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%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Lincoln-Eliot Newton · Newton | Elementary | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 202 | Marshall Middle School Billerica · Billerica | Middle | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 203 | Walton Wakefield · Wakefield | Elementary | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 204 | West Intermediate Wilmington · Wilmington | Elementary | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 205 | David Mindess Ashland · Ashland | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 206 | Forest Avenue Elementary Hudson · Hudson | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 207 | Hanscom School Hanscom Air Force Base · Lincoln | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 208 | North Intermediate Wilmington · Wilmington | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 209 | Cambridge Street Upper School Cambridge · Cambridge | Middle | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 210 | Clyde Reeves Woburn · Woburn | Elementary | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 211 | Colonial Park Stoneham · Stoneham | Elementary | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 212 | James S Daley Middle School Lowell · Lowell | Middle | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 213 | Lilja Elementary Natick · Natick | Elementary | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 214 | Robin Hood Stoneham · Stoneham | Elementary | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 215 | Somerville High Somerville · Somerville | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 216 | West Somerville Neighborhood Somerville · Somerville | Elementary | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 217 | Wilmington Middle School Wilmington · Wilmington | Middle | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 218 | Woburn High Woburn · Woburn | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 219 | Assabet Valley Vocational High School Marlborough · Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical | High | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 220 | Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School Shirley · Ayer Shirley School District | Middle | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 221 | Charles D Harrington North Chelmsford · Chelmsford | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 222 | Cunniff Watertown · Watertown | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 223 | Douglas MacArthur Elementary School Waltham · Waltham | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 224 | Hemenway Framingham · Framingham | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 225 | Hurld-Wyman Elementary School Woburn · Woburn | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 226 | Watertown Middle Watertown · Watertown | Middle | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 227 | Madeleine Dugger Andrews Medford · Medford | Middle | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 228 | Medford High Medford · Medford | High | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 229 | Missituk Elementary School Medford · Medford | Elementary | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 230 | Shawsheen Elementary Wilmington · Wilmington | Elementary | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 231 | Stoneham Central Middle School Stoneham · Stoneham | Middle | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 232 | Billerica Memorial High School Billerica · Billerica | High | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 233 | Hudson High Hudson · Hudson | High | 44.5% | +0.7pp |
| 234 | Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park Somerville · Somerville | Elementary | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 235 | Ferryway Malden · Malden | Elementary | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 236 | Justus C. Richardson Middle School Dracut · Dracut | Middle | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 237 | Lowell Community Charter Public School Lowell · Lowell Community Charter Public | Elementary | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 238 | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational Wakefield · Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical | High | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 239 | Varnum Brook Pepperell · North Middlesex | Elementary | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 240 | Innovation Academy Charter School Tyngsboro · Innovation Academy Charter | High | 43.7% | -0.1pp |
| 241 | C A Farley Hudson · Hudson | Elementary | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 242 | Center Elementary School Tewksbury · Tewksbury | Elementary | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 243 | Forestdale Malden · Malden | Elementary | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 244 | Fowler School Maynard · Maynard | Middle | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 245 | Marlborough High Marlborough · Marlborough | High | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 246 | Spaulding Memorial Townsend · North Middlesex | Elementary | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 247 | James Fitzgerald Elementary School Waltham · Waltham | Elementary | 42.0% | -1.8pp |
| 248 | Hajjar Elementary Billerica · Billerica | Elementary | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 249 | John W. McDevitt Middle School Waltham · Waltham | Middle | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 250 | Pyne Arts Lowell · Lowell | Elementary | 41.0% | -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.