The most improved public preschools in Massachusetts are Martin Luther King Junior, Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School and John M Tobin.
A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2020-25).
Improved Rank Range: 538
1,324
Avg. Improved Rank: 753
Most Improved Public Preschools in Massachusetts (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Ranking Change (2020-25)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Martin Luther King Junior
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Rank Change: +1324
(from 1,350 to 26)
(from 1,350 to 26)
Grades: PK-5
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Rank: #22.
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School
Charter School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Rank Change: +1283
(from 1,362 to 79)
(from 1,362 to 79)
Grades: PK-6
21 Notre Dame Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 497-7771
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 497-7771
Rank: #33.
John M Tobin
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +1149
(from 1,362 to 213)
(from 1,362 to 213)
Grades: PK-5
359 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6600
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6600
Rank: #44.
Manning Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +1124
(from 1,322 to 198)
(from 1,322 to 198)
Grades: PK-6
130 Louders Lane
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8102
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8102
Rank: #55.
Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1051
(from 1,459 to 408)
(from 1,459 to 408)
Grades: PK-5
1322 Central Street
Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 344-7005
Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 344-7005
Rank: #66.
Mendell Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +968
(from 1,575 to 607)
(from 1,575 to 607)
Grades: PK-6
164 School Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8234
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8234
Rank: #77.
John F Kennedy
(Math: 65% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +902
(from 1,119 to 217)
(from 1,119 to 217)
Grades: PK-8
5 Cherry Street
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5440
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5440
Rank: #88.
New Marlborough Central
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +818
(from 1,470 to 652)
(from 1,470 to 652)
Grades: PK-3
491 Berkshire School Road
Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-8754
Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-8754
Rank: #99.
Maria L. Baldwin
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Rank Change: +809
(from 856 to 47)
(from 856 to 47)
Grades: PK-5
85 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Rank: #1010.
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +807
(from 1,485 to 678)
(from 1,485 to 678)
Grades: PK-8
474 Armory St
Springfield, MA 01104
(413) 787-7400
Springfield, MA 01104
(413) 787-7400
Rank: #1111.
Eliot K-8 Innovation School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +786
(from 953 to 167)
(from 953 to 167)
Grades: PK-8
16 Charter Street
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 635-8545
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 635-8545
Rank: #1212.
Morse
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +785
(from 1,257 to 472)
(from 1,257 to 472)
Grades: PK-5
40 Granite Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6575
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6575
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Cambridgeport
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +771
(from 1,082 to 311)
(from 1,082 to 311)
Grades: PK-5
89 Elm Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6587
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6587
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
William H Taylor
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +771
(from 1,144 to 373)
(from 1,144 to 373)
Grades: PK-5
71 Portland Street
New Bedford, MA 02744
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02744
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #1515.
Winship Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +748
(from 1,440 to 692)
(from 1,440 to 692)
Grades: PK-6
54 Dighton Street
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 635-8399
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 635-8399
Rank: #1616.
Wolf Swamp Road
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +740
(from 953 to 213)
(from 953 to 213)
Grades: PK-5
62 Wolf Swamp Rd
Longmeadow, MA 01106
(413) 565-4270
Longmeadow, MA 01106
(413) 565-4270
Rank: #1717.
West Somerville Neighborhood
(Math: 43% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +730
(from 1,452 to 722)
(from 1,452 to 722)
Grades: PK-8
177 Powderhouse Blvd
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 625-6600
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 625-6600
Rank: #1818.
Hale Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +720
(from 1,314 to 594)
(from 1,314 to 594)
Grades: PK-6
51 Cedar Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8205
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 635-8205
Rank: #1919.
Peabody
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +678
(from 868 to 190)
(from 868 to 190)
Grades: PK-5
70 Rindge Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 349-6530
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 349-6530
Rank: #2020.
Leeds
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +653
(from 1,400 to 747)
(from 1,400 to 747)
Grades: PK-5
20 Florence Street
Leeds, MA 01053
(413) 587-1532
Leeds, MA 01053
(413) 587-1532
Rank: #2121.
Harvard-kent Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +648
(from 1,497 to 849)
(from 1,497 to 849)
Grades: PK-6
50 Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 635-8358
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 635-8358
Rank: #2222.
Haggerty
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +644
(from 1,052 to 408)
(from 1,052 to 408)
Grades: PK-5
110 Cushing Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6555
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6555
Rank: #2323.
Hurley K-8 School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +634
(from 1,549 to 915)
(from 1,549 to 915)
Grades: PK-8
70 Worcester Street
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 635-8489
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 635-8489
Rank: #2424.
Casimir Pulaski
(Math: 48% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +628
(from 1,436 to 808)
(from 1,436 to 808)
Grades: PK-5
1097 Braley Rd
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508) 997-4511
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508) 997-4511
Rank: #2525.
Morris
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +623
(from 917 to 294)
(from 917 to 294)
Grades: PK-5
129 West Street
Lenox, MA 01240
(413) 637-5570
Lenox, MA 01240
(413) 637-5570
Rank: #2626.
West Memorial
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +589
(from 1,362 to 773)
(from 1,362 to 773)
Grades: PK-5
15 Bow Street
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 536-5850
Peabody, MA 01960
(978) 536-5850
Rank: #2727.
Lowell Community Charter Public School
Charter School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +577
(from 1,537 to 960)
(from 1,537 to 960)
Grades: PK-8
206 Jackson Street
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 323-0800
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 323-0800
Rank: #2828.
Mozart Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +571
(from 1,350 to 779)
(from 1,350 to 779)
Grades: PK-6
236 Beech Street
Roslindale, MA 02131
(617) 635-8082
Roslindale, MA 02131
(617) 635-8082
Rank: #2929.
Acushnet Elementary School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +564
(from 944 to 380)
(from 944 to 380)
Grades: PK-4
800 Middle Road
Acushnet, MA 02743
(508) 998-0255
Acushnet, MA 02743
(508) 998-0255
Rank: #3030.
Charlotte M Murkland Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +559
(from 1,621 to 1,062)
(from 1,621 to 1,062)
Grades: PK-4
350 Adams Street
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 937-2826
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 937-2826
Rank: #3131.
South
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +552
(from 798 to 246)
(from 798 to 246)
Grades: PK-4
11 Summer Street
Stoneham, MA 02180
(781) 279-3880
Stoneham, MA 02180
(781) 279-3880
Rank: #3232.
Amigos School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +544
(from 872 to 328)
(from 872 to 328)
Grades: PK-8
15 Upton Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6567
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6567
Rank: #3333.
Ezra H Baker Innovation School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +543
(from 1,322 to 779)
(from 1,322 to 779)
Grades: PK-3
810 Route 28
West Dennis, MA 02670
(508) 398-7690
West Dennis, MA 02670
(508) 398-7690
Rank: #3434.
Brooks School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +541
(from 1,194 to 653)
(from 1,194 to 653)
Grades: PK-5
388 High Street
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2166
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 393-2166
Rank: #3535.
Shay Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +538
(from 1,033 to 495)
(from 1,033 to 495)
Grades: PK-2
193r Lions Mouth Road
Amesbury, MA 01913
(978) 388-3659
Amesbury, MA 01913
(978) 388-3659
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