Quick Facts
Our Students
163
students in grades 9–12
63%
self-identified students of color
All
genders
52
cities and towns represented
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
56% independent, 38% public, 4% parochial, 2% homeschool
TOP HOMETOWNS
Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Newton, Sharon
Academics and Outcomes
10
students per class on average
96%
AP scores 3 or above; 85% scores 4 or 5 (2025)
1470
average SAT composite score (Class of 2026)
100%
students admitted to a preferred college (Class of 2025)
TOP COLLEGES 2019–2024
Boston College, Brandeis, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Harvard, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, New York University, Northeastern, Northwestern, Rhode Island School of Design, Smith, Tufts, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, UMass Amherst, Washington University in St. Louis, Wellesley
National Merit Scholarship Program
Commonwealth seniors are consistently named National Merit Scholarship winners, finalists, semifinalists, and commended students. Among the Class of 2025, fifteen of the thirty-seven students were recognized.
U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
Two recent Commonwealth alumni/ae, from the Classes of 2025 and 2022, progressed in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, recognizing exceptional high school seniors across the nation.
I was looking for somewhere I could be challenged and my interests in subjects like English and history could be deepened, which I definitely found at Commonwealth. Everyone here, both teachers and students, is passionate and curious, and it is very inspiring to be in that kind of environment.
Our Faculty
40
faculty members; 17 non-teaching staff members
85%
with advanced degree (30% with doctorate)
5:1
student-to-faculty ratio
1:1
faculty advising program
FACULTY RESEARCH PROJECTS (SAMPLING)
Quantum Interpretations and Entanglement, Middle Eastern Foodways, Artificial Intelligence in Chess, Middle Ages in Africa, American Culture and Politics 1968–Present, History of Chinese Film, Geometry of Second-Degree Curves, Women’s Voices in Latin American Literature, French Existentialist Literature, Gene Expression and Regulation
Tuition and Financial Aid
$1.8M
financial aid granted
$46,260
average financial aid grant
$60,075
tuition and fees
