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Wood End Elementary School

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Wood End Elementary School ranks 210 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Wood End Elementary School is a public elementary school in Reading, Massachusetts, serving 249 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with strong academic performance on state assessments that exceeds the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Wood End Elementary School's performance is generally on par with or exceeds that of nearby schools in the Reading School District, such as Joshua Eaton and J. Warren Killam Elementary Schools. However, some schools in neighboring districts, such as L.D. Batchelder and E. Ethel Little School in North Reading, consistently outperform Wood End Elementary School in academic metrics, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

While Wood End Elementary School has shown a slight decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, the school still maintains a relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio. However, the school's performance for special education students has been more variable, suggesting that the school may need to focus on improving the educational outcomes for this student population to ensure more consistent and equitable performance across all groups.

236

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,634

Per pupil spending ?

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85 Sunset Rock Lane
Reading, MA 01867

(781) 942-5420

District: Reading

Students who attend Wood End Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Arthur W Coolidge Middle
High:	Reading Memorial High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.7%

Asian:

6.8%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Reading's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg64%

Massachusetts avg41%

210^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Reading

48^th of 348Reading 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
2025	77.6	210 of 906	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	117 of 916	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	211 of 928	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	175 of 932	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	141 of 936	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	327 of 942	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	235 of 934	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.4	148 of 938	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	187 of 932	79.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	149 of 914	83.7%	★★★★☆
2014	60.5	405 of 926	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.5	297 of 928	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.7	280 of 930	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.9	221 of 924	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	75.1	237 of 920	74.2%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	196 of 909	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.1	228 of 908	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	77.2	197 of 911	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	86.4	97 of 911	89.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	53.2	252 of 665	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	237 of 656	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	191 of 869	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	148 of 886	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	206 of 887	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	143 of 901	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	178 of 898	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	293 of 902	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.9	161 of 893	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	226 of 884	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	99 of 891	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	219 of 896	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	217 of 908	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	119 of 904	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	337 of 907	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	296 of 898	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	135 of 717	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	457 of 905	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	527 of 896	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	387 of 886	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	84.3	132 of 925	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	281 of 737	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.1	143 of 753	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	215 of 762	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	177 of 764	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	148 of 765	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	349 of 780	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	262 of 772	66.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)62nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+33 vs state

Mathematics58%+17 vs state

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

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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)		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 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	Total
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		200 (84.7%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.2%)	16 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	77.6	210^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.8%		85.9	117^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.2%	93	46.7	62.1	61.7	56.2	44.4	69.0	63.8	57.9	74.5	74.5	$19,634
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		295 (82.2%)	10 (2.8%)	16 (4.5%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	76.9	220^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.7%		79.9	185^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.8%	35	56.1	58.9	50.6	54.7	50.9	58.9	61.5	57.6	64.1	64.1	$19,866
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		257 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	90	69^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.5	37^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.0%	32	80.0	60.4	86.0	75.9	80.0	45.8	82.5	69.7	87.7	87.7	$20,042
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		321 (79.1%)	21 (5.2%)	26 (6.4%)	30 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	84.4	135^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.1%		79.1	193^rd of 916 public elementary schools	78.9%	58	72.0	78.4	51.9	65.9	73.3	78.4	53.2	66.8	59.5	59.5	$16,637
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
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		312 (85.5%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.2%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	85.2	123^rd of 906 public elementary schools	86.4%		88.5	95^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.6%	28	62.9	76.3	53.1	63.8	56.5	81.4	65.6	67.6	65.6	65.6	$17,956
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		405 (87.7%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.8%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	96.6	7^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.4	10^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.9%	3	81.3	72.0	89.4	81.0	81.3	73.2	78.8	77.7	95.3	95.3	$18,700
Joshua Eaton	Public	K-5	365 Summer Avenue	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 942-9161	388	28	13.7		318 (82.0%)	8 (2.1%)	30 (7.7%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	89	83^rd of 906 public elementary schools	90.8%		88.6	92^nd of 916 public elementary schools	90.0%	9	74.6	77.3	59.2	70.0	79.0	81.8	55.7	71.7	63.4	63.4	$17,102
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
J Turner Hood	Public	PK, KG-5	298A Haverhill St	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 664-7817	416	33	12.5		342 (82.2%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.5%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	81.6	163^rd of 906 public elementary schools	82.0%		81.1	169^th of 916 public elementary schools	81.6%	6	48.4	61.3	88.9	65.0	53.1	53.2	81.8	61.9	94.6	94.6	$18,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Wood End Elementary School

Is Wood End Elementary School a good school?

Wood End Elementary School ranks 210^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wood End Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Wood End Elementary School.

What district is Wood End Elementary School in?

Reading

What schools do graduates of Wood End Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wood End Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arthur W Coolidge Middle
High : Reading Memorial High

What is the racial makeup of Wood End Elementary School?

Students at Wood End Elementary School are 85% White, 7% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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