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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | Codman Academy Charter Public School Dorchester · Codman Academy Charter Public | Combined | 11.7% | -32.1pp |
| 1502 | The Springfield Virtual School Springfield · Springfield | Combined | 11.7% | -32.1pp |
| 1503 | Arlington Middle School Lawrence · Lawrence | Middle | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 1504 | Blackstone Elementary School Boston · Boston | Elementary | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 1505 | E J Harrington Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 1506 | Hennigan K-8 School Jamaica Plain · Boston | Elementary | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 1507 | Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School New Bedford · New Bedford | Elementary | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 1508 | Joseph Metcalf School Holyoke · Holyoke | Middle | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 1509 | King Elementary School Dorchester · Boston | Elementary | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 1510 | Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary Holyoke · Holyoke | Middle | 11.0% | -32.8pp |
| 1511 | Baystate Academy Charter Public School Springfield · Baystate Academy Charter Public School | High | 10.3% | -33.5pp |
| 1512 | Condon K-8 School South Boston · Boston | Elementary | 10.0% | -33.8pp |
| 1513 | Greenwood Sarah K-8 School Dorchester · Boston | Elementary | 10.0% | -33.8pp |
| 1514 | Lee K-8 School Dorchester · Boston | Elementary | 10.0% | -33.8pp |
| 1515 | Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Roxbury · Boston | High | 10.0% | -33.8pp |
| 1516 | Oliver Elementary School Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 10.0% | -33.8pp |
| 1517 | Oscar F Raymond Brockton · Brockton | Elementary | 10.0% | -33.8pp |
| 1518 | Arlington Elementary Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 9.0% | -34.8pp |
| 1519 | Charles S Ashley New Bedford · New Bedford | Elementary | 9.0% | -34.8pp |
| 1520 | Higginson-Lewis K-8 School Roxbury · Boston | Middle | 9.0% | -34.8pp |
| 1521 | John Avery Parker New Bedford · New Bedford | Elementary | 9.0% | -34.8pp |
| 1522 | Wm P Connery Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 9.0% | -34.8pp |
| 1523 | Brightwood Springfield · Springfield | Elementary | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 1524 | Cobbet Elementary Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 1525 | Frederick Pilot Middle School Dorchester · Boston | Middle | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 1526 | Harmony Grove Elementary Framingham · Framingham | Elementary | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 1527 | Ingalls Lynn · Lynn | Elementary | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 1528 | Kiley Prep Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 1529 | Mario Umana Academy East Boston · Boston | Elementary | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 1530 | Mildred Avenue K-8 School Mattapan · Boston | Elementary | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 1531 | Springfield Realization Academy Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 1532 | West Street Southbridge · Southbridge | Elementary | 8.0% | -35.8pp |
| 1533 | Gerard A. Guilmette Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 7.0% | -36.8pp |
| 1534 | Leonard Middle School Lawrence · Lawrence | Middle | 7.0% | -36.8pp |
| 1535 | Margarita Muniz Academy Boston · Boston | High | 6.5% | -37.3pp |
| 1536 | Ruth Batson Academy Dorchester · Boston | High | 6.4% | -37.4pp |
| 1537 | Albert D Holland School of Technology Dorchester · Boston | High | 6.2% | -37.6pp |
| 1538 | Excel High School South Boston · Boston | High | 6.0% | -37.8pp |
| 1539 | H.B. Lawrence School Holyoke · Holyoke | Elementary | 6.0% | -37.8pp |
| 1540 | Holyoke STEM Academy Holyoke · Holyoke | Middle | 6.0% | -37.8pp |
| 1541 | Maurice A Donahue Elementary Holyoke · Holyoke | Elementary | 6.0% | -37.8pp |
| 1542 | English High School Boston · Boston | High | 5.9% | -37.9pp |
| 1543 | Charlton Street Southbridge · Southbridge | Elementary | 5.0% | -38.8pp |
| 1544 | Francis M Leahy Lawrence · Lawrence | Elementary | 5.0% | -38.8pp |
| 1545 | Springfield Public Day Middle School Springfield · Springfield | Middle | 5.0% | -38.8pp |
| 1546 | Kelly Elementary Holyoke · Holyoke | Elementary | 4.0% | -39.8pp |
| 1547 | Lincoln Springfield · Springfield | Elementary | 4.0% | -39.8pp |
| 1548 | Melvin H. King South End Academy Boston · Boston | Combined | 3.0% | -40.8pp |
| 1549 | Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy Dorchester · Boston | High | 2.0% | -41.8pp |
| 1550 | 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.