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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Brown Natick · Natick | Elementary | 67.0% | +23.2pp |
| 52 | Hardy Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 67.0% | +23.2pp |
| 53 | Elmwood Hopkinton · Hopkinton | Elementary | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 54 | Fiske Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 55 | J Warren Killam Reading · Reading | Elementary | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 56 | Lt Job Lane School Bedford · Bedford | Elementary | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 57 | Thoreau Concord · Concord | Elementary | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 58 | Underwood Newton · Newton | Elementary | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 59 | Blanchard Memorial School Boxborough · Acton-Boxborough | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 60 | Brackett Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 61 | Cambridgeport Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 62 | Countryside Newton Highlands · Newton | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 63 | J Turner Hood North Reading · North Reading | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 64 | Muraco Elementary Winchester · Winchester | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 65 | Peirce West Newton · Newton | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 66 | Williams Auburndale · Newton | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 67 | Alice M Barrows Reading · Reading | Elementary | 64.0% | +20.2pp |
| 68 | Brooks School Medford · Medford | Elementary | 64.0% | +20.2pp |
| 69 | Swallow/Union School Dunstable · Groton-Dunstable | Elementary | 63.0% | +19.2pp |
| 70 | Thompson Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 63.0% | +19.2pp |
| 71 | Morse Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 72 | Roger E Wellington Belmont · Belmont | Elementary | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 73 | Abbot Elementary Westford · Westford | Elementary | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 74 | Byam School Chelmsford · Chelmsford | Elementary | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 75 | Lincoln Melrose · Melrose | Elementary | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 76 | South Row Chelmsford · Chelmsford | Elementary | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 77 | Woodville School Wakefield · Wakefield | Elementary | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 78 | Bennett-Hemenway Natick · Natick | Elementary | 60.0% | +16.2pp |
| 79 | Greenwood Wakefield · Wakefield | Elementary | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 80 | Claypit Hill School Wayland · Wayland | Elementary | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 81 | Florence Roche School Groton · Groton-Dunstable | Elementary | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 82 | Haggerty Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 83 | Herbert Clark Hoover Melrose · Melrose | Elementary | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 84 | Israel Loring School Sudbury · Sudbury | Elementary | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 85 | James Russell Lowell Watertown · Watertown | Elementary | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 86 | John A. Crisafulli Elementary School Westford · Westford | Elementary | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 87 | M Norcross Stratton Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 88 | Peabody Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 89 | Zervas Waban · Newton | Elementary | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 90 | Bowen Newton Centre · Newton | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 91 | Franklin West Newton · Newton | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 92 | John F Kennedy Billerica · Billerica | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 93 | Merriam School Acton · Acton-Boxborough | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 94 | Center Elementary School Chelmsford · Chelmsford | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 95 | Linscott-Rumford Woburn · Woburn | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 96 | McCarthy-Towne School Acton · Acton-Boxborough | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 97 | Wood End Elementary School Reading · Reading | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 98 | Birch Meadow Reading · Reading | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 99 | Cabot Newtonville · Newton | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 100 | Dolbeare Wakefield · Wakefield | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
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.