Top 10 Best Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Elementary Schools in Massachusetts (2024-25)

Public elementary schools in Massachusetts achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 42% (2024-25).
The public elementary schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public elementary school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Massachusetts is Woodland with ≥90%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 75% 90% Avg. RLA Proficiency: 78%

Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Elementary Schools in Massachusetts (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Woodland
Magnet School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: ≥90%
Grades: PK-3
10 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Rank: #22.
Mary Lee Burbank
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-4
266 School Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5500
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Benjamin G Brown
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: K-5
201 Willow Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5620
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
John D Hardy
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: K-5
293 Weston Rd
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 446-6270
Rank: #55.
Jonas Clarke Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 81%
Grades: 6-8
17 Stedman Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2450
Rank: #66.
Wm Diamond Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 78%
Grades: 6-8
99 Hancock Street
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 861-2460
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Albert S. Woodward Memorial School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: 2-3
28 Cordaville Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 229-1250
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Country
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-3
2 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5400
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Hunnewell
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-5
28 Cameron Street
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 446-6275
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
John Ward
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-5
10 Dolphin Rd
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-6450
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Maria L. Baldwin
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-5
85 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Martha Jones
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-5
80 Martha Jones Rd
Westwood, MA 02090
(781) 326-7500
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Martin Luther King Junior
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-5
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Mason-rice
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-5
149 Pleasant Street
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-9570
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Peirce
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-5
170 Temple Street
West Newton, MA 02465
(617) 559-9630
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Spring Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-4
123 Spring Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
(508) 841-8700
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Swallow/union School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-4
522 Main Street
Dunstable, MA 01827
(978) 649-7281
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Vinson-owen Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-5
75 Johnson Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7019
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
William E Sheehan
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-5
549 Pond Street
Westwood, MA 02090
(781) 326-7500
Rank: #7 - 207. - 20.
Winn Brook
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-4
97 Waterhouse Rd
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5700
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Alcott
Magnet School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: PK-5
93 Laurel Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-9544
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Bromfield
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: 6-12
14 Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard, MA 01451
(978) 456-4152
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Cohasset Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: 6-8
143 Pond Street
Cohasset, MA 02025
(781) 236-1070
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Heath
Magnet School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: K-8
100 Eliot Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 879-4570
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Hildreth Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: PK-5
27 Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard, MA 01451
(978) 456-4145
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Maria Hastings
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: K-5
7 Crosby Road
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 860-5800
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Paul P Gates Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: K-6
75 Spruce Street
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 266-2570
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Hingham Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
1103 Main Street
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1550
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Hopkins Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 4-5
104 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9824
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Pierce
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: K-8
50 School Street
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 730-2583
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Weston Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
456 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5600
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Blanchard Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 6-8
14 West Street
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5582
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Bowman
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: K-5
9 Philip Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2500
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Elmwood
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 2-3
14 Elm Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9860
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Winthrop L Chenery Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 5-8
95 Washington Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5800
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Massachusetts average public elementary schools reading/language arts proficiency?
The Massachusetts average public elementary schools reading/language arts proficiency is 42%% for 2024-25.
What are the public elementary schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Massachusetts?
The best top ranked public elementary schools in Massachusetts include Woodland, Mary Lee Burbank and Benjamin G Brown.

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