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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Bellamy Middle Chicopee · Chicopee | Middle | 22.0% | -21.8pp |
| 252 | John F Parker Middle Taunton · Taunton | Middle | 22.0% | -21.8pp |
| 253 | Morton Middle Fall River · Fall River | Middle | 22.0% | -21.8pp |
| 254 | Murdock Middle School Winchendon · Winchendon | Middle | 22.0% | -21.8pp |
| 255 | Saugus Middle School Saugus · Saugus | Middle | 22.0% | -21.8pp |
| 256 | James Sullivan Middle School Lowell · Lowell | Middle | 21.0% | -22.8pp |
| 257 | Paul R Baird Middle Ludlow · Ludlow | Middle | 21.0% | -22.8pp |
| 258 | South Middle School Brockton · Brockton | Middle | 21.0% | -22.8pp |
| 259 | West Middle School Brockton · Brockton | Middle | 21.0% | -22.8pp |
| 260 | Athol-Royalston Middle School Athol · Athol-Royalston | Middle | 20.0% | -23.8pp |
| 261 | Guilmette Middle School Lawrence · Lawrence | Middle | 20.0% | -23.8pp |
| 262 | John T Reid Middle Pittsfield · Pittsfield | Middle | 20.0% | -23.8pp |
| 263 | Knox Trail Middle School Spencer · Spencer-E Brookfield | Middle | 20.0% | -23.8pp |
| 264 | Roosevelt Middle School New Bedford · New Bedford | Middle | 20.0% | -23.8pp |
| 265 | Talbot Innovation School Fall River · Fall River | Middle | 20.0% | -23.8pp |
| 266 | Van Sickle Prep Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 20.0% | -23.8pp |
| 267 | Arthur M Longsjo Middle School Fitchburg · Fitchburg | Middle | 19.0% | -24.8pp |
| 268 | Cameron Middle School Framingham · Framingham | Middle | 19.0% | -24.8pp |
| 269 | East Middle School Brockton · Brockton | Middle | 19.0% | -24.8pp |
| 270 | Henry J Robinson Middle Lowell · Lowell | Middle | 19.0% | -24.8pp |
| 271 | Randolph Community Middle Randolph · Randolph | Middle | 19.0% | -24.8pp |
| 272 | South End Middle School Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 19.0% | -24.8pp |
| 273 | Great Falls Middle Montague · Gill-Montague | Middle | 18.0% | -25.8pp |
| 274 | Breed Middle School Lynn · Lynn | Middle | 17.0% | -26.8pp |
| 275 | Oliver Middle School Lawrence · Lawrence | Middle | 17.0% | -26.8pp |
| 276 | STEM Middle Academy Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 17.0% | -26.8pp |
| 277 | John F Kennedy Middle Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 16.0% | -27.8pp |
| 278 | Plouffe Middle School Brockton · Brockton | Middle | 16.0% | -27.8pp |
| 279 | Webster Middle School Webster · Webster | Middle | 16.0% | -27.8pp |
| 280 | Alexander B Bruce Lawrence · Lawrence | Middle | 15.0% | -28.8pp |
| 281 | Impact Prep at Chestnut Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 15.0% | -28.8pp |
| 282 | Joseph A. Browne School Chelsea · Chelsea | Middle | 15.0% | -28.8pp |
| 283 | Thurgood Marshall Mid Lynn · Lynn | Middle | 15.0% | -28.8pp |
| 284 | Clark Avenue School Chelsea · Chelsea | Middle | 14.0% | -29.8pp |
| 285 | Forest Park Middle Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 14.0% | -29.8pp |
| 286 | Matthew J Kuss Middle Fall River · Fall River | Middle | 14.0% | -29.8pp |
| 287 | Gardner Middle School Gardner · Gardner | Middle | 13.0% | -30.8pp |
| 288 | Kiley Academy Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 12.0% | -31.8pp |
| 289 | Arlington Middle School Lawrence · Lawrence | Middle | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 290 | Joseph Metcalf School Holyoke · Holyoke | Middle | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 291 | Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary Holyoke · Holyoke | Middle | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 292 | Higginson-Lewis K-8 School Roxbury · Boston | Middle | 9.0% | -34.8pp |
| 293 | Frederick Pilot Middle School Dorchester · Boston | Middle | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 294 | Kiley Prep Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 295 | Springfield Realization Academy Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 296 | Leonard Middle School Lawrence · Lawrence | Middle | 7.0% | -36.8pp |
| 297 | Holyoke STEM Academy Holyoke · Holyoke | Middle | 6.0% | -37.8pp |
| 298 | Springfield Public Day Middle School Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 5.0% | -38.8pp |
| 299 | Springfield Legacy Academy Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 2.0% | -41.8pp |
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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.