Worcester County schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 51 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 | Westborough High Westborough · Westborough | High | 82.0% | +38.2pp |
| 3 | Algonquin Regional High Northborough · Northboro-Southboro | High | 78.0% | +34.2pp |
| 4 | Shrewsbury High School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | High | 73.0% | +29.2pp |
| 5 | Tantasqua Regional Sr High Fiskdale · Tantasqua | High | 71.0% | +27.2pp |
| 6 | Nashoba Regional Bolton · Nashoba | High | 69.0% | +25.2pp |
| 7 | Sutton High School Sutton · Sutton | High | 68.0% | +24.2pp |
| 8 | Blackstone Valley Upton · Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical | High | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 9 | Wachusett Regional High Holden · Wachusett | High | 64.0% | +20.2pp |
| 10 | Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical Fitchburg · Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical | High | 63.0% | +19.2pp |
| 11 | Tahanto Regional High Boylston · Berlin-Boylston | High | 63.0% | +19.2pp |
| 12 | Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School Charlton · Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric | High | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 13 | Grafton High School Grafton · Grafton | High | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 14 | Nipmuc Regional High Upton · Mendon-Upton | High | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 15 | Oakmont Regional High School Ashburnham · Ashburnham-Westminster | High | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 16 | Lunenburg High Lunenburg · Lunenburg | High | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 17 | Uxbridge High Uxbridge · Uxbridge | High | 51.2% | +7.4pp |
| 18 | Douglas High School Douglas · Douglas | High | 51.0% | +7.2pp |
| 19 | West Boylston Junior/Senior High West Boylston · West Boylston | High | 50.9% | +7.1pp |
| 20 | Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School Fitchburg · Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential | High | 50.7% | +6.9pp |
| 21 | Northbridge High Whitinsville · Northbridge | High | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 22 | Quabbin Regional High School Barre · Quabbin | High | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 23 | David Prouty High Spencer · Spencer-E Brookfield | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 24 | Leicester High Leicester · Leicester | High | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 25 | Doherty Memorial High Worcester · Worcester | High | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 26 | Auburn Senior High Auburn · Auburn | High | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 27 | Hopedale Jr Sr High Hopedale · Hopedale | High | 43.6% | -0.2pp |
| 28 | South High Community Worcester · Worcester | High | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 29 | Milford High Milford · Milford | High | 42.0% | -1.8pp |
| 30 | Gardner High Gardner · Gardner | High | 40.4% | -3.4pp |
| 31 | Leominster High School Leominster · Leominster | High | 40.0% | -3.8pp |
| 32 | Millbury Junior/Senior High Millbury · Millbury | High | 39.3% | -4.5pp |
| 33 | Murdock High School Winchendon · Winchendon | High | 39.0% | -4.8pp |
| 34 | Quaboag Regional High Warren · Quaboag Regional | High | 39.0% | -4.8pp |
| 35 | Center For Technical Education Innovation Leominster · Leominster | High | 38.0% | -5.8pp |
| 36 | Shepherd Hill Regional High Dudley · Dudley-Charlton Reg | High | 38.0% | -5.8pp |
| 37 | Narragansett Regional High Baldwinville · Narragansett | High | 37.1% | -6.7pp |
| 38 | Worcester Technical High Worcester · Worcester | High | 35.0% | -8.8pp |
| 39 | Blackstone Millville RHS Blackstone · Blackstone-Millville | High | 34.5% | -9.3pp |
| 40 | Clinton Senior High Clinton · Clinton | High | 34.0% | -9.8pp |
| 41 | Tantasqua Regional Vocational Fiskdale · Tantasqua | High | 34.0% | -9.8pp |
| 42 | Oxford High Oxford · Oxford | High | 32.0% | -11.8pp |
| 43 | Fitchburg High Fitchburg · Fitchburg | High | 31.0% | -12.8pp |
| 44 | Burncoat Senior High Worcester · Worcester | High | 29.0% | -14.8pp |
| 45 | University Pk Campus School Worcester · Worcester | High | 25.3% | -18.5pp |
| 46 | Athol High Athol · Athol-Royalston | High | 25.0% | -18.8pp |
| 47 | Bartlett High School Webster · Webster | High | 24.0% | -19.8pp |
| 48 | North Brookfield High North Brookfield · North Brookfield | High | 23.6% | -20.2pp |
| 49 | North High Worcester · Worcester | High | 17.0% | -26.8pp |
| 50 | Claremont Academy Worcester · Worcester | High | 15.6% | -28.2pp |
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.