Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

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Groton Dunstable Regional Middle is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Groton, Massachusetts, part of the Groton-Dunstable District, which is ranked 46 out of 351 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a student population of 723 and a student-teacher ratio of around 12:1.

Groton Dunstable Regional Middle consistently performs above the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects, with 50.78% of students proficient or better in ELA and 56.37% in Math, compared to the state averages of 39.17% and 40.91% respectively. The school has been ranked among the top middle schools in Massachusetts, ranking as high as 46th out of 501 schools in 2020-2021, and has maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade. The school's performance is particularly strong for its Asian and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the top 15-22% of Massachusetts middle schools in these categories.

While Groton Dunstable Regional Middle outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Col Moses Parker School, Sky View Middle School, and Littleton Middle School, there are a few exceptions, such as Stony Brook School and Blanchard Middle in Westford, which also rank among the top middle schools in the state. This suggests that the Groton-Dunstable district could potentially learn from the practices and strategies of these high-performing schools.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 346 Main Street
       Groton, MA  01450-0727


(978) 448-6155

District: Groton-Dunstable

SchoolDigger Rank:
82nd of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,468 Help


Students who attend Groton Dunstable Regional Middle usually attend:

High:    Groton Dunstable Regional

Feeder schools for Groton Dunstable Regional Middle:

Elementary:    Florence Roche School
    Swallow/Union School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.2 Help
Number of students:  713

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.9%
Asian:
8.0%
Two or more races:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  7.4% Help


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Student Body
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle is $18,468.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Groton Dunstable Regional Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Groton Dunstable Regional Middle 82nd of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Groton Dunstable Regional Middle in the ranking list.)

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Groton-Dunstable:

SchoolDigger ranks Groton-Dunstable 46th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

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Rank History for all students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 88.32 39th 339 88.5%
2004 86.80 42nd 344 87.8%
2005 89.31 36th 356 89.9%
2006 85.37 53rd 399 86.7%
2007 86.99 41st 399 89.7%
2008 85.46 49th 407 88.0%
2009 86.98 40th 409 90.2%
2010 86.33 43rd 434 90.1%
2011 86.85 35th 449 92.2%
2012 83.94 61st 455 86.6%
2013 82.75 71st 455 84.4%
2014 82.28 69th 455 84.8%
2015 88.16 31st 441 93.0%
2016 83.84 51st 482 89.4%
2017 87.71 48th 487 90.1%
2018 78.39 100th 484 79.3%
2019 82.27 83rd 498 83.3%
2021 89.79 46th 501 90.8%
2022 84.31 68th 497 86.3%
2023 84.84 73rd 501 85.4%
2024 82.34 82nd 493 83.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.60 193rd 467 58.7%
2019 54.19 191st 484 60.5%
2021 74.88 67th 489 86.3%
2022 69.16 98th 503 80.5%
2023 78.62 58th 444 86.9%
2024 80.12 48th 441 89.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.15 149th 438 66.0%
2019 63.65 129th 452 71.5%
2021 87.03 24th 462 94.8%
2022 71.79 95th 489 80.6%
2023 62.23 147th 481 69.4%
2024 75.89 64th 469 86.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.00 66th 463 85.7%
2019 83.24 71st 478 85.1%
2021 89.70 40th 483 91.7%
2022 85.78 64th 494 87.0%
2023 86.33 60th 489 87.7%
2024 82.60 77th 481 84.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.36 70th 417 83.2%
2019 78.12 58th 424 86.3%
2021 77.03 55th 431 87.2%
2022 91.11 22nd 445 95.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.76 120th 466 74.2%
2019 80.07 91st 478 81.0%
2021 87.73 51st 485 89.5%
2022 80.95 79th 497 84.1%
2023 81.48 81st 489 83.4%
2024 80.34 86th 483 82.2%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 89.76 43rd 491 91.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.60 50th 119 58.0%
2019 32.60 92nd 128 28.1%
2023 57.37 67th 134 50.0%
2024 81.70 15th 120 87.5%
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Rank History for White students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.61 113th 395 71.4%
2019 75.08 86th 396 78.3%
2021 83.57 47th 401 88.3%
2022 74.15 84th 404 79.2%
2023 73.75 83rd 403 79.4%
2024 67.00 106th 392 73.0%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 131 1 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 136
1989 169 0 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 172
1990 316 0 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 321
1991 321 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 325
1992 354 1 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 363
1993 401 1 7 7 0 n/a n/a 0 416
1994 415 1 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1995 470 1 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 475
1996 470 1 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 475
1997 512 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1998 578 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 579
1999 559 4 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 568
2000 605 3 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 614
2001 588 2 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 605
2002 620 4 22 3 1 n/a n/a 0 650
2003 620 4 22 3 1 n/a n/a 0 650
2004 648 3 19 0 2 n/a n/a 0 672
2005 913 2 21 2 1 n/a n/a 0 939
2006 939 2 14 2 1 n/a n/a 2 960
2007 918 2 19 6 0 n/a n/a 1 946
2008 899 1 22 8 0 n/a n/a 1 931
2009 885 2 21 6 1 1 1 0 917
2010 886 3 27 7 1 1 1 0 926
2011 876 4 33 10 1 0 2 0 926
2012 849 5 28 12 1 0 7 0 902
2013 805 6 31 9 0 1 7 0 859
2014 800 8 38 9 0 1 8 0 864
2015 744 11 52 10 0 2 9 0 828
2016 705 7 54 11 1 2 7 0 787
2017 700 7 56 13 2 2 11 0 791
2018 679 8 46 14 2 2 14 0 765
2019 652 10 37 15 2 2 15 0 733
2020 660 12 49 15 1 2 16 0 755
2021 605 12 45 23 1 1 19 0 706
2022 604 13 52 21 1 1 23 0 715
2023 593 14 58 28 2 1 27 0 723
2024 577 16 57 28 3 1 31 0 713

