Middlesex County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 207 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 | Paul P Gates Elementary School Acton · Acton-Boxborough | Elementary | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 3 | Mary Lee Burbank Belmont · Belmont | Elementary | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 4 | Happy Hollow School Wayland · Wayland | Elementary | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 5 | Horace Mann Melrose · Melrose | Elementary | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 6 | L D Batchelder North Reading · North Reading | Elementary | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 7 | Martin Luther King Jr. Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 8 | Maria L. Baldwin Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 80.0% | +36.2pp |
| 9 | Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School Cambridge · Benjamin Banneker Charter Public | Elementary | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 10 | Bowman Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 11 | John Ward Newton Centre · Newton | Elementary | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 12 | Ambrose Elementary Winchester · Winchester | Elementary | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 13 | Carlisle School Carlisle · Carlisle | Elementary | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 14 | Woodland Weston · Weston | Elementary | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 15 | Mason-Rice Newton Centre · Newton | Elementary | 77.0% | +33.2pp |
| 16 | E Ethel Little School North Reading · North Reading | Elementary | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 17 | Field Elementary School Weston · Weston | Elementary | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 18 | Maria Hastings Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 19 | Winn Brook Belmont · Belmont | Elementary | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 20 | Benjamin G Brown Somerville · Somerville | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 21 | Bridge Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 22 | General John Nixon Elementary Sudbury · Sudbury | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 23 | John A Bishop Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 24 | Joseph Estabrook Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 25 | Lincoln Elementary Winchester · Winchester | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 26 | Loker School Wayland · Wayland | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 27 | Peirce Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 28 | Memorial Spaulding Newton Centre · Newton | Elementary | 74.0% | +30.2pp |
| 29 | Peter Noyes Sudbury · Sudbury | Elementary | 74.0% | +30.2pp |
| 30 | Josiah Haynes Sudbury · Sudbury | Elementary | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 31 | Vinson-Owen Elementary Winchester · Winchester | Elementary | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 32 | Hopkins Elementary School Hopkinton · Hopkinton | Elementary | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 33 | Luther Conant School Acton · Acton-Boxborough | Elementary | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 34 | Winthrop Melrose · Melrose | Elementary | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 35 | A E Angier Waban · Newton | Elementary | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 36 | Amigos School Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 37 | Harrington Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 38 | John M Tobin Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 39 | Joshua Eaton Reading · Reading | Elementary | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 40 | Pine Hill Sherborn · Sherborn | Elementary | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 41 | Willard Concord · Concord | Elementary | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 42 | C C Burr Auburndale · Newton | Elementary | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 43 | Cyrus E Dallin Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 44 | John F Kennedy Somerville · Somerville | Elementary | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 45 | Roosevelt Melrose · Melrose | Elementary | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 46 | Alcott Concord · Concord | Elementary | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 47 | Daniel Butler Belmont · Belmont | Elementary | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 48 | Lincoln School Lincoln · Lincoln | Elementary | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 49 | Lynch Elementary Winchester · Winchester | Elementary | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 50 | Memorial Natick · Natick | Elementary | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
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.