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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Worcester County, Massachusetts, drawn from 113 qualifying public elementary schools. Albert S. Woodward Memorial School leads the list at 83.0%, against a median of 37.0% 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

113

Worcester County, Massachusetts

Top % Proficient (Reading)

83.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

37.0%

BEST IN READING · WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Albert S. Woodward Memorial School	Southborough, MA	Southborough	Elementary	286	83.0%
2	Hildreth Elementary School	Harvard, MA	Harvard	Elementary	451	68.0%
3	Margaret A Neary	Southborough, MA	Southborough	Elementary	275	66.0%
4	Florence Sawyer School	Bolton, MA	Nashoba	Elementary	734	65.0%
5	Annie E Fales	Westborough, MA	Westborough	Elementary	305	65.0%
6	West Tatnuck	Worcester, MA	Worcester	Elementary	343	65.0%
7	Dawson	Holden, MA	Wachusett	Elementary	487	64.0%
8	Berlin Memorial School	Berlin, MA	Berlin-Boylston	Elementary	242	62.0%
9	J Harding Armstrong	Westborough, MA	Westborough	Elementary	391	62.0%
10	Davis Hill Elementary	Holden, MA	Wachusett	Elementary	431	61.0%
11	Marion E Zeh	Northborough, MA	Northborough	Elementary	249	59.0%
12	Floral Street School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	Elementary	524	59.0%
13	Spring Street School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	Elementary	304	59.0%
14	Thomas Prince	Princeton, MA	Wachusett	Elementary	355	59.0%
15	Boylston Elementary School	Boylston, MA	Berlin-Boylston	Elementary	347	57.0%
16	Fannie E Proctor	Northborough, MA	Northborough	Elementary	238	57.0%
17	Lincoln Street	Northborough, MA	Northborough	Elementary	268	57.0%
18	Flagg Street	Worcester, MA	Worcester	Elementary	412	57.0%
19	Calvin Coolidge School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	Elementary	287	56.0%
20	Walter J. Paton School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	Elementary	269	56.0%
21	Elsie A Hastings Elementary	Westborough, MA	Westborough	Elementary	478	56.0%
22	Marguerite E Peaslee	Northborough, MA	Northborough	Elementary	267	55.0%
23	Petersham Center	Petersham, MA	Petersham	Elementary	142	54.0%
24	Memorial School	Upton, MA	Mendon-Upton	Elementary	493	53.0%
25	Houghton Elementary	Sterling, MA	Wachusett	Elementary	317	53.0%
26	Millbury Street Elementary School	Grafton, MA	Grafton	Elementary	585	52.0%
27	Leroy E.Mayo	Holden, MA	Wachusett	Elementary	472	52.0%
28	Memorial	Hopedale, MA	Hopedale	Elementary	558	51.0%
29	Major Howard W. Beal School	Shrewsbury, MA	Shrewsbury	Elementary	623	51.0%
30	North Street Elementary School	Grafton, MA	Grafton	Elementary	575	50.0%
31	Fall Brook	Leominster, MA	Leominster	Elementary	670	50.0%
32	Heard Street	Worcester, MA	Worcester	Elementary	245	49.0%
33	Hubbardston Center	Hubbardston, MA	Quabbin	Elementary	304	48.0%
34	Taft Early Learning Center	Uxbridge, MA	Uxbridge	Elementary	526	48.0%
35	Lake View	Worcester, MA	Worcester	Elementary	284	48.0%
36	Paxton Center	Paxton, MA	Wachusett	Elementary	448	47.0%
37	Swanson Road Intermediate School	Auburn, MA	Auburn	Elementary	554	46.0%
38	Burgess Elementary	Sturbridge, MA	Sturbridge	Elementary	842	46.0%
39	Glenwood Elementary School	Rutland, MA	Wachusett	Elementary	382	46.0%
40	Brookfield Elementary	Brookfield, MA	Brookfield	Elementary	289	45.0%
41	Elmwood Street	Millbury, MA	Millbury	Elementary	455	45.0%
42	Worcester Arts Magnet School	Worcester, MA	Worcester	Elementary	372	45.0%
43	Oakham Center	Oakham, MA	Quabbin	Elementary	152	44.0%
44	Henry P Clough	Mendon, MA	Mendon-Upton	Elementary	398	44.0%
45	Turkey Hill Elementary School	Lunenburg, MA	Lunenburg	Elementary	345	42.0%
46	Sutton Elementary	Sutton, MA	Sutton	Elementary	287	42.0%
47	Hardwick Elementary	Gilbertville, MA	Quabbin	Elementary	169	41.0%
48	Clinton Elementary	Clinton, MA	Clinton	Elementary	870	41.0%
49	Dudley Elementary	Dudley, MA	Dudley-Charlton Reg	Elementary	315	41.0%
50	Briggs Elementary	Ashburnham, MA	Ashburnham-Westminster	Elementary	461	40.0%

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