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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

126 public schools in Suffolk County, Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Boston Latin School leads the list at 81.0%, against a median of 24.0% 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

126

Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Top % Proficient (Reading)

81.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

24.0%

BEST IN READING · SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Boston Latin School	Boston, MA	Boston	High	2,424	81.0%
2	Eliot K-8 Innovation School	Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	784	72.0%
3	Boston Latin Academy	Dorchester, MA	Boston	High	1,693	68.8%
4	Manning Elementary School	Jamaica Plain, MA	Boston	Elementary	159	67.0%
5	Warren-Prescott K-8 School	Charlestown, MA	Boston	Elementary	507	65.0%
6	O'Bryant School of Math & Science	Roxbury, MA	Boston	High	1,509	61.7%
7	Bradley Elementary School	East Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	292	61.0%
8	Perry Elementary School	South Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	213	60.0%
9	Alighieri Dante Montessori School	East Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	109	58.0%
10	Excel Academy Charter School	East Boston, MA	Excel Academy Charter	High	1,379	57.6%
11	Winship Elementary School	Brighton, MA	Boston	Elementary	353	57.0%
12	Winthrop Middle School	Winthrop, MA	Winthrop	Middle	439	56.0%
13	Mozart Elementary School	Roslindale, MA	Boston	Elementary	155	53.0%
14	Philbrick Elementary School	Roslindale, MA	Boston	Elementary	131	50.0%
15	Boston Collegiate Charter School	Dorchester, MA	Boston Collegiate Charter	High	708	49.0%
16	Quincy Elementary School	Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	731	49.0%
17	Hale Elementary School	Roxbury, MA	Boston	Elementary	162	49.0%
18	Lyndon K-8 School	West Roxbury, MA	Boston	Elementary	512	47.0%
19	Winthrop High School	Winthrop, MA	Winthrop	High	568	45.0%
20	Harvard-Kent Elementary School	Charlestown, MA	Boston	Elementary	334	43.0%
21	Grew Elementary School	Hyde Park, MA	Boston	Elementary	198	42.0%
22	Otis Elementary School	East Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	408	42.0%
23	Hurley K-8 School	Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	335	42.0%
24	Murphy K-8 School	Dorchester, MA	Boston	Elementary	855	39.0%
25	Beachmont Veterans Memorial School	Revere, MA	Revere	Elementary	346	39.0%
26	Conservatory Lab Charter School	Dorchester, MA	Conservatory Lab Charter	Elementary	454	38.0%
27	Kennedy John F Elementary School	Jamaica Plain, MA	Boston	Elementary	399	38.0%
28	Bates Elementary School	Roslindale, MA	Boston	Elementary	281	38.0%
29	Mendell Elementary School	Roxbury, MA	Boston	Elementary	309	36.0%
30	Kilmer K-8 School	West Roxbury, MA	Boston	Elementary	401	36.0%
31	CityLab Innovation High School	Revere, MA	Revere	High	117	36.0%
32	William A Berkowitz Elementary	Chelsea, MA	Chelsea	Elementary	455	35.0%
33	Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School	Winthrop, MA	Winthrop	Elementary	467	34.0%
34	Bridge Boston Charter School	Roxbury, MA	Bridge Boston Charter School	Elementary	329	33.0%
35	Everett Elementary School	Dorchester, MA	Boston	Elementary	288	33.0%
36	Revere High	Revere, MA	Revere	High	2,115	33.0%
37	Holmes Elementary School	Dorchester, MA	Boston	Elementary	283	32.0%
38	Curley K-8 School	Jamaica Plain, MA	Boston	Elementary	902	32.0%
39	Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot	Jamaica Plain, MA	Boston	Elementary	249	32.0%
40	Winthrop Elementary School	Dorchester, MA	Boston	Elementary	226	31.0%
41	Hernandez K-8 School	Roxbury, MA	Boston	Elementary	372	31.0%
42	Sumner Elementary School	Roslindale, MA	Boston	Elementary	576	30.0%
43	Snowden International High School	Boston, MA	Boston	High	421	30.0%
44	Paul Revere	Revere, MA	Revere	Elementary	497	29.0%
45	Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Roxbury, MA	Roxbury Preparatory Charter	High	1,126	28.4%
46	Kennedy Patrick J Elementary School	East Boston, MA	Boston	Elementary	279	28.0%
47	Rumney Marsh Academy	Revere, MA	Revere	Middle	587	28.0%
48	Garfield Middle School	Revere, MA	Revere	Middle	542	28.0%
49	Susan B. Anthony Middle School	Revere, MA	Revere	Middle	545	27.0%
50	Haley Pilot School	Roslindale, MA	Boston	Elementary	360	26.0%

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