Best public schools in Reading, MA

9 public schools in Reading: 6 elementary · 2 middle · 1 high. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

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Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Massachusetts.

Elementary schools

6 schools in Reading, best first

Joshua Eaton 97.9

Reading · Grades K-5 · 392 students

ELA 79%Math 77%Science 78%

#18 of 837 in Massachusetts

Alice M Barrows 90.6

Reading · Grades K-5 · 356 students

ELA 65%Math 70%Science 73%

#79 of 837 in Massachusetts

Wood End Elementary School 85.5

Reading · Grades K-5 · 249 students

ELA 55%Math 73%Science 71%

#122 of 837 in Massachusetts

J Warren Killam 81.5

Reading · Grades K-5 · 421 students

ELA 57%Math 61%Science 68%

#155 of 837 in Massachusetts

Birch Meadow 70.9

Reading · Grades K-5 · 371 students

ELA 54%Math 54%Science 56%

#244 of 837 in Massachusetts

RISE PreSchool —

Reading · Grades PK · 110 students

No published test results

Middle schools

2 schools in Reading, best first

Arthur W Coolidge Middle 90.3

Reading · Grades 6-8 · 403 students

ELA 65%Math 71%Science 71%

#27 of 274 in Massachusetts

Walter S Parker Middle 79.4

Reading · Grades 6-8 · 451 students

ELA 58%Math 58%Science 58%

#57 of 274 in Massachusetts

High schools

1 school in Reading

Reading Memorial High 81.5

Reading · Grades 9-12 · 1,097 students

ELA 65%Math 62%Science 48%

#57 of 306 in Massachusetts

School districts serving Reading

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