Massachusetts schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 320 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 43.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High South Yarmouth · Dennis-Yarmouth | High | 32.7% | -11.1pp |
| 252 | Avon Middle High School Avon · Avon | High | 32.0% | -11.8pp |
| 253 | Lowell High Lowell · Lowell | High | 32.0% | -11.8pp |
| 254 | Oxford High Oxford · Oxford | High | 32.0% | -11.8pp |
| 255 | Pathfinder Vocational Technical Palmer · Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical | High | 32.0% | -11.8pp |
| 256 | Chicopee High Chicopee · Chicopee | High | 31.0% | -12.8pp |
| 257 | Fitchburg High Fitchburg · Fitchburg | High | 31.0% | -12.8pp |
| 258 | Haverhill High Haverhill · Haverhill | High | 31.0% | -12.8pp |
| 259 | High School Of Commerce Springfield · Springfield | High | 31.0% | -12.8pp |
| 260 | Ware Junior/Senior High School Ware · Ware | High | 30.8% | -13.0pp |
| 261 | Taunton High Taunton · Taunton | High | 30.7% | -13.1pp |
| 262 | Brockton High Brockton · Brockton | High | 30.0% | -13.8pp |
| 263 | Snowden International High School Boston · Boston | High | 30.0% | -13.8pp |
| 264 | Barnstable High Hyannis · Barnstable | High | 29.8% | -14.0pp |
| 265 | John J Duggan Academy Springfield · Springfield | High | 29.5% | -14.3pp |
| 266 | Burncoat Senior High Worcester · Worcester | High | 29.0% | -14.8pp |
| 267 | Randolph High Randolph · Randolph | High | 29.0% | -14.8pp |
| 268 | Taconic High Pittsfield · Pittsfield | High | 29.0% | -14.8pp |
| 269 | Mohawk Trail Regional School Shelburne Falls · Mohawk Trail | High | 28.9% | -14.9pp |
| 270 | The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning Springfield · Springfield | High | 28.5% | -15.3pp |
| 271 | Roxbury Preparatory Charter School Roxbury · Roxbury Preparatory Charter | High | 28.4% | -15.4pp |
| 272 | Granby Jr Sr High School Granby · Granby | High | 27.8% | -16.0pp |
| 273 | New Heights Charter School of Brockton Brockton · New Heights Charter School of Brockton | High | 27.5% | -16.3pp |
| 274 | Brockton Virtual Learning Academy Brockton · Brockton | High | 27.0% | -16.8pp |
| 275 | Springfield Central High Springfield · Springfield | High | 27.0% | -16.8pp |
| 276 | Charles McCann Vocational Technical North Adams · Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical | High | 26.0% | -17.8pp |
| 277 | Classical High Lynn · Lynn | High | 26.0% | -17.8pp |
| 278 | Wareham Senior High Wareham · Wareham | High | 26.0% | -17.8pp |
| 279 | University Pk Campus School Worcester · Worcester | High | 25.3% | -18.5pp |
| 280 | Athol High Athol · Athol-Royalston | High | 25.0% | -18.8pp |
| 281 | Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Boston · Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann | High | 25.0% | -18.8pp |
| 282 | New Bedford High New Bedford · New Bedford | High | 25.0% | -18.8pp |
| 283 | Peabody Veterans Memorial High Peabody · Peabody | High | 25.0% | -18.8pp |
| 284 | Quincy Upper School Boston · Boston | High | 24.3% | -19.5pp |
| 285 | Bartlett High School Webster · Webster | High | 24.0% | -19.8pp |
| 286 | North Brookfield High North Brookfield · North Brookfield | High | 23.6% | -20.2pp |
| 287 | Ralph C Mahar Regional Orange · Ralph C Mahar | High | 22.9% | -20.9pp |
| 288 | Greenfield High Greenfield · Greenfield | High | 21.9% | -21.9pp |
| 289 | Conservatory of the Arts Springfield · Springfield | High | 21.9% | -21.9pp |
| 290 | Chelsea High Chelsea · Chelsea | High | 21.0% | -22.8pp |
| 291 | Holyoke High Holyoke · Holyoke | High | 21.0% | -22.8pp |
| 292 | Boston Preparatory Charter Public School Hyde Park · Boston Preparatory Charter Public | High | 21.0% | -22.8pp |
| 293 | Global Learning Charter Public School New Bedford · Global Learning Charter Public | High | 20.1% | -23.7pp |
| 294 | Smith Vocational and Agricultural High Northampton · Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural | High | 20.0% | -23.8pp |
| 295 | Argosy Collegiate Charter School Fall River · Argosy Collegiate Charter School | High | 19.7% | -24.1pp |
| 296 | Drury High North Adams · North Adams | High | 19.6% | -24.2pp |
| 297 | East Boston High School East Boston · Boston | High | 19.3% | -24.5pp |
| 298 | Lawrence High School Lawrence · Lawrence | High | 19.0% | -24.8pp |
| 299 | Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School Brighton · Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School | High | 18.4% | -25.4pp |
| 300 | Hoosac Valley High School Cheshire · Hoosac Valley Regional | High | 18.2% | -25.6pp |
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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). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Massachusetts, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.