独栋别墅均价85多万美元。
大波士顿地区学区
排名 | 学区 | 学生人数 | 师生比例 | 毕业率 | 升学率 | SAT阅读成绩 | SAT写作成绩 |
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1 | Dover-Sherborn | 2,087 | 11.6 | 97.2 | 90.7 | 613 | 608 |
2 | Concord-Carlisle | 3,974 | 12.6 | 97.5 | 89.5 | 616 | 605 |
3 | Weston | 2,154 | 11.4 | 93.9 | 81.6 | 604 | 603 |
4 | Lexington | 7,072 | 12.2 | 96.1 | 84.0 | 619 | 611 |
5 | Wayland | 2,646 | 12.8 | 97.4 | 86.6 | 595 | 593 |
6 | Westford | 5,120 | 14.1 | 97.4 | 91.0 | 594 | 580 |
7 | Newton | 12,827 | 11.9 | 97.3 | 84.9 | 587 | 585 |
8 | Wellesley | 5,018 | 13.3 | 96.1 | 85.4 | 601 | 598 |
9 | Manchester Essex | 1,396 | 10.7 | 97.4 | 87.7 | 595 | 582 |
10 | Harvard | 1,117 | 12.1 | 94.2 | 90.7 | 594 | 583 |
11 | Sharon | 3,468 | 12.5 | 94.6 | 87.0 | 573 | 577 |
12 | Lincoln-Sudbury | 5,571 | 12.5 | 95.7 | 85.9 | 577 | 572 |
13 | Westborough | 3,805 | 13.4 | 96.5 | 85.5 | 583 | 577 |
14 | Winchester | 4,623 | 13.1 | 96.9 | 87.2 | 587 | 586 |
15 | Acton-Boxborough | 5,588 | 15.0 | 96.9 | 88.6 | 616 | 607 |
16 | Medfield | 2,604 | 13.2 | 98.3 | 94.0 | 553 | 558 |
17 | Bedford | 2,608 | 11.7 | 92.7 | 90.4 | 566 | 550 |
18 | Brookline | 7,695 | 12.6 | 92.8 | 80.6 | 598 | 589 |
19 | Needham | 5,588 | 13.9 | 97.1 | 90.2 | 574 | 571 |
20 | Masconomet | 3,917 | 12.8 | 96.5 | 90.6 | 549 | 547 |
21 | Marblehead | 3,144 | 11.9 | 95.5 | 88.6 | 563 | 565 |
22 | Westwood | 3,162 | 13.5 | 97.6 | 88.0 | 557 | 548 |
23 | Belmont | 4,466 | 16.6 | 96.3 | 86.2 | 586 | 583 |
24 | Hamilton-Wenham | 1,782 | 11.8 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 571 | 559 |
25 | Hopkinton | 3,462 | 13.4 | 98.4 | 89.7 | 552 | 544 |
26 | Northboro- Southboro | 4,451 | 12.4 | 95.7 | 90.7 | 551 | 552 |
27 | Hingham | 4,317 | 14.7 | 98.2 | 87.5 | 555 | 563 |
28 | Andover | 6,009 | 13.1 | 94.3 | 88.4 | 566 | 562 |
29 | Arlington | 5,524 | 13.9 | 95.4 | 84.2 | 581 | 576 |
30 | Cohasset | 1,586 | 13.1 | 98.2 | 92.9 | 564 | 560 |
31 | Norwell | 2,192 | 13.4 | 97.6 | 90.0 | 555 | 547 |
32 | Newburyport | 2,295 | 12.4 | 95.6 | 84.1 | 549 | 544 |
33 | Holliston | 2,889 | 13.8 | 93.2 | 89.2 | 561 | 549 |
34 | Nashoba | 3,413 | 13.0 | 94.2 | 90.0 | 552 | 539 |
35 | Ashland | 2,701 | 14.4 | 93.6 | 86.6 | 549 | 530 |
36 | Lynnfield | 2,207 | 13.5 | 98.8 | 87.0 | 530 | 541 |
37 | Littleton | 1,646 | 14.9 | 94.6 | 87.3 | 578 | 578 |
38 | Natick | 5,472 | 14.1 | 97.9 | 85.2 | 555 | 538 |
39 | Scituate | 3,001 | 12.3 | 94.9 | 90.3 | 544 | 543 |
40 | Franklin | 5,412 | 13.2 | 95.7 | 89.5 | 542 | 532 |
