U.S. News ranked these Massachusetts schools among the best in the state

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Several leading Greater Boston school districts received the highest scores in the new Massachusetts elementary and middle school rankings.

U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 elementary and middle school rankings are here, and in Massachusetts, the Greater Boston School District, which has suffered some hard hits, received the highest rating.

Weston and Belmont are the top two elementary schools in the state, while Brookline and consistently top Boston Latin School lead the middle schools.

The rankings are based on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education, according to U.S. News & World Report.

“The ranking methodology focused on assessing the status of students at or above proficiency in mathematics and reading/language arts, taking into account students’ backgrounds and performance in core subjects,” the publication said in a news release. did. “Student-teacher ratios are applied to break ties in the overall score.”

The 2025 rankings are a way for parents to learn how their schools are providing high-quality education and preparing students for the future, Lamont Jones, U.S. News’ education editor, said in a statement. He said that.

“This data empowers families and communities to advocate for their children’s education,” Jones said. “Research continues to show that how students perform academically in the early grades is a major factor in their success in high school and beyond.”

Top 10 Elementary Schools in Massachusetts

Woodland Elementary School, Weston Mary Lee Burbank Elementary School, Belmont Swallow Union Elementary School, Groton Dunstable John D. Hardy Elementary School, Wellesley Benjamin G. Brown School, Somerville Ward Elementary School, Newton Elementary School Mason Rice Elementary School, Newton Honeywell Elementary School, Wellesley Spring Street School, Shrewsbury Albert S. Woodward Memorial School, Southboro

Top 10 Middle Schools in Massachusetts

Pierce School, Brookline Boston Latin School Jonas Clark Middle School, Lexington William Diamond Middle School, Lexington Lawrence School, Brookline Winthrop L. Chenery Middle School, Belmont High Rock School, Needham Weston Middle School Blanchard Middle School, Westford Lincoln School, Brookline

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