Middlesex County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 70 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 | Jonas Clarke Middle Lexington · Lexington | Middle | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 2 | Concord Middle Concord · Concord | Middle | 80.0% | +36.2pp |
| 3 | Ottoson Middle Arlington · Arlington | Middle | 80.0% | +36.2pp |
| 4 | Wayland Middle School Wayland · Wayland | Middle | 77.0% | +33.2pp |
| 5 | Charles E Brown Middle Newton Centre · Newton | Middle | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 6 | Hopkinton Middle School Hopkinton · Hopkinton | Middle | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 7 | Weston Middle Weston · Weston | Middle | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 8 | Belmont Middle School Belmont · Belmont | Middle | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 9 | Raymond J Grey Junior High Acton · Acton-Boxborough | Middle | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 10 | Wm Diamond Middle Lexington · Lexington | Middle | 75.0% | +31.2pp |
| 11 | Ephraim Curtis Middle Sudbury · Sudbury | Middle | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 12 | Littleton Middle School Littleton · Littleton | Middle | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 13 | Arthur W Coolidge Middle Reading · Reading | Middle | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 14 | John Glenn Middle Bedford · Bedford | Middle | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 15 | North Reading Middle North Reading · North Reading | Middle | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 16 | Bigelow Middle Newton · Newton | Middle | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 17 | Gibbs School Arlington · Arlington | Middle | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 18 | McCall Middle Winchester · Winchester | Middle | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 19 | F A Day Middle Newtonville · Newton | Middle | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 20 | Hale Stow · Nashoba | Middle | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 21 | Rindge Avenue Upper School Cambridge · Cambridge | Middle | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 22 | Blanchard Middle Westford · Westford | Middle | 67.0% | +23.2pp |
| 23 | Stony Brook School Westford · Westford | Middle | 67.0% | +23.2pp |
| 24 | Robert H. Adams Middle School Holliston · Holliston | Middle | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 25 | Wilson Middle Natick · Natick | Middle | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 26 | Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary Belmont · Belmont | Middle | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 27 | Oak Hill Middle Newton · Newton | Middle | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 28 | Walter S Parker Middle Reading · Reading | Middle | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 29 | J F Kennedy Middle School Natick · Natick | Middle | 64.0% | +20.2pp |
| 30 | Putnam Avenue Upper School Cambridge · Cambridge | Middle | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 31 | Ashland Middle Ashland · Ashland | Middle | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 32 | Groton Dunstable Regional Middle Groton · Groton-Dunstable | Middle | 60.0% | +16.2pp |
| 33 | McCarthy Middle School Chelmsford · Chelmsford | Middle | 60.0% | +16.2pp |
| 34 | Col Moses Parker School Chelmsford · Chelmsford | Middle | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 35 | John W. Wynn Middle Tewksbury · Tewksbury | Middle | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 36 | Melrose Middle Melrose · Melrose | Middle | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 37 | Galvin Middle School Wakefield · Wakefield | Middle | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 38 | John F Kennedy Middle Waltham · Waltham | Middle | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 39 | Marshall Simonds Middle Burlington · Burlington | Middle | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 40 | Vassal Lane Upper School Cambridge · Cambridge | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 41 | Locke Middle Billerica · Billerica | Middle | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 42 | Marshall Middle School Billerica · Billerica | Middle | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 43 | Cambridge Street Upper School Cambridge · Cambridge | Middle | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 44 | James S Daley Middle School Lowell · Lowell | Middle | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 45 | Wilmington Middle School Wilmington · Wilmington | Middle | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 46 | Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School Shirley · Ayer Shirley School District | Middle | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 47 | Watertown Middle Watertown · Watertown | Middle | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 48 | Madeleine Dugger Andrews Medford · Medford | Middle | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 49 | Stoneham Central Middle School Stoneham · Stoneham | Middle | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 50 | Justus C. Richardson Middle School Dracut · Dracut | Middle | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
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.