Top 10 Best Middlesex County Public Elementary Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 302 public elementary schools serving 143,817 students in Middlesex County, MA.
The top ranked public elementary schools in Middlesex County, MA are Winn Brook, Mason-rice and Mary Lee Burbank. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Middlesex County, MA public elementary schools have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 47% statewide average). Elementary schools in Middlesex County have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 46% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Elementary Schools in Middlesex County (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Winn Brook
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
97 Waterhouse Rd
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5700
Grades: K-4
| 421 students
Rank: #22.
Mason-rice
(Math: 74% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
149 Pleasant Street
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-9570
Grades: K-5
| 337 students
Rank: #33.
Mary Lee Burbank
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
266 School Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5500
Grades: K-4
| 354 students
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
John Ward
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
10 Dolphin Rd
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-6450
Grades: K-5
| 213 students
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Swallow/union School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
522 Main Street
Dunstable, MA 01827
(978) 649-7281
Grades: K-4
| 308 students
Rank: #66.
Woodland
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
10 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Grades: PK-3
| 284 students
Rank: #77.
Vinson-owen Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
75 Johnson Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7019
Grades: PK-5
| 411 students
Rank: #88.
Luther Conant School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
80 Taylor Road
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 266-2550
Grades: K-6
| 403 students
Rank: #99.
Bowman
(Math: 73% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
9 Philip Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2500
Grades: K-5
| 430 students
Rank: #1010.
Maria Hastings
(Math: 74% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
7 Crosby Road
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 860-5800
Grades: K-5
| 623 students
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Jonas Clarke Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
17 Stedman Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2450
Grades: 6-8
| 829 students
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Paul P Gates Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
75 Spruce Street
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 266-2570
Grades: K-6
| 368 students
Rank: #1313.
Alcott
(Math: 73% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
93 Laurel Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-9544
Grades: PK-5
| 418 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Ambrose Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
27 High Street
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7012
Grades: K-5
| 345 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Daniel Butler
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
90 White Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5550
Grades: K-4
| 332 students
Rank: #1616.
Heath
(Math: 71% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
100 Eliot Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 879-4570
Grades: K-8
| 457 students
Rank: #1717.
Roger E Wellington
(Math: 68% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
121 Orchard Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5600
Grades: PK-4
| 558 students
Rank: #1818.
Field Elementary School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
16 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5500
Grades: 4-5
| 263 students
Rank: #1919.
Wm Diamond Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
99 Hancock Street
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 861-2460
Grades: 6-8
| 919 students
Rank: #2020.
Hopkinton Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
88 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9831
Grades: 6-8
| 923 students
Rank: #2121.
Joseph Estabrook
(Math: 76% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
117 Grove Street
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 861-2520
Grades: K-5
| 524 students
Rank: #22 - 2422. - 24.
Loker School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
47 Loker Street
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 358-8601
Grades: K-5
| 374 students
Rank: #22 - 2422. - 24.
Peirce
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
170 Temple Street
West Newton, MA 02465
(617) 559-9630
Grades: K-5
| 238 students
Rank: #22 - 2422. - 24.
Weston Middle School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
456 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5600
Grades: 6-8
| 452 students
Rank: #2525.
John M Tobin
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
197 Vassal Lane
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6600
Grades: PK-5
| 321 students
Rank: #2626.
Carlisle School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
83 School Street
Carlisle, MA 01741
(978) 369-4102
Grades: PK-8
| 615 students
Rank: #2727.
Hopkins Elementary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
104 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9824
Grades: 4-5
| 609 students
Rank: #2828.
Ephraim Curtis Middle School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
22 Pratts Mill Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-1071
Grades: 6-8
| 868 students
Rank: #29 - 3229. - 32.
Countryside
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
191 Dedham Street
Newton Highlands, MA 02461
(617) 559-9450
Grades: K-5
| 372 students
Rank: #29 - 3229. - 32.
Joshua Eaton
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
365 Summer Avenue
Reading, MA 01867
(781) 942-9161
Grades: K-5
| 375 students
Rank: #29 - 3229. - 32.
