Best Public Schools in Wilmington, MA

Summary:

The city of Wilmington, Massachusetts is home to 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. Overall, the Wilmington school district performs well, ranking 86th out of 348 districts in the state and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilmington High School stands out as the district's top performer, ranking 85th out of 349 Massachusetts high schools and earning a 4-star rating. The school boasts a strong 93.9% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.7% dropout rate. Among the elementary schools, North Intermediate and West Intermediate are particularly impressive, ranking 231st and 257th out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools respectively and earning 4-star ratings.

Wilmington Middle School also performs well, ranking 117th out of 484 Massachusetts middle schools and earning a 4-star rating. Its MCAS proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (46.65%) and math (53.75%) exceed the state average. The elementary schools in Wilmington generally demonstrate strong academic achievement, with several schools, including Woburn Street and Shawsheen Elementary, having MCAS proficiency rates above the state average in both ELA and math.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Boutwell	Public	PK-K	17 Boutwell Avenue	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6070	128	10	12.6		102 (79.7%)	3 (2.3%)	12 (9.4%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)								(n/a)																							$25,242
North Intermediate	Public	4-5	320 Salem Street	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6040	246	21	11.4		205 (83.3%)	4 (1.6%)	14 (5.7%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	74.7	231^st of 906 public elementary schools	74.5%		76.7	230^th of 916 public elementary schools	74.9%	1		51.9	44.5					47.7		68.3	58.4					62.7	59.1			59.1			$21,644
West Intermediate	Public	4-5	22 Carter Lane	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6050	309	27	11.5		241 (78.0%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.8%)	30 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	72.3	257^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.9	308^th of 916 public elementary schools	66.4%	51		53.5	43.3					49.1		56.6	54.6					55.8	60.8			60.8			$24,989
Wilmington Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Carter Lane	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6080	782	82	9.5		640 (81.8%)	13 (1.7%)	45 (5.8%)	57 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	73	117^th of 484 public middle schools	75.8%		73.1	119^th of 493 public middle schools	75.9%	2				43.8	42.7	54.9		46.7				50.0	51.2	61.2		53.8		54.6		54.6		57.4	$24,168
Shawsheen Elementary	Public	1-3	298 Shawsheen Avenue	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 694-6030	304	30	10.0		239 (78.6%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.9%)	24 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)								(n/a)	45.4							45.4	44.3							44.3							$22,829
Wilmington High	Public	9-12	159 Church Street	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6060	619	68	9.1		490 (79.2%)	10 (1.6%)	44 (7.1%)	53 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	76	85^th of 349 public high schools	75.6%		83.7	61^st of 348 public high schools	82.5%	24							60.6								58.8				61.1		51.6		$26,051
Woburn Street	Public	1-3	227 Woburn Street	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6020	368	31	11.7		282 (76.6%)	12 (3.3%)	34 (9.2%)	22 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)								(n/a)	53.2							53.2	48.4							48.4							$22,370

Cities Near Wilmington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burlington	2.32 mi	6	109^th
Billerica	2.58 mi	8	170^th
North Reading	2.59 mi	5	30^th
Reading	2.84 mi	9	51^st
Tewksbury	2.96 mi	6	123^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Best Public Schools in Wilmington, MA

Wilmington High

North Intermediate

Wilmington Middle School

West Intermediate

Boutwell

Shawsheen Elementary

Woburn Street

Cities Near Wilmington