Middlesex County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 57 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 | Lexington High Lexington · Lexington | High | 85.0% | +41.2pp |
| 2 | Belmont High Belmont · Belmont | High | 84.0% | +40.2pp |
| 3 | Concord Carlisle High Concord · Concord-Carlisle | High | 84.0% | +40.2pp |
| 4 | Hopkinton High Hopkinton · Hopkinton | High | 84.0% | +40.2pp |
| 5 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High Acton · Acton-Boxborough | High | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 6 | Wayland High School Wayland · Wayland | High | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 7 | Arlington High Arlington · Arlington | High | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 8 | Melrose High Melrose · Melrose | High | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 9 | Weston High Weston · Weston | High | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 10 | Winchester High School Winchester · Winchester | High | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 11 | Bedford High Bedford · Bedford | High | 80.0% | +36.2pp |
| 12 | Newton South High Newton Centre · Newton | High | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 13 | Westford Academy Westford · Westford | High | 79.0% | +35.2pp |
| 14 | Holliston High Holliston · Holliston | High | 77.0% | +33.2pp |
| 15 | Newton North High Newtonville · Newton | High | 77.0% | +33.2pp |
| 16 | Groton Dunstable Regional Groton · Groton-Dunstable | High | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 17 | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High Sudbury · Lincoln-Sudbury | High | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 18 | Chelmsford High North Chelmsford · Chelmsford | High | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 19 | Littleton High School Littleton · Littleton | High | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 20 | Ashland High Ashland · Ashland | High | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 21 | Minuteman Regional High Lexington · Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical | High | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 22 | North Reading High North Reading · North Reading | High | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 23 | Natick High Natick · Natick | High | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 24 | Tewksbury Memorial High Tewksbury · Tewksbury | High | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 25 | Reading Memorial High Reading · Reading | High | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 26 | Burlington High Burlington · Burlington | High | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 27 | Stoneham High Stoneham · Stoneham | High | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 28 | Tyngsborough High School Tyngsborough · Tyngsborough | High | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 29 | Wilmington High Wilmington · Wilmington | High | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 30 | Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School Devens · Francis W. Parker Charter Essential | High | 59.5% | +15.7pp |
| 31 | North Middlesex Regional Townsend · North Middlesex | High | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 32 | Wakefield Memorial High Wakefield · Wakefield | High | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 33 | Ayer Shirley Regional High School Ayer · Ayer Shirley School District | High | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 34 | Maynard High Maynard · Maynard | High | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 35 | Community Charter School of Cambridge Cambridge · Community Charter School of Cambridge | High | 57.9% | +14.1pp |
| 36 | Cambridge Rindge and Latin Cambridge · Cambridge | High | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 37 | Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School Marlborough · Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter | High | 55.2% | +11.4pp |
| 38 | Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | High | 52.0% | +8.2pp |
| 39 | Watertown High Watertown · Watertown | High | 52.0% | +8.2pp |
| 40 | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical Tyngsborough · Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical | High | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 41 | Somerville High Somerville · Somerville | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 42 | Woburn High Woburn · Woburn | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 43 | Assabet Valley Vocational High School Marlborough · Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical | High | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 44 | Medford High Medford · Medford | High | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 45 | Billerica Memorial High School Billerica · Billerica | High | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 46 | Hudson High Hudson · Hudson | High | 44.5% | +0.7pp |
| 47 | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational Wakefield · Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical | High | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 48 | Innovation Academy Charter School Tyngsboro · Innovation Academy Charter | High | 43.7% | -0.1pp |
| 49 | Marlborough High Marlborough · Marlborough | High | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 50 | Malden High Malden · Malden | High | 40.0% | -3.8pp |
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.