Public preschools in Massachusetts achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 37% (2024).
The public preschools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public preschool with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Massachusetts is Woodland with ≥90%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 64%
90%
Avg. RLA Proficiency: 71%
Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Preschools in Massachusetts (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Woodland
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥90%
Grades: PK-3
10 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Country
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-3
2 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5400
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5400
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Maria L. Baldwin
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-5
85 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Martin Luther King Jr.
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-5
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Vinson-owen Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-5
75 Johnson Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7019
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7019
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Alcott
(Math: 79% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: PK-5
93 Laurel Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-9544
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-9544
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Hildreth Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: PK-5
27 Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard, MA 01451
(978) 456-4145
Harvard, MA 01451
(978) 456-4145
Rank: #88.
Lincoln School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: PK-8
6 Ballfield Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
(781) 259-9404
Lincoln, MA 01773
(781) 259-9404
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School
Charter School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-6
21 Notre Dame Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 497-7771
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 497-7771
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Delaney
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-3
120 Taunton Street
Wrentham, MA 02093
(508) 384-5430
Wrentham, MA 02093
(508) 384-5430
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Downey
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-5
250 Downey Street
Westwood, MA 02090
(781) 326-7500
Westwood, MA 02090
(781) 326-7500
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
East Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-5
2 Collins Street
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1570
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1570
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Joseph P Manning
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-6
130 Louders Lane
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8102
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8102
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Manchester Memorial Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-5
43 Lincoln Street
Manchester, MA 01944
(978) 526-1908
Manchester, MA 01944
(978) 526-1908
Rank: #9 - 159. - 15.
Wampatuck Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-5
266 Tilden Rd
Scituate, MA 02066
(781) 545-8790
Scituate, MA 02066
(781) 545-8790
Rank: #1616.
Center School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: PK-5
403 Great Rd
Stow, MA 01775
(978) 897-0290
Stow, MA 01775
(978) 897-0290
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Lynch Elementary School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: PK-5
10 Brantwood Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7013
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7013
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Willard
(Math: 74% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: PK-5
185 Powder Mill Rd
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1340
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1340
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Carlisle School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: PK-8
83 School Street
Carlisle, MA 01741
(978) 369-4102
Carlisle, MA 01741
(978) 369-4102
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Peter Noyes
(Math: 74% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: PK-5
280 Old Sudbury Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-1085
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-1085
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
John D Runkle
(Math: 67% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: PK-8
50 Druce Street
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 879-4650
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 879-4650
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
John F Kennedy
(Math: 63% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: PK-8
5 Cherry Street
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5440
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5440
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Thoreau
(Math: 69% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: PK-5
29 Prairie Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1300
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1300
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Williamstown Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: PK-6
115 Church Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 458-5707
Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 458-5707
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
E Ethel Little School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: PK-5
7 Barberry Lane
North Reading, MA 01864
(978) 664-7820
North Reading, MA 01864
(978) 664-7820
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
Peabody
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: PK-5
70 Rindge Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 349-6530
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 349-6530
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
South
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: PK-4
11 Summer Street
Stoneham, MA 02180
(781) 279-3880
Stoneham, MA 02180
(781) 279-3880
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
Steward Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: PK-3
261 Perkins Row
Topsfield, MA 01983
(978) 887-1538
Topsfield, MA 01983
(978) 887-1538
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Chickering
(Math: 78% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: PK-5
29 Cross Street
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 785-0480
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 785-0480
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Eliot Elementary School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: PK-8
16 Charter Street
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 635-8545
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 635-8545
Rank: #31 - 3331. - 33.
Amigos School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 65%
Grades: PK-8
15 Upton Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6567
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6567
Rank: #31 - 3331. - 33.
Florida Ruffin Ridley School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 65%
Grades: PK-8
345 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4400
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4400
Rank: #31 - 3331. - 33.
Newman Elementary School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 65%
Grades: PK-5
1155 Central Avenue
Needham, MA 02492
(781) 455-0416
Needham, MA 02492
(781) 455-0416
Rank: #3434.
Shutesbury Elementary School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 60-69%
Grades: PK-6
23 West Pelham Rd
Shutesbury, MA 01072
(413) 259-1212
Shutesbury, MA 01072
(413) 259-1212
Rank: #3535.
Florence Sawyer School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 64%
Grades: PK-8
100 Mechanic Street
Bolton, MA 01740
(978) 779-2821
Bolton, MA 01740
(978) 779-2821
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Frequently Asked Questions
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