Worcester County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 208 schools in Worcester County, Massachusetts with reported English Language Arts scores. Massachusetts state average: 43.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bromfield High School Harvard · Harvard | High | 88.0% | +44.2pp |
| 2 | Albert S. Woodward Memorial School Southborough · Southborough | Elementary | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 3 | Westborough High Westborough · Westborough | High | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 4 | Algonquin Regional High Northborough · Northboro-Southboro | High | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 5 | P Brent Trottier Southborough · Southborough | Middle | 74.0% | +30.2pp |
| 6 | The Bromfield Middle School Harvard · Harvard | Middle | 74.0% | +30.2pp |
| 7 | Sarah W Gibbons Middle Westborough · Westborough | Middle | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 8 | Shrewsbury High School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | High | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 9 | Tantasqua Regional Sr High Fiskdale · Tantasqua | High | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 10 | Nashoba Regional Bolton · Nashoba | High | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 11 | Hildreth Elementary School Harvard · Harvard | Elementary | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 12 | Sutton High School Sutton · Sutton | High | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 13 | Margaret A Neary Southborough · Southborough | Elementary | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 14 | Oak Middle School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Middle | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 15 | Annie E Fales Westborough · Westborough | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 16 | Blackstone Valley Upton · Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical | High | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 17 | Florence Sawyer School Bolton · Nashoba | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 18 | West Tatnuck Worcester · Worcester | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 19 | Dawson Holden · Wachusett | Elementary | 64.0% | +20.2pp |
| 20 | Wachusett Regional High Holden · Wachusett | High | 64.0% | +20.2pp |
| 21 | Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical Fitchburg · Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical | High | 63.0% | +19.2pp |
| 22 | Tahanto Regional High Boylston · Berlin-Boylston | High | 63.0% | +19.2pp |
| 23 | Berlin Memorial School Berlin · Berlin-Boylston | Elementary | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 24 | J Harding Armstrong Westborough · Westborough | Elementary | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 25 | Davis Hill Elementary Holden · Wachusett | Elementary | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 26 | Grafton Middle Grafton · Grafton | Middle | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 27 | Mill Pond School Westborough · Westborough | Middle | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 28 | Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School Charlton · Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric | High | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 29 | Floral Street School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Elementary | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 30 | Grafton High School Grafton · Grafton | High | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 31 | Marion E Zeh Northborough · Northborough | Elementary | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 32 | Nipmuc Regional High Upton · Mendon-Upton | High | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 33 | Oakmont Regional High School Ashburnham · Ashburnham-Westminster | High | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 34 | Spring Street School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Elementary | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 35 | Thomas Prince Princeton · Wachusett | Elementary | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 36 | Lunenburg High Lunenburg · Lunenburg | High | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 37 | Luther Burbank Middle School Lancaster · Nashoba | Middle | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 38 | Boylston Elementary School Boylston · Berlin-Boylston | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 39 | Fannie E Proctor Northborough · Northborough | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 40 | Flagg Street Worcester · Worcester | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 41 | Lincoln Street Northborough · Northborough | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 42 | Calvin Coolidge School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 43 | Chocksett Middle School Sterling · Wachusett | Middle | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 44 | Elsie A Hastings Elementary Westborough · Westborough | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 45 | Walter J. Paton School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 46 | Marguerite E Peaslee Northborough · Northborough | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 47 | Petersham Center Petersham · Petersham | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 48 | Douglas Middle School Douglas · Douglas | Middle | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 49 | Houghton Elementary Sterling · Wachusett | Elementary | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 50 | Memorial School Upton · Mendon-Upton | Elementary | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
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 Worcester 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.