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)
250774001556	311	Tenney Grammar School	Public	K-8	75 Pleasant Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9026	1,264	102	12.3		330 (26.1%)	54 (4.3%)	819 (64.8%)	30 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.4%)	$13,280			$790			$12,490	33	28.6	348	37
250055602817	312	TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	141 Mansion Drive	East Walpole	02032	Norfolk County	TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(774) 315-5123	2,907	126	23.1		1,517 (52.2%)	314 (10.8%)	737 (25.4%)	94 (3.2%)	12 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	216 (7.4%)	$10,564			$702			$9,862	32.9	40.2	283	29
250336002662	313	Carver Middle/High School	Public	6-12	60 South Meadow Road	Carver	02330	Plymouth County	Carver	No	No	No	No	(508) 866-6130	713	70	10.2		648 (90.9%)	17 (2.4%)	25 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$18,120			$1,324			$16,796	32.7	29.9	340	27
250927001483	314	Oxford Middle	Public	6-8	497 Main Street	Oxford	01540	Worcester County	Oxford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 987-6074	385	35	10.9		290 (75.3%)	13 (3.4%)	63 (16.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$16,331			$946			$15,385	32.5	35.8	307	7
250993001392	315	Randolph Community Middle	Public	6-8	225 High Street	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	No	(781) 961-6243	602	56	10.6		62 (10.3%)	295 (49.0%)	97 (16.1%)	112 (18.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	$17,958			$976			$16,982	32.5	35.6	309	6
250282001517	316	Bourne Middle School	Public	6-8	77 Waterhouse Road	Bourne	02532	Barnstable County	Bourne	No	No	No	No	(508) 759-0690	440	45	9.7		360 (81.8%)	13 (3.0%)	30 (6.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.4%)	$20,439			$1,109			$19,330	32.4	42.5	276	40
250007901842	317	Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	1 Commercial Place	Adams	01220	Berkshire County	Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 743-7311	365	35	10.3		245 (67.1%)	35 (9.6%)	53 (14.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$18,350			$2,001			$16,349	32.3	48.1	240	77
250825001281	318	Cyrus Peirce	Public	6-8	10 Surfside Road	Nantucket	02554	Nantucket County	Nantucket	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 228-7283	353	32	10.9		156 (44.2%)	30 (8.5%)	145 (41.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$23,420			$489			$22,931	32.1	33.4	321	3
251206002603	319	Wareham Middle	Public	5-7	4 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3550	404	38	10.5		245 (60.6%)	37 (9.2%)	46 (11.4%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.8%)	$19,099			$388			$18,710	32	28.4	349	30
250366000491	320	Bellamy Middle	Public	6-8	314 Pendleton Avenue	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3527	817	79	10.3		387 (47.4%)	46 (5.6%)	344 (42.1%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	$16,431			$1,122			$15,309	31.8	29.9	341	21

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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.
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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.