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Medford Schools
Medford is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County (Medford). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Medford on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Medford
7 of 8 schools in Medford carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1C: 3D: 2
Best schools in Medford
Statewide rankings: all 313 high schools in Massachusetts · all 272 middle schools in Massachusetts · all 930 elementary schools in Massachusetts
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.
- A- Brooks School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Madeleine Dugger Andrews (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C+ Medford High (High school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Missituk Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Milton Fuller Roberts (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ John J Mcglynn Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ John J Mcglynn Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Medford
All schools, A to Z (8)
- A- Brooks School, Medford
- Curtis Tufts, Medford
- D+ John J Mcglynn Elementary School, Medford
- D+ John J Mcglynn Middle School, Medford
- B- Madeleine Dugger Andrews, Medford
- C+ Medford High, Medford
- C- Milton Fuller Roberts, Medford
- C+ Missituk Elementary School, Medford
Where Medford schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Medford (8)
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: 4,134 students with 401 full-time-equivalent teachers and 681 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2507560
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Somerville (11 schools, 2 mi)
- Malden (7 schools, 3 mi)
- Winchester (7 schools, 3 mi)
- Arlington (11 schools, 3 mi)
- Everett (10 schools, 3 mi)
- Cambridge (17 schools, 3 mi)
- Melrose (8 schools, 3 mi)
- Stoneham (5 schools, 4 mi)
Questions about Medford
How many schools are in Medford?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Medford, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Medford serve?
The largest by graded schools: Medford.
How good are the schools in Medford?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 40.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48%. 43% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Medford?
4,134 students were enrolled in Medford in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Medford?
Medford is in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County, with its district office in Medford. Its boundary covers about 8.1 sq mi.