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)
251140001413	171	Sutton Middle School	Public	6-8	383 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1630	296	23	13.1		266 (89.9%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$15,282			$399			$14,883	61.6	75.7	116	55
250243001873	172	Jabish Middle School	Public	7-8	62 North Washington Street	Belchertown	01007	Hampshire County	Belchertown	No	No	No	No	(413) 323-0433	338	34	9.9		283 (83.7%)	6 (1.8%)	28 (8.3%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$15,827			$343			$15,484	61.3	54.3	206	34
251146001894	173	Joseph Case Junior High	Public	6-8	195 Main Street	Swansea	02777	Bristol County	Swansea	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-0116	498	41	12.1		463 (93.0%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$15,361			$774			$14,587	61.1	59.1	182	9
251113001809	174	Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	474 Armory St	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7400	434	31	14		69 (15.9%)	93 (21.4%)	239 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	$18,033			$1,666			$16,367	60.8	59.3	180	6
250702001036	175	James S Daley Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Fleming Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8981	674	49	13.7		159 (23.6%)	30 (4.5%)	128 (19.0%)	325 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	$15,927			$1,424			$14,504	60.5	59.2	181	6
250630000915	176	Hopedale Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	25 Adin Street	Hopedale	01747	Worcester County	Hopedale	No	No	No	No	(508) 634-2217	436	45	9.7		349 (80.0%)	8 (1.8%)	49 (11.2%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	$16,267			$588			$15,679	60.3	51.1	222	46
250690001008	177	Hanscom Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Ent Road	Hanscom AFB	01731	Middlesex County	Lincoln	No	No	No	No	(781) 274-0050	224	32	6.9		123 (54.9%)	14 (6.3%)	57 (25.4%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	19 (8.5%)	$28,262			$398			$27,864	60.3	56.7	197	20
250003100549	178	Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Industrial Parkway	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 529-7178	217	21	10.2		173 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.1%)	$15,831			$865			$14,966	60.2	77.9	103	75
250573002141	179	Wilbraham Middle	Public	6-8	466 Stony Hill Road	Wilbraham	01095	Hampden County	Hampden-Wilbraham	No	No	No	No	(413) 596-9061	599	47	12.6		483 (80.6%)	17 (2.8%)	60 (10.0%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$16,519			$677			$15,842	60	67.1	146	33
250165000002	180	Abington Middle School	Public	5-8	201 Gliniewicz Way	Abington	02351	Plymouth County	Abington	No	No	No	No	(781) 982-2170	647	47	13.8		487 (75.3%)	40 (6.2%)	92 (14.2%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	$14,334			$772			$13,562	59.9	65.4	154	26

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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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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.