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Commonwealth School

Boston · MA · Private independent

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📝SAT 1480 avg 🏅8 National Merit Semifinalists

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • 🏆 8 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1480 (25-75: 1430–1540)
  • 📝 ACT avg 33.5 (25-75: 32–35)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Commonwealth School compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1480 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 33.5 (≈ top 2%) · 8 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on SAT mean.
  • LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Snowden International High School, The Newman School, The Newman School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Snowden International High School
Boston
Public 0.1 421 -13.2%
The Newman School
Boston
Private 0.2 212 -23.5%
The Newman School
Boston
Private 0.2 235 -9.6%
Boston Adult Tech Academy
Back Bay
Public 0.6 227 +92.4%
Melvin H. King South End Academy
Boston
Public 0.6 76 -36.7%
Quincy Upper School
Boston
Public 0.8 246 +5.6%
Carter School
Dorchester
Public 0.9 24
Boston Arts Academy
Boston
Public 1.0 498 +1.6%

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