Best Schools for Black Students in Massachusetts (2026)

These are the Massachusetts public schools where black 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 black 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	Abraham Lincoln Revere	70%	70%	20	D
2	James B Congdon New Bedford	70%	70%	25	C+
3	Peabody Cambridge	65%	65%	31	A+
4	South Elementary Stoughton	50%	70%	29	C+
5	Glover Milton	70%	50%	21	A+
6	Martin Luther King Jr. Cambridge	65%	55%	34	A+
7	Tracy Lynn	70%	30%	28	C+
8	Brookside Elementary Dracut	50%	50%	27	C
9	John M Tobin Cambridge	50%	—	20	A+
10	Francis Wyman Elementary Burlington	50%	50%	22	C
11	Laliberte Elementary School Raynham	50%	50%	21	A
12	Fletcher/Maynard Academy Cambridge	55%	45%	59	C+
13	Frances Drake School Leominster	50%	50%	24	D
14	Jordan/Jackson Elementary Mansfield	50%	50%	29	C+
15	Tucker Milton	52%	47%	80	B+
16	Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School Stoughton	55%	45%	36	C+
17	White Street Springfield	55%	45%	45	C+
18	Warner Springfield	50%	50%	28	C+
19	Abraham Lincoln New Bedford	50%	50%	30	C
20	Cunningham School Milton	50%	50%	23	A+
21	Sgt Wm H Carney Academy New Bedford	52%	42%	72	D
22	Carlos Pacheco New Bedford	45%	45%	33	C
23	Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence Springfield	42%	47%	68	D
24	Williams Intermediate School Bridgewater	45%	45%	50	C
25	Morse Cambridge	45%	45%	31	A

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Mountview Middle Holden	70%	70%	20	C
2	Springfield Preparatory Charter School Springfield	70%	70%	25	B
3	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School Cambridge	72%	67%	157	A
4	Union Hill School Worcester	70%	70%	24	C
5	Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) Springfield	72%	62%	70	C+
6	Worcester Arts Magnet School Worcester	75%	55%	39	C+
7	Veritas Preparatory Charter School Springfield	65%	55%	60	C+
8	Weston Middle Weston	65%	55%	34	A
9	Lowell Community Charter Public School Lowell	57%	52%	133	C+
10	Oak Middle School Shrewsbury	65%	45%	39	A
11	Alma del Mar Charter School New Bedford	55%	55%	46	D
12	Dr An Wang School Lowell	55%	55%	50	C+
13	Jacob Hiatt Magnet Worcester	65%	45%	47	C+
14	Morse Pond School Falmouth	70%	30%	24	A
15	John W. Wynn Middle Tewksbury	70%	30%	20	B+
16	Canterbury Worcester	70%	30%	25	D
17	Eliot K-8 Innovation School Boston	50%	50%	28	C+
18	Wamsutta Middle School Attleboro	50%	50%	28	B
19	South Middle School Braintree	50%	50%	26	B+
20	Col Moses Parker School Chelmsford	50%	50%	20	A+
21	McCarthy Middle School Chelmsford	50%	50%	27	B
22	Wm Diamond Middle Lexington	50%	50%	29	A
23	Sherwood Middle School Shrewsbury	50%	50%	25	A+
24	John F Kennedy Somerville	50%	50%	26	A+
25	Lake View Worcester	50%	50%	26	C

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Boston Latin School Boston	87%	82%	91	A+
2	O'Bryant School of Math & Science Roxbury	82%	87%	232	A+
3	Boston Latin Academy Dorchester	82%	82%	195	A
4	Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II) Saugus	67%	77%	62	A
5	Brooke Charter School Roslindale	71%	72%	616	B+
6	Braintree High Braintree	70%	70%	23	A
7	Community Charter School of Cambridge Cambridge	72%	67%	111	A
8	KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School Lynn	62%	62%	140	B
9	Newton South High Newton Centre	50%	70%	22	A+
10	Pioneer Charter School of Science Everett	57%	52%	110	B+
11	New Mission High School Hyde Park	52%	52%	102	C+
12	Hampden Charter School of Science East Chicopee	57%	47%	96	B+
13	Innovation Academy Charter School Tyngsboro	50%	50%	24	B
14	Atlantis Charter School Fall River	55%	45%	34	C
15	Boston Preparatory Charter Public School Hyde Park	47%	52%	211	C+
16	Hampden Charter School of Science West West Springfield	50%	50%	24	C+
17	Canton High Canton	55%	45%	31	A
18	Oliver Ames High North Easton	50%	50%	21	A
19	Fitchburg High Fitchburg	50%	50%	21	C+
20	Milton High Milton	55%	45%	55	A
21	Somerville High Somerville	50%	50%	28	B
22	Worcester Technical High Worcester	55%	45%	58	B+
23	Woburn High Woburn	50%	50%	21	B
24	Pittsfield High Pittsfield	50%	—	20	C+
25	Norwood High Norwood	50%	50%	23	B+

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

Best Schools for Black Students in Massachusetts (2026)

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