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Joseph Estabrook

Public Grades K-5

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Joseph Estabrook is a K–5 elementary school serving about 490 students in Lexington, MA, part of Lexington Public Schools, a district ranked 6th of 351 in Massachusetts (98th percentile, 5 stars). In 2025–2026, Estabrook itself ranked 18th of 899 elementary schools statewide — 98th percentile, 5 stars — and its record is remarkably stable: 5 stars every year shown, moving from ranks of 68–95 in 2015–2019 to 14–40 in recent years. That shift suggests a school that has moved from the top 10% to a consistent top-2% to top-4% statewide. On 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation all-grade proficiency, Estabrook scored 71.73% in ELA, 80.92% in math, and 79.05% in science, far above state averages of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%.

Estabrook is the highest-ranked school among its same-district Lexington peers: 18th versus Bridge at 20, Maria Hastings at 32, Harrington at 52, and Fiske at 68. STEM is the signature strength — math and science results lead every nearby school. ELA is excellent but slightly less dominant: Bridge edges Estabrook at 74.59, and the district average of 72.94 is a touch higher. The strongest grades are 4 and 5, where Estabrook posts the best peer scores in 4th grade math (85.71), 5th grade math (83.81), 5th grade ELA (78.10), and 5th grade science (79.05). The relative soft spot is 3rd grade, where ELA (66.25) and math (71.25) fall below district averages — worth monitoring, though it looks more like a cohort or transition issue than a school-wide decline. The closest non-Lexington peer, Bedford's Lt Job Lane School, trails well behind in math (68.24) and science (69.47).

Subgroup results show the school is effective beyond its already-high averages: English Language Learner students ranked 1st of 282, 1st of 264, and 1st of 267 statewide across three years, and special education students ranked 21st of 709 (97th percentile) in 2025–2026. Estabrook also gets these results with comparatively modest resources — per-pupil spending of $18,214 in 2020–2021 was the lowest among nearby schools with data, and its student-teacher ratio of 11.2 in 2024–2025 is higher than every Lexington peer. The main caution is data gaps: some subgroup figures are old, and free/reduced lunch data were unavailable, so economic context cannot be fully assessed.

490

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,410

Per pupil spending ?

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

117 Grove Street
Lexington, MA 02420

(781) 861-2520

District: Lexington

Students who attend Joseph Estabrook usually attend:

Middle:	Wm Diamond Middle
High:	Lexington High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.4%

White:

31.2%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg76%

Massachusetts avg41%

18^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	18 of 899	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	23 of 906	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	14 of 916	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	36 of 928	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	40 of 932	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	24 of 936	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	95 of 942	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	86 of 934	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	88.7	70 of 938	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	68 of 932	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	90.0	40 of 914	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	88.6	56 of 926	94.0%	★★★★★
2013	93.2	10 of 928	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	93.8	7 of 930	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	93.6	7 of 924	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	94.0	6 of 920	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	93.2	12 of 909	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	93.9	11 of 908	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	93.4	10 of 911	98.9%	★★★★★
2006	90.8	37 of 911	95.9%	★★★★★
2005	89.9	43 of 887	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	90.1	46 of 882	94.8%	★★★★★
2003	92.4	19 of 884	97.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	25.9	146 of 172	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	13 of 149	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	82.5	8 of 142	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	18 of 152	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	19 of 145	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	17 of 143	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	24 of 141	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	22 of 155	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	19 of 154	87.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	78.7	85 of 672	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	46 of 632	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	67 of 665	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	83 of 656	87.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	98.6	1 of 282	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	1 of 264	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	1 of 267	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 240	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	7 of 258	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	13 of 244	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	7 of 869	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.3	6 of 869	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	35 of 886	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	33 of 887	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	62 of 901	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	22 of 898	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	92 of 902	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	77 of 893	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	69.4	152 of 757	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	30 of 772	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	49 of 879	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	47 of 884	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	9 of 891	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	55 of 896	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	68 of 908	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	61 of 904	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	84 of 907	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	104 of 898	88.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	3 of 48	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	3 of 48	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	4 of 40	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	8 of 33	75.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	21 of 709	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	79.1	91 of 717	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	37 of 731	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	51 of 703	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	18 of 905	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	4 of 894	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	24 of 896	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	60 of 886	93.2%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	92.3	42 of 925	95.5%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	97.7	5 of 399	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	149 of 734	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.4	109 of 737	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	60 of 753	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	149 of 762	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	161 of 764	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	100 of 765	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	218 of 780	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	141 of 772	81.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)94th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)91st percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)80th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2019)15th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics81%+40 vs state

Science79%+38 vs state

English Language Arts72%+32 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Memorial	Public	K-5	125 Winn Street	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 270-1721	372	37	10.0	18.7%	207 (55.6%)	21 (5.6%)	46 (12.4%)	76 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	76.1	212^th of 899 public elementary schools	76.4%		67.7	305^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.3%	93	44.2	45.1	50.0				46.6	71.4	59.2	68.3				65.3	63.3		63.3		$26,362
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
Lt Job Lane School	Public	3-5	66 Sweetwater Avenue	Bedford	01730	Middlesex County	Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 275-7606	540	46	11.7	13.9%	288 (53.3%)	34 (6.3%)	39 (7.2%)	137 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.6%)	91.1	63^rd of 899 public elementary schools	93.0%		90.2	65^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.8%	2	68.8	67.4	67.7				68.0	67.5	68.8	68.4				68.2	69.5		69.5		$21,883

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph Estabrook

What is the racial makeup of Joseph Estabrook?

Students at Joseph Estabrook are 50% Asian, 31% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Joseph Estabrook attend?

Students who attend Joseph Estabrook usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wm Diamond Middle
High : Lexington High

What district is Joseph Estabrook in?

Lexington

How many students attend Joseph Estabrook?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Joseph Estabrook.

Is Joseph Estabrook a good school?

Yes! Joseph Estabrook is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools.

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