Martin Luther King Jr.
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Grades: PK-5
| 323 students
Rank: #29 - 3229. - 32.
Winthrop
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
162 First Street
Melrose, MA 02176
(781) 979-2280
Grades: K-5
| 398 students
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Bridge
(Math: 67% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
55 Middleby Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2510
Grades: K-5
| 360 students
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Wayland Middle School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
201 Main Street
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 655-6670
Grades: 6-8
| 602 students
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Winthrop L Chenery Middle School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
95 Washington Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5800
Grades: 5-8
| 1,362 students
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[+] Show Closed Public Schools in Middlesex County, MA

Middlesex County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
78 Tileston Street
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 394-7709
Grades: PK-K
| 353 students
50 Floyd Street
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 394-2460
Grades: K-6
| 200 students
141 Washington St
Ayer, MA 01432
(978) 772-8600
Grades: 9-12
| 334 students
141 Washington St
Ayer, MA 01432
(978) 772-8600
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
29 Upper Jocyln Avenue
Framingham, MA 01701
(508) 877-9521
Grades: PK-K
| 305 students
119 Broad St
Hudson, MA 01749
(978) 567-6130
Grades: K
| 201 students
7 Parker Rd
Shirley, MA 01464
(978) 425-2630
Grades: PK
| 14 students
139 Pleasant St
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978) 640-7818
Grades: PK
| 109 students
36 Pomeworth Street
Stoneham, MA 02180
(781) 279-3860
Grades: K-5
| 309 students
850 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 349-6540
Grades: PK-9
| 371 students
42 Prescott Street
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 625-6600
Grades: 1-8
| 156 students
263 West Foster
Melrose, MA 02176
(781) 979-2171
Grades: K-5
| 233 students
255 Princeton Street
North Chelmsford, MA 01863
(978) 453-0590
Grades: PK-4
| 99 students
22 Church Street
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 394-2420
Grades: PK-6
| 329 students
43 Highland Street
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 937-7675
Grades: 5-8
| 554 students
121 Lexington Road
Billerica, MA 01821
(978) 528-8630
Grades: K-5
| 180 students
14 Ash Street
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 314-5665
Grades: 5-6
| 281 students
225 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2238
Grades: K-5
| 105 students
68 Central Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2240
Grades: K-5
| 139 students
75 Spruce St
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 266-2570
Grades: K-6
| 433 students
25 Horne Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2236
Grades: K-5
| 176 students
160 Playstead Rd
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2244
Grades: K-5
| 221 students
122 Sharon Street
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2248
Grades: K-5
| 127 students
260 Grove Street
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 314-5645
Grades: K-5
| 118 students
215 Harvard Street
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2349
Grades: PK-5
| 315 students
359 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6875
Grades: PK-9
| 375 students
80 George Street
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2234
Grades: K-5
| 252 students
34 Lancaster Rd
Shirley, MA 01464
(978) 425-2630
Grades: PK-5
| 386 students
50 Essex Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6530
Grades: PK-8
| 369 students
25 Union Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 460-3502
Grades: 6-7
| 682 students
43 French Street
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 441-3707
Grades: K-8
| 326 students
489 Winthrop Street
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2260
Grades: 9-12
| 257 students
23 Depot Street
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5565
Grades: PK
| n/a students
115 Washington St
Ayer, MA 01432
(978) 772-8600
Grades: PK-5
| 581 students
77 Parker Ave
Dracut, MA 01826
(978) 957-3102
Grades: 2-4
| 107 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public elementary schools in Middlesex County, MA?
The top ranked public elementary schools in Middlesex County, MA include Winn Brook, Mason-rice and Mary Lee Burbank.
How many public elementary schools are located in Middlesex County, MA?
302 public elementary schools are located in Middlesex County, MA.
What is the racial composition of students in Middlesex County, MA?
Middlesex County, MA public elementary schools minority enrollment is 45% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Massachusetts public elementary schools average of 46% (majority Hispanic).

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