For the 2025 school year, there are 385 public schools serving 216,401 students in Middlesex County, MA (there are 238 private schools, serving 32,573 private students). 87% of all K-12 students in Middlesex County, MA are educated in public schools (compared to the MA state average of 88%). Middlesex County has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Massachusetts.
The top ranked public schools in Middlesex County, MA are Acton-boxborough Regional High School, Mary Lee Burbank and Weston High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Middlesex County, MA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Massachusetts public school average of 42%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 45% statewide average). Schools in Middlesex County have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of Massachusetts public schools.
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is equal to the Massachusetts public school average of 47% (majority Hispanic).
Best Public Schools in Middlesex County (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Acton-boxborough Regional High School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
36 Charter Rd
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 264-4700
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 264-4700
Grades: 9-12
| 1,649 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Mary Lee Burbank
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
266 School Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5500
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5500
Grades: K-4
| 322 students
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Weston High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
444 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5800
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5800
Grades: 9-12
| 662 students
Rank: #44.
Woodland
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
10 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Grades: PK-3
| 324 students
Rank: #55.
Lexington High School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
251 Waltham Street
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2320
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2320
Grades: 9-12
| 2,318 students
Rank: #66.
Winchester High School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
80 Skillings Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7020
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7020
Grades: 9-12
| 1,372 students
Rank: #77.
Hopkinton High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
90 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9820
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9820
Grades: 9-12
| 1,241 students
Rank: #88.
Wayland High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
264 Old Connecticut Path
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 358-7746
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 358-7746
Grades: 9-12
| 820 students
Rank: #99.
Belmont High School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
221 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5901
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5901
Grades: 9-12
| 1,462 students
Rank: #1010.
Arlington High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
869 Mass Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3591
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3591
Grades: 9-12
| 1,609 students
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Concord Carlisle High School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
500 Walden Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1400
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1400
Grades: 9-12
| 1,230 students
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Westford Academy
(Math: 81% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
30 Patten Road
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5570
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5570
Grades: 9-12
| 1,444 students
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Groton Dunstable Regional
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
703 Chicoppe Row
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-6362
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-6362
Grades: 9-12
| 689 students
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Swallow/union School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
522 Main Street
Dunstable, MA 01827
(978) 649-7281
Dunstable, MA 01827
(978) 649-7281
Grades: K-4
| 320 students
Rank: #1515.
Littleton High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
56 King Street
Littleton, MA 01460
(978) 952-2555
Littleton, MA 01460
(978) 952-2555
Grades: 9-12
| 487 students
Rank: #1616.
Wm Diamond Middle School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
99 Hancock Street
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 861-2460
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 861-2460
Grades: 6-8
| 927 students
Rank: #1717.
Jonas Clarke Middle School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
17 Stedman Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2450
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2450
Grades: 6-8
| 810 students
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Bedford High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
9 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
(781) 275-1700
Bedford, MA 01730
(781) 275-1700
Grades: 9-12
| 866 students
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Benjamin G Brown
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
201 Willow Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5620
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5620
Grades: K-5
| 225 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
John Ward
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
10 Dolphin Rd
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-6450
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-6450
Grades: K-5
| 212 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Mason-rice
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
149 Pleasant Street
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-9570
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-9570
Grades: K-5
| 334 students
Rank: #2222.
Newton South High School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
140 Brandeis Road
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-6700
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-6700
Grades: 9-12
| 1,861 students
Rank: #2323.
Newton North High School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
457 Walnut Street
Newtonville, MA 02460
(617) 559-6200
Newtonville, MA 02460
(617) 559-6200
Grades: 9-12
| 2,118 students
Rank: #2424.
Lincoln-sudbury Regional High School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
390 Lincoln Rd
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-9961
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-9961
Grades: 9-12
| 1,462 students
Rank: #2525.
Maria Hastings
(Math: 80% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
7 Crosby Road
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 860-5800
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 860-5800
Grades: K-5
| 631 students
Rank: #2626.
Alcott
(Math: 79% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
93 Laurel Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-9544
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-9544
Grades: PK-5
| 430 students
Rank: #27 - 3327. - 33.
Ashland High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
65 East Union St.
Ashland, MA 01721
(508) 881-0177
Ashland, MA 01721
(508) 881-0177
Grades: 9-12
| 870 students
Rank: #27 - 3327. - 33.
Country
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
2 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5400
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5400
Grades: PK-3
| 318 students
Rank: #27 - 3327. - 33.
Maria L. Baldwin
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
85 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Grades: PK-5
| 352 students
Rank: #27 - 3327. - 33.
Martin Luther King Junior
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Grades: PK-5
| 328 students
Rank: #27 - 3327. - 33.
Peirce
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
170 Temple Street
West Newton, MA 02465
(617) 559-9630
West Newton, MA 02465
(617) 559-9630
Grades: K-5
| 236 students
Rank: #27 - 3327. - 33.
Vinson-owen Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
75 Johnson Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7019
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7019
Grades: PK-5
| 425 students
Rank: #27 - 3327. - 33.
