Middlesex County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 338 schools in Middlesex County, Massachusetts with reported English Language Arts scores. Massachusetts state average: 43.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Country Weston · Weston | Elementary | 85.0% | +41.2pp |
| 2 | Lexington High Lexington · Lexington | High | 85.0% | +41.2pp |
| 3 | Belmont High Belmont · Belmont | High | 84.0% | +40.2pp |
| 4 | Concord Carlisle High Concord · Concord-Carlisle | High | 84.0% | +40.2pp |
| 5 | Hopkinton High Hopkinton · Hopkinton | High | 84.0% | +40.2pp |
| 6 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High Acton · Acton-Boxborough | High | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 7 | Jonas Clarke Middle Lexington · Lexington | Middle | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 8 | Paul P Gates Elementary School Acton · Acton-Boxborough | Elementary | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 9 | Wayland High School Wayland · Wayland | High | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 10 | Arlington High Arlington · Arlington | High | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 11 | Mary Lee Burbank Belmont · Belmont | Elementary | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 12 | Melrose High Melrose · Melrose | High | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 13 | Weston High Weston · Weston | High | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 14 | Happy Hollow School Wayland · Wayland | Elementary | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 15 | Horace Mann Melrose · Melrose | Elementary | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 16 | L D Batchelder North Reading · North Reading | Elementary | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 17 | Martin Luther King Jr. Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 18 | Winchester High School Winchester · Winchester | High | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 19 | Bedford High Bedford · Bedford | High | 80.0% | +36.2pp |
| 20 | Concord Middle Concord · Concord | Middle | 80.0% | +36.2pp |
| 21 | Maria L. Baldwin Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 80.0% | +36.2pp |
| 22 | Ottoson Middle Arlington · Arlington | Middle | 80.0% | +36.2pp |
| 23 | Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School Cambridge · Benjamin Banneker Charter Public | Elementary | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 24 | Bowman Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 25 | John Ward Newton Centre · Newton | Elementary | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 26 | Newton South High Newton Centre · Newton | High | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 27 | Westford Academy Westford · Westford | High | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 28 | Ambrose Elementary Winchester · Winchester | Elementary | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 29 | Carlisle School Carlisle · Carlisle | Elementary | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 30 | Woodland Weston · Weston | Elementary | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 31 | Holliston High Holliston · Holliston | High | 77.0% | +33.2pp |
| 32 | Mason-Rice Newton Centre · Newton | Elementary | 77.0% | +33.2pp |
| 33 | Newton North High Newtonville · Newton | High | 77.0% | +33.2pp |
| 34 | Wayland Middle School Wayland · Wayland | Middle | 77.0% | +33.2pp |
| 35 | Charles E Brown Middle Newton Centre · Newton | Middle | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 36 | E Ethel Little School North Reading · North Reading | Elementary | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 37 | Field Elementary School Weston · Weston | Elementary | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 38 | Groton Dunstable Regional Groton · Groton-Dunstable | High | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 39 | Hopkinton Middle School Hopkinton · Hopkinton | Middle | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 40 | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High Sudbury · Lincoln-Sudbury | High | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 41 | Maria Hastings Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 42 | Weston Middle Weston · Weston | Middle | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 43 | Winn Brook Belmont · Belmont | Elementary | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 44 | Belmont Middle School Belmont · Belmont | Middle | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 45 | Benjamin G Brown Somerville · Somerville | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 46 | Bridge Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 47 | Chelmsford High North Chelmsford · Chelmsford | High | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 48 | General John Nixon Elementary Sudbury · Sudbury | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 49 | John A Bishop Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 50 | Joseph Estabrook Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MCAS % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available MCAS English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Middlesex County, Massachusetts with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Massachusetts statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Massachusetts ranking.