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

Across Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 206 public elementary 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 +1.0pp 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

206

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Best 3-yr change

-26.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+1.0pp

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	Page Hilltop Elementary School	Ayer, MA	Ayer Shirley School District	539	51.5%	38.0%	-13.5pp
3	Center School	Stow, MA	Nashoba	485	69.5%	56.0%	-13.5pp
4	Lilja Elementary	Natick, MA	Natick	445	60.5%	47.5%	-13.0pp
5	South	Stoneham, MA	Stoneham	347	68.5%	56.0%	-12.5pp
6	Swallow/Union School	Dunstable, MA	Groton-Dunstable	210	81.5%	69.5%	-12.0pp
7	Francis J Kane	Marlborough, MA	Marlborough	575	40.0%	28.5%	-11.5pp
8	Charlotte A Dunning	Framingham, MA	Framingham	436	41.5%	30.5%	-11.0pp
9	Richer	Marlborough, MA	Marlborough	596	29.5%	18.5%	-11.0pp
10	Robin Hood	Stoneham, MA	Stoneham	380	56.5%	45.5%	-11.0pp
11	M Norcross Stratton	Arlington, MA	Arlington	448	70.5%	60.5%	-10.0pp
12	Peirce	West Newton, MA	Newton	249	77.5%	67.5%	-10.0pp
13	Benjamin G Brown	Somerville, MA	Somerville	219	80.0%	70.0%	-10.0pp
14	Shawsheen Elementary	Wilmington, MA	Wilmington	304	54.5%	44.5%	-10.0pp
15	Alcott	Concord, MA	Concord	438	78.0%	68.5%	-9.5pp
16	Thomas Ditson	Billerica, MA	Billerica	542	53.0%	44.0%	-9.0pp
17	Webster School	Everett, MA	Everett	351	36.0%	27.0%	-9.0pp
18	Hemenway	Framingham, MA	Framingham	538	50.0%	41.0%	-9.0pp
19	Woodland	Weston, MA	Weston	299	86.0%	77.5%	-8.5pp
20	King Elementary School	Framingham, MA	Framingham	385	41.5%	33.5%	-8.0pp
21	Douglas MacArthur Elementary School	Waltham, MA	Waltham	475	54.5%	46.5%	-8.0pp
22	John J McGlynn Elementary School	Medford, MA	Medford	505	37.0%	29.5%	-7.5pp
23	Malcolm White	Woburn, MA	Woburn	323	38.5%	31.0%	-7.5pp
24	Madeline English School	Everett, MA	Everett	760	22.5%	15.5%	-7.0pp
25	Zervas	Waban, MA	Newton	399	65.5%	58.5%	-7.0pp
26	Hurld-Wyman Elementary School	Woburn, MA	Woburn	418	48.5%	41.5%	-7.0pp
27	Francis Wyman Elementary	Burlington, MA	Burlington	514	59.0%	52.5%	-6.5pp
28	Linden	Malden, MA	Malden	813	44.0%	37.5%	-6.5pp
29	Goodyear Elementary School	Woburn, MA	Woburn	352	33.0%	26.5%	-6.5pp
30	George H. Englesby Elementary School	Dracut, MA	Dracut	520	47.0%	41.0%	-6.0pp
31	Claypit Hill School	Wayland, MA	Wayland	495	69.5%	63.5%	-6.0pp
32	Charles D Harrington	North Chelmsford, MA	Chelmsford	468	52.0%	46.5%	-5.5pp
33	Pawtucketville Memorial	Lowell, MA	Lowell	463	38.5%	33.0%	-5.5pp
34	Day Elementary	Westford, MA	Westford	299	65.5%	60.0%	-5.5pp
35	Luther Conant School	Acton, MA	Acton-Boxborough	410	75.5%	70.5%	-5.0pp
36	Mary E Stapleton Elementary	Framingham, MA	Framingham	359	23.5%	18.5%	-5.0pp
37	William F. Stanley Elementary School	Waltham, MA	Waltham	381	36.5%	31.5%	-5.0pp
38	Clyde Reeves	Woburn, MA	Woburn	451	50.0%	45.0%	-5.0pp
39	C.T. Douglas Elementary School	Acton, MA	Acton-Boxborough	408	58.5%	54.0%	-4.5pp
40	Roger E Wellington	Belmont, MA	Belmont	426	64.5%	60.0%	-4.5pp
41	Parker	Billerica, MA	Billerica	446	48.5%	44.0%	-4.5pp
42	Brown	Natick, MA	Natick	494	70.0%	65.5%	-4.5pp
43	McCarthy-Towne School	Acton, MA	Acton-Boxborough	431	57.5%	53.5%	-4.0pp
44	Charlotte M Murkland Elementary	Lowell, MA	Lowell	448	33.0%	29.0%	-4.0pp
45	Thompson	Arlington, MA	Arlington	537	63.5%	60.0%	-3.5pp
46	Peabody	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	314	59.5%	56.0%	-3.5pp
47	Willard	Concord, MA	Concord	432	72.5%	69.0%	-3.5pp
48	Miriam F McCarthy School	Framingham, MA	Framingham	490	20.5%	17.0%	-3.5pp
49	Elmwood	Hopkinton, MA	Hopkinton	648	72.5%	69.0%	-3.5pp
50	John J Shaughnessy	Lowell, MA	Lowell	485	28.5%	25.0%	-3.5pp

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