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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Essex County, Massachusetts

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Essex County, Massachusetts, drawn from 40 qualifying public middle schools. Doherty Middle leads the list at 74.0%, against a median of 39.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Essex County, Massachusetts

Top % Proficient (Reading)

74.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

39.0%

BEST IN READING · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Doherty Middle	Andover, MA	Andover	Middle	493	74.0%
2	Wood Hill Middle School	Andover, MA	Andover	Middle	317	69.0%
3	Manchester Essex Regional Middle School	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	Middle	279	67.0%
4	Miles River Middle	Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	Middle	391	67.0%
5	Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	Middle	411	66.0%
6	Andover West Middle	Andover, MA	Andover	Middle	508	65.0%
7	Lynnfield Middle School	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	Middle	698	65.0%
8	Rupert A Nock Middle	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	Middle	470	64.0%
9	Ipswich Middle School	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	Middle	377	61.0%
10	Proctor Elementary	Topsfield, MA	Topsfield	Middle	251	59.0%
11	Masconomet Regional Middle School	Boxford MA, MA	Masconomet	Middle	553	56.0%
12	Village School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	Middle	529	54.0%
13	Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead Community Charter Public	Middle	192	53.0%
14	North Andover Middle	North Andover, MA	North Andover	Middle	1,023	49.0%
15	Rockport Middle	Rockport, MA	Rockport	Middle	173	49.0%
16	Pentucket Regional Middle	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	Middle	335	46.0%
17	Triton Regional Middle School	Byfield, MA	Triton	Middle	297	46.0%
18	Swampscott Middle	Swampscott, MA	Swampscott	Middle	654	43.0%
19	Amesbury Middle	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	Middle	364	41.0%
20	Beverly Middle School	Beverly, MA	Beverly	Middle	1,388	41.0%
21	Ralph B O'Maley Middle	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	Middle	619	37.0%
22	Holten Richmond Middle School	Danvers, MA	Danvers	Middle	745	34.0%
23	Georgetown Middle School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	Middle	187	34.0%
24	Collins Middle	Salem, MA	Salem	Middle	611	33.0%
25	J Henry Higgins Middle	Peabody, MA	Peabody	Middle	1,320	28.0%
26	John G Whittier	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	Middle	487	27.0%
27	Consentino Middle School	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	Middle	805	26.0%
28	Parthum Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	585	26.0%
29	Spark Academy	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	443	26.0%
30	Pickering Middle	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Middle	583	26.0%
31	Frost Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	508	25.0%
32	Dr Paul Nettle	Haverhill, MA	Haverhill	Middle	503	23.0%
33	Saugus Middle School	Saugus, MA	Saugus	Middle	616	22.0%
34	Guilmette Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	457	20.0%
35	Oliver Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	348	17.0%
36	Breed Middle School	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Middle	1,265	17.0%
37	Alexander B Bruce	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	462	15.0%
38	Thurgood Marshall Mid	Lynn, MA	Lynn	Middle	1,310	15.0%
39	Arlington Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	543	11.0%
40	Leonard Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	Middle	310	7.0%

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