Top 10 Best Worcester County Public Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 253 public schools serving 119,926 students in Worcester County, MA (there are 91 private schools, serving 12,270 private students). 91% of all K-12 students in Worcester County, MA are educated in public schools (compared to the MA state average of 88%).
The top ranked public schools in Worcester County, MA are Albert S. Woodward Memorial School, Westborough High School and Algonquin Regional High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Worcester County, MA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Massachusetts public school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in Worcester County have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of Massachusetts public schools.
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public school average of 44% (majority Hispanic).

Best Worcester County Public Schools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Albert S. Woodward Memorial School
Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
28 Cordaville Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 229-1250
Grades: 2-3
| 269 students
Rank: #22.
Westborough High School
Math: 86% | Reading: 90%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
90 West Main Street
Westborough, MA 01581
(508) 836-7720
Grades: 9-12
| 1,178 students
Rank: #33.
Algonquin Regional High School
Math: 81% | Reading: 90%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
79 Bartlett Street
Northborough, MA 01532
(508) 351-7010
Grades: 9-12
| 1,269 students
Rank: #44.
Tantasqua Regional Sr High School
Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
319 Brookfield Rd
Fiskdale, MA 01518
(508) 347-9301
Grades: 9-12
| 678 students
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Shrewsbury Sr High School
Math: 77% | Reading: 84%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
64 Holden Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
(508) 841-8800
Grades: 9-12
| 1,835 students
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Spring Street
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
123 Spring Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
(508) 841-8700
Grades: K-4
| 297 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Lunenburg High School
Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1079 Massachusetts Avenue
Lunenburg, MA 01462
(978) 582-4115
Grades: 9-12
| 450 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Nashoba Regional
Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
12 Green Road
Bolton, MA 01740
(978) 779-2257
Grades: 9-12
| 894 students
Rank: #99.
Wachusett Regional High School
Math: 75% | Reading: 82%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1401 Main Street
Holden, MA 01520
(508) 829-6771
Grades: 9-12
| 1,964 students
Rank: #1010.
Hildreth Elementary School
Math: 71% | Reading: 85%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
27 Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard, MA 01451
(978) 456-4145
Grades: PK-5
| 452 students
Rank: #1111.
Margaret A Neary
Math: 73% | Reading: 77%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
53 Parkerville Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 481-2300
Grades: 4-5
| 260 students
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
J Harding Armstrong
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
18 Fisher Street
Westborough, MA 01581
(508) 836-7760
Grades: K-3
| 367 students
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Quabbin Regional High School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
800 South Street
Barre, MA 01005
(978) 355-4651
Grades: 9-12
| 619 students
Rank: #1414.
Sutton High School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
409 Boston Road
Sutton, MA 01590
(508) 581-1640
Grades: 9-12
| 359 students
Rank: #1515.
Grafton High School
Math: 71% | Reading: 76%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
24 Providence Rd
Grafton, MA 01519
(508) 839-5425
Grades: 9-12
| 909 students
Rank: #1616.
Sarah W Gibbons Middle School
Math: 68% | Reading: 75%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
20 Fisher Street
Westborough, MA 01581
(508) 836-7740
Grades: 7-8
| 592 students
Rank: #1717.
Blackstone Valley
Vocational School
Math: 62% | Reading: 79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
65 Pleasant Street
Upton, MA 01568
(508) 529-7758
Grades: 9-12
| 1,234 students
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Annie E Fales
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
50 Eli Whitney Street
Westborough, MA 01581
(508) 836-7770
Grades: K-3
| 346 students
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Lincoln Street
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
76 Lincoln Street
Northborough, MA 01532
(508) 351-7030
Grades: K-5
| 267 students
Rank: #2020.
Bromfield
Math: 65% | Reading: 76%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
14 Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard, MA 01451
(978) 456-4152
Grades: 6-12
| 573 students
Rank: #2121.
Floral Street School
Math: 68% | Reading: 72%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
57 Floral Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
(508) 841-8720
Grades: K-4
| 508 students
Rank: #2222.
Mill Pond School
Math: 62% | Reading: 73%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
6 Olde Hickory Path
Westborough, MA 01581
(508) 836-7780
Grades: 4-6
| 889 students
Rank: #2323.
Nipmuc Regional High School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
90 Pleasant Street
Upton, MA 01568
(508) 529-2130
Grades: 9-12
| 635 students
Rank: #2424.
Auburn Senior High School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
99 Auburn Street
Auburn, MA 01501
(508) 832-7711
Grades: 9-12
| 840 students
Rank: #2525.
Quaboag Regional High School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
284 Old West Brookfield Road
Warren, MA 01083
(413) 436-5991
Grades: 9-12
| 341 students
Rank: #2626.
Walter J Paton
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
58 Grafton Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
(508) 841-8626
Grades: K-4
| 312 students
Rank: #2727.
P Brent Trottier
Math: 68% | Reading: 66%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
49 Parkerville Rd
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 485-2400
Grades: 6-8
| 383 students
Rank: #2828.
Thomas Prince
Math: 55% | Reading: 72%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
170 Sterling Road
Princeton, MA 01541
(978) 464-2110
Grades: K-8
| 352 students
Rank: #2929.
