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)
250549000800	391	Greenfield Middle	Public	5-7	195 Federal Street	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greenfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 772-1360	300	30	9.8		204 (68.0%)	8 (2.7%)	72 (24.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$17,767			$1,294			$16,473	19.8	17.4	415	24
250666002630	392	Guilmette Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Bodwell St	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8270	459	52	8.7		7 (1.5%)	11 (2.4%)	433 (94.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,864			$1,725			$16,139	19.7	17.9	414	22
250055102808	393	Greater Commonwealth Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	238 Main St.	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greater Commonwealth Virtual District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(413) 475-3879	1,155	72	15.9		590 (51.1%)	86 (7.4%)	302 (26.1%)	65 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	94 (8.1%)	$10,044			$539			$9,505	19.5	21.7	389	4
250477000631	394	Sumner G. Whittier School	Public	K-8	337 Broadway	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-2410	630	52	12		76 (12.1%)	48 (7.6%)	469 (74.4%)	19 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$15,282			$1,084			$14,197	19.4	23.7	378	16
251224002849	395	Webster Middle School	Public	5-8	75 Poland Street	Webster	01570	Worcester County	Webster	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-1922	590	45	13		289 (49.0%)	42 (7.1%)	215 (36.4%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	$16,086			$1,104			$14,982	19.3	16.1	425	30
250006601586	396	MATCH Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 Commonwealth Avenue	Boston	02215	Suffolk County	MATCH Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 232-0300	1,186	125	9.4		15 (1.3%)	581 (49.0%)	552 (46.5%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.4%)	$24,036			$2,838			$21,198	19	24.6	373	23
251101002865	397	Southbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	132 Torrey Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5440	405	37	11		138 (34.1%)	12 (3.0%)	244 (60.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$19,218			$1,874			$17,344	19	13.5	441	44
250666000955	398	Emily G Wetherbee	Public	K-8	75 Newton Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 557-2900	495	64	7.7		12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	469 (94.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,767			$2,153			$15,613	19	19.4	405	7
251152001915	399	Taunton High	Public	8-12	50 Williams Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1101	2,760	171	16.1		1,562 (56.6%)	615 (22.3%)	379 (13.7%)	31 (1.1%)	16 (0.6%)	9 (0.3%)	144 (5.2%)	$15,213			$1,223			$13,990	18.8	19.9	400	1
250483002811	400	Henry Lord Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	151 Amity Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8208	815	63	13		326 (40.0%)	83 (10.2%)	312 (38.3%)	14 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.4%)	$15,755			$1,852			$13,903	18.8	19.9	399	1

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.