Marshall Middle School

Summary:

Marshall Middle School is a public middle school located in Billerica, Massachusetts, serving grades 5-7 with a student population of 604. The school is part of the Billerica school district, which is ranked 138 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marshall Middle School has seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 223 out of 441 Massachusetts middle schools in 2014-2015 to 137 out of 493 in 2023-2024, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs particularly well for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 30 and top 80 respectively in Massachusetts for these subgroups in recent years. Additionally, Marshall Middle School consistently outperforms the Billerica district and the state average in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades.

When compared to other nearby middle schools, Marshall Middle School generally outperforms schools in the Lowell district, which has a lower statewide ranking and lower test scores across the board. However, it lags behind the high-performing John Glenn Middle School in Bedford, which ranks among the top 30 middle schools in the state. Marshall Middle School has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.8 to 12.8 over the past few years, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.


Detail:

Public 5-7

 15 Floyd Street
       Billerica, MA  01821


(978) 528-8670

District: Billerica

SchoolDigger Rank:
137th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,717 Help


Students who attend Marshall Middle School usually attend:

High:    Billerica Memorial High School

Feeder schools for Marshall Middle School:

Elementary:    Frederick J Dutile
    Hajjar Elementary
    Parker

Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  599

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.3%
Hispanic:
11.4%
Asian:
9.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  26% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Marshall Middle School ranks better than 72.2% of middle schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.62. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.3%), Hispanic (11.4%), Asian (9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marshall Middle School is 11.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marshall Middle School is $20,717.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marshall Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Marshall Middle School 137th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Marshall Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Billerica:

SchoolDigger ranks Billerica 138th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Marshall Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 55.77 158th 339 53.4%
2004 48.18 196th 344 43.0%
2005 46.83 202nd 356 43.3%
2006 54.47 193rd 399 51.6%
2007 54.09 206th 399 48.4%
2008 54.02 204th 407 49.9%
2009 59.92 174th 409 57.5%
2010 64.98 151st 434 65.2%
2011 57.11 204th 449 54.6%
2012 54.61 218th 455 52.1%
2013 53.32 225th 455 50.5%
2014 55.21 213th 455 53.2%
2015 48.70 223rd 441 49.4%
2016 59.20 196th 482 59.3%
2017 58.02 197th 487 59.5%
2018 59.43 186th 484 61.6%
2019 53.56 228th 498 54.2%
2021 50.46 230th 501 54.1%
2022 55.71 193rd 497 61.2%
2023 67.55 143rd 501 71.5%
2024 68.62 137th 493 72.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.98 226th 467 51.6%
2019 35.97 320th 484 33.9%
2021 37.11 298th 489 39.1%
2022 46.94 237th 503 52.9%
2023 63.01 103rd 444 76.8%
2024 49.28 162nd 441 63.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.73 130th 438 70.3%
2019 54.38 189th 452 58.2%
2021 47.15 217th 462 53.0%
2022 53.61 188th 489 61.6%
2023 75.33 82nd 481 83.0%
2024 61.73 143rd 469 69.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.43 201st 463 56.6%
2019 55.50 216th 478 54.8%
2021 55.29 197th 483 59.2%
2022 59.46 177th 494 64.2%
2023 67.23 139th 489 71.6%
2024 66.70 146th 481 69.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.75 146th 417 65.0%
2019 40.45 218th 424 48.6%
2021 45.92 188th 431 56.4%
2022 47.16 170th 445 61.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.08 179th 466 61.6%
2019 47.87 245th 478 48.7%
2021 45.63 249th 485 48.7%
2022 52.20 211th 497 57.5%
2023 65.98 147th 489 69.9%
2024 67.84 137th 483 71.6%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.92 216th 491 56.0%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.41 167th 339 50.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.69 81st 119 31.9%
2019 32.80 91st 128 28.9%
2021 31.77 85th 123 30.9%
2022 35.29 91st 135 32.6%
2023 47.25 79th 134 41.0%
2024 55.25 65th 120 45.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.27 34th 172 80.2%
2021 43.97 108th 193 44.0%
2022 74.79 28th 212 86.8%
2023 84.39 14th 209 93.3%
2024 51.02 88th 202 56.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.03 160th 322 50.3%
2021 43.57 164th 335 51.0%
2022 42.98 188th 368 48.9%
2023 73.75 65th 364 82.1%
2024 71.33 80th 378 78.8%
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Rank History for White students at Marshall Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.64 227th 395 42.5%
2019 37.50 254th 396 35.9%
2021 38.27 242nd 401 39.7%
2022 43.09 207th 404 48.8%
2023 54.76 162nd 403 59.8%
2024 56.87 151st 392 61.5%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Marshall Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 819 3 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 828
1989 822 7 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 830
1990 783 7 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 793
1991 772 4 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 782
1992 788 6 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 804
1993 813 4 10 0 0 n/a n/a 0 827
1994 821 3 10 0 0 n/a n/a 0 834
1995 780 7 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 798
1996 780 7 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 798
1997 800 3 9 5 0 n/a n/a 0 817
1998 829 4 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 844
1999 847 3 13 0 0 n/a n/a 0 863
2000 899 7 15 0 0 n/a n/a 0 921
2001 903 5 21 1 0 n/a n/a 0 930
2002 872 1 17 2 3 n/a n/a 0 895
2003 872 1 17 2 3 n/a n/a 0 895
2004 885 2 11 7 0 n/a n/a 0 905
2005 847 8 7 10 0 n/a n/a 0 872
2006 851 1 3 7 0 n/a n/a 3 865
2007 836 5 7 6 0 n/a n/a 2 856
2008 810 11 10 9 0 n/a n/a 7 847
2009 783 16 18 8 1 1 13 0 840
2010 761 14 25 10 1 1 9 0 821
2011 763 18 18 11 1 0 7 0 818
2012 725 13 24 18 0 2 6 0 788
2013 680 12 15 26 1 2 11 0 747
2014 672 10 17 32 0 2 15 0 748
2015 613 10 20 34 0 0 14 0 691
2016 592 19 27 26 1 0 9 0 674
2017 535 20 34 24 1 1 8 0 623
2018 546 23 41 32 2 1 7 0 652
2019 524 28 43 39 2 1 9 0 646
2020 447 45 41 57 1 0 18 0 609
2021 418 49 52 60 1 0 17 0 597
2022 412 40 52 74 1 0 18 1 598
2023 420 43 49 69 2 0 21 0 604
2024 415 42 54 68 1 0 19 0 599

