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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Mountview Middle Holden · Wachusett | Middle | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 52 | Sherwood Middle School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Middle | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 53 | Leroy E.Mayo Holden · Wachusett | Elementary | 52.0% | +8.2pp |
| 54 | Millbury Street Elementary School Grafton · Grafton | Elementary | 52.0% | +8.2pp |
| 55 | Uxbridge High Uxbridge · Uxbridge | High | 51.2% | +7.4pp |
| 56 | Douglas High School Douglas · Douglas | High | 51.0% | +7.2pp |
| 57 | Lunenburg Middle School Lunenburg · Lunenburg | Middle | 51.0% | +7.2pp |
| 58 | Major Howard W. Beal School Shrewsbury · Shrewsbury | Elementary | 51.0% | +7.2pp |
| 59 | Memorial Hopedale · Hopedale | Elementary | 51.0% | +7.2pp |
| 60 | Robert E. Melican Middle School Northborough · Northborough | Middle | 51.0% | +7.2pp |
| 61 | West Boylston Junior/Senior High West Boylston · West Boylston | High | 50.9% | +7.1pp |
| 62 | Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School Fitchburg · Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential | High | 50.7% | +6.9pp |
| 63 | Fall Brook Leominster · Leominster | Elementary | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 64 | North Street Elementary School Grafton · Grafton | Elementary | 50.0% | +6.2pp |
| 65 | Heard Street Worcester · Worcester | Elementary | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 66 | Miscoe Hill School Mendon · Mendon-Upton | Middle | 49.0% | +5.2pp |
| 67 | Central Tree Middle Rutland · Wachusett | Middle | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 68 | Hubbardston Center Hubbardston · Quabbin | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 69 | Lake View Worcester · Worcester | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 70 | Northbridge High Whitinsville · Northbridge | High | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 71 | Quabbin Regional High School Barre · Quabbin | High | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 72 | Taft Early Learning Center Uxbridge · Uxbridge | Elementary | 48.0% | +4.2pp |
| 73 | David Prouty High Spencer · Spencer-E Brookfield | High | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 74 | Paxton Center Paxton · Wachusett | Elementary | 47.0% | +3.2pp |
| 75 | Burgess Elementary Sturbridge · Sturbridge | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 76 | Glenwood Elementary School Rutland · Wachusett | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 77 | Leicester High Leicester · Leicester | High | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 78 | Swanson Road Intermediate School Auburn · Auburn | Elementary | 46.0% | +2.2pp |
| 79 | Auburn Middle Auburn · Auburn | Middle | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 80 | Brookfield Elementary Brookfield · Brookfield | Elementary | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 81 | Doherty Memorial High Worcester · Worcester | High | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 82 | Worcester Arts Magnet School Worcester · Worcester | Elementary | 45.0% | +1.2pp |
| 83 | Auburn Senior High Auburn · Auburn | High | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 84 | Henry P Clough Mendon · Mendon-Upton | Elementary | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 85 | Oakham Center Oakham · Quabbin | Elementary | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 86 | Tantasqua Regional Jr High Fiskdale · Tantasqua | Middle | 44.0% | +0.2pp |
| 87 | Hopedale Jr Sr High Hopedale · Hopedale | High | 43.6% | -0.2pp |
| 88 | Overlook Middle School Ashburnham · Ashburnham-Westminster | Middle | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 89 | South High Community Worcester · Worcester | High | 43.0% | -0.8pp |
| 90 | Milford High Milford · Milford | High | 42.0% | -1.8pp |
| 91 | Sutton Elementary Sutton · Sutton | Elementary | 42.0% | -1.8pp |
| 92 | Sutton Middle School Sutton · Sutton | Middle | 42.0% | -1.8pp |
| 93 | Turkey Hill Elementary School Lunenburg · Lunenburg | Elementary | 42.0% | -1.8pp |
| 94 | Clinton Elementary Clinton · Clinton | Elementary | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 95 | Dudley Elementary Dudley · Dudley-Charlton Reg | Elementary | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 96 | Hardwick Elementary Gilbertville · Quabbin | Elementary | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 97 | Whitin Intermediate Uxbridge · Uxbridge | Middle | 41.0% | -2.8pp |
| 98 | Gardner High Gardner · Gardner | High | 40.4% | -3.4pp |
| 99 | Briggs Elementary Ashburnham · Ashburnham-Westminster | Elementary | 40.0% | -3.8pp |
| 100 | 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.