WILMINGTON, MA — Boston Magazine published its annual public schools rankings last week.
Wilmington ranked practically right in the middle — 61st out of 125 Greater Boston public school systems.
The magazine ranked all the public school systems inside I-495, using the most recent data available from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Ranking criteria included:
- Average class size
- Student-to-teacher ratio
- Per-Pupil spending
- Graduation rate
- College attendance rate
- Average SAT Reading, Writing and Math scores
- Advanced Placement participation and scores
- Advanced Placement scores
- 3rd grade MCAS scores (% scoring proficient or higher) for Reading and Math
- 5th grade, 8th grade and 10th grade MCAS scores (% scoring proficient or higher) for English, Math and Science
Wilmington (#61) ranked below neighbors Andover (#26), Burlington (#39), North Reading (#48), and Reading (#55), but above neighbors Woburn (#86), Tewksbury (#87) and Billerica (#88).
According to the Magazine, the overall top five public school systems in Greater Boston are Dover-Sherborn (#1), Weston (#2), Lexington (#3), Wayland (#4) and Bedford (#5). The bottom five are Everett (#121), Brockton (#122), Lynn (#123), Lawrence (#124) and Chelsea (#125).
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