Wayland Middle School Among Best In MA, New Ranking Says

WAYLAND, MA — A middle school in Wayland was named among the best public elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Wayland Middle School ranked No. 19 in U.S. News & World Report's list of the state's best public middle schools, released this week.

The school, at 201 Main St., has 662 students and serves sixth through eighth grade. At the middle school, 76% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 74% scored at or above that level for reading.

The student-teacher ratio is 11:1, which is the same as that of the district, according to U.S. News.

Meanwhile, a school in Lexington claimed the top spot. Jonas Clarke Middle School was named the No. 1 best public middle school in the Bay State.

Wayland Middle School's recognition comes in the same week as Happy Hollow Elementary School in Wayland took the No. 18 spot in a similar ranking of public elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Plus, recently Wayland Public Schools was ranked among the best school districts in Massachusetts. Wayland High School was also named among the state's top 15 public high schools in a separate ranking.

How The Schools Were Ranked

U.S. News researchers based the 2027 ranking of the nation’s best public middle schools on the latest publicly available data from state education agencies by RTI International, alongside data from the U.S. Department of Education. In the past, the state reports weren’t part of the methodology.

This year’s ranking includes 24,000 public middle schools.

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