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Best Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Middle Schools in Massachusetts (2026)

Public middle schools in Massachusetts achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 42% (2026).
The public middle schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Massachusetts is Boston Latin School, with 87%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 68% 87% Avg. RLA Proficiency: 74%

Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Middle Schools in Massachusetts (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Boston Latin School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 87%
Grades: 7-12
78 Ave Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 635-8895
Rank: #22.
Jonas Clarke Middle School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 81%
Grades: 6-8
17 Stedman Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-2450
Rank: #33.
O'bryant School Of Math & Science
(Math: 73% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 79%
Grades: 7-12
55 Malcolm X Blvd
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
(617) 635-9932
Rank: #44.
Wm Diamond Middle School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 78%
Grades: 6-8
99 Hancock Street
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 861-2460
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Cohasset Middle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: 6-8
143 Pond Street
Cohasset, MA 02025
(781) 236-1070
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Roland Hayes
(Math: 71% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: PK-8
100 Eliot Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 879-4570
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Boston Latin Academy
(Math: 57% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 7-12
205 Townsend Street
Dorchester, MA 02121
(617) 635-9957
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Hingham Middle School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
1103 Main Street
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1550
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Pierce
(Math: 74% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: K-8
50 School Street
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 730-2583
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Weston Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
456 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5600
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Blanchard Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 6-8
14 West Street
Westford, MA 01886
(978) 692-5582
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Ottoson Middle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 7-8
63 Acton Street
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3745
Rank: #1313.
Hull High School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 70-79%
Grades: 8-12
180 Main Street
Hull, MA 02045
(781) 925-3000
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Hopkinton Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 6-8
88 Hayden Rowe Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 497-9831
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Pollard Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 7-8
200 Harris Avenue
Needham, MA 02492
(781) 455-0480
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
Wellesley Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 6-8
50 Kingsbury Street
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 446-6235
Rank: #14 - 1714. - 17.
William H Lincoln
(Math: 73% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: K-8
19 Kennard Rd
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 879-4600
Rank: #1818.
Lincoln School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: PK-8
6 Ballfield Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
(781) 259-9404
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Four Rivers Charter Public School
Charter School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: 7-12
248 Colrain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 775-4577
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Mashpee Middle-high School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: 7-12
500 Old Barnstable Road
Mashpee, MA 02649
(508) 539-3600
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Sandwich Middle High School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: 7-12
365 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd
East Sandwich, MA 02537
(508) 888-4900
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Dover-sherborn Regional Middle School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: 6-8
155 Farm Street
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 785-0635
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Sarah W Gibbons Middle School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: 7-8
20 Fisher Street
Westborough, MA 01581
(508) 836-7740
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Charles E Brown Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
125 Meadowbrook Rd
Newton Center, MA 02459
(617) 559-6900
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Lawrence
(Math: 72% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: K-8
27 Francis Street
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4303
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Wayland Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
201 Main Street
Wayland, MA 01778
(508) 358-3801
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
Arthur W Coolidge Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 6-8
89 Birch Meadow Dr
Reading, MA 01867
(781) 942-9158
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
Carlisle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: PK-8
83 School Street
Carlisle, MA 01741
(978) 369-4102
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
E W Thurston Middle School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 6-8
850 High Street
Westwood, MA 02090
(781) 326-7500
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
Edith C Baker
(Math: 72% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: K-8
205 Beverly Rd
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 879-4500
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
Ephraim Curtis Middle School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 6-8
22 Pratts Mill Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-1071
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
Miles River Middle School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 6-8
787 Bay Rd
South Hamilton, MA 01982
(978) 468-0362
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
John D Runkle
(Math: 69% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: PK-8
50 Druce Street
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 879-4650
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
John F Kennedy
(Math: 65% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: PK-8
5 Cherry Street
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5440
Rank: #35 - 3935. - 39.
Advanced Math And Science Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 6-12
201 Forest Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 597-2400
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