Lexington on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

Lexington HighJonas Clarke MiddleWm Diamond MiddleMaria HastingsBowmanBridgeFiskeHarringtonJoseph EstabrookLexington Childrens Place
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Lexington

Average SchoolGrade
A+
Meeting or exceeding expectations
89%
Exceeding
56%
Avg actual scores
77.9%
Avg projected
73.9%

9 of 10 schools in Lexington carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:

A: 9

Best schools in Lexington

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

  1. A+ Lexington High (High school, meets expectations)
  2. A+ Jonas Clarke Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
  3. A+ Bowman (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  4. A+ Joseph Estabrook (Elementary school, meets expectations)
  5. A+ Wm Diamond Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
  6. A+ Bridge (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  7. A+ Maria Hastings (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  8. A Harrington (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  9. A Fiske (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

Every school in Lexington

All schools, A to Z (10)

Where Lexington schools are

Cities and towns served (1)

About this district

  • State: Best schools in Massachusetts
  • County: Middlesex County
  • Type: regular local school district
  • Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
  • Enrollment: 6,805 students with 649 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,209 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
  • NCES district ID: 2506840
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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Questions about Lexington

How many schools are in Lexington?

SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Lexington, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Lexington serve?

The largest by graded schools: Lexington.

How good are the schools in Lexington?

Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A+, with 77.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 73.9%. 89% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Lexington?

6,805 students were enrolled in Lexington in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Lexington?

Lexington is in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County, with its district office in Lexington. Its boundary covers about 16.4 sq mi.