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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%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
201Lincoln-Eliot
Newton · Newton
Elementary49.0%+5.2pp
202Marshall Middle School
Billerica · Billerica
Middle49.0%+5.2pp
203Walton
Wakefield · Wakefield
Elementary49.0%+5.2pp
204West Intermediate
Wilmington · Wilmington
Elementary49.0%+5.2pp
205David Mindess
Ashland · Ashland
Elementary48.0%+4.2pp
206Forest Avenue Elementary
Hudson · Hudson
Elementary48.0%+4.2pp
207Hanscom School
Hanscom Air Force Base · Lincoln
Elementary48.0%+4.2pp
208North Intermediate
Wilmington · Wilmington
Elementary48.0%+4.2pp
209Cambridge Street Upper School
Cambridge · Cambridge
Middle47.0%+3.2pp
210Clyde Reeves
Woburn · Woburn
Elementary47.0%+3.2pp
211Colonial Park
Stoneham · Stoneham
Elementary47.0%+3.2pp
212James S Daley Middle School
Lowell · Lowell
Middle47.0%+3.2pp
213Lilja Elementary
Natick · Natick
Elementary47.0%+3.2pp
214Robin Hood
Stoneham · Stoneham
Elementary47.0%+3.2pp
215Somerville High
Somerville · Somerville
High47.0%+3.2pp
216West Somerville Neighborhood
Somerville · Somerville
Elementary47.0%+3.2pp
217Wilmington Middle School
Wilmington · Wilmington
Middle47.0%+3.2pp
218Woburn High
Woburn · Woburn
High47.0%+3.2pp
219Assabet Valley Vocational High School
Marlborough · Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical
High46.0%+2.2pp
220Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School
Shirley · Ayer Shirley School District
Middle46.0%+2.2pp
221Charles D Harrington
North Chelmsford · Chelmsford
Elementary46.0%+2.2pp
222Cunniff
Watertown · Watertown
Elementary46.0%+2.2pp
223Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
Waltham · Waltham
Elementary46.0%+2.2pp
224Hemenway
Framingham · Framingham
Elementary46.0%+2.2pp
225Hurld-Wyman Elementary School
Woburn · Woburn
Elementary46.0%+2.2pp
226Watertown Middle
Watertown · Watertown
Middle46.0%+2.2pp
227Madeleine Dugger Andrews
Medford · Medford
Middle45.0%+1.2pp
228Medford High
Medford · Medford
High45.0%+1.2pp
229Missituk Elementary School
Medford · Medford
Elementary45.0%+1.2pp
230Shawsheen Elementary
Wilmington · Wilmington
Elementary45.0%+1.2pp
231Stoneham Central Middle School
Stoneham · Stoneham
Middle45.0%+1.2pp
232Billerica Memorial High School
Billerica · Billerica
High45.0%+1.2pp
233Hudson High
Hudson · Hudson
High44.5%+0.7pp
234Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park
Somerville · Somerville
Elementary44.0%+0.2pp
235Ferryway
Malden · Malden
Elementary44.0%+0.2pp
236Justus C. Richardson Middle School
Dracut · Dracut
Middle44.0%+0.2pp
237Lowell Community Charter Public School
Lowell · Lowell Community Charter Public
Elementary44.0%+0.2pp
238Northeast Metro Regional Vocational
Wakefield · Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical
High44.0%+0.2pp
239Varnum Brook
Pepperell · North Middlesex
Elementary44.0%+0.2pp
240Innovation Academy Charter School
Tyngsboro · Innovation Academy Charter
High43.7%-0.1pp
241C A Farley
Hudson · Hudson
Elementary43.0%-0.8pp
242Center Elementary School
Tewksbury · Tewksbury
Elementary43.0%-0.8pp
243Forestdale
Malden · Malden
Elementary43.0%-0.8pp
244Fowler School
Maynard · Maynard
Middle43.0%-0.8pp
245Marlborough High
Marlborough · Marlborough
High43.0%-0.8pp
246Spaulding Memorial
Townsend · North Middlesex
Elementary43.0%-0.8pp
247James Fitzgerald Elementary School
Waltham · Waltham
Elementary42.0%-1.8pp
248Hajjar Elementary
Billerica · Billerica
Elementary41.0%-2.8pp
249John W. McDevitt Middle School
Waltham · Waltham
Middle41.0%-2.8pp
250Pyne Arts
Lowell · Lowell
Elementary41.0%-2.8pp

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.