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)
250366000722	301	Dupont Middle	Public	6-8	650 Front Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-1881	696	69	10		310 (44.5%)	36 (5.2%)	318 (45.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$15,694			$1,165			$14,530	35.1	31.7	331	30
250006801746	302	Christa McAuliffe Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	139 Newbury Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Christa McAuliffe Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 879-9000	329	32	10.2		129 (39.2%)	26 (7.9%)	114 (34.7%)	22 (6.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	$19,221			$1,245			$17,975	34.8	27.4	355	53
250279000278	303	Kilmer K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	35 Baker Street	West Roxbury	02132	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8060	396	44	9		186 (47.0%)	72 (18.2%)	84 (21.2%)	32 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$27,184			$2,016			$25,168	34.7	54.4	205	98
250414000558	304	Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High	Public	8-12	210 Station Avenue	South Yarmouth	02664	Barnstable County	Dennis-Yarmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 398-7636	888	82	10.8		552 (62.2%)	117 (13.2%)	116 (13.1%)	24 (2.7%)	17 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.4%)	$21,216			$863			$20,353	34.7	35.1	311	7
250828001467	305	Narragansett Middle	Public	5-7	460 Baldwinville Rd	Baldwinville	01436	Worcester County	Narragansett	No	No	No	No	(978) 939-5928	359	25	14.3		322 (89.7%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$15,210			$464			$14,746	34.7	38.8	290	15
251323002223	306	Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	140 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3350	827	69	11.9		218 (26.4%)	130 (15.7%)	359 (43.4%)	79 (9.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	$17,673			$1,255			$16,418	34	33.8	318	12
250225001295	307	Avon Middle High School	Public	6-12	287 West Main Street	Avon	02322	Norfolk County	Avon	No	No	No	No	(508) 583-4822	338	36	9.3		119 (35.2%)	135 (39.9%)	50 (14.8%)	15 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$18,856			$399			$18,457	33.7	41.1	279	28
250246001683	308	Bellingham Memorial School	Public	4-7	130 Blackstone Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 883-2330	587	44	13.3		478 (81.4%)	18 (3.1%)	60 (10.2%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$17,091			$747			$16,345	33.5	43	274	34
250279001296	309	Quincy Upper School	Public	6-12	152 Arlington Street	Boston	02116	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8940	530	47	11.2		28 (5.3%)	99 (18.7%)	117 (22.1%)	273 (51.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$25,455			$2,515			$22,939	33.5	37.3	302	7
250756002063	310	John J. McGlynn Middle School	Public	6-8	3004 Mystic Valley Parkway	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2333	461	49	9.3		257 (55.7%)	60 (13.0%)	72 (15.6%)	46 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	$21,163			$707			$20,456	33.3	38.7	294	16

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.