A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Massachusetts is 43%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 45%.
Top-Ranked Public Preschools in Massachusetts (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Woodland
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-3
10 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5300
Rank: #22.
Martin Luther King Junior
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6562
Rank: #33.
Country
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-3
2 Alphabet Lane
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5400
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 786-5400
Rank: #44.
Maria L. Baldwin
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
85 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 349-6525
Rank: #55.
Alcott
(Math: 76% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 76% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
93 Laurel Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-9544
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-9544
Rank: #66.
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School
Charter School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
21 Notre Dame Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 497-7771
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 497-7771
Rank: #7 - 97. - 9.
Hildreth Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 71% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
27 Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard, MA 01451
(978) 456-4145
Harvard, MA 01451
(978) 456-4145
Rank: #7 - 97. - 9.
Roland Hayes
(Math: 71% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 71% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
100 Eliot Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 879-4570
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 879-4570
Rank: #7 - 97. - 9.
Vinson-owen Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 71% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
75 Johnson Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7019
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7019
Rank: #1010.
Wm L Foster Elementary School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 73% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
55 Downer Avenue
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1520
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1520
Rank: #1111.
E Ethel Little School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
7 Barberry Lane
North Reading, MA 01864
(978) 664-7820
North Reading, MA 01864
(978) 664-7820
Rank: #1212.
Wampatuck Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
266 Tilden Rd
Scituate, MA 02066
(781) 545-8790
Scituate, MA 02066
(781) 545-8790
Rank: #1313.
Willard
(Math: 75% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 75% (Top 10%)
Reading: 71% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
185 Powder Mill Rd
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1340
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1340
Rank: #1414.
Carlisle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
83 School Street
Carlisle, MA 01741
(978) 369-4102
Carlisle, MA 01741
(978) 369-4102
Rank: #1515.
Peter Noyes
(Math: 72% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 72% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
280 Old Sudbury Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-1085
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-1085
Rank: #1616.
Thoreau
(Math: 73% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
29 Prairie Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1300
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 318-1300
Rank: #1717.
Lincoln School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 67% (Top 20%)
Reading: 73% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
6 Ballfield Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
(781) 259-9404
Lincoln, MA 01773
(781) 259-9404
Rank: #18 - 2218. - 22.
Center School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 67% (Top 20%)
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
403 Great Rd
Stow, MA 01775
(978) 897-0290
Stow, MA 01775
(978) 897-0290
Rank: #18 - 2218. - 22.
Delaney
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-3
120 Taunton Street
Wrentham, MA 02093
(508) 384-5430
Wrentham, MA 02093
(508) 384-5430
Rank: #18 - 2218. - 22.
East Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
2 Collins Street
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1570
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 741-1570
Rank: #18 - 2218. - 22.
General John Nixon Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
472 Concord Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-1080
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-1080
Rank: #18 - 2218. - 22.
Manchester Memorial Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
43 Lincoln Street
Manchester, MA 01944
(978) 526-1908
Manchester, MA 01944
(978) 526-1908
Rank: #2323.
Eliot K-8 Innovation School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 67% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
16 Charter Street
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 635-8545
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 635-8545
Rank: #2424.
Chickering
(Math: 72% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 72% (Top 10%)
Reading: 67% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
29 Cross Street
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 785-0480
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 785-0480
Rank: #2525.
John D Runkle
(Math: 69% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
50 Druce Street
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 879-4650
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 879-4650
Rank: #2626.
Michael Driscoll
(Math: 73% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 66% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
725 Washington St
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4250
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4250
Rank: #2727.
Peabody
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
70 Rindge Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 349-6530
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 349-6530
Rank: #2828.
Manning Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
130 Louders Lane
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8102
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 635-8102
Rank: #2929.
Lynch Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 66% (Top 20%)
Reading: 71% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
10 Brantwood Road
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7013
Winchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-7013
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
John M Tobin
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
359 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6600
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-6600
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Wolf Swamp Road
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
62 Wolf Swamp Rd
Longmeadow, MA 01106
(413) 565-4270
Longmeadow, MA 01106
(413) 565-4270
Rank: #3232.
John F Kennedy
(Math: 65% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 65% (Top 20%)
Reading: 69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
5 Cherry Street
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5440
Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 629-5440
Rank: #3333.
Pine Hill
(Math: 69% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 63% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
10 Pine Hill Lane
Sherborn, MA 01770
(508) 655-0630
Sherborn, MA 01770
(508) 655-0630
Rank: #3434.
Cunningham School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 68% (Top 20%)
Reading: 63% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
44 Edge Hill Rd
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 696-4285
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 696-4285
Rank: #3535.
Roger E Wellington
(Math: 68% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 68% (Top 20%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-3
121 Orchard Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5600
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 993-5600
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