Three MetroWest public middle schools are among the top 20 in the state, according to recently released U.S. News & World Report rankings for the 2024-25 school year.
More than 70,000 schools nationwide were analyzed based on a variety of factors, including student-to-teacher ratio, district spending, number of counselors and the percentage of full-time teachers who are certified.
U.S. News & World Report used U.S. Department of Education data to base its school rankings on four indicators: mathematics and reading proficiency, mathematics and reading performance. Analyzed schools were given a score based on a formula that factored in the four criteria and socioeconomic context.
Locally, Weston Middle School placed eighth, Hopkinton Middle School was 11th and Wayland Middle School was 19th. Those school districts were also among the highest ranked for high schools in the state.
The bottom of the middle school rankings includes several high schools that contain middle school grades. Rankings also include charter schools.
Top 10 middle schools in Massachusetts
- Pierce School, Brookline
- Boston Latin School, Boston
- Jonas Clarke Middle School, Lexington
- William Diamond Middle School, Lexington
- Lawrence School, Brookline
- Winthrop L. Chenery Middle School, Belmont
- High Rock School, Needham
- Weston Middle School, Weston
- Blanchard Middle School, Westford
- William H. Lincoln School, Brookline
Other MetroWest and Greater Milford public schools in the top 100
11. Hopkinton Middle School, Hopkinton
19. Wayland Middle School, Wayland
25. Ephraim Curtis Middle School, Sudbury
31. Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School, Dover-Sherbon
35. Wellesley Middle School, Wellesley
50. P. Brent Trottier Middle School, Southborough
56. John F. Kennedy Middle School, Natick
58. Robert H. Middle School, Holliston
67. Wilson Middle School, Natick
68. Ashland Middle School, Ashland
73. Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, Marlborough
81. Annie Sullivan Middle School, Franklin