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)
251143002562	111	Swampscott Middle	Public	5-8	207 Forest Avenue	Swampscott	01907	Essex County	Swampscott	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 596-8820	679	64	10.5		513 (75.6%)	27 (4.0%)	90 (13.3%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$17,795			$727			$17,068	74.7	58.1	189	78
250008501984	112	Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	201 Forest Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 597-2400	966	80	12		663 (68.6%)	27 (2.8%)	81 (8.4%)	115 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.6%)	$16,675			$545			$16,131	74.5	84	76	36
251197001959	113	Bird Middle	Public	6-8	625 Washington Street	East Walpole	02032	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 660-7226	377	37	10.1		290 (76.9%)	25 (6.6%)	34 (9.0%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$17,391			$494			$16,897	74.2	79	94	19
251188001280	114	Central Tree Middle	Public	6-8	281 Main Street	Rutland	01543	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 886-0073	371	26	14.3		320 (86.3%)	12 (3.2%)	22 (5.9%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$15,113			$427			$14,686	73.8	79.8	89	25
250858001355	115	Rupert A Nock Middle	Public	6-8	70 Low Street	Newburyport	01950	Essex County	Newburyport	No	No	No	No	(978) 465-4447	481	51	9.5		430 (89.4%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (6.0%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$18,226			$449			$17,777	73.6	76.3	110	5
250002700535	116	Community Day Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	73 Prospect Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Community Day Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 681-9910	1,195	116	10.3		22 (1.8%)	16 (1.3%)	1,144 (95.7%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$18,892			$2,550			$16,342	73.3	72.2	127	11
250465000625	117	Oak Bluffs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	50 TradeWinds Road	Oak Bluffs	02557	Dukes County	Oak Bluffs	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 693-0951	438	49	9		227 (51.8%)	15 (3.4%)	164 (37.4%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$25,839			$07			$25,831	73.2	69.9	137	20
251047001673	118	Sandwich Middle High School	Public	7-12	365 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd	East Sandwich	02537	Barnstable County	Sandwich	No	No	No	No	(508) 888-4900	928	101	9.2		833 (89.8%)	13 (1.4%)	28 (3.0%)	28 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.8%)	$21,469			$449			$21,020	73.2	79.2	92	26
251305001578	119	Wilmington Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Carter Lane	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6080	631	75	8.4		528 (83.7%)	7 (1.1%)	35 (5.5%)	40 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$20,842			$537			$20,305	73.1	64.7	156	37
250006201446	120	River Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2 Perry Way	Newburyport	01950	Essex County	River Valley Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 465-0065	288	23	12.3		247 (85.8%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$18,542			$747			$17,795	72.4	87	65	55

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.