Best Schools: How Reading Ranked On 2022 Niche List

READING, MA — The latest school rankings released by the data analysis company Niche offer a look at how K-12 schools in Reading compare.

Niche, which released its eighth annual version of the rankings Sept. 20, looks at a variety of criteria in determining a grade for both public and private K-12 schools in Massachusetts, including academics, teachers and diversity.

Here are how the schools in Reading fared in the rankings:

• #68 school district in Massachusetts, Reading Public Schools, A- grade
• #72 district with the best teachers in Massachusetts
• #26 school district for athletes
• #151 safest school district in Massachusetts
• #136 best places to teach

Niche said its 2022 best schools rankings offer a more "personal" view of schools than its rankings in recent years. Significantly less importance was placed on SAT and ACT scores this year, Niche said. Any factor in its methodology that is related to test scores was reduced by one third.

The company combined ratings from students, alumni and parents with quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources to evaluate teachers, resources, facility, extracurricular activity opportunities and other factors. Read more about the methodology here.

The Reading Public Schools received an A grade from Niche in academics, teachers and college prep, but a C- grade in diversity.

The district's full report card is available here.

Across the country, Niche ranked 94,491 public schools, 2,489 private schools and 11,846 school districts to come up with its lists and rankings.

Massachusetts

Top 5 Public High Schools

1. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science School, Worcester
2. Lexington High School
3. Boston Latin School
4. Weston High School
5. Brookline High School

Top 5 Private High Schools

1. Phillips Academy, Andover
2. Groton School
3. Noble and Greenough School, Dedham
4. Deerfield Academy
5. Commonwealth School, Boston

Top 5 School Districts

1. Hopkinton Public Schools
2. Weston Public Schools
3. Lexington Public Schools
4. Wellesley Public Schools
5. Dover-Sherborn Regional School District

Nationwide

Top 5 Public High Schools:

1. The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada
2. The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science School
4. Maggie Walker Governor’s School in Virginia
5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Virginia

Top 5 Private High Schools:

1. Phillips Academy in Massachusetts
2. The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut
3. Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut
4. The College Preparatory School in California
5. Groton School in Massachusetts

Top 5 School Districts:

1. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District in Illinois
2. Glenbrook High School District in Illinois
3. Great Neck Public Schools in New York
4. Community High School District 128 in Illinois
5. Jericho Union Free School District in New York

See the full Niche rankings here.