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Fiske

Public Grades K-5

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Fiske Elementary is a K–5 school at 55 Adams Street in Lexington, MA, serving 324 students as one of six elementary schools in Lexington Public Schools, a district ranked among the strongest in Massachusetts.

Fiske is a high-performing school by any statewide measure — 92nd percentile, 5 stars, with 67.7% of students proficient in ELA, 76.4% in Math, and 61.02% in Science, all 20–35 points above state averages. The important context is how it compares close to home. Within Lexington, Fiske posts the lowest ELA and Science proficiency of the six elementaries and the lowest statewide rank (68th), behind Joseph Estabrook (18th), Bridge (20th), Bowman (26th), Maria Hastings (32nd) and Harrington (52nd). Math is Fiske's relative strength, beating three Lexington peers and nearby Peirce in Arlington and Vinson-Owen in Winchester. Its resource profile stands out: a 9.1 student/teacher ratio, the most favorable in the district, and the highest per-pupil spending among Lexington elementaries in the most recent year available.

Inside the school, the clearest pattern is by grade. Grade 3 results are outstanding (Math 88.64, ELA 79.55), while Grade 5 sits below district averages in ELA (57.63), Math (61.02) and Science (61.02) — and Science, tested only in Grade 5, is both the school's weakest and most volatile subject, swinging more than 10 points year to year. Math proficiency has improved two years running to a four-year high. Girls (97th percentile) currently outperform boys (83rd), and Special Education students have improved markedly, from the 39th to the 74th percentile over three years. Free/reduced-lunch data is not available for Fiske or its neighbors, so no economic comparison is possible.

324

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,619

Per pupil spending ?

6.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Adams Street
Lexington, MA 02420

(781) 541-5001

District: Lexington

Students who attend Fiske usually attend:

Middle:	Wm Diamond Middle
High:	Lexington High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.0%

White:

38.6%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Lexington's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg76%

Massachusetts avg41%

68^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lexington

6^th of 351Lexington among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	68 of 899	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	57 of 906	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	148 of 916	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	64 of 928	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	95 of 932	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	90.9	68 of 936	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	20 of 942	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	27 of 934	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	29 of 938	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	86.6	93 of 932	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	88.4	59 of 914	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	89.0	53 of 926	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	116 of 928	87.5%	★★★★☆
2012	85.2	103 of 930	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	89.7	43 of 924	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	91.1	21 of 920	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	92.2	19 of 909	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	88.1	61 of 908	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	89.1	51 of 911	94.4%	★★★★★
2006	92.8	16 of 911	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	92.8	20 of 887	97.7%	★★★★★
2004	90.2	44 of 882	95.0%	★★★★★
2003	90.2	39 of 884	95.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	74 of 149	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.0	100 of 142	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	104 of 152	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	99 of 145	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.7	73 of 143	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	46 of 141	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	44 of 155	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	58 of 154	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	77.4	92 of 672	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	68 of 632	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	133 of 665	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	84 of 656	87.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	86.6	11 of 267	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	3 of 240	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	8 of 244	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	26 of 869	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	30 of 869	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	125 of 886	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	48 of 887	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	140 of 901	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.6	45 of 898	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	14 of 902	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	10 of 893	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	147 of 879	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	113 of 884	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	204 of 891	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	86 of 896	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	71 of 908	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	83 of 904	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	35 of 907	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	49 of 898	94.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	60.7	17 of 33	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.7	2 of 31	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	185 of 709	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	152 of 717	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	37.0	443 of 731	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.3	105 of 703	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	45 of 905	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	62 of 894	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	61 of 896	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	62 of 886	93.0%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	91.4	50 of 925	94.6%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	96.4	12 of 399	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	73 of 734	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	87.9	49 of 737	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	147 of 753	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	70 of 762	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	103 of 764	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	92 of 765	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	59 of 780	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	35 of 772	95.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)97th percentile+5 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)97th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)96th percentile+6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)90th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)50th percentile-42 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)48th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics76%+35 vs state