Winn Brook
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
97 Waterhouse Rd
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5700
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5700
Grades: K-4
| 418 students
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Bowman
(Math: 80% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
9 Philip Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2500
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2500
Grades: K-5
| 428 students
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Winthrop L Chenery Middle School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
95 Washington Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5800
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5800
Grades: 5-6
| 713 students
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Middlesex County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
78 Tileston Street
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 394-7709
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 394-7709
Grades: PK-K
| 353 students
50 Floyd Street
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 394-2460
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 394-2460
Grades: K-6
| 200 students
141 Washington St
Ayer, MA 01432
(978) 772-8600
Ayer, MA 01432
(978) 772-8600
Grades: 9-12
| 334 students
141 Washington St
Ayer, MA 01432
(978) 772-8600
Ayer, MA 01432
(978) 772-8600
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
29 Upper Jocyln Avenue
Framingham, MA 01701
(508) 877-9521
Framingham, MA 01701
(508) 877-9521
Grades: PK-K
| 305 students
119 Broad St
Hudson, MA 01749
(978) 567-6130
Hudson, MA 01749
(978) 567-6130
Grades: K
| 201 students
7 Parker Rd
Shirley, MA 01464
(978) 425-2630
Shirley, MA 01464
(978) 425-2630
Grades: PK
| 14 students
139 Pleasant St
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978) 640-7818
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978) 640-7818
Grades: PK
| 109 students
36 Pomeworth Street
Stoneham, MA 02180
(781) 279-3860
Stoneham, MA 02180
(781) 279-3860
Grades: K-5
| 309 students
850 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 349-6540
Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 349-6540
Grades: PK-9
| 371 students
42 Prescott Street
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 625-6600
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 625-6600
Grades: 1-8
| 156 students
263 West Foster
Melrose, MA 02176
(781) 979-2171
Melrose, MA 02176
(781) 979-2171
Grades: K-5
| 233 students
255 Princeton Street
North Chelmsford, MA 01863
(978) 453-0590
North Chelmsford, MA 01863
(978) 453-0590
Grades: PK-4
| 99 students
22 Church Street
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 394-2420
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 394-2420
Grades: PK-6
| 329 students
43 Highland Street
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 937-7675
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 937-7675
Grades: 5-8
| 554 students
121 Lexington Road
Billerica, MA 01821
(978) 528-8630
Billerica, MA 01821
(978) 528-8630
Grades: K-5
| 180 students
14 Ash Street
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 314-5665
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 314-5665
Grades: 5-6
| 281 students
225 Governors Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2238
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2238
Grades: K-5
| 105 students
68 Central Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2240
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2240
Grades: K-5
| 139 students
75 Spruce St
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 266-2570
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 266-2570
Grades: K-6
| 433 students
25 Horne Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2236
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2236
Grades: K-5
| 176 students
160 Playstead Rd
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2244
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2244
Grades: K-5
| 221 students
6 Ent Road
Hanscom Afb, MA 01731
(781) 274-7721
Hanscom Afb, MA 01731
(781) 274-7721
Grades: PK-3
| 239 students
122 Sharon Street
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2248
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2248
Grades: K-5
| 127 students
260 Grove Street
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 314-5645
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 314-5645
Grades: K-5
| 118 students
215 Harvard Street
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2349
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2349
Grades: PK-5
| 315 students
80 George Street
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2234
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2234
Grades: K-5
| 252 students
12 Salem Rd
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978) 640-7870
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978) 640-7870
Grades: 3-4
| 216 students
34 Lancaster Rd
Shirley, MA 01464
(978) 425-2630
Shirley, MA 01464
(978) 425-2630
Grades: PK-5
| 386 students
50 Essex Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6530
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6530
Grades: PK-8
| 369 students
25 Union Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 460-3502
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 460-3502
Grades: 6-7
| 682 students
Mcdonough City Magnet School (Closed 2006)
Magnet School
43 French Street
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 441-3707
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 441-3707
Grades: K-8
| 326 students
Medford Vocational Technical High School (Closed 2018)
Vocational School
489 Winthrop Street
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2260
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2260
Grades: 9-12
| 257 students
23 Depot Street
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5565
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5565
Grades: PK
| n/a students
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public schools in Middlesex County, MA?
The top ranked public schools in Middlesex County, MA include Acton-boxborough Regional High School, Mary Lee Burbank and Weston High School. Middlesex County has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Massachusetts.
How many public schools are located in Middlesex County?
385 public schools are located in Middlesex County.
What percentage of students in Middlesex County go to public school?
87% of all K-12 students in Middlesex County are educated in public schools (compared to the MA state average of 88%).
What is the racial composition of students in Middlesex County?
Middlesex County public schools minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is equal to the Massachusetts public schools average of 47% (majority Hispanic).
Which public schools in Middlesex County are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public schools in Middlesex County include: Wildwood vs. Boutwell, Oak Hill Middle School vs. Charles E Brown Middle School, Stony Brook School vs. Blanchard Middle School
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