41 | Duxbury | 3,121 | 13.2 | 97.8 | 89.7 | 545 | 544 |
42 | Mansfield | 3,958 | 13.1 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 541 | 537 |
43 | Reading | 4,324 | 13.9 | 97.5 | 90.5 | 542 | 524 |
44 | Swampscott-Nahant | 2,231 | 11.5 | 93.5 | 90.6 | 520 | 515 |
45 | Walpole | 3,855 | 13.6 | 95.0 | 87.8 | 527 | 524 |
46 | Chelmsford | 4,974 | 13.6 | 94.5 | 89.4 | 545 | 519 |
47 | Braintree | 5,809 | 14.4 | 93.8 | 87.0 | 518 | 509 |
48 | North Reading | 2,496 | 12.7 | 93.0 | 78.9 | 551 | 541 |
49 | King Philip | 4,778 | 15.0 | 94.9 | 86.1 | 551 | 535 |
50 | Medway | 2,316 | 14.8 | 95.3 | 87.8 | 535 | 526 |
51 | Foxborough | 2,601 | 12.7 | 95.2 | 81.6 | 520 | 514 |
52 | Georgetown | 1,447 | 13.6 | 96.1 | 92.6 | 549 | 540 |
53 | Berlin-Boylston | 1,067 | 13.1 | 91.7 | 82.8 | 526 | 510 |
54 | Canton | 3,325 | 13.6 | 94.9 | 87.7 | 520 | 507 |
55 | Rockport | 928 | 10.9 | 93.8 | 83.8 | 530 | 499 |
56 | Easton | 3,750 | 14.6 | 96.8 | 89.9 | 543 | 533 |
57 | Marshfield | 4,245 | 13.1 | 95.8 | 86.9 | 518 | 512 |
58 | Burlington | 3,521 | 11.4 | 95.3 | 85.2 | 521 | 517 |
59 | Ipswich | 1,778 | 10.9 | 94.0 | 79.7 | 527 | 518 |
60 | Milton | 4,150 | 16.8 | 94.5 | 88.2 | 530 | 524 |
61 | Cambridge | 6,794 | 10.6 | 88.8 | 80.6 | 521 | 514 |
62 | Melrose | 3,798 | 14.5 | 94.7 | 84.3 | 529 | 527 |
63 | Hanover | 2,625 | 13.5 | 98.5 | 86.9 | 505 | 495 |
64 | Millis | 1,323 | 14.0 | 93.0 | 87.4 | 516 | 496 |
65 | Norwood | 3,411 | 12.4 | 93.1 | 82.3 | 505 | 512 |
66 | Wilmington | 3,391 | 12.4 | 93.3 | 86.6 | 514 | 508 |
67 | Silver Lake | 3,665 | 14.2 | 97.9 | 75.4 | 520 | 509 |
68 | Pentucket | 2,498 | 12.3 | 90.5 | 82.8 | 524 | 528 |
69 | Watertown | 2,592 | 11.2 | 85.6 | 83.8 | 503 | 487 |
70 | Dedham | 2,693 | 11.6 | 91.7 | 78.9 | 490 | 477 |
71 | Stoneham | 2,353 | 12.7 | 91.6 | 87.0 | 497 | 498 |
72 | Triton | 2,515 | 12.3 | 89.7 | 80.9 | 523 | 518 |
73 | North Andover | 4,766 | 15.9 | 94.4 | 88.6 | 523 | 517 |
74 | Hull | 930 | 11.4 | 80.0 | 76.7 | 507 | 502 |
75 | Wakefield | 3,538 | 13.3 | 96.1 | 86.2 | 524 | 521 |
76 | Norton | 2,501 | 14.1 | 93.7 | 79.9 | 520 | 502 |
77 | Danvers | 3,379 | 12.5 | 93.6 | 81.4 | 515 | 506 |
78 | Billerica | 4,882 | 13.1 | 91.9 | 76.7 | 521 | 516 |
79 | Stoughton | 3,555 | 11.9 | 90.7 | 83.3 | 512 | 502 |
80 | West Bridgewater | 1,287 | 14.5 | 97.3 | 86.9 | 506 | 496 |
81 | Framingham | 8,609 | 11.7 | 84.8 | 73.4 | 529 | 514 |
82 | Pembroke | 3,002 | 14.7 | 95.4 | 75.8 | 505 | 500 |
