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)
250699001019	61	Glenbrook Middle	Public	6-8	110 Cambridge Circle	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 565-4250	320	27	11.7		230 (71.9%)	18 (5.6%)	22 (6.9%)	31 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$15,076			$900			$14,176	88.3	88.7	59	2
250726001789	62	Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Public	7-8	217 Pleasant Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3120	443	41	10.9		369 (83.3%)	12 (2.7%)	36 (8.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$18,268			$492			$17,776	87.9	89.2	55	7
250999001612	63	Walter S Parker Middle	Public	6-8	45 Temple Street	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 944-1236	451	38	11.9		367 (81.4%)	17 (3.8%)	20 (4.4%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$16,447			$590			$15,857	87.8	70.5	134	71
251077001825	64	Oak Middle School	Public	7-8	45 Oak Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-1200	941	69	13.6		413 (43.9%)	47 (5.0%)	101 (10.7%)	332 (35.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.6%)	$13,337			$695			$12,642	87.4	86	68	4
250327002746	65	Rindge Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-4060	289	33	8.6		143 (49.5%)	57 (19.7%)	36 (12.5%)	25 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.3%)	$32,434			$484			$31,949	86.9	83.3	79	14
250537002520	66	Grafton Middle	Public	7-8	22 Providence Road	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5420	459	36	12.6		333 (72.5%)	10 (2.2%)	31 (6.8%)	62 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$13,918			$449			$13,469	86.7	81	83	17
250003800581	67	Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School	Public, Charter	7-12	49 Antietam St	Devens	01434	Middlesex County	Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District)	Yes	No	No	No	(978) 772-3293	370	41	8.9		297 (80.3%)	9 (2.4%)	17 (4.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$19,432			$920			$18,512	86.7	78.7	100	33
250210000938	68	Ashland Middle	Public	6-8	87 West Union Street	Ashland	01721	Middlesex County	Ashland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 881-0167	679	54	12.6		385 (56.7%)	23 (3.4%)	133 (19.6%)	110 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	$14,104			$607			$13,497	86.6	86.7	67	1
251056001690	69	Gates Middle School	Public	6-8	460 First Parish Rd	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 545-8760	614	63	9.7		563 (91.7%)	14 (2.3%)	17 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$17,457			$209			$17,248	86.6	85.5	70	1
250579002548	70	Hanover Middle	Public	5-8	45 Whiting Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 871-1122	800	63	12.7		744 (93.0%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.9%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	$14,134			$133			$14,000	86.3	83.1	80	10

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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.

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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.