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The Boston Latin School is a public `` exam school '' in Boston , Massachusetts .. Latin. Latin. Boston. Boston. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. exam school. exam school. public. public education. Established on April 23 , 1635 , it is the oldest school as well as the first public school in the United States .. public. public education. first public school. List of the oldest public high schools in the United States. The Public Latin School was a bastion for educating the sons of the Boston `` Brahmin '' elite , resulting in the School claiming many prominent Bostonians , Massachusetts citizens and New Englanders as alumni .. Latin. Latin. Boston. Boston. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Public. Public school ( government funded ). Its curriculum follows that of the 18th century Latin-school movement , which holds the `` classics '' to be the basis of an educated mind .. Latin. Latin. Latin-school. Latin school. classics. classics. Four years of Latin are mandatory for all pupils who enter the School in the 7th grade , three years for those who enter in the 9th .. Latin. Latin. In 2007 , the School was named one of the top twenty high schools in the United States by U.S. News & World Report magazine .. U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report. It is a part of Boston Public Schools -LRB- BPS -RRB- .. Boston. Boston. Public. Public school ( government funded ). Boston Public Schools. Boston Public Schools. The School was named a 2011 `` Blue Ribbon School of Excellence '' , the U.S. Department of Education 's highest award .. Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Blue Ribbon Schools Program. As of 2016 , the School is listed under the `` gold medal '' list , ranking 51 out of the top 100 high schools in the United States -LRB- more than 20,000 public high schools from 50 states and the District of Columbia were analyzed -RRB- by U.S. News & World Report magazine .. public. public education. U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report