Norfolk County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 165 schools in Norfolk County, Massachusetts with reported English Language Arts scores. Massachusetts state average: 43.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover-Sherborn Regional High Dover · Dover-Sherborn | High | 93.0% | +49.2pp |
| 2 | Cohasset High School Cohasset · Cohasset | High | 86.0% | +42.2pp |
| 3 | Needham High Needham · Needham | High | 86.0% | +42.2pp |
| 4 | John D Hardy Wellesley · Wellesley | Elementary | 84.0% | +40.2pp |
| 5 | Brookline High Brookline · Brookline | High | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 6 | Cohasset Middle School Cohasset · Cohasset | Middle | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 7 | Martha Jones Westwood · Westwood | Elementary | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 8 | Sharon High Sharon · Sharon | High | 81.0% | +37.2pp |
| 9 | Joseph E Fiske Wellesley · Wellesley | Elementary | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 10 | Millis High School Millis · Millis | High | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 11 | Westwood High Westwood · Westwood | High | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 12 | Wellesley Middle Wellesley · Wellesley | Middle | 77.0% | +33.2pp |
| 13 | Wellesley Sr High Wellesley · Wellesley | High | 77.0% | +33.2pp |
| 14 | William E Sheehan Westwood · Westwood | Elementary | 77.0% | +33.2pp |
| 15 | High Rock School Needham · Needham | Middle | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 16 | Katharine Lee Bates Wellesley · Wellesley | Elementary | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 17 | Milton High Milton · Milton | High | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 18 | Pollard Middle Needham · Needham | Middle | 76.0% | +32.2pp |
| 19 | Newman Elementary Needham · Needham | Elementary | 74.0% | +30.2pp |
| 20 | Downey Westwood · Westwood | Elementary | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 21 | E W Thurston Middle Westwood · Westwood | Middle | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 22 | Medfield Senior High Medfield · Medfield | High | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 23 | Pierce Brookline · Brookline | Elementary | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 24 | Roland Hayes Chestnut Hill · Brookline | Elementary | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 25 | Heights Elementary Sharon · Sharon | Elementary | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 26 | Lawrence Brookline · Brookline | Elementary | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 27 | Ralph Wheelock School Medfield · Medfield | Elementary | 72.0% | +28.2pp |
| 28 | Broadmeadow Needham · Needham | Elementary | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 29 | Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School Dover · Dover-Sherborn | Middle | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 30 | Edith C Baker Chestnut Hill · Brookline | Elementary | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 31 | Jefferson Elementary Franklin · Franklin | Elementary | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 32 | Sprague Elementary School Wellesley · Wellesley | Elementary | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 33 | Thomas Blake Middle Medfield · Medfield | Middle | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 34 | William H Lincoln Brookline · Brookline | Elementary | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 35 | Collicot Milton · Milton | Elementary | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 36 | Michael Driscoll Brookline · Brookline | Elementary | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 37 | Schofield Wellesley · Wellesley | Elementary | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 38 | William Mitchell Needham · Needham | Elementary | 70.0% | +26.2pp |
| 39 | Chickering Dover · Dover | Elementary | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 40 | Dale Street Medfield · Medfield | Elementary | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 41 | Glover Milton · Milton | Elementary | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 42 | Hunnewell Wellesley · Wellesley | Elementary | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 43 | Sunita L. Williams Elementary Needham · Needham | Elementary | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 44 | Central Middle Quincy · Quincy | Middle | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 45 | Cunningham School Milton · Milton | Elementary | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 46 | East Elementary Sharon · Sharon | Elementary | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 47 | Cottage Street Sharon · Sharon | Elementary | 67.0% | +23.2pp |
| 48 | Horace Mann Franklin · Franklin | Middle | 67.0% | +23.2pp |
| 49 | John D Runkle Brookline · Brookline | Elementary | 67.0% | +23.2pp |
| 50 | Sharon Middle Sharon · Sharon | Middle | 67.0% | +23.2pp |
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 Norfolk 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.