Middle Schools in Bridgewater-Raynham

The Bridgewater-Raynham school district in Massachusetts is home to two middle schools: Bridgewater Middle School and Raynham Middle School. Based on the available data, Bridgewater Middle School appears to be the stronger performing of the two, consistently ranking higher among Massachusetts middle schools and outperforming the district and state averages on MCAS proficiency rates in core academic subjects.

Bridgewater Middle School has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, compared to Raynham Middle School's 2-star rating. In the 2023-2024 school year, Bridgewater Middle School had higher percentages of students proficient or better in MCAS English Language Arts (40.73% vs. 34.62%) and Mathematics (41.83% vs. 41.05%) than Raynham Middle School. Bridgewater Middle School also outperformed Raynham Middle School in MCAS Science proficiency.

While the per-student spending is higher at Raynham Middle School, the school's academic performance lags behind Bridgewater Middle School. This suggests that simply spending more money may not be the sole factor in driving student achievement, and other factors like instructional quality, school leadership, and resource allocation may play a more significant role. Additionally, Bridgewater Middle School's lower student-teacher ratio of 13.6 compared to Raynham Middle School's 14.8 could be a contributing factor to its stronger academic performance.