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Cambridge’s King School, Lexington’s Jonas Clarke lead new Massachusetts school rankings
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School in Cambridge ranked first among more than 700 Massachusetts public elementary schools rated for 2026-27. Lexington’s Jonas Clarke Middle School topped the state’s list of 370 middle schools.
Two public schools in Greater Boston-area communities took the top spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-27 Massachusetts rankings, released Tuesday, Oct. 20.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School in Cambridge ranked No. 1 among more than 700 public elementary schools that received ratings. Jonas Clarke Middle School in Lexington ranked first among 370 middle schools.
The rankings offer families and school communities one measure for comparing public schools, though the results alone do not explain what factors drove either school’s placement.