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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Middlesex County Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 386 public schools serving 216,401 students in Middlesex County, MA (there are 239 private schools, serving 33,702 private students). 86% of all K-12 students in Middlesex County, MA are educated in public schools (compared to the MA state average of 88%). Middlesex County has one of the highest concentrations of top-ranked public schools in Massachusetts.
The top-ranked public schools in Middlesex County, MA are Lexington High School, Acton-boxborough Regional High School and Winchester High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Middlesex County, MA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 53% (versus the Massachusetts public school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 45% statewide average). Schools in Middlesex County have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of Massachusetts public schools.
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Massachusetts public school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Schools in Middlesex County (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lexington High School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
251 Waltham Street
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2320
Gr: 9-12 | 2,405 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #22.
Acton-boxborough Regional High School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
36 Charter Rd
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 264-4700
Gr: 9-12 | 1,622 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #33.
Winchester High School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
80 Skillings Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7020
Gr: 9-12 | 1,404 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
Rank: #44.
Hopkinton High School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
90 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9820
Gr: 9-12 | 1,267 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #55.
Belmont High School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
221 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5901
Gr: 9-12 | 1,454 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
Rank: #66.
Woodland
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
10 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Gr: PK-3 | 299 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Mary Lee Burbank
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
266 School Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5500
Gr: K-3 | 238 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Weston High School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
444 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5800
Gr: 9-12 | 658 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 45%
Rank: #99.
Wayland High School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
264 Old Connecticut Path
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 358-7746
Gr: 9-12 | 803 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
Rank: #1010.
Arlington High School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
869 Mass Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3591
Gr: 9-12 | 1,677 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #1111.
Westford Academy
(Math: 82% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
30 Patten Road
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5570
Gr: 9-12 | 1,504 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #1212.
Groton Dunstable Regional
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
703 Chicoppe Row
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-6362
Gr: 9-12 | 659 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
Rank: #1313.
Lincoln-sudbury Regional High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
390 Lincoln Rd
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-9961
Gr: 9-12 | 1,445 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 30%
Rank: #1414.
Newton South High School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
140 Brandeis Road
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-6700
Gr: 9-12 | 1,898 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 44%
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Martin Luther King Junior
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Gr: PK-5 | 340 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Winn Brook
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
97 Waterhouse Rd
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5700
Gr: K-3 | 304 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #1717.
Concord Carlisle High School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
500 Walden Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1400
Gr: 9-12 | 1,191 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 27%
Rank: #1818.
Wm Diamond Middle School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
99 Hancock Street
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 861-2460
Gr: 6-8 | 936 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #1919.
Bedford High School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
9 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
(781) 275-1700
Gr: 9-12 | 868 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
Rank: #2020.
Jonas Clarke Middle School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
17 Stedman Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2450
Gr: 6-8 | 796 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Country
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5400
Gr: PK-3 | 338 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Paul P Gates Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
75 Spruce Street
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 266-2570
Gr: K-6 | 380 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #2323.
Newton North High School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
457 Walnut Street
Newtonville, MA 02460
(617) 559-6200
Gr: 9-12 | 2,096 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #2424.
Maria Hastings
(Math: 81% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
7 Crosby Road
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 860-5800
Gr: K-5 | 579 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #2525.
Reading Memorial High School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
62 Oakland Rd
Reading, MA 01867
(781) 944-8200
Gr: 9-12 | 1,094 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 15%
Rank: #2626.
Bowman
(Math: 84% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
9 Philip Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2500
Gr: K-5 | 429 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Maria L. Baldwin
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
85 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Gr: PK-5 | 360 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Mason-rice
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
149 Pleasant Street
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-9570
Gr: K-5 | 321 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 39%
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Swallow/union School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
522 Main Street
Dunstable, MA 01827
(978) 649-7281
Gr: K-4 | 210 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
Rank: #3030.
Hopkins Elementary School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
104 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9824
Gr: 4-5 | 682 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #3131.
John A Bishop
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
25 Columbia Road
Arlington, MA 02474
(781) 316-3791
Gr: K-5 | 375 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Alcott
(Math: 76% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
93 Laurel Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-9544
Gr: PK-5 | 438 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Ashland High School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
65 East Union St.
Ashland, MA 01721
(508) 881-0177
Gr: 9-12 | 884 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
Rank: #3434.
Littleton High School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
56 King Street
Littleton, MA 01460
(978) 952-2555
Gr: 9-12 | 482 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 25%
Rank: #3535.
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
95 Washington Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5800
Gr: 4-6 | 1,023 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked public schools in Middlesex County, MA?
The top-ranked public schools in Middlesex County, MA include Lexington High School, Acton-boxborough Regional High School and Winchester High School. Middlesex County has one of the highest concentrations of top-ranked public schools in Massachusetts.
How many public schools are located in Middlesex County?
385 public schools are located in Middlesex County.
What percentage of students in Middlesex County go to public school?
86% of all K-12 students in Middlesex County are educated in public schools (compared to the MA state average of 88%).
What is the racial composition of students in Middlesex County?
Middlesex County public schools minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Massachusetts public schools average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Which public schools in Middlesex County are often viewed compared to one another?

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