Massachusetts Honors 63 Schools for Academic Achievement at State House
Massachusetts education officials honored 63 schools from across the Commonwealth during a ceremony at the State House on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The schools received recognition for substantial student achievement, growth,…
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Massachusetts education officials honored 63 schools from across the Commonwealth during a ceremony at the State House on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
The schools received recognition for substantial student achievement, growth, and positive educational practices.
Fifty-five were named Schools of Recognition, along with six National Blue Ribbon School nominees and two National Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished Schools.
Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler highlighted the hard work behind the schools' achievements.
“I'm so proud and grateful for the hard work, passion, and dedication coming from these schools that are being recognized today,” Tutwiler said in a statement shared with WWLP-22News. “They reflect what's possible when our educators, students, families, and communities work together with high expectations and a shared commitment to success.”
Below are the lists of honorees by category. The recognition spans a diverse mix of settings, from elementary to high schools and charter schools.
2025 ESEA Distinguished Schools
- Webster School (Everett)
- Lanesborough Elementary School (Mount Greylock Regional School District)
National Blue Ribbon School Nominees
- Community Charter School of Cambridge
- Greenlodge Elementary School (Dedham)
- Jefferson Elementary School (Franklin)
- Joseph Estabrook School (Lexington)
- Littleton Middle School
- Hoover Elementary School (Melrose)
2025 Schools of Recognition
- Benjamin J. Phelps Elementary School (Agawam)
- Dallin Elementary School (Arlington)
- Boston Latin Academy
- Boston Latin School
- Brooke Mattapan (Boston)
- Henry Grew Elementary School (Boston)
- New Mission High School (Boston)
- Patrick J. Kennedy Elementary School (Boston)
- Philbrick Elementary School (Boston)
- Nessacus Regional Middle School (Central Berkshire Regional School District)
- Edgar Hooks Elementary School (Chelsea)
- Clinton Elementary School
- Conway Grammar School
- Excel Academy (East Boston)
- Pioneer Charter School of Science I (Everett)
- Leroy L. Wood Elementary School (Fairhaven)
- East Falmouth Elementary School (Falmouth)
- Charles G. Taylor Elementary School (Foxborough)
- King Elementary School (Framingham)
- Cutler School (Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District)
- Hildreth Elementary School (Harvard)
- Joseph L. Mulready Elementary School (Hudson)
- Ipswich High School
- Leverett Elementary School
- Fiske Elementary School (Lexington)
- Littleton High School
- Moody Elementary School (Lowell)
- Stoklosa Middle School (Lowell)
- Washington Elementary School (Lowell)
- Manchester Essex Regional High School
- Marblehead Community Charter Public School (Marblehead)
- High Rock School (Needham)
- Burr Elementary School (Newton)
- Ward Elementary School (Newton)
- Williams Elementary School (Newton)
- Fannie E. Proctor Elementary School (Northborough)
- Palmer High School
- John E. Burke Elementary School (Peabody)
- Egremont Elementary School (Pittsfield)
- Rising Tide Charter Public School (Plymouth)
- Beechwood Knoll Elementary School (Quincy)
- South West Middle School (Quincy)
- Salem Academy Charter School (Salem)
- Pioneer Charter School of Science II (Saugus)
- Oak Middle School (Shrewsbury)
- North Elementary School (Somerset)
- Frederick Harris Elementary School (Springfield)
- Warner School (Springfield)
- John W. Wynn Middle School (Tewksbury)
- Davis Hill Elementary School (Wachusett Regional School District)
- Plympton Elementary School (Waltham)
- Memorial Elementary School (West Springfield)
- Downey School (Westwood)
- Whately Elementary School
- Ambrose Elementary School (Winchester)
