Jerry Nichols Tavern · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0North Reading’s public schools outscore 90% of Massachusetts districts
66% of students in North Reading’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving North Reading, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
North Reading’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 65% and math 66% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,965 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is North Reading Middle, then North Reading High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind North Reading’s grade
A: better than 90% of Massachusetts school districts, #25 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Reading, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in North Reading · depends on your address
J Turner Hood
Grades PK–5 · 416 students · 13:1 students per teacher
E Ethel Little School
Grades PK–5 · 303 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in North Reading · depends on your address
L D Batchelder
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
J Turner Hood
Grades PK–5 · 416 students · 13:1 students per teacher
E Ethel Little School
Grades PK–5 · 303 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in North Reading · depends on your address
L D Batchelder
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
J Turner Hood
Grades PK–5 · 416 students · 13:1 students per teacher
E Ethel Little School
Grades PK–5 · 303 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in North Reading · depends on your address
L D Batchelder
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
J Turner Hood
Grades PK–5 · 416 students · 13:1 students per teacher
E Ethel Little School
Grades PK–5 · 303 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in North Reading · depends on your address
L D Batchelder
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
J Turner Hood
Grades PK–5 · 416 students · 13:1 students per teacher
E Ethel Little School
Grades PK–5 · 303 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in North Reading · depends on your address
L D Batchelder
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
J Turner Hood
Grades PK–5 · 416 students · 13:1 students per teacher
E Ethel Little School
Grades PK–5 · 303 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in North Reading · depends on your address
L D Batchelder
Grades K–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher
J Turner Hood
Grades PK–5 · 416 students · 13:1 students per teacher
E Ethel Little School
Grades PK–5 · 303 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in North Reading
North Reading Middle
Grades 6–8 · 494 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in North Reading
North Reading Middle
Grades 6–8 · 494 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in North Reading
North Reading Middle
Grades 6–8 · 494 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in North Reading
North Reading High
Grades 9–12 · 652 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in North Reading
North Reading High
Grades 9–12 · 652 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in North Reading
North Reading High
Grades 9–12 · 652 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in North Reading
North Reading High
Grades 9–12 · 652 students · 10:1 students per teacher
North Reading’s public schools are run by North Reading School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
North Reading vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share North Reading’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| North Reading | A | North Reading |
| Reading | A− | Reading |
| Lynnfield | A | Lynnfield |
| Middleton | A− | Middleton K–6 · Masconomet 7–12 |
| Wilmington | B | Wilmington |
| North Andover | A− | North Andover |
| Andover | A | Andover |
Every school in North Reading
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about North Reading’s schools
Are North Reading’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools North Reading children attend outscore 90% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #25 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is North Reading in?
North Reading School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,327 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do North Reading kids go to high school?
North Reading High, with 652 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is North Reading’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in North Reading School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does North Reading spend per student?
$21,965 in North Reading School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What North Reading families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near North Reading → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.