English Language Arts68%+28 vs state

Science61%+20 vs state

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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 Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Fiske	Public	K-5	55 Adams Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 541-5001	324	36	9.1	6.3%	125 (38.6%)	6 (1.9%)	25 (7.7%)	136 (42.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	90.5	68^th of 899 public elementary schools	92.4%		91.1	57^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.7%	11	79.6	69.0	57.6				67.7	88.6	82.8	61.0				76.4	61.0		61.0		$23,619
Harrington	Public	K-5	328 Lowell Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 860-0012	374	38	9.9	4.7%	101 (27.0%)	33 (8.8%)	23 (6.1%)	184 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)	92.1	52^nd of 899 public elementary schools	94.2%		92.5	46^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.9%	6	68.9	68.7	70.2				69.2	72.1	68.7	75.4				71.9	66.7		66.7		$18,227
Joseph Estabrook	Public	K-5	117 Grove Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2520	490	44	11.2	7.8%	153 (31.2%)	11 (2.2%)	33 (6.7%)	247 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.4%)	95.4	18^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.0%		95.2	23^rd of 906 public elementary schools	97.5%	5	66.3	69.4	78.1				71.7	71.3	85.7	83.8				80.9	79.1		79.1		$15,410
Bridge	Public	K-5	55 Middleby Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 861-2510	345	36	9.7	5.6%	78 (22.6%)	15 (4.3%)	37 (10.7%)	174 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.9%)	95.3	20^th of 899 public elementary schools	97.8%		94.5	27^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.0%	7	77.4	80.4	67.7				74.6	80.7	84.3	76.5				80.1	69.1		69.1		$17,460
Maria Hastings	Public	K-5	7 Crosby Road	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 860-5800	579	56	10.3	5.2%	165 (28.5%)	29 (5.0%)	42 (7.3%)	291 (50.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.0%)	94	32^nd of 899 public elementary schools	96.4%		94.5	28^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.9%	4	68.3	69.8	71.6				70.0	72.0	76.7	74.7				74.7	73.7		73.7		$15,558
Clyde Reeves	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Lexington Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8240	451	33	13.7	19.5%	287 (63.6%)	33 (7.3%)	65 (14.4%)	38 (8.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	61.9	340^th of 899 public elementary schools	62.2%		56.6	391^st of 906 public elementary schools	56.8%	51	42.6	52.1	52.2				48.7	44.4	50.0	45.7				46.6	47.8		47.8		$22,300
Vinson-Owen Elementary	Public	K-5	75 Johnson Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7019	441	35	12.4	4.9%	285 (64.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.5%)	108 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	94.2	30^th of 899 public elementary schools	96.7%		94.1	32^nd of 906 public elementary schools	96.5%	2	67.7	71.2	80.0				72.9	70.6	74.2	75.4				73.4	78.5		78.5		$18,726
Bowman	Public	K-5	9 Philip Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2500	429	38	11.1	6.3%	150 (35.0%)	28 (6.5%)	23 (5.4%)	183 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	94.5	26^th of 899 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.7	6^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.3%	20	70.2	69.7	76.7				72.2	70.2	77.6	72.6				73.6	79.5		79.5		$16,072
Francis Wyman Elementary	Public	K-5	41 Terrrace Hall Avenue	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 270-1701	514	52	9.9	17.1%	301 (58.6%)	51 (9.9%)	54 (10.5%)	81 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	71.2	254^th of 899 public elementary schools	71.7%		68.7	293^rd of 906 public elementary schools	67.7%	39	57.9	50.6	41.2				50.2	72.3	64.6	44.1				60.8	43.9		43.9		$27,172
Hanscom School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Ent Road	Hanscom AFB	01731	Middlesex County	Lincoln	No	No	No	No	(781) 274-7720	493	60	8.1	11.6%	244 (49.5%)	34 (6.9%)	138 (28.0%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.0%)	50.2	457^th of 899 public elementary schools	49.2%		58	375^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.6%	82	50.0	43.9	26.1	37.5	52.6	69.1	46.3	50.0	46.3	40.0	48.4	41.7	41.5	44.2	34.1	61.0	47.1	65.0	$33,341

Frequently Asked Questions about Fiske

What district is Fiske in?

Lexington

What is the racial makeup of Fiske?

Students at Fiske are 42% Asian, 39% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Fiske attend?

Students who attend Fiske usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wm Diamond Middle
High : Lexington High

Is Fiske a good school?

Yes. Fiske ranks in the top 7.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Fiske?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Fiske.

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