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)
250609000875	21	Hingham Middle School	Public	6-8	1103 Main Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1550	844	76	11.1		732 (86.7%)	14 (1.7%)	42 (5.0%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.3%)	$17,012			$489			$16,524	95	93.7	31	10
250384000522	22	Concord Middle	Public	6-8	835 Old Marlboro Road	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord	No	No	No	No	(978) 318-1380	650	64	10.1		480 (73.8%)	26 (4.0%)	51 (7.8%)	48 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	$22,359			$277			$22,082	94.7	92.6	38	16
250861000310	23	Charles E Brown Middle	Public	6-8	125 Meadowbrook Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6900	750	71	10.4		437 (58.3%)	31 (4.1%)	54 (7.2%)	174 (23.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	$23,743			$1,235			$22,508	94.7	95.4	18	5
251281002097	24	E W Thurston Middle	Public	6-8	850 High Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	661	56	11.7		482 (72.9%)	13 (2.0%)	42 (6.4%)	75 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.1%)	$20,525			$363			$20,162	94.5	94.2	28	4
250315000416	25	Edith C Baker	Public	K-8	205 Beverly Rd	Chestnut Hill	02467	Middlesex County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4500	672	57	11.7		291 (43.3%)	45 (6.7%)	64 (9.5%)	188 (28.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (12.4%)	$25,103			$1,196			$23,907	94.5	96.3	9	16
251098001221	26	P Brent Trottier	Public	6-8	49 Parkerville Rd	Southborough	01772	Worcester County	Southborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 485-2400	385	38	10		256 (66.5%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.4%)	82 (21.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$21,704			$263			$21,441	94.4	94.9	23	3
250315000423	27	William H Lincoln	Public	K-8	19 Kennard Rd	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 879-4600	485	47	10.4		192 (39.6%)	59 (12.2%)	55 (11.3%)	132 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.5%)	$25,720			$1,345			$24,375	94.3	95.4	20	7
250240000130	28	John Glenn Middle	Public	6-8	99 McMahon Road	Bedford	01730	Middlesex County	Bedford	No	No	No	No	(781) 275-3201	597	55	10.7		367 (61.5%)	45 (7.5%)	38 (6.4%)	115 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	$20,281			$805			$19,475	94.1	91.6	46	18
251266002080	29	Stony Brook School	Public	6-8	9 Farmer Way	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-2708	612	49	12.6		396 (64.7%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.3%)	186 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	$15,678			$484			$15,194	93.8	90.9	48	19
250195001678	30	Wood Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Cross Street	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 247-8800	338	37	9		168 (49.7%)	11 (3.3%)	36 (10.7%)	105 (31.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$21,676			$933			$20,743	93.6	94	29	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.
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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.