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)
250058702877	361	Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Old Sturbridge Village Road	Sturbridge	01566	Worcester County	Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-0283	357	28	12.7		258 (72.3%)	14 (3.9%)	74 (20.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$15,628			$1,798			$13,830	24.5	52.8	214	147
250178002879	362	Hoosac Valley Middle School	Public	4-7	125 Savoy Road	Cheshire	01225	Berkshire County	Hoosac Valley Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 743-8404	288	30	9.6		261 (90.6%)	7 (2.4%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$17,802			$1,442			$16,361	24	12.9	444	82
251113002599	363	John J Duggan Academy	Public	6-12	1015 Wilbraham Rd	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7410	815	70	11.7		93 (11.4%)	195 (23.9%)	485 (59.5%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$19,416			$1,793			$17,623	24	18.8	407	44
250843001334	364	Keith Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Hathaway Blvd	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	870	92	9.4		329 (37.8%)	156 (17.9%)	306 (35.2%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.9%)	$16,577			$1,291			$15,285	23.9	21.1	390	26
250309002691	365	Plouffe Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Crescent Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 894-4301	652	47	13.9		75 (11.5%)	261 (40.0%)	268 (41.1%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.1%)	$16,533			$1,351			$15,182	23.6	34.6	313	52
250000200639	366	Knox Trail Middle School	Public	5-8	73 Ash Street	Spencer	01562	Worcester County	Spencer-E Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 885-8550	363	29	12.5		257 (70.8%)	9 (2.5%)	77 (21.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$15,556			$577			$14,979	23.6	24.1	376	10
250216000176	367	Athol-Royalston Middle School	Public	5-8	1062 Pleasant Street	Athol	01331	Worcester County	Athol-Royalston	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 249-2430	429	31	13.8		350 (81.6%)	4 (0.9%)	52 (12.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$16,076			$1,535			$14,541	23.6	25.6	366	1
250004500817	368	Learning First Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Richland St	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Learning First Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 420-7650	667	32	20.9		31 (4.6%)	302 (45.3%)	312 (46.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$15,381			$1,971			$13,410	23.3	25	370	2
250004600819	369	Prospect Hill Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	50 Essex Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 284-7800	999	106	9.3		109 (10.9%)	565 (56.6%)	212 (21.2%)	68 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.3%)	$23,236			$1,440			$21,797	23.1	20.3	397	28
250477002038	370	George Keverian School	Public	K-8	20 Nichols Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-5020	897	74	12.1		98 (10.9%)	114 (12.7%)	639 (71.2%)	31 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	$15,187			$844			$14,343	23	24.5	374	4

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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.

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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.