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The public schools with the most improved test scores in Massachusetts

Across Massachusetts, 1,517 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Leverett Elementary leads the list at +33.5pp, against a median of +0.0pp 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

1,517

Massachusetts

Top 3-yr change

+33.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+0.0pp

MOST IMPROVED · MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Leverett Elementary	Leverett, MA	Leverett	137	24.5%	58.0%	+33.5pp
2	Perry Elementary School	South Boston, MA	Boston	213	27.5%	57.5%	+30.0pp
3	Alighieri Dante Montessori School	East Boston, MA	Boston	109	29.0%	57.0%	+28.0pp
4	Petersham Center	Petersham, MA	Petersham	142	25.0%	49.5%	+24.5pp
5	William A Berkowitz Elementary	Chelsea, MA	Chelsea	455	26.5%	49.5%	+23.0pp
6	Tatham	West Springfield, MA	West Springfield	277	31.5%	54.5%	+23.0pp
7	Center	Mattapoisett, MA	Mattapoisett	227	42.5%	62.5%	+20.0pp
8	Fannie E Proctor	Northborough, MA	Northborough	238	42.5%	62.0%	+19.5pp
9	Egremont	Pittsfield, MA	Pittsfield	376	34.0%	53.5%	+19.5pp
10	Dolbeare	Wakefield, MA	Wakefield	443	39.5%	59.0%	+19.5pp
11	Peirce	Arlington, MA	Arlington	318	55.0%	74.0%	+19.0pp
12	Libertas Academy Charter School	Springfield, MA	Libertas Academy Charter School	563	26.5%	44.8%	+18.3pp
13	Mulready Elementary	Hudson, MA	Hudson	249	34.5%	52.5%	+18.0pp
14	Warner	Springfield, MA	Springfield	234	30.0%	48.0%	+18.0pp
15	Moody Elementary	Lowell, MA	Lowell	248	13.5%	31.0%	+17.5pp
16	Glover	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	318	53.0%	70.0%	+17.0pp
17	Witchcraft Heights	Salem, MA	Salem	455	17.5%	34.5%	+17.0pp
18	Philbrick Elementary School	Roslindale, MA	Boston	131	35.0%	51.5%	+16.5pp
19	Chester Elementary	Chester, MA	Gateway	114	37.5%	54.0%	+16.5pp
20	Cutler School	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	246	46.5%	63.0%	+16.5pp
21	White Street	Springfield, MA	Springfield	378	27.5%	44.0%	+16.5pp
22	Berkley Community School	Berkley, MA	Berkley	459	38.0%	54.0%	+16.0pp
23	Memorial	West Springfield, MA	West Springfield	189	16.5%	32.5%	+16.0pp
24	Wollaston School	Quincy, MA	Quincy	318	52.0%	67.5%	+15.5pp
25	North Middle School	Brockton, MA	Brockton	427	12.0%	27.0%	+15.0pp
26	Putnam Avenue Upper School	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	283	42.0%	57.0%	+15.0pp
27	Concord Middle	Concord, MA	Concord	643	61.0%	76.0%	+15.0pp
28	Littleton Middle School	Littleton, MA	Littleton	373	52.0%	67.0%	+15.0pp
29	Bentley Academy Innovation School	Salem, MA	Salem	286	6.5%	21.5%	+15.0pp
30	Wm H Galvin Middle	Canton, MA	Canton	716	47.0%	61.5%	+14.5pp
31	Charles Taylor Elementary	Foxborough, MA	Foxborough	278	53.5%	68.0%	+14.5pp
32	Eddy Elementary	Brewster, MA	Brewster	197	39.0%	53.0%	+14.0pp
33	Conway Grammar	Conway, MA	Conway	152	48.0%	62.0%	+14.0pp
34	E N White Elementary	Holyoke, MA	Holyoke	453	9.5%	23.5%	+14.0pp
35	Excel Academy Charter School	East Boston, MA	Excel Academy Charter	1,379	40.1%	53.8%	+13.7pp
36	Locke Middle	Billerica, MA	Billerica	531	37.0%	50.5%	+13.5pp
37	Snowden International High School	Boston, MA	Boston	421	13.5%	27.0%	+13.5pp
38	Bradley Elementary School	East Boston, MA	Boston	292	49.0%	62.5%	+13.5pp
39	East Meadow	Granby, MA	Granby	375	23.5%	37.0%	+13.5pp
40	Paul F Doyon Memorial	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	366	45.5%	59.0%	+13.5pp
41	Washington	Lowell, MA	Lowell	252	24.0%	37.5%	+13.5pp
42	Williams	Auburndale, MA	Newton	211	50.5%	64.0%	+13.5pp
43	Tewksbury Memorial High	Tewksbury, MA	Tewksbury	696	55.5%	69.0%	+13.5pp
44	Barnstable Community Innovation School	Hyannis, MA	Barnstable	293	31.0%	44.0%	+13.0pp
45	Centerville Elementary	Beverly, MA	Beverly	327	48.0%	61.0%	+13.0pp
46	Kennedy John F Elementary School	Jamaica Plain, MA	Boston	399	24.5%	37.5%	+13.0pp
47	Winthrop Elementary School	Dorchester, MA	Boston	226	19.5%	32.5%	+13.0pp
48	Greenfield Middle	Greenfield, MA	Greenfield	325	10.5%	23.5%	+13.0pp
49	Rupert A Nock Middle	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	470	45.0%	58.0%	+13.0pp
50	Henry Whittemore Elementary School	Waltham, MA	Waltham	372	17.5%	30.5%	+13.0pp

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