83 | Woburn | 4,628 | 12.3 | 87.9 | 75.8 | 495 | 481 |
84 | Amesbury | 2,150 | 12.7 | 90.9 | 72.3 | 530 | 517 |
85 | Bridgewater- Raynham | 5,346 | 16.0 | 91.1 | 76.1 | 510 | 504 |
86 | Tewksbury | 3,547 | 13.7 | 92.6 | 77.0 | 495 | 489 |
87 | Beverly | 4,525 | 14.2 | 89.5 | 75.8 | 517 | 511 |
88 | Carver | 1,626 | 12.4 | 88.8 | 75.8 | 514 | 496 |
89 | Medford | 4,487 | 12.0 | 80.4 | 74.7 | 511 | 508 |
90 | Hudson | 2,643 | 11.2 | 88.9 | 87.3 | 506 | 503 |
91 | Avon | 714 | 10.8 | 83.3 | 87.8 | 467 | 451 |
92 | Middleborough | 2,762 | 12.0 | 93.0 | 73.4 | 501 | 481 |
93 | Quincy | 9,249 | 13.3 | 90.4 | 74.3 | 474 | 461 |
94 | Gloucester | 2,930 | 11.2 | 86.7 | 68.5 | 496 | 475 |
95 | Waltham | 5,461 | 11.4 | 84.6 | 74.2 | 473 | 471 |
96 | Maynard | 1,439 | 13.1 | 86.0 | 76.7 | 540 | 524 |
97 | Milford | 4,187 | 12.7 | 83.9 | 77.0 | 505 | 492 |
98 | Bellingham | 2,257 | 13.7 | 88.4 | 67.4 | 515 | 480 |
99 | East Bridgewater | 2,302 | 17.7 | 95.2 | 85.7 | 518 | 494 |
100 | Plymouth | 7,552 | 11.8 | 89.6 | 68.4 | 473 | 460 |
101 | Whitman-Hanson | 4,000 | 15.8 | 92.4 | 75.7 | 499 | 499 |
102 | Abington | 1,916 | 14.7 | 92.4 | 75.8 | 520 | 498 |
103 | Holbrook | 1,170 | 13.1 | 83.1 | 62.7 | 458 | 450 |
104 | Peabody | 5,956 | 13.5 | 86.6 | 75.4 | 497 | 476 |
105 | Marlborough | 4,525 | 12.1 | 85.0 | 75.8 | 498 | 478 |
106 | Saugus | 2,603 | 12.6 | 86.4 | 83.0 | 490 | 484 |
107 | Weymouth | 6,289 | 14.9 | 87.1 | 62.9 | 503 | 491 |
108 | Winthrop | 1,971 | 13.1 | 86.6 | 80.2 | 480 | 468 |
109 | Rockland | 2,294 | 15.0 | 88.2 | 71.8 | 481 | 467 |
110 | Somerville | 4,931 | 11.5 | 81.5 | 70.7 | 460 | 456 |
111 | Salem | 3,772 | 10.1 | 83.1 | 66.2 | 490 | 460 |
112 | Methuen | 6,896 | 14.0 | 86.6 | 77.6 | 473 | 459 |
113 | Haverhill | 7,452 | 14.5 | 74.4 | 67.4 | 513 | 494 |
114 | Lowell | 14,416 | 13.8 | 78.8 | 76.9 | 465 | 446 |
115 | Revere | 7,451 | 14.1 | 78.7 | 66.1 | 429 | 425 |
116 | Malden | 6,623 | 14.5 | 82.9 | 75.9 | 455 | 444 |
117 | Randolph | 2,823 | 11.5 | 81.1 | 73.5 | 438 | 429 |
118 | Taunton | 8,005 | 17.8 | 88.7 | 64.0 | 495 | 475 |
119 | Wareham | 2,461 | 13.0 | 76.4 | 63.0 | 479 | 452 |
120 | Boston | 53,263 | 13.7 | 72.4 | 70.0 | 434 | 431 |
121 | Everett | 7,078 | 14.1 | 76.7 | 66.5 | 437 | 415 |
122 | Lynn | 15,299 | 14.2 | 75.3 | 60.3 | 446 | 430 |
123 | Brockton | 16,970 | 15.9 | 79.1 | 70.6 | 440 | 428 |
124 | Lawrence | 13,857 | 13.6 | 71.4 | 65.7 | 389 | 383 |
125 | Chelsea | 6,338 | 15.1 | 59.7 | 70.2 | 448 | 424 |