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)
250513002431	331	Gardner Middle School	Public	5-7	297 Catherine Street	Gardner	01440	Worcester County	Gardner	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 632-1603	483	32	14.9		282 (58.4%)	20 (4.1%)	139 (28.8%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	$15,148			$1,176			$13,972	29.8	23.1	381	50
250002900545	332	Neighborhood House Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21 Queen Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Neighborhood House Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 825-0703	856	78	10.9		78 (9.1%)	443 (51.8%)	253 (29.6%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.9%)	$21,393			$1,950			$19,443	29	25.2	369	37
250666002623	333	Parthum Middle School	Public	5-8	255 East Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 691-7224	590	41	14.4		19 (3.2%)	8 (1.4%)	560 (94.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,321			$1,391			$12,931	29	31.5	332	1
250597000857	334	John G Whittier	Public	5-8	256 Concord Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5782	498	40	12.3		208 (41.8%)	35 (7.0%)	230 (46.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$14,718			$1,417			$13,301	28.9	32.1	327	7
250053702716	335	KIPP Academy Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	37 Babson Street	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 393-5682	591	55	10.8		4 (0.7%)	354 (59.9%)	216 (36.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$18,557			$3,018			$15,539	28.7	27.3	356	21
250279000239	336	Roosevelt K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Needham Road	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8676	331	36	9.3		60 (18.1%)	122 (36.9%)	118 (35.6%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$28,022			$2,170			$25,852	28.6	17.3	418	82
250309000390	337	Edgar B Davis	Public	K-8	380 Plain Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7360	944	58	16.2		87 (9.2%)	604 (64.0%)	185 (19.6%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.0%)	$15,361			$1,351			$14,010	28.5	38.7	293	44
250004100601	338	Atlantis Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	991 Jefferson St	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Atlantis Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 646-6410	1,257	101	12.4		804 (64.0%)	87 (6.9%)	244 (19.4%)	26 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (7.2%)	$14,407			$998			$13,409	28.4	20.8	394	56
250990001587	339	Ralph C Mahar Regional	Public	7-12	507 South Main Street	Orange	01364	Franklin County	Ralph C Mahar	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 544-2542	504	60	8.4		419 (83.1%)	9 (1.8%)	46 (9.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$18,470			$693			$17,777	28.4	44.1	265	74
250052502708	340	Alma del Mar Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	515 Belleville Ave	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Alma del Mar Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 206-6827	1,041	85	12.1		206 (19.8%)	154 (14.8%)	626 (60.1%)	6 (0.6%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.0%)	$16,668			$2,463			$14,205	28.1	29.8	342	2

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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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.