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 Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 136 n/a n/a n/a
1989 172 n/a n/a n/a
1990 321 n/a n/a n/a
1991 325 n/a n/a n/a
1992 363 n/a n/a n/a
1993 416 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 424 n/a n/a n/a
1995 475 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 475 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 514 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 579 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 568 n/a 0.0 0
2000 614 n/a 0.0 2.4
2001 605 n/a 0.0 3
2002 650 n/a n/a 2.9
2003 650 n/a n/a 2.9
2004 672 39.0 17.2 3.1
2005 939 56.0 16.8 4.7
2006 960 113.8 8.4 3.9
2007 946 63.0 15.0 4
2008 931 60.3 15.4 4.5
2009 917 57.2 16.0 4.6
2010 926 56.1 16.4 2.5
2011 926 53.8 17.2 3.6
2012 902 57.7 15.6 3.5
2013 859 59.9 14.3 4.4
2014 864 60.4 14.2 6.1
2015 828 57.0 14.5 7.4
2016 787 57.0 13.8 n/a
2017 791 59.4 13.3 n/a
2018 765 58.1 13.1 n/a
2019 733 58.4 12.5 n/a
2020 755 60.8 12.4 n/a
2021 706 62.0 11.3 n/a
2022 715 62.0 11.5 n/a
2023 723 60.1 12.0 n/a
2024 713 63.3 11.2 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 Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 136 n/a n/a n/a
1989 172 n/a n/a n/a
1990 321 n/a n/a n/a
1991 325 n/a n/a n/a
1992 363 n/a n/a n/a
1993 416 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 424 n/a n/a n/a
1995 475 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 475 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 514 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 579 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 568 n/a 0.0 0
2000 614 n/a 0.0 2.4
2001 605 n/a 0.0 3
2002 650 n/a n/a 2.9
2003 650 n/a n/a 2.9
2004 672 39.0 17.2 3.1
2005 939 56.0 16.8 4.7
2006 960 113.8 8.4 3.9
2007 946 63.0 15.0 4
2008 931 60.3 15.4 4.5
2009 917 57.2 16.0 4.6
2010 926 56.1 16.4 2.5
2011 926 53.8 17.2 3.6
2012 902 57.7 15.6 3.5
2013 859 59.9 14.3 4.4
2014 864 60.4 14.2 6.1
2015 828 57.0 14.5 7.4
2016 787 57.0 13.8 n/a
2017 791 59.4 13.3 n/a
2018 765 58.1 13.1 n/a
2019 733 58.4 12.5 n/a
2020 755 60.8 12.4 n/a
2021 706 62.0 11.3 n/a
2022 715 62.0 11.5 n/a
2023 723 60.1 12.0 n/a
2024 713 63.3 11.2 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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $412 (2.6%) $15,434 (97.4%) $15,846
2020 $356 (1.7%) $20,684 (98.3%) $21,040
2021 $586 (3.2%) $17,882 (96.8%) $18,468

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
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Impact of COVID-19 on Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 83rd of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 73rd of 501 Middle schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)6957.5
 11.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Groton-Dunstable)6957.1
 11.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)6046.6
 13.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Groton-Dunstable)6046.3
 13.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)7258.9
 13.1%
   5th Grade Science (Groton-Dunstable)7158.5
 12.5%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)6051.4
 8.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Groton-Dunstable)5951.1
 7.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)6457.3
 6.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Groton-Dunstable)6357
 6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)7066.9
 3.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Groton-Dunstable)7065.6
 4.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)7362.3
 10.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Groton-Dunstable)7261.2
 10.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)6262.5
 0.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Groton-Dunstable)6162.7
 1.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)7262
 10%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Groton-Dunstable)7162
 9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)7459.8
 14.2%
   8th Grade Science (Groton-Dunstable)7459.8
 14.2%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)6559.3
 5.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Groton-Dunstable)6861.3
 6.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)6857.1
 10.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Groton-Dunstable)6859.9
 8.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Groton Dunstable Regional Middle)7359.4
 13.6%
   All Grades Science (Groton-Dunstable)7259.2
 12.8%
   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 Students733723
 1.4%
African American1014
 40%
American Indian22
Asian3758
 56.8%
Hispanic1528
 86.7%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White652593
 9%
Two or More Races1527
 80%


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Groton Dunstable Regional Middle ranks 82nd of 493 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Groton Dunstable Regional Middle usually go on to attend Groton Dunstable Regional

Students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle are 81% White, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 713 students attended Groton Dunstable Regional Middle.


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