Massachusetts schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 299 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 43.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Norwell Middle School Norwell · Norwell | Middle | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 52 | Oak Hill Middle Newton · Newton | Middle | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 53 | Walter S Parker Middle Reading · Reading | Middle | 65.0% | +21.2pp |
| 54 | J F Kennedy Middle School Natick · Natick | Middle | 64.0% | +20.2pp |
| 55 | Rupert A Nock Middle Newburyport · Newburyport | Middle | 64.0% | +20.2pp |
| 56 | Charles S Pierce Middle Milton · Milton | Middle | 63.0% | +19.2pp |
| 57 | Putnam Avenue Upper School Cambridge · Cambridge | Middle | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 58 | Williams Middle Longmeadow · Longmeadow | Middle | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 59 | Wm H Galvin Middle Canton · Canton | Middle | 62.0% | +18.2pp |
| 60 | Ashland Middle Ashland · Ashland | Middle | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 61 | Gates Middle School Scituate · Scituate | Middle | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 62 | Grafton Middle Grafton · Grafton | Middle | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 63 | Ipswich Middle School Ipswich · Ipswich | Middle | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 64 | Mill Pond School Westborough · Westborough | Middle | 61.0% | +17.2pp |
| 65 | Glenbrook Middle Longmeadow · Longmeadow | Middle | 60.0% | +16.2pp |
| 66 | Groton Dunstable Regional Middle Groton · Groton-Dunstable | Middle | 60.0% | +16.2pp |
| 67 | Harold L Qualters Middle Mansfield · Mansfield | Middle | 60.0% | +16.2pp |
| 68 | McCarthy Middle School Chelmsford · Chelmsford | Middle | 60.0% | +16.2pp |
| 69 | Easton Middle School North Easton · Easton | Middle | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 70 | Proctor Elementary Topsfield · Topsfield | Middle | 59.0% | +15.2pp |
| 71 | Col Moses Parker School Chelmsford · Chelmsford | Middle | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 72 | Luther Burbank Middle School Lancaster · Nashoba | Middle | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 73 | Medway Middle Medway · Medway | Middle | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 74 | Millis Middle Millis · Millis | Middle | 58.0% | +14.2pp |
| 75 | Atlantic Middle Quincy · Quincy | Middle | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 76 | Dartmouth Middle North Dartmouth · Dartmouth | Middle | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 77 | Hanover Middle Hanover · Hanover | Middle | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 78 | John W. Wynn Middle Tewksbury · Tewksbury | Middle | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 79 | Melrose Middle Melrose · Melrose | Middle | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 80 | South Middle School Braintree · Braintree | Middle | 57.0% | +13.2pp |
| 81 | Chocksett Middle School Sterling · Wachusett | Middle | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 82 | Masconomet Regional Middle School Boxford MA · Masconomet | Middle | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 83 | Winthrop Middle School Winthrop · Winthrop | Middle | 56.0% | +12.2pp |
| 84 | Annie Sullivan Middle School Franklin · Franklin | Middle | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 85 | Galvin Middle School Wakefield · Wakefield | Middle | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 86 | John F Kennedy Middle Waltham · Waltham | Middle | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 87 | Marshall Simonds Middle Burlington · Burlington | Middle | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 88 | Amherst Regional Middle School Amherst · Amherst-Pelham | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 89 | Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School East Harwich · Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 90 | Charles E Roderick Wrentham · Wrentham | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 91 | Furnace Brook Middle Marshfield · Marshfield | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 92 | King Philip Middle School Norfolk · King Philip | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 93 | Nauset Regional Middle Orleans · Nauset | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 94 | Vassal Lane Upper School Cambridge · Cambridge | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 95 | Village School Marblehead · Marblehead | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 96 | Douglas Middle School Douglas · Douglas | Middle | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 97 | Jabish Middle School Belchertown · Belchertown | Middle | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 98 | Marblehead Community Charter Public School Marblehead · Marblehead Community Charter Public | Middle | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 99 | Mountview Middle Holden · Wachusett | Middle | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 100 | Nessacus Regional Middle School Dalton · Central Berkshire | Middle | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
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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.