Oakmont Regional High School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
9 Oakmont Drive
Ashburnham, MA 01430
(978) 827-5907
Grades: 9-12
| 625 students
Rank: #3030.
Florence Sawyer School
Math: 57% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
100 Mechanic Street
Bolton, MA 01740
(978) 779-2821
Grades: PK-8
| 727 students
Rank: #3131.
Berlin Memorial School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
34 South Street
Berlin, MA 01503
(978) 838-2417
Grades: PK-5
| 216 students
Rank: #3232.
Marguerite E Peaslee
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
31 Maple Street
Northborough, MA 01532
(508) 351-7035
Grades: K-5
| 252 students
Rank: #3333.
Tahanto Regional High School
Math: 52% | Reading: 71%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1001 Main Street
Boylston, MA 01505
(508) 869-2333
Grades: 6-12
| 533 students
Rank: #3434.
Shepherd Hill Regional High School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
68 Dudley Oxford Road
Dudley, MA 01571
(508) 943-6700
Grades: 9-12
| 930 students
Rank: #3535.
Worcester Technical High School
Vocational School
Math: 52% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1 Skyline Drive
Worcester, MA 01605
(508) 799-1940
Grades: 9-12
| 1,476 students
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Worcester County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
15 Claremont St
Worcester, MA 01610
(508) 799-3077
Grades: PK-12
| 774 students
9 Carbuncle Drive
Oxford, MA 01540
(508) 987-6090
Grades: 10-12
| n/a students
28 Adams Street
Worcester, MA 01604
(508) 792-3497
Grades: PK-6
| 175 students
14 Hill Street
Whitinsville, MA 01588
(508) 234-5883
Grades: PK
| 126 students
62 Academy Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 345-3278
Grades: 5-8
| 486 students
16 School Street
Baldwinville, MA 01436
(978) 939-5318
Grades: 2-4
| 280 students
34 South Street
Berlin, MA 01503
(978) 838-2417
Grades: PK-5
| 183 students
200 Sewall Street
Boylston, MA 01505
(508) 869-2200
Grades: PK-5
| 298 students
29 Depot Street
Douglas, MA 01516
(508) 476-4034
Grades: K
| 82 students
21 Davis St
Douglas, MA 01516
(508) 476-3332
Grades: 4-7
| 522 students
160 Patriots Rd
East Templeton, MA 01438
(978) 632-0557
Grades: 3-4
| 120 students
Ellen Bigelow (Closed 2013)
Special Education School
129 Allen St
Athol, MA 01331
(978) 248-9562
Grades: 5-12
| 28 students
67 Ringe Rd
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 665-3662
Grades: 5-8
| 272 students
444 Green Street
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 630-9248
Grades: 9-12
| 73 students
55 Goodrich Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 345-3204
Grades: PK-K
| 257 students
120 Granite Street
Worcester, MA 01604
(508) 799-3476
Grades: PK-6
| 185 students
130 Leeds Street
Worcester, MA 01606
(508) 799-3540
Grades: PK-6
| 181 students
15 Harlow Street
Worcester, MA 01605
(508) 799-3542
Grades: K-6
| 196 students
130 Elm Street
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 632-5480
Grades: 1-3
| 271 students
800 South Street
Barre, MA 01005
(978) 355-4651
Grades: 11-12
| 13 students
3 Vinal Street
Auburn, MA 01501
(508) 832-7744
Grades: 3-5
| 301 students
17 Lake Street
Spencer, MA 01562
(508) 885-8517
Grades: PK-1
| 316 students
494 School Street
Athol, MA 01331
(978) 249-2403
Grades: PK-12
| 69 students
170 Paxton Street
Leicester, MA 01524
(508) 892-7050
Grades: PK-2
| 367 students
68 Maple St
Spencer, MA 01562
(508) 885-8529
Grades: PK-K
| 245 students
62 Capron Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569
(508) 278-8634
Grades: 6-8
| 403 students
67 Rindge Rd
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 665-3187
Grades: PK-4
| 400 students
45 Main Street
Milford, MA 01757
(508) 478-1170
Grades: 8
| 311 students
337 Mill Street
Worcester, MA 01602
(508) 799-3510
Grades: K-6
| 182 students
13 Dartmouth Street
Worcester, MA 01604
(508) 799-3496
Grades: K-6
| 204 students
1407a Main Street
Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 799-3530
Grades: K-6
| 214 students
30 Cross Street
Whitinsville, MA 01588
(508) 234-6346
Grades: PK-1
| 353 students
110 Pakachoag Street
Auburn, MA 01501
(508) 832-7788
Grades: 3-5
| 259 students
High Street
Clinton, MA 01510
(978) 365-4240
Grades: PK-K
| 118 students
444 Green Street
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 630-9480
Grades: 11-12
| 35 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public schools in Worcester County, MA?
The top ranked public schools in Worcester County, MA include Albert S. Woodward Memorial School, Westborough High School and Algonquin Regional High School.
How many public schools are located in Worcester County, MA?
253 public schools are located in Worcester County, MA.
What percentage of students in Worcester County, MA go to public school?
91% of all K-12 students in Worcester County, MA are educated in public schools (compared to the MA state average of 88%).
What is the racial composition of students in Worcester County, MA?
Worcester County, MA public schools minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public schools average of 44% (majority Hispanic).

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