Massachusetts schools ranked by test score
Latest MCAS year (2024-25). 1,550 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 43.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Annie Sullivan Middle School Franklin · Franklin | Middle | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 452 | Birch Meadow Reading · Reading | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 453 | Cabot Newtonville · Newton | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 454 | Dolbeare Wakefield · Wakefield | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 455 | Frank H Freedman Springfield · Springfield | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 456 | Galvin Middle School Wakefield · Wakefield | Middle | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 457 | John F Kennedy Middle Waltham · Waltham | Middle | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 458 | Joseph Case High Swansea · Swansea | High | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 459 | Lillian M Jacobs Hull · Hull | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 460 | Marguerite E Peaslee Northborough · Northborough | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 461 | Marshall Simonds Middle Burlington · Burlington | Middle | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 462 | Memorial Burlington · Burlington | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 463 | Nathaniel Morton Elementary Plymouth · Plymouth | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 464 | Swampscott High Swampscott · Swampscott | High | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 465 | West Elementary Plymouth · Plymouth | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 466 | West Villages Elementary School Marstons Mills · Barnstable | Elementary | 55.0% | +11.2pp |
| 467 | Amherst Regional Middle School Amherst · Amherst-Pelham | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 468 | Ashby Elementary Ashby · North Middlesex | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 469 | Bourne High School Bourne · Bourne | High | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 470 | C.T. Douglas Elementary School Acton · Acton-Boxborough | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 471 | Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School East Harwich · Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 472 | Charles E Roderick Wrentham · Wrentham | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 473 | Chester Elementary Chester · Gateway | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 474 | Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School North Dighton · Dighton-Rehoboth | High | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 475 | Furnace Brook Middle Marshfield · Marshfield | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 476 | Hadley Elementary Hadley · Hadley | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 477 | Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School Easthampton · Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 478 | Horace Mann Newtonville · Newton | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 479 | Jackson Street Northampton · Northampton | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 480 | King Philip Middle School Norfolk · King Philip | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 481 | Leeds Leeds · Northampton | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 482 | Marblehead High Marblehead · Marblehead | High | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 483 | Middleborough High Middleborough · Middleborough | High | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 484 | Mulready Elementary Hudson · Hudson | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 485 | Nauset Regional High North Eastham · Nauset | High | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 486 | Nauset Regional Middle Orleans · Nauset | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 487 | North Falmouth Elementary North Falmouth · Falmouth | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 488 | Oak Ridge East Sandwich · Sandwich | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 489 | Petersham Center Petersham · Petersham | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 490 | Sandwich Middle High School East Sandwich · Sandwich | High | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 491 | Tatham West Springfield · West Springfield | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 492 | Tucker Milton · Milton | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 493 | Vassal Lane Upper School Cambridge · Cambridge | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 494 | Village School Marblehead · Marblehead | Middle | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 495 | Wellfleet Elementary Wellfleet · Wellfleet | Elementary | 54.0% | +10.2pp |
| 496 | Four Rivers Charter Public School Greenfield · Four Rivers Charter Public | High | 53.2% | +9.4pp |
| 497 | Academy Avenue Weymouth · Weymouth | Elementary | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 498 | Berkley Community School Berkley · Berkley | Elementary | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 499 | Bristol County Agricultural High Dighton · Bristol County Agricultural | High | 53.0% | +9.2pp |
| 500 | Center School Stow · Nashoba | Elementary | 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.