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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 02170

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Schools

1,593

Students

Top rankedCentral Middle59^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools

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Biggest riser

Beechwood Knoll Elementary up 133 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 02170 zip code area of Quincy, Massachusetts is home to three schools: two elementary schools (Beechwood Knoll Elementary and Wollaston School) and one middle school (Central Middle). These schools demonstrate a range of academic performance, with Wollaston School and Central Middle standing out as particularly strong performers.

Wollaston School is an exceptional elementary school, consistently performing above the Quincy district and Massachusetts state averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, Wollaston School had 65% of students proficient or better in ELA, 70% in Math, and 67.92% in Science, compared to Quincy district averages of 45.83%, 42.5%, and 45.25% respectively. Wollaston School also has a high statewide ranking, placing in the top 103 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2024-2025.

Central Middle also demonstrates strong academic performance, with 67.97% of students proficient or better in ELA, 60.97% in Math, and 62.44% in Science across all grades in 2024-2025. This is significantly higher than the Quincy district and Massachusetts state averages. Central Middle also has a high statewide ranking, placing in the top 59 out of 484 Massachusetts middle schools in 2024-2025. In contrast, Beechwood Knoll Elementary has more mixed results, with some grades and subjects performing above the district and state averages, and others below.

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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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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
Beechwood Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Fenno Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8781	343	23	14.7		104 (30.3%)	9 (2.6%)	20 (5.8%)	196 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	72.4	253^rd of 906 public elementary schools	72.1%		58.5	386^th of 916 public elementary schools	57.9%	133	54.0	38.2	47.4				46.3	64.0	52.7	61.4				59.3	71.9		71.9		$19,050
Central Middle	Public	6-8	875 Hancock Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8725	671	42	15.8		248 (37.0%)	25 (3.7%)	30 (4.5%)	346 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	89.5	59^th of 484 public middle schools	87.8%		89.5	56^th of 493 public middle schools	88.6%	3				69.0	63.6	71.6	68.0				69.2	60.7	52.7	61.0		62.4	62.4	66.3	$18,455
Wollaston School	Public	K-5	205 Beale Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8791	318	24	13.2		87 (27.4%)	11 (3.5%)	10 (3.1%)	196 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	87.4	103^rd of 906 public elementary schools	88.6%		87.9	100^th of 916 public elementary schools	89.1%	3	57.7	72.7	64.2				65.0	57.7	80.0	71.7				70.0	67.9		67.9		$19,184
Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-7	180 Old Colony Avenue	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 984-8777	261	29	9.1		63 (24.1%)	47 (18.0%)	30 (11.5%)	102 (39.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 02170

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Quincy	0.43 mi	19	201^st
Milton	1.96 mi	6	39^th
Dorchester	2.1 mi	30	342^nd
Braintree	3.25 mi	9	80^th
Boston	3.37 mi	16	295^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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