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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, drawn from 212 qualifying public schools. Webster School leads the list at -52.4%, against a median of -10.5% 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

212

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Best Enrollment change

-52.4%

Median Enrollment change

-10.5%

FASTEST DECLINING · MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Webster School	Everett, MA	Everett	738	351	-52.4%
2	John Ward	Newton Centre, MA	Newton	309	186	-39.8%
3	Bridge	Lexington, MA	Lexington	572	345	-39.7%
4	L F Dewing	Tewksbury, MA	Tewksbury	606	372	-38.6%
5	Winn Brook	Belmont, MA	Belmont	490	304	-38.0%
6	Mason-Rice	Newton Centre, MA	Newton	512	321	-37.3%
7	Mary Lee Burbank	Belmont, MA	Belmont	374	238	-36.4%
8	Fiske	Lexington, MA	Lexington	502	324	-35.5%
9	Daniel Butler	Belmont, MA	Belmont	388	261	-32.7%
10	Roger E Wellington	Belmont, MA	Belmont	625	426	-31.8%
11	Community Charter School of Cambridge	Cambridge, MA	Community Charter School of Cambridge	365	251	-31.2%
12	Williams	Auburndale, MA	Newton	296	211	-28.7%
13	Greenmont Avenue	Dracut, MA	Dracut	294	211	-28.2%
14	Wilmington High	Wilmington, MA	Wilmington	862	619	-28.2%
15	Christa McAuliffe Charter School	Framingham, MA	Christa McAuliffe Charter School	395	284	-28.1%
16	Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary	Belmont, MA	Belmont	1,421	1,023	-28.0%
17	Swallow/Union School	Dunstable, MA	Groton-Dunstable	290	210	-27.6%
18	Kennedy-Longfellow	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	293	215	-26.6%
19	Franklin	West Newton, MA	Newton	434	320	-26.3%
20	1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School	Marlborough, MA	Marlborough	1,308	965	-26.2%
21	Memorial Spaulding	Newton Centre, MA	Newton	453	342	-24.5%
22	Malden Early Learning Center	Malden, MA	Malden	314	238	-24.2%
23	Tewksbury Memorial High	Tewksbury, MA	Tewksbury	918	696	-24.2%
24	Forest Avenue Elementary	Hudson, MA	Hudson	354	269	-24.0%
25	Ottoson Middle	Arlington, MA	Arlington	1,258	963	-23.4%
26	Bowman	Lexington, MA	Lexington	560	429	-23.4%
27	Cambridgeport	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	342	263	-23.1%
28	Wilson Middle	Natick, MA	Natick	945	727	-23.1%
29	Bowen	Newton Centre, MA	Newton	421	325	-22.8%
30	Early Childhood Center	Melrose, MA	Melrose	318	246	-22.6%
31	Harrington	Lexington, MA	Lexington	478	374	-21.8%
32	Bartlett Community Partnership	Lowell, MA	Lowell	521	408	-21.7%
33	Shamrock	Woburn, MA	Woburn	362	284	-21.5%
34	Lynch Elementary	Winchester, MA	Winchester	540	426	-21.1%
35	Merriam School	Acton, MA	Acton-Boxborough	498	395	-20.7%
36	Maynard High	Maynard, MA	Maynard	390	310	-20.5%
37	Capuano Early Childhood Center	Somerville, MA	Somerville	314	250	-20.4%
38	James Fitzgerald Elementary School	Waltham, MA	Waltham	438	350	-20.1%
39	Harmony Grove Elementary	Framingham, MA	Framingham	566	453	-20.0%
40	North Reading High	North Reading, MA	North Reading	812	652	-19.7%
41	Adams School	Everett, MA	Everett	201	162	-19.4%
42	Brackett	Arlington, MA	Arlington	488	394	-19.3%
43	Cyrus E Dallin	Arlington, MA	Arlington	481	390	-18.9%
44	Placentino Elementary	Holliston, MA	Holliston	746	605	-18.9%
45	North Intermediate	Wilmington, MA	Wilmington	303	246	-18.8%
46	Wood End Elementary School	Reading, MA	Reading	290	236	-18.6%
47	A E Angier	Waban, MA	Newton	467	383	-18.0%
48	Hale	Stow, MA	Nashoba	301	247	-17.9%
49	Colonial Park	Stoneham, MA	Stoneham	278	229	-17.6%
50	Charles Jaworek School	Marlborough, MA	Marlborough	761	631	-17.1%

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