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)
250777001378	231	John T. Nichols Middle	Public	6-8	112 Tiger Drive	Middleborough	02346	Plymouth County	Middleborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 946-2020	709	54	13		587 (82.8%)	30 (4.2%)	28 (3.9%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.2%)	$14,999			$571			$14,428	48.3	50.5	227	4
250005101247	232	Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10 New Bond Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 854-8400	1,421	126	11.2		169 (11.9%)	807 (56.8%)	331 (23.3%)	42 (3.0%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (4.6%)	$16,854			$1,496			$15,358	48.1	44.1	262	30
250459002937	233	Mountain View School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Park Street	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Easthampton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(413) 529-1530	1,024	82	12.4		773 (75.5%)	11 (1.1%)	156 (15.2%)	21 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.4%)								48.1	39.9	286	53
251263001570	234	Westfield Middle School	Public	7-8	30 West Silver Street	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 568-1900	706	55	12.7		515 (72.9%)	18 (2.5%)	133 (18.8%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	$16,043			$1,080			$14,963	48	40.7	280	46
250186000035	235	Amesbury Middle	Public	6-8	220 Main Street	Amesbury	01913	Essex County	Amesbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 388-0515	416	45	9.2		335 (80.5%)	9 (2.2%)	47 (11.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$17,999			$1,078			$16,921	47.9	63.9	159	76
251200001977	236	John W. McDevitt Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Church Street	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5595	604	70	8.6		149 (24.7%)	43 (7.1%)	374 (61.9%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.1%)	$23,117			$1,233			$21,884	47.4	40.5	282	46
250444000597	237	East Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	143 Plymouth Street	East Bridgewater	02333	Plymouth County	East Bridgewater	No	No	No	No	(508) 378-8214	877	71	12.3		715 (81.5%)	63 (7.2%)	50 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.1%)	$13,833			$911			$12,922	47.4	54.7	204	33
250594000845	238	Smith Academy	Public	7-12	34 School Street	Hatfield	01038	Hampshire County	Hatfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 247-5641	126	20	6.4		121 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$16,622			$668			$15,954	47.1	58.1	188	50
250987001381	239	Point Webster Middle	Public	5-8	60 Lancaster Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-6600	408	34	11.8		101 (24.8%)	82 (20.1%)	69 (16.9%)	141 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$15,613			$857			$14,757	46.7	50	232	7
250001301782	240	Southwick Regional School	Public	7-12	93 Feeding Hills Rd	Southwick	01077	Hampden County	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(413) 569-6171	614	54	11.3		546 (88.9%)	8 (1.3%)	36 (5.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$17,684			$1,024			$16,660	46.1	48.5	237	3

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.