Best Middle Schools in Massachusetts

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAS Next Generation test scores by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 493)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
250007502084	201	Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	58 Moore Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Excel Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 874-4080	1,363	130	10.4		161 (11.8%)	65 (4.8%)	1,093 (80.2%)	16 (1.2%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.2%)	$19,548			$1,538			$18,010	53.9	58.9	186	15
250327002759	202	Cambridge Street Upper School	Public	6-8	840 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-3050	304	34	8.9		111 (36.5%)	89 (29.3%)	37 (12.2%)	30 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	$33,606			$712			$32,893	53.8	55.8	199	3
250510000749	203	Frontier Regional	Public	7-12	113 North Main Street	South Deerfield	01373	Franklin County	Frontier	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 665-2118	605	52	11.7		481 (79.5%)	12 (2.0%)	43 (7.1%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	$18,213			$778			$17,435	53.5	44.7	260	57
250972001380	204	Plymouth South Middle	Public	6-8	488 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 224-2725	605	51	11.7		541 (89.4%)	5 (0.8%)	31 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.6%)	$19,295			$509			$18,785	53.4	57.6	193	11
250522002764	205	Georgetown Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Winter Street	Georgetown	01833	Essex County	Georgetown	No	No	No	No	(978) 352-5790	189	15	13		173 (91.5%)	3 (1.6%)	7 (3.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$18,830			$1,069			$17,761	53.3	51.9	218	13
250002500524	206	Innovation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	72 Tyng Road	Tyngsboro	01879	Middlesex County	Innovation Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 649-0432	788	71	11.1		474 (60.2%)	66 (8.4%)	120 (15.2%)	69 (8.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	$16,921			$894			$16,026	53.3	50.9	224	18
250885001430	207	John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Bridge Rd	Florence	01062	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1489	542	60	8.9		349 (64.4%)	22 (4.1%)	110 (20.3%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	$18,318			$1,211			$17,107	53.2	54.9	203	4
250004000600	208	South Shore Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Longwater Circle	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	South Shore Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 982-4202	1,055	46	22.7		402 (38.1%)	388 (36.8%)	87 (8.2%)	87 (8.2%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (6.9%)	$18,722			$676			$18,046	52.9	53.9	211	3
250399002517	209	Holten Richmond Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Conant Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-8590	741	70	10.6		580 (78.3%)	24 (3.2%)	93 (12.6%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$17,153			$671			$16,483	52.8	57.1	195	14
250219000945	210	Wamsutta Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Locust Street	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	No	(508) 223-1540	580	38	15.1		351 (60.5%)	40 (6.9%)	103 (17.8%)	33 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.8%)	$14,112			$691			$13,421	52.5	47.9	243	33

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, MCAS Next Generation Mathematics, MCAS Next Generation Science test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.