Summary:
Medford, Massachusetts has eight schools serving roughly 4,170 students: four elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. The Medford district ranks 189 of 351 statewide — the 46th percentile with 2 stars. Medford High is the largest school with 1,195 students, while Curtis-Tufts has just 11. Elementary schools enroll 2,065 students (49.5%), middle schools 899 (21.6%), and high schools 1,206 (28.9%).
Brooks School is the standout: 83rd percentile, 4 stars, and above district and state in ELA (62.75%), math (57.89%), and science (62.35%) — despite the lowest per-student spending ($19,026) and the highest student/teacher ratio (12.6) among the regular schools. Missituk Elementary is the biggest improver, climbing from the 47th to the 66th percentile and now above district and state in all three subjects. Madeleine Dugger Andrews is the stronger middle school at the 69th percentile, outperforming John J. McGlynn Middle by 15.9 points in ELA, 9.0 in math, 19.7 in science, and 19.2 in civics.
John J McGlynn Elementary is the lowest-performing, at the 24th percentile with 1 star and below district and state in every subject (23.24% ELA, 32.23% math, 18.68% science). Medford High is mixed: a 93.7% graduation rate, a 4.5% dropout rate, and 45.36% Biology proficiency above state, but 10th-grade ELA, math, and science below state, with science dropping from 58.58% to 36.5%. Curtis-Tufts (11 students, 3.4 student/teacher ratio, $38,104 spending, with rank history only from 2002-2003) is not comparable to the others. Free/reduced lunch data are blank for every school, and spending figures come from 2020-2021 while test scores cover 2024-2026.
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