Summary:
ZIP code 01864 is home to a single public high school, North Reading High, which serves grades 9–12 with 652 students as part of the North Reading district in Massachusetts. Because it is the only high school in the area, there are no local peers to compare it against; instead, the most useful context comes from how it stacks up against its own district and the state as a whole.
Academically, the school is strong across the board. In every reported MCAS Next Generation subject and year, proficiency rates exceed the Massachusetts average. Math and science show the widest margins: in 2024–2025, 10th grade Math proficiency was 74.15 versus the state's 44.60, and Science was 79.31 versus 45.89. In 2025–2026, Math was 69.94 versus 43.73 and Science 68.79 versus 40.50. English Language Arts is also above the state, though by a narrower margin — 61.96 versus 45.48 in 2025–2026, a 16.48-point advantage. Notably, the school tracks closely with its district on every test, which suggests the district itself is high-performing rather than the school being an outlier within a weaker system. That is reinforced by rankings: the district sits at 33 of 351 (91st percentile, 5 stars), while the high school ranks 47 of 353 (87th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026.
Outcomes are excellent: a 98.8% graduation rate and a 0.6% dropout rate, with the graduation rate 1.2 points above the district's 97.6%. The student-teacher ratio of 10.1 is favorable and suggests relatively small classes. Two cautions are worth watching: 10th grade proficiency dipped from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 (ELA −10.15 points, Science −10.52, Math −4.21), and the school's state rank has slipped modestly from 33rd of 348 (5 stars) to 47th of 353 (4 stars) — though it remains in the top 13% of Massachusetts high schools. Spending per student was $19,065 in 2020–2021, and free/reduced lunch data is not reported in this data set.
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