Worcester County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 111 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 | Albert S. Woodward Memorial School Southborough · Southborough | Elementary | 83.0% | +39.2pp |
| 2 | Hildreth Elementary School Harvard · Harvard | Elementary | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 3 | Margaret A Neary Southborough · Southborough | Elementary | 66.0% | +22.2pp |
| 4 | Annie E Fales Westborough · Westborough | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 5 | Florence Sawyer School Bolton · Nashoba | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 6 | West Tatnuck Worcester · Worcester | Elementary | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 7 | Dawson Holden · Wachusett | Elementary | 64.0% | +20.2pp |
| 8 | Berlin Memorial School Berlin · Berlin-Boylston | Elementary | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 9 | J Harding Armstrong Westborough · Westborough | Elementary | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 10 | Davis Hill Elementary Holden · Wachusett | Elementary | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 11 | Floral Street School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Elementary | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 12 | Marion E Zeh Northborough · Northborough | Elementary | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 13 | Spring Street School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Elementary | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 14 | Thomas Prince Princeton · Wachusett | Elementary | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 15 | Boylston Elementary School Boylston · Berlin-Boylston | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 16 | Fannie E Proctor Northborough · Northborough | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 17 | Flagg Street Worcester · Worcester | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 18 | Lincoln Street Northborough · Northborough | Elementary | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 19 | Calvin Coolidge School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 20 | Elsie A Hastings Elementary Westborough · Westborough | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 21 | Walter J. Paton School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Elementary | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 22 | Marguerite E Peaslee Northborough · Northborough | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 23 | Petersham Center Petersham · Petersham | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 24 | Houghton Elementary Sterling · Wachusett | Elementary | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 25 | Memorial School Upton · Mendon-Upton | Elementary | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 26 | Leroy E.Mayo Holden · Wachusett | Elementary | 52.0% | +8.2pp |
| 27 | Millbury Street Elementary School Grafton · Grafton | Elementary | 52.0% | +8.2pp |
| 28 | Major Howard W. Beal School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Elementary | 51.0% | +7.2pp |
| 29 | Memorial Hopedale · Hopedale | Elementary | 51.0% | +7.2pp |
| 30 | Fall Brook Leominster · Leominster | Elementary | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 31 | North Street Elementary School Grafton · Grafton | Elementary | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 32 | Heard Street Worcester · Worcester | Elementary | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 33 | Hubbardston Center Hubbardston · Quabbin | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 34 | Lake View Worcester · Worcester | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 35 | Taft Early Learning Center Uxbridge · Uxbridge | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 36 | Paxton Center Paxton · Wachusett | Elementary | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 37 | Burgess Elementary Sturbridge · Sturbridge | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 38 | Glenwood Elementary School Rutland · Wachusett | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 39 | Swanson Road Intermediate School Auburn · Auburn | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 40 | Brookfield Elementary Brookfield · Brookfield | Elementary | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 41 | Worcester Arts Magnet School Worcester · Worcester | Elementary | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 42 | Henry P Clough Mendon · Mendon-Upton | Elementary | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 43 | Oakham Center Oakham · Quabbin | Elementary | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 44 | Sutton Elementary Sutton · Sutton | Elementary | 42.0% | -1.8pp |
| 45 | Turkey Hill Elementary School Lunenburg · Lunenburg | Elementary | 42.0% | -1.8pp |
| 46 | Clinton Elementary Clinton · Clinton | Elementary | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 47 | Dudley Elementary Dudley · Dudley-Charlton Reg | Elementary | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 48 | Hardwick Elementary Gilbertville · Quabbin | Elementary | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 49 | Briggs Elementary Ashburnham · Ashburnham-Westminster | Elementary | 40.0% | -3.8pp |
| 50 | Johnny Appleseed Leominster · Leominster | Elementary | 40.0% | -3.8pp |
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 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.