The 2024-2025 school year in Massachusetts is approaching fast with kids going back to class in the next two weeks.

We all know getting an education is paramount. What school district you're enrolled in, for the most part, largely predicts the quality of education you'll receive. Not just in academics, but overall guidance, after school programming, sports, etc.

6 Mass. School Districts Named 'Most Envied' In U.S.

I was a product of the school choice system. I was unable to attend high school in a affluent area of Boston's north shore. Masconomet Regional School District to this day is highly ranked.

While my two younger brothers attended Lynn Public Schools, I graduated Masco and my life was shaped differently because of it. Not to say I excelled at Masco, because I was a B- student, but for example, they had a high school radio station.

Test Prep Insight surveyed 3000 parents across America on what school districts they would send their kids and 6 districts in Massachusetts came in the top 250 in the U.S.

The following six school districts in Massachusetts are named "most envied".

Lexington Public Schools

Ranking: 78 out of 250

Public Schools of Brookline

Ranking: 85 of 250

Wellesley Public Schools

Ranking: 120 out of 250

Hopkinton Public Schools

Ranking: 138 out of 250

Newton Public Schools

Ranking: 155 out of 250.

Weston Public Schools

Ranking: 156 of 250

As you can see, it's no surprise the preceding school districts in Massachusetts align with affluent suburban cities within the commonwealth.

In western Massachusetts, the City of Pittsfield is planning on changing the current school district map and combing certain elementary schools resulting in more equality and less segregation within the student body of 5500. Yondr pouches and upgraded cell phone policy is a hot topic lately as well.