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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Across Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 104 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. John D Hardy leads the list at 84.0%, against a median of 58.0% 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

104

Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Top % Proficient (Reading)

84.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

58.0%

BEST IN READING · NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	John D Hardy	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	280	84.0%
2	Martha Jones	Westwood, MA	Westwood	Elementary	275	82.0%
3	Joseph E Fiske	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	278	78.0%
4	William E Sheehan	Westwood, MA	Westwood	Elementary	278	77.0%
5	Katharine Lee Bates	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	286	76.0%
6	Newman Elementary	Needham, MA	Needham	Elementary	696	74.0%
7	Roland Hayes	Chestnut Hill, MA	Brookline	Elementary	418	73.0%
8	Pierce	Brookline, MA	Brookline	Elementary	592	73.0%
9	Downey	Westwood, MA	Westwood	Elementary	271	73.0%
10	Lawrence	Brookline, MA	Brookline	Elementary	630	72.0%
11	Ralph Wheelock School	Medfield, MA	Medfield	Elementary	404	72.0%
12	Heights Elementary	Sharon, MA	Sharon	Elementary	545	72.0%
13	Edith C Baker	Chestnut Hill, MA	Brookline	Elementary	665	71.0%
14	William H Lincoln	Brookline, MA	Brookline	Elementary	494	71.0%
15	Jefferson Elementary	Franklin, MA	Franklin	Elementary	321	71.0%
16	Broadmeadow	Needham, MA	Needham	Elementary	502	71.0%
17	Anna Ware Jackson	Plainville, MA	Plainville	Elementary	324	71.0%
18	Sprague Elementary School	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	289	71.0%
19	Michael Driscoll	Brookline, MA	Brookline	Elementary	567	70.0%
20	Collicot	Milton, MA	Milton	Elementary	623	70.0%
21	William Mitchell	Needham, MA	Needham	Elementary	424	70.0%
22	Schofield	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	291	70.0%
23	Chickering	Dover, MA	Dover	Elementary	492	69.0%
24	Dale Street	Medfield, MA	Medfield	Elementary	384	69.0%
25	Glover	Milton, MA	Milton	Elementary	593	69.0%
26	Sunita L. Williams Elementary	Needham, MA	Needham	Elementary	533	69.0%
27	Hunnewell	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	294	69.0%
28	Cunningham School	Milton, MA	Milton	Elementary	612	68.0%
29	East Elementary	Sharon, MA	Sharon	Elementary	458	68.0%
30	John D Runkle	Brookline, MA	Brookline	Elementary	476	67.0%
31	Cottage Street	Sharon, MA	Sharon	Elementary	433	67.0%
32	Deer Hill	Cohasset, MA	Cohasset	Elementary	347	66.0%
33	Old Post Road	East Walpole, MA	Walpole	Elementary	458	66.0%
34	Mary E Flaherty School	Braintree, MA	Braintree	Elementary	290	65.0%
35	Charles Taylor Elementary	Foxborough, MA	Foxborough	Elementary	278	65.0%
36	J F Kennedy Memorial	Franklin, MA	Franklin	Elementary	341	65.0%
37	Wollaston School	Quincy, MA	Quincy	Elementary	318	65.0%
38	John Eliot	Needham, MA	Needham	Elementary	397	64.0%
39	Florida Ruffin Ridley School	Brookline, MA	Brookline	Elementary	857	63.0%
40	Fisher	Walpole, MA	Walpole	Elementary	463	63.0%
41	Pine Hill Elementary School	Westwood, MA	Westwood	Elementary	473	62.0%
42	Hollis	Braintree, MA	Braintree	Elementary	365	61.0%
43	Lt Peter M Hansen	Canton, MA	Canton	Elementary	538	61.0%
44	Oak Street Elementary	Franklin, MA	Franklin	Elementary	398	61.0%
45	Burke/Memorial Elementary School	Medway, MA	Medway	Elementary	506	61.0%
46	Elm Street School	Walpole, MA	Walpole	Elementary	438	61.0%
47	Liberty	Braintree, MA	Braintree	Elementary	367	60.0%
48	Parmenter	Franklin, MA	Franklin	Elementary	309	60.0%
49	Delaney	Wrentham, MA	Wrentham	Elementary	601	60.0%
50	Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School	Franklin, MA	Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public	Elementary	898	59.0%

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