Best Schools for Asian Students in Massachusetts (2026)
These are the Massachusetts public schools where asian students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested asian students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chickering Dover | 95% | 95% | 42 | B+ |
| 2 | South Elementary Andover | 95% | 95% | 46 | A |
| 3 | Daniel Butler Belmont | 95% | 95% | 43 | A+ |
| 4 | C C Burr Auburndale | 95% | 95% | 40 | A |
| 5 | Peirce West Newton | 95% | 95% | 31 | B+ |
| 6 | Spring Street School Shrewsbury | 95% | 95% | 51 | A+ |
| 7 | Claypit Hill School Wayland | 95% | 95% | 31 | A |
| 8 | Sprague Elementary School Wellesley | 95% | 95% | 35 | A+ |
| 9 | John D Hardy Wellesley | 95% | 95% | 39 | A+ |
| 10 | Elmwood Hopkinton | 98% | 92% | 64 | A+ |
| 11 | Bowman Lexington | 92% | 98% | 102 | A+ |
| 12 | East Elementary Sharon | 92% | 98% | 88 | A |
| 13 | Mary Lee Burbank Belmont | 90% | 95% | 30 | A+ |
| 14 | Maria Hastings Lexington | 87% | 98% | 100 | A+ |
| 15 | Lt Job Lane School Bedford | 92% | 92% | 116 | A |
| 16 | Cunningham School Milton | 90% | 90% | 22 | A+ |
| 17 | Lincoln Melrose | 90% | 90% | 25 | B+ |
| 18 | Florence Roche School Groton | 90% | 90% | 20 | A |
| 19 | Jefferson Elementary Franklin | 90% | 90% | 20 | A |
| 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Cambridge | 90% | 90% | 22 | A+ |
| 21 | Roger E Wellington Belmont | 90% | 90% | 26 | A+ |
| 22 | M Norcross Stratton Arlington | 90% | 90% | 20 | A |
| 23 | Cyrus E Dallin Arlington | 90% | 90% | 22 | A |
| 24 | Bancroft Elementary Andover | 90% | 90% | 29 | A+ |
| 25 | Bennett-Hemenway Natick | 90% | 90% | 28 | B+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weston Middle Weston | 98% | 98% | 75 | A |
| 2 | Eleanor N Johnson Middle Walpole | 95% | 95% | 39 | C+ |
| 3 | High Rock School Needham | 95% | 95% | 32 | A+ |
| 4 | Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School Dover | 95% | 95% | 55 | A |
| 5 | Wellesley Middle Wellesley | 92% | 98% | 157 | A |
| 6 | Winthrop L Chenery Middle Belmont | 92% | 98% | 283 | A |
| 7 | Pollard Middle Needham | 92% | 98% | 70 | A+ |
| 8 | Ephraim Curtis Middle Sudbury | 98% | 92% | 81 | A+ |
| 9 | McCall Middle Winchester | 92% | 98% | 194 | A+ |
| 10 | Wm Diamond Middle Lexington | 92% | 96% | 365 | A |
| 11 | Jonas Clarke Middle Lexington | 89% | 96% | 378 | A |
| 12 | E W Thurston Middle Westwood | 87% | 98% | 83 | B |
| 13 | Paul P Gates Elementary School Acton | 92% | 92% | 137 | A+ |
| 14 | Edith C Baker Chestnut Hill | 92% | 92% | 119 | A+ |
| 15 | Sarah W Gibbons Middle Westborough | 92% | 92% | 170 | A+ |
| 16 | Blanchard Middle Westford | 92% | 92% | 171 | B+ |
| 17 | Raymond J Grey Junior High Acton | 89% | 93% | 322 | A+ |
| 18 | Kilmer K-8 School West Roxbury | 90% | 90% | 24 | D |
| 19 | Dedham Middle School Dedham | 90% | 90% | 21 | C+ |
| 20 | Madeline English School Everett | 90% | 90% | 28 | D |
| 21 | Remington Middle Franklin | 90% | 90% | 25 | B+ |
| 22 | Littleton Middle School Littleton | 90% | 90% | 24 | A+ |
| 23 | Williams Middle Longmeadow | 90% | 90% | 24 | B+ |
| 24 | Miscoe Hill School Mendon | 90% | 90% | 22 | B+ |
| 25 | Easton Middle School North Easton | 90% | 90% | 25 | B |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharon High Sharon | 98% | 98% | 79 | A+ |
| 2 | Lexington High Lexington | 98% | 98% | 196 | A+ |
| 3 | Belmont High Belmont | 98% | 98% | 63 | A+ |
| 4 | Boston Latin School Boston | 91% | 100% | 344 | A+ |
| 5 | Chelmsford High North Chelmsford | 95% | 95% | 46 | A+ |
| 6 | Franklin High Franklin | 95% | 95% | 33 | A |
| 7 | Bromfield Harvard | 95% | 95% | 38 | A+ |
| 8 | Algonquin Regional High Northborough | 95% | 95% | 46 | A+ |
| 9 | Wayland High School Wayland | 95% | 95% | 39 | A+ |
| 10 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High Acton | 92% | 98% | 145 | A+ |
| 11 | Andover High Andover | 92% | 98% | 95 | A+ |
| 12 | Westford Academy Westford | 92% | 98% | 104 | A+ |
| 13 | Westborough High Westborough | 92% | 98% | 77 | A+ |
| 14 | Braintree High Braintree | 87% | 98% | 75 | A |
| 15 | Brookline High Brookline | 92% | 92% | 85 | A+ |
| 16 | Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School Marlborough | 92% | 92% | 95 | A+ |
| 17 | Salem Academy Charter School Salem | 90% | 90% | 22 | B |
| 18 | Billerica Memorial High School Billerica | 90% | 90% | 22 | B+ |
| 19 | Bedford High Bedford | 90% | 90% | 21 | A |
| 20 | Ashland High Ashland | 90% | 90% | 21 | A+ |
| 21 | Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II) Saugus | 90% | 90% | 22 | A |
| 22 | Burlington High Burlington | 90% | 90% | 25 | A |
| 23 | Concord Carlisle High Concord | 90% | 90% | 26 | A+ |
| 24 | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High Sudbury | 90% | 90% | 28 | A+ |
| 25 | Natick High Natick | 90% | 90% | 21 | A+ |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology