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Reading School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 854 students in Reading School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle Schools in Reading School District have an average math proficiency score of 59% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
9 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
3,850 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
298 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Reading School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 99% has increased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#58 out of 397 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
44%
Graduation Rate
≥99%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.68
# American Indian Students
4 Students
816 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
201 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
5%
7%
# Hispanic Students
179 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
28%
# Black Students
129 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
3%
12%
# White Students
3,221 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
84%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
110 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
110
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
301
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
280
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
298
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
255
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
345
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
310
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
284
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
272
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
298
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
290
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
260
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
256
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
291
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
-
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,313 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,655 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$78 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$76 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,313
$23,845
Spending / Student
$19,655
$24,602
Best Reading School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Arthur W Coolidge Middle School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
89 Birch Meadow Dr
Reading, MA 01867
(781) 942-9158
Reading, MA 01867
(781) 942-9158
Grades: 6-8
| 403 students
Rank: #22.
Walter S Parker Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
45 Temple Street
Reading, MA 01867
(781) 944-1236
Reading, MA 01867
(781) 944-1236
Grades: 6-8
| 451 students
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