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Best public schools in Waltham, MA

11 public schools in Waltham: 7 elementary · 2 middle · 2 high. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

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

7 schools in Waltham, best first
1
James Fitzgerald Elementary School 60.5
Waltham · Grades K-5 · 354 students
ELA 46%Math 54%Science 45%
#331 of 837 in Massachusetts
2
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School 52.7
Waltham · Grades K-5 · 475 students
ELA 52%Math 44%Science 30%
#396 of 837 in Massachusetts
3
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School 34.8
Waltham · Grades K-5 · 352 students
ELA 29%Math 43%Science 29%
#546 of 837 in Massachusetts
4
William F. Stanley Elementary School 32.3
Waltham · Grades PK-5 · 376 students
ELA 32%Math 35%Science 33%
#567 of 837 in Massachusetts
5
Northeast Elementary School 30.3
Waltham · Grades PK-5 · 500 students
ELA 30%Math 38%Science 28%
#584 of 837 in Massachusetts
6
Dual Language School 29.7
Waltham · Grades K-5 · 218 students
ELA 32%Math 30%Science 39%
#589 of 837 in Massachusetts
7
Henry Whittemore Elementary School 21.7
Waltham · Grades K-5 · 386 students
ELA 22%Math 33%Science 24%
#656 of 837 in Massachusetts

Middle schools

2 schools in Waltham, best first
1
John F Kennedy Middle 67.0
Waltham · Grades 6-8 · 628 students
ELA 49%Math 49%Science 45%
#91 of 274 in Massachusetts
2
John W. McDevitt Middle School 39.2
Waltham · Grades 6-8 · 604 students
ELA 34%Math 35%Science 29%
#167 of 274 in Massachusetts

High schools

2 schools in Waltham
1
Waltham Sr High 39.1
Waltham · Grades 9-12 · 1,816 students
ELA 34%Math 38%Science 27%
#187 of 306 in Massachusetts
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Waltham Valor High School —
Waltham · Grades 9-12
No published test results

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