Middlesex County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 284 schools in Middlesex County, Massachusetts with reported Science scores. Massachusetts state average: 44.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J Turner Hood North Reading · North Reading | Elementary | 95.0% | +50.7pp |
| 2 | L D Batchelder North Reading · North Reading | Elementary | 95.0% | +50.7pp |
| 3 | John A Bishop Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 94.0% | +49.7pp |
| 4 | Martin Luther King Jr. Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 93.0% | +48.7pp |
| 5 | Lexington High Lexington · Lexington | High | 90.0% | +45.7pp |
| 6 | A E Angier Waban · Newton | Elementary | 88.0% | +43.7pp |
| 7 | Brackett Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 88.0% | +43.7pp |
| 8 | E Ethel Little School North Reading · North Reading | Elementary | 88.0% | +43.7pp |
| 9 | Muraco Elementary Winchester · Winchester | Elementary | 88.0% | +43.7pp |
| 10 | Peirce Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 88.0% | +43.7pp |
| 11 | Belmont High Belmont · Belmont | High | 87.0% | +42.7pp |
| 12 | Josiah Haynes Sudbury · Sudbury | Elementary | 86.0% | +41.7pp |
| 13 | Newton South High Newton Centre · Newton | High | 86.0% | +41.7pp |
| 14 | Bowman Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 85.0% | +40.7pp |
| 15 | Underwood Newton · Newton | Elementary | 85.0% | +40.7pp |
| 16 | Winchester High School Winchester · Winchester | High | 85.0% | +40.7pp |
| 17 | Arlington High Arlington · Arlington | High | 84.0% | +39.7pp |
| 18 | Belmont Middle School Belmont · Belmont | Middle | 84.0% | +39.7pp |
| 19 | Carlisle School Carlisle · Carlisle | Elementary | 84.0% | +39.7pp |
| 20 | Peter Noyes Sudbury · Sudbury | Elementary | 84.0% | +39.7pp |
| 21 | Vinson-Owen Elementary Winchester · Winchester | Elementary | 84.0% | +39.7pp |
| 22 | Wayland High School Wayland · Wayland | High | 84.0% | +39.7pp |
| 23 | General John Nixon Elementary Sudbury · Sudbury | Elementary | 83.0% | +38.7pp |
| 24 | Littleton High School Littleton · Littleton | High | 83.0% | +38.7pp |
| 25 | Wayland Middle School Wayland · Wayland | Middle | 83.0% | +38.7pp |
| 26 | Cyrus E Dallin Arlington · Arlington | Elementary | 81.0% | +36.7pp |
| 27 | Jonas Clarke Middle Lexington · Lexington | Middle | 81.0% | +36.7pp |
| 28 | Joseph Estabrook Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 81.0% | +36.7pp |
| 29 | Mason-Rice Newton Centre · Newton | Elementary | 81.0% | +36.7pp |
| 30 | Newton North High Newtonville · Newton | High | 81.0% | +36.7pp |
| 31 | Bridge Lexington · Lexington | Elementary | 80.0% | +35.7pp |
| 32 | Concord Carlisle High Concord · Concord-Carlisle | High | 80.0% | +35.7pp |
| 33 | Concord Middle Concord · Concord | Middle | 80.0% | +35.7pp |
| 34 | Hopkins Elementary School Hopkinton · Hopkinton | Elementary | 80.0% | +35.7pp |
| 35 | Paul P Gates Elementary School Acton · Acton-Boxborough | Elementary | 80.0% | +35.7pp |
| 36 | Willard Concord · Concord | Elementary | 80.0% | +35.7pp |
| 37 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High Acton · Acton-Boxborough | High | 79.0% | +34.7pp |
| 38 | Hopkinton High Hopkinton · Hopkinton | High | 79.0% | +34.7pp |
| 39 | Luther Conant School Acton · Acton-Boxborough | Elementary | 79.0% | +34.7pp |
| 40 | Natick High Natick · Natick | High | 79.0% | +34.7pp |
| 41 | North Reading High North Reading · North Reading | High | 79.0% | +34.7pp |
| 42 | Thoreau Concord · Concord | Elementary | 79.0% | +34.7pp |
| 43 | Westford Academy Westford · Westford | High | 79.0% | +34.7pp |
| 44 | Ambrose Elementary Winchester · Winchester | Elementary | 78.0% | +33.7pp |
| 45 | Lincoln Elementary Winchester · Winchester | Elementary | 78.0% | +33.7pp |
| 46 | Loker School Wayland · Wayland | Elementary | 78.0% | +33.7pp |
| 47 | Weston High Weston · Weston | High | 78.0% | +33.7pp |
| 48 | C C Burr Auburndale · Newton | Elementary | 77.0% | +32.7pp |
| 49 | Field Elementary School Weston · Weston | Elementary | 77.0% | +32.7pp |
| 50 | John M Tobin Cambridge · Cambridge | Elementary | 77.0% | +32.7pp |
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 Science 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.