MA's Best Middle Schools Ranked In New Analysis

Jonas Clarke Middle School in Lexington is the best public middle school in Massachusetts, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2027 ranking of the nation’s best public middle schools on the latest publicly available data from state education agencies by RTI International, alongside data from the U.S. Department of Education. In the past, the state reports weren’t part of the methodology.

State agency data offers a more thorough evaluation of student achievement in math and reading across every proficiency level, all while taking student background and overall performance on state assessments into consideration.

This year’s ranking includes 24,000 public middle schools.

The top 25 public middle schools in Massachusetts are:

1. Jonas Clarke Middle School (Lexington)
2. Lawrence (Brookline)
3. William H Lincoln (Brookline)
4. Pierce (Brookline)
5. Belmont Middle School (Belmont)
6. Wm Diamond Middle (Lexington)
7. Edith C Baker (Brookline)
8. Boston Latin School (Boston)
9. Hopkinton Middle School (Hopkinton)
10. Pollard Middle (Needham)
11. Broke Charter School (Mattapan)
12. Carlisle School (Carlisle)
13. Thomas Prince (Princeton)
14. Central Middle (Quincy)
15. Michael Driscoll (Brookline)
16. John F. Kennedy (Somerville)
17. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School (Hadley)
18. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (Malden)
19. Wayland Middle School (Wayland)
20. Sarah W Gibbons Middle School (Westborough)
21. John Glenn Middle (Bedford)
22. Eliot K-8 Innovation School (Boston)
23. Wellesley Middle (Wellesley)
24. Raymond J Grey Junior High (Acton)
25. Hingham Middle School (Hingham)

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to give parents a snapshot of how well schools provide a high-quality education and prepare students for a successful future.

See Also:

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