Middle Schools in Saugus

There is only one middle school located in Saugus, Massachusetts - Saugus Middle School. This public school serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 598 students. While the school's racial makeup is diverse, with 53.18% White, 5.02% African American, 30.77% Hispanic, 7.36% Asian, and other minority groups, its academic performance has been declining in recent years.

Saugus Middle School is currently ranked 348 out of 493 Massachusetts middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This ranking has steadily dropped from 283 out of 497 schools in 2021-2022 to 350 out of 501 schools in 2022-2023. The school's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are also significantly below the state averages in English Language Arts (21.18% vs. 39.17%), Mathematics (26.66% vs. 40.91%), and Science (21.89% vs. 41.95%), indicating that students are struggling to meet academic standards.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $17,864 for the 2020-2021 school year, the academic performance has not improved. The lack of socioeconomic data, such as the free and reduced-price lunch rate, makes it difficult to fully understand the challenges the school may be facing. However, the overall trend of declining performance and underachievement in standardized assessments suggests that Saugus Middle School may need to implement targeted strategies to support student learning and improve educational outcomes.