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Marshall Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 828 n/a n/a n/a
1989 830 n/a n/a n/a
1990 793 n/a n/a n/a
1991 782 n/a n/a n/a
1992 804 n/a n/a n/a
1993 827 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 834 n/a n/a n/a
1995 798 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 798 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 817 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 844 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 863 n/a 0.0 0
2000 921 n/a 0.0 7.5
2001 930 n/a 0.0 7.4
2002 895 n/a n/a 9.4
2003 895 n/a n/a 9.4
2004 905 66.9 13.5 8.2
2005 872 72.1 12.1 8.3
2006 865 70.0 12.4 8.5
2007 856 69.0 12.4 9
2008 847 66.0 12.8 8.9
2009 840 68.8 12.2 6.8
2010 821 58.8 13.9 5.2
2011 818 59.6 13.7 13.1
2012 788 55.1 14.2 15.1
2013 747 57.0 13.0 20.5
2014 748 60.2 12.4 18.6
2015 691 56.0 12.3 26
2016 674 55.0 12.2 n/a
2017 623 54.7 11.3 n/a
2018 652 56.1 11.6 n/a
2019 646 55.9 11.5 n/a
2020 609 53.3 11.4 n/a
2021 597 54.9 10.8 n/a
2022 598 46.4 12.8 n/a
2023 604 49.0 12.3 n/a
2024 599 51.4 11.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Marshall Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 828 n/a n/a n/a
1989 830 n/a n/a n/a
1990 793 n/a n/a n/a
1991 782 n/a n/a n/a
1992 804 n/a n/a n/a
1993 827 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 834 n/a n/a n/a
1995 798 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 798 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 817 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 844 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 863 n/a 0.0 0
2000 921 n/a 0.0 7.5
2001 930 n/a 0.0 7.4
2002 895 n/a n/a 9.4
2003 895 n/a n/a 9.4
2004 905 66.9 13.5 8.2
2005 872 72.1 12.1 8.3
2006 865 70.0 12.4 8.5
2007 856 69.0 12.4 9
2008 847 66.0 12.8 8.9
2009 840 68.8 12.2 6.8
2010 821 58.8 13.9 5.2
2011 818 59.6 13.7 13.1
2012 788 55.1 14.2 15.1
2013 747 57.0 13.0 20.5
2014 748 60.2 12.4 18.6
2015 691 56.0 12.3 26
2016 674 55.0 12.2 n/a
2017 623 54.7 11.3 n/a
2018 652 56.1 11.6 n/a
2019 646 55.9 11.5 n/a
2020 609 53.3 11.4 n/a
2021 597 54.9 10.8 n/a
2022 598 46.4 12.8 n/a
2023 604 49.0 12.3 n/a
2024 599 51.4 11.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Marshall Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $103 (0.6%) $16,847 (99.4%) $16,950
2020 $108 (0.6%) $18,047 (99.4%) $18,154
2021 $623 (3.0%) $20,094 (97.0%) $20,717

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 228th of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 143rd of 501 Middle schools
 17.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Marshall Middle School)4444.5
 0.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Billerica)4744
 3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Marshall Middle School)4541.5
 3.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Billerica)4439.5
 4.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Marshall Middle School)4958.7
 9.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Billerica)4951.2
 2.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Marshall Middle School)4846.1
 1.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Billerica)4839.4
 8.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
All Grades English Language Arts (Marshall Middle School)4953.6
 4.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Billerica)5445.2
 8.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Marshall Middle School)4646.2
 0.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Billerica)4941.3
 7.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Marshall Middle School)5440
 14%
   All Grades Science (Billerica)4942.4
 6.6%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students646604
 6.5%
African American2843
 53.6%
American Indian22
Asian4349
 14%
Hispanic3969
 76.9%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White524420
 19.8%
Two or More Races921
 133.3%


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Marshall Middle School ranks 137th of 493 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Marshall Middle School are 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Marshall Middle School usually go on to attend Billerica Memorial High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 599 students attended Marshall Middle School.


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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.

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