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)
250339000466	211	Nessacus Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Fox Road	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 684-0780	345	24	14.2		303 (87.8%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$16,499			$1,237			$15,261	52.5	48.3	238	27
251017001642	212	John W Rogers Middle	Public	5-8	100 Taunton Avenue	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-4341	715	54	13.3		492 (68.8%)	46 (6.4%)	135 (18.9%)	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	$17,165			$1,380			$15,785	52.4	51.3	221	9
250006501585	213	Lowell Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	206 Jackson Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell Community Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 323-0800	813	63	12.8		51 (6.3%)	210 (25.8%)	389 (47.8%)	138 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	$16,927			$1,793			$15,134	52.3	48	241	28
251176001715	214	Tyngsborough Middle	Public	6-8	50 Norris Rd	Tyngsboro	01879	Middlesex County	Tyngsborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 649-3115	400	37	10.7		293 (73.3%)	18 (4.5%)	36 (9.0%)	35 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$17,121			$612			$16,509	52.1	44.6	261	47
251242002039	215	West Bridgewater Junior/Senior	Public	7-12	155 West Center	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	No	(508) 894-1220	625	50	12.4		491 (78.6%)	54 (8.6%)	42 (6.7%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.6%)	$14,419			$311			$14,108	51.8	39.4	287	72
251092001752	216	Michael E. Smith Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Mosier Street	South Hadley	01075	Hampshire County	South Hadley	No	No	No	No	(413) 538-5074	526	42	12.5		400 (76.0%)	9 (1.7%)	93 (17.7%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$14,481			$330			$14,151	51.7	54	209	7
250007301750	217	Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School	Public, Charter	7-12	500 Rindge Road	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-2701	344	36	9.6		199 (57.8%)	31 (9.0%)	86 (25.0%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$17,948			$1,400			$16,548	51.7	43.9	268	51
250002400516	218	Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	195 Route 137	East Harwich	02645	Barnstable County	Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 408-7994	250	21	11.6		230 (92.0%)	5 (2.0%)	7 (2.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$19,966			$985			$18,981	51.1	78.2	102	116
250058602878	219	Libertas Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-11	146 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01103	Hampden County	Libertas Academy Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 342-5510	411	45	9		15 (3.6%)	44 (10.7%)	333 (81.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$22,013			$2,867			$19,146	51.1	42.3	277	58
250420002430	220	Dorothy L Beckwith	Public	5-8	330R Winthrop Street	Rehoboth	02769	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 252-5080	446	43	10.4		388 (87.0%)	7 (1.6%)	20 (4.5%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$15,491			$710			$14,781	50.4	55.9	198	22

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.