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)
250834001305	51	Wilson Middle	Public	5-8	22 Rutledge Rd	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6670	748	78	9.5		527 (70.5%)	30 (4.0%)	61 (8.2%)	69 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.9%)	$16,383			$619			$15,764	89.9	87.6	64	13
250696001628	52	Littleton Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Russell Street	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	No	(978) 486-8938	388	28	14		304 (78.4%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.6%)	54 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	$14,891			$504			$14,387	89.7	84.8	74	22
250831001868	53	Hale	Public	6-8	55 Hartley Road	Stow	01775	Middlesex County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 897-4788	237	25	9.4		196 (82.7%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.9%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	$19,329			$1,710			$17,619	89.7	92.2	42	11
250999001605	54	Arthur W Coolidge Middle	Public	6-8	89 Birch Meadow Dr	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-9158	403	32	12.4		350 (86.8%)	11 (2.7%)	13 (3.2%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$17,498			$550			$16,948	89.7	90.7	49	5
250051702619	55	Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	317 Russell Street	Hadley	01035	Hampshire County	Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 582-7040	552	65	8.4		269 (48.7%)	46 (8.3%)	48 (8.7%)	102 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (15.2%)	$17,912			$854			$17,059	89.6	92.6	39	16
250987001564	56	Central Middle	Public	6-8	875 Hancock Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8725	670	43	15.4		263 (39.3%)	20 (3.0%)	34 (5.1%)	324 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.3%)	$15,397			$742			$14,655	89.5	88.9	57	1
250327001621	57	Amigos School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Upton Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6567	418	39	10.6		144 (34.4%)	21 (5.0%)	206 (49.3%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	$29,062			$484			$28,578	89.4	83.3	78	21
250054602780	58	Pioneer Charter School of Science II (Pcss-Ii)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	97 Main Street	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Pioneer Charter School of Science II (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 666-3945	566	49	11.5		130 (23.0%)	167 (29.5%)	147 (26.0%)	99 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$16,308			$960			$15,348	89	84.3	75	17
250005501260	59	Mystic Valley Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	770 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0222	1,653	101	16.3		559 (33.8%)	296 (17.9%)	209 (12.6%)	512 (31.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.4%)	$15,001			$501			$14,500	88.5	80.5	87	28
250861000307	60	Bigelow Middle	Public	6-8	42 Vernon St	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6800	414	41	10.1		228 (55.1%)	21 (5.1%)	60 (14.5%)	66 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.5%)	$23,272			$1,442			$21,830	88.4	90.6	50	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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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.