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J Warren Killam

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J Warren Killam ranks 150 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

J Warren Killam is a K–5 elementary school in Reading, MA, serving 406 students as part of Reading Public Schools, a district ranked 43rd of 351 districts statewide. The school ranks 150th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 83rd percentile, roughly the top 17%, with 4 stars. That reflects real long-term growth: in 2016–2017 Killam sat at the 58th percentile and has generally held between the 76th and 85th since 2020–2021. It is above the state average in every tested subject.

Within Reading, Killam is middle-to-upper rather than top-tier. It is the largest Reading elementary school in this comparison, and its 83rd percentile rank is close to Wood End Elementary School (83) but behind Alice M Barrows (87) and Joshua Eaton (98). Science is its strongest 2025–2026 showing: 68.42% proficient, above the district's 65.67% and the state's 40.98%. ELA (57.07%) and math (61.26%) sit below the Reading district average, though still 17–20 points above the state — and in 2024–2025 the school was above district in both, so this may be a one-year dip. Its student/teacher ratio of 13.4 is mid-pack locally and has improved from 14.8 in 2022–2023, while per-student spending of $15,025 was relatively low among nearby schools.

Special education is the standout: in 2025–2026 that subgroup ranked 25th of 709 schools (96th percentile, 5 stars), up from the 63rd percentile in 2023–2024. The main watch item is the low-SES subgroup, at the 35th percentile (2 stars) in the most recent available year, down from the 68th in 2023–2024. Every tested grade level in ELA, math, and science was above the state average, so there is no subject-level collapse. Regionally, Killam outperforms Robin Hood in Stoneham and Dolbeare in Wakefield but trails L D Batchelder, Summer Street, and Walton.

406

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,637

Per pupil spending ?

14.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 3% (any vaccine)

333 Charles Street
Reading, MA 01867

(781) 944-7831

District: Reading

Students who attend J Warren Killam usually attend:

High:

Reading Memorial High

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Asian:

7.4%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 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 school60%

District avg63%

Massachusetts avg41%

150^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Reading

43^rd of 351Reading 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	82.2	150 of 899	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	84.4	135 of 906	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	193 of 916	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	224 of 928	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	218 of 932	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	202 of 936	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	287 of 942	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	274 of 934	70.7%	★★★★☆
2017	58.7	394 of 938	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.7	264 of 932	71.7%	★★★★☆
2015	65.2	337 of 914	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.0	306 of 926	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.8	286 of 928	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	79.8	177 of 930	81.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	174 of 924	81.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	208 of 920	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.5	171 of 909	81.2%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	224 of 908	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.2	178 of 911	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	85.5	109 of 911	88.0%	★★★★☆
2005	86.4	92 of 887	89.6%	★★★★☆
2004	86.1	95 of 882	89.2%	★★★★☆
2003	87.8	68 of 884	92.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	49.9	285 of 672	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	228 of 632	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	300 of 665	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	376 of 656	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	140 of 869	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	122 of 869	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	165 of 886	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	219 of 887	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	211 of 901	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	187 of 898	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	301 of 902	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	280 of 893	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	476 of 736	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.1	242 of 760	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	282 of 757	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	432 of 685	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	187 of 879	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	155 of 884	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	219 of 891	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	223 of 896	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	231 of 908	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	213 of 904	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	274 of 907	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	258 of 898	71.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	25 of 709	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	66.8	160 of 717	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	269 of 731	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	308 of 703	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	460 of 905	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.8	278 of 894	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.2	744 of 896	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	763 of 886	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	77.7	197 of 925	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	210 of 734	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	176 of 737	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	219 of 753	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	257 of 762	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	248 of 764	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	219 of 765	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	281 of 780	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	269 of 772	65.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)96th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)79th percentile~ school

White (2026)71st percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science68%+27 vs state

Mathematics61%+20 vs state

English Language Arts57%+17 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%	$16,637
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%	$19,866
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%	$19,634
Dolbeare	Public	K-4	340 Lowell Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	No	(781) 246-6480	443	37	11.9	16.3%	378 (85.3%)	6 (1.4%)	35 (7.9%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	70.3	262^nd of 899 public elementary schools	70.9%		77.9	204^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.5%	58	44.3	48.2		46.3	55.7	64.7		60.4			94%	1%	$19,342
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%	$17,102
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%	$17,956
Walton	Public	K-4	18 Davidson Road	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	No	(781) 246-6494	218	16	13.5	11.0%	184 (84.4%)	4 (1.8%)	18 (8.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.2%)	92.2	50^th of 899 public elementary schools	94.4%		71.8	263^rd of 906 public elementary schools	71.0%	213	62.2	65.1		63.8	81.1	77.3		79.0			98%	2%	$18,361
L D Batchelder	Public	K-5	175 Park Street	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	No	(978) 664-7814	462	31	14.7	7.8%	405 (87.7%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.8%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	95.9	14^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.4%		96.6	7^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.2%	7	67.2	75.7	75.0	72.9	80.6	85.1	71.3	78.7	91.3	91.3	98%	2%	$18,700
E Ethel Little School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Barberry Lane	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 664-7820	303	25	11.9	9.6%	257 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	85.3	123^rd of 899 public elementary schools	86.3%		90	69^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.4%	54	58.5	70.7	59.2	62.2	52.8	82.9	65.3	65.7	67.4	67.4	100%	0%	$20,042
Summer Street	Public	K-4	262 Summer Street	Lynnfield	01940	Essex County	Lynnfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 334-5830	440	32	13.7	5.9%	376 (85.5%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.6%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	92.3	49^th of 899 public elementary schools	94.5%		87	107^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.2%	58	67.4	75.7		71.8	68.5	71.8		70.3			94%	2%	$18,110

Frequently Asked Questions about J Warren Killam

What is the racial makeup of J Warren Killam?

Students at J Warren Killam are 79% White, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is J Warren Killam in?

Reading

What schools do graduates of J Warren Killam attend?

Students who attend J Warren Killam usually go on to attend:

High : Reading Memorial High

Is J Warren Killam a good school?

J Warren Killam ranks 150^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend J Warren Killam?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended J Warren Killam.

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