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The highest-performing public schools in science in Massachusetts

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in science in Massachusetts, drawn from 1,376 qualifying public schools. J Turner Hood leads the list at 95.0%, against a median of 44.0% 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

1,376

Massachusetts

Top % Proficient (Science)

95.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

44.0%

BEST IN SCIENCE · MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	J Turner Hood	North Reading, MA	North Reading	Elementary	416	95.0%
2	L D Batchelder	North Reading, MA	North Reading	Elementary	462	95.0%
3	John A Bishop	Arlington, MA	Arlington	Elementary	375	94.0%
4	Martin Luther King Jr.	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	Elementary	340	93.0%
5	J F Kennedy Memorial	Franklin, MA	Franklin	Elementary	341	90.0%
6	Lexington High	Lexington, MA	Lexington	High	2,405	90.0%
7	East Elementary School	Hingham, MA	Hingham	Elementary	502	89.0%
8	William E Sheehan	Westwood, MA	Westwood	Elementary	278	89.0%
9	Brackett	Arlington, MA	Arlington	Elementary	394	88.0%
10	Peirce	Arlington, MA	Arlington	Elementary	318	88.0%
11	Wm L Foster Elementary	Hingham, MA	Hingham	Elementary	402	88.0%
12	Medfield Senior High	Medfield, MA	Medfield	High	704	88.0%
13	A E Angier	Waban, MA	Newton	Elementary	383	88.0%
14	E Ethel Little School	North Reading, MA	North Reading	Elementary	303	88.0%
15	Muraco Elementary	Winchester, MA	Winchester	Elementary	352	88.0%
16	Belmont High	Belmont, MA	Belmont	High	1,454	87.0%
17	Berlin Memorial School	Berlin, MA	Berlin-Boylston	Elementary	242	87.0%
18	Brookline High	Brookline, MA	Brookline	High	2,181	87.0%
19	Dover-Sherborn Regional High	Dover, MA	Dover-Sherborn	High	610	87.0%
20	John D Hardy	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	280	87.0%
21	Hildreth Elementary School	Harvard, MA	Harvard	Elementary	451	86.0%
22	South Elementary	Hingham, MA	Hingham	Elementary	496	86.0%
23	Newton South High	Newton Centre, MA	Newton	High	1,898	86.0%
24	Orleans Elementary	Orleans, MA	Orleans	Elementary	149	86.0%
25	Josiah Haynes	Sudbury, MA	Sudbury	Elementary	397	86.0%
26	Wellesley Sr High	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	High	1,262	86.0%
27	Henry C Sanborn Elementary	Andover, MA	Andover	Elementary	332	85.0%
28	Plymouth River	Hingham, MA	Hingham	Elementary	352	85.0%
29	Bowman	Lexington, MA	Lexington	Elementary	429	85.0%
30	Underwood	Newton, MA	Newton	Elementary	253	85.0%
31	Winchester High School	Winchester, MA	Winchester	High	1,404	85.0%
32	Arlington High	Arlington, MA	Arlington	High	1,677	84.0%
33	Liberty	Braintree, MA	Braintree	Elementary	367	84.0%
34	Carlisle School	Carlisle, MA	Carlisle	Elementary	612	84.0%
35	Milton High	Milton, MA	Milton	High	1,083	84.0%
36	Peter Noyes	Sudbury, MA	Sudbury	Elementary	508	84.0%
37	Wayland High School	Wayland, MA	Wayland	High	803	84.0%
38	Joseph E Fiske	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	278	84.0%
39	Vinson-Owen Elementary	Winchester, MA	Winchester	Elementary	441	84.0%
40	Belmont Middle School	Belmont, MA	Belmont	Middle	742	84.0%
41	Leverett Elementary	Leverett, MA	Leverett	Elementary	137	83.0%
42	Littleton High School	Littleton, MA	Littleton	High	482	83.0%
43	Sharon High	Sharon, MA	Sharon	High	1,161	83.0%
44	General John Nixon Elementary	Sudbury, MA	Sudbury	Elementary	382	83.0%
45	Wayland Middle School	Wayland, MA	Wayland	Middle	662	83.0%
46	Martha Jones	Westwood, MA	Westwood	Elementary	275	83.0%
47	Anne T. Dunphy School	Williamsburg, MA	Williamsburg	Elementary	111	83.0%
48	Plum Cove School	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	Elementary	217	82.0%
49	Collicot	Milton, MA	Milton	Elementary	623	82.0%
50	Hunnewell	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	Elementary	294	82.0%

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