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Reading

At a glance

43^rdof 351 Massachusetts districts▲ 5

Better than 87% of Massachusetts districts

Elementary 5 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

82 Oakland Road
Reading, MA 01867·(781) 944-5800·All Massachusetts district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 87.7% of districts

Schools

3,836

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedJoshua Eaton16^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Joshua Eaton up 67 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Walter S Parker Middle 9.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Reading, MA has 8 schools — 5 elementary (K–5), 2 middle (6–8), and 1 high school (9–12) — serving roughly 3,720 students, and the Reading district ranks 43rd of 351 statewide, placing it in the 88th percentile with 4 stars. Every listed school earns at least 4 stars, and every school's 2025-2026 core proficiency is above the state average.

Joshua Eaton is the clear standout: ranked 16th of 899 elementary schools (98th percentile, 5 stars), with the top ELA (79.19%), Math (76.65%), and Science (77.78%) scores in the list, and a rise from rank 92 to 16 over three years. Arthur W Coolidge Middle is the top middle school (38th of 478, 5 stars) and beats Walter S Parker Middle in ELA (65.46 vs 58.32), Math (70.53 vs 58.19), Science (70.97 vs 58.28), and Civics (74.40 vs 63.58). Wood End Elementary School and Alice M Barrows post strong Math and Science, though Wood End's ELA (55.45%) is below the district's 61.27%.

Birch Meadow is the lowest-ranked listed school (239/899), with ELA and Math at 53.55% and Science at 55.74% — below district averages but still above state. Reading Memorial High reports a 98.5% graduation rate and 0.4% dropout rate, with 10th grade ELA at 65.11% and Math at 62.32% versus state 45.48% and 43.73%; Science remains above state but slipped to 48.15%. Spending figures are from 2020-2021 and free/reduced-lunch data is not populated here, so neither should be read as a current measure of these schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Alice M Barrows	Public	K-5	16 Edgemont Avenue	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-9166	365	29	12.8	12.1%	312 (85.5%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.2%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	86	120^th of 899 public elementary schools	86.7%		85.2	123^rd of 906 public elementary schools	86.4%	3	46.3	74.6	74.2					64.6	58.5	66.7	85.5					70.0	72.6			72.6			100%	0%	$19,198
Arthur W Coolidge Middle	Public	6-8	89 Birch Meadow Dr	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-9158	405	37	10.8	9.1%	337 (83.2%)	15 (3.7%)	17 (4.2%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	92.5	38^th of 478 public middle schools	92.1%		92.1	45^th of 484 public middle schools	90.7%	7				58.7	67.4	71.4		65.5				69.5	72.5	69.6		70.5		71.0		71.0		74.4			$20,938
Birch Meadow	Public	K-5	27 A B Lord Dr	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 944-2335	359	33	10.7	9.7%	295 (82.2%)	10 (2.8%)	16 (4.5%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	73	239^th of 899 public elementary schools	73.4%		76.9	220^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.7%	19	51.6	56.7	52.5					53.6	46.8	58.3	55.7					53.6	55.7			55.7			100%	0%	$21,171
J Warren Killam	Public	K-5	333 Charles Street	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 944-7831	406	30	13.4	14.5%	321 (79.1%)	21 (5.2%)	26 (6.4%)	30 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	82.2	150^th of 899 public elementary schools	83.3%		84.4	135^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.1%	15	55.9	60.0	54.4					57.1	61.0	57.3	66.7					61.3	68.4			68.4			97%	3%	$17,697
Joshua Eaton	Public	K-5	365 Summer Avenue	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 942-9161	388	28	13.7	6.2%	318 (82.0%)	8 (2.1%)	30 (7.7%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	95.9	16^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.2%		89	83^rd of 906 public elementary schools	90.8%	67	88.1	71.2	78.1					79.2	85.1	68.2	76.6					76.7	77.8			77.8			100%	0%	$18,428
Reading Memorial High	Public	9-12	62 Oakland Rd	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 944-8200	1,094	90	12.1	12.1%	925 (84.6%)	45 (4.1%)	47 (4.3%)	41 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.7%)	77.4	78^th of 353 public high schools	77.9%		79.8	80^th of 349 public high schools	77.1%	2							65.1								62.3				48.2		51.5				$20,082
Walter S Parker Middle	Public	6-8	45 Temple Street	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 944-1236	467	49	9.4	13.7%	375 (80.3%)	24 (5.1%)	25 (5.4%)	28 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	83.3	73^rd of 478 public middle schools	84.7%		87.2	66^th of 484 public middle schools	86.4%	7				50.3	59.8	66.3		58.3				56.6	53.6	64.8		58.2		58.3		58.3		63.6			$20,913
Wood End Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Sunset Rock Lane	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-5420	236	18	13.3	7.2%	200 (84.7%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.2%)	16 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	82	152^nd of 899 public elementary schools	83.1%		77.6	210^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.8%	58	79.4	37.8	54.8					55.5	85.3	57.8	80.7					72.7	71.0			71.0			98%	0%	$21,041
RISE PreSchool	Public	PK	62 Oakland Road	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-9179	116	9	13.4	6.0%	93 (80.2%)	2 (1.7%)	5 (4.3%)	8 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.9%)								(n/a)																									$26,746

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woburn	2.07 mi	10	221^st
Stoneham	2.13 mi	6	133^rd
Wakefield	2.18 mi	7	53^rd
Wilmington	3.11 mi	7	76^th
Burlington	3.22 mi	6	80^th

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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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