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The public schools with the biggest test-score declines in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Across Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 333 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Mary D Altavesta leads the list at -26.5pp, against a median of +0.5pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

333

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Best 3-yr change

-26.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+0.5pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Mary D Altavesta	Woburn, MA	Woburn	248	46.0%	19.5%	-26.5pp
2	Ayer Shirley Regional High School	Ayer, MA	Ayer Shirley School District	417	66.0%	49.0%	-17.0pp
3	Dracut Senior High	Dracut, MA	Dracut	792	52.5%	38.0%	-14.5pp
4	Page Hilltop Elementary School	Ayer, MA	Ayer Shirley School District	539	51.5%	38.0%	-13.5pp
5	Framingham High School	Framingham, MA	Framingham	2,534	52.0%	38.5%	-13.5pp
6	Center School	Stow, MA	Nashoba	485	69.5%	56.0%	-13.5pp
7	Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School	Billerica, MA	Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical	1,282	59.5%	46.0%	-13.5pp
8	Waltham Sr High	Waltham, MA	Waltham	1,791	48.5%	35.0%	-13.5pp
9	Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School	Marlborough, MA	Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter	970	69.3%	56.2%	-13.1pp
10	Lilja Elementary	Natick, MA	Natick	445	60.5%	47.5%	-13.0pp
11	South	Stoneham, MA	Stoneham	347	68.5%	56.0%	-12.5pp
12	Swallow/Union School	Dunstable, MA	Groton-Dunstable	210	81.5%	69.5%	-12.0pp
13	Malden High	Malden, MA	Malden	1,890	47.0%	35.5%	-11.5pp
14	Francis J Kane	Marlborough, MA	Marlborough	575	40.0%	28.5%	-11.5pp
15	North Middlesex Regional	Townsend, MA	North Middlesex	711	64.0%	52.5%	-11.5pp
16	Wakefield Memorial High	Wakefield, MA	Wakefield	854	66.0%	54.5%	-11.5pp
17	Woburn High	Woburn, MA	Woburn	1,259	54.0%	42.5%	-11.5pp
18	Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary	Belmont, MA	Belmont	1,023	77.5%	66.5%	-11.0pp
19	Charlotte A Dunning	Framingham, MA	Framingham	436	41.5%	30.5%	-11.0pp
20	Richer	Marlborough, MA	Marlborough	596	29.5%	18.5%	-11.0pp
21	Robin Hood	Stoneham, MA	Stoneham	380	56.5%	45.5%	-11.0pp
22	M Norcross Stratton	Arlington, MA	Arlington	448	70.5%	60.5%	-10.0pp
23	Peirce	West Newton, MA	Newton	249	77.5%	67.5%	-10.0pp
24	Hawthorne Brook	Townsend, MA	North Middlesex	449	42.5%	32.5%	-10.0pp
25	Benjamin G Brown	Somerville, MA	Somerville	219	80.0%	70.0%	-10.0pp
26	Shawsheen Elementary	Wilmington, MA	Wilmington	304	54.5%	44.5%	-10.0pp
27	Alcott	Concord, MA	Concord	438	78.0%	68.5%	-9.5pp
28	Lowell High	Lowell, MA	Lowell	3,446	38.0%	28.5%	-9.5pp
29	Thomas Ditson	Billerica, MA	Billerica	542	53.0%	44.0%	-9.0pp
30	Webster School	Everett, MA	Everett	351	36.0%	27.0%	-9.0pp
31	Hemenway	Framingham, MA	Framingham	538	50.0%	41.0%	-9.0pp
32	Reading Memorial High	Reading, MA	Reading	1,094	74.5%	65.5%	-9.0pp
33	Wilmington High	Wilmington, MA	Wilmington	619	69.0%	60.0%	-9.0pp
34	Woodland	Weston, MA	Weston	299	86.0%	77.5%	-8.5pp
35	Cameron Middle School	Framingham, MA	Framingham	592	25.5%	17.5%	-8.0pp
36	King Elementary School	Framingham, MA	Framingham	385	41.5%	33.5%	-8.0pp
37	Douglas MacArthur Elementary School	Waltham, MA	Waltham	475	54.5%	46.5%	-8.0pp
38	Medford High	Medford, MA	Medford	1,195	49.0%	41.5%	-7.5pp
39	John J McGlynn Elementary School	Medford, MA	Medford	505	37.0%	29.5%	-7.5pp
40	Winchester High School	Winchester, MA	Winchester	1,404	87.0%	79.5%	-7.5pp
41	Malcolm White	Woburn, MA	Woburn	323	38.5%	31.0%	-7.5pp
42	Assabet Valley Vocational High School	Marlborough, MA	Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical	1,144	46.5%	39.5%	-7.0pp
43	Madeline English School	Everett, MA	Everett	760	22.5%	15.5%	-7.0pp
44	Littleton High School	Littleton, MA	Littleton	482	81.5%	74.5%	-7.0pp
45	Nashoba Valley Technical High School	Westford, MA	Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical	767	47.5%	40.5%	-7.0pp
46	Zervas	Waban, MA	Newton	399	65.5%	58.5%	-7.0pp
47	Hurld-Wyman Elementary School	Woburn, MA	Woburn	418	48.5%	41.5%	-7.0pp
48	Acton-Boxborough Regional High	Acton, MA	Acton-Boxborough	1,622	89.5%	83.0%	-6.5pp
49	Billerica Memorial High School	Billerica, MA	Billerica	1,816	44.5%	38.0%	-6.5pp
50	Francis Wyman Elementary	Burlington, MA	Burlington	514	59.0%	52.5%	-6.5pp

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