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)
250888001440	101	Robert E. Melican Middle School	Public	6-8	145 Lincoln Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7020	537	53	10.2		387 (72.1%)	6 (1.1%)	54 (10.1%)	58 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	17 (3.2%)	$19,155			$264			$18,892	77.5	78.9	95	6
250870001398	102	North Andover Middle	Public	6-8	495 Main Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1870	1,035	75	13.8		722 (69.8%)	28 (2.7%)	161 (15.6%)	78 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	$14,847			$575			$14,273	77.3	80.9	84	18
250351000478	103	McCarthy Middle School	Public	7-8	250 North Rd	Chelmsford	01824	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 251-5122	844	64	13.1		529 (62.7%)	37 (4.4%)	73 (8.6%)	161 (19.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	36 (4.3%)	$16,745			$845			$15,900	77	76.5	109	6
250252001613	104	Berkley Middle School	Public	5-8	21 North Main Street	Berkley	02779	Bristol County	Berkley	No	No	No	No	(508) 884-9434	373	31	12		344 (92.2%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$12,426			$483			$11,943	76.7	62.8	165	61
250279000205	105	O'Bryant School of Math & Science	Public	7-12	55 Malcolm X Blvd	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9932	1,567	103	15.2		186 (11.9%)	489 (31.2%)	550 (35.1%)	299 (19.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	36 (2.3%)	$23,107			$2,057			$21,050	76.7	78.8	96	9
250324000429	106	Marshall Simonds Middle	Public	6-8	114 Winn Street	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 270-1781	817	74	11.1		500 (61.2%)	52 (6.4%)	79 (9.7%)	142 (17.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.8%)	$22,206			$415			$21,791	76.7	78.4	101	5
250327002768	107	Putnam Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	100 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-7780	251	37	6.8		66 (26.3%)	77 (30.7%)	31 (12.4%)	40 (15.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.5%)	$34,089			$938			$33,151	76.3	65	155	48
250402000541	108	Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	366 Slocum Road	North Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 997-9333	804	77	10.4		680 (84.6%)	12 (1.5%)	47 (5.8%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.8%)	$15,877			$552			$15,325	76.2	75.3	117	9
251188000888	109	Mountview Middle	Public	6-8	270 Shrewsbury Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 829-5577	772	58	13.3		641 (83.0%)	23 (3.0%)	54 (7.0%)	32 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.3%)	$12,986			$427			$12,559	75.1	79.2	93	16
250915001473	110	Old Rochester Regional Junior High	Public	7-8	133 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-4928	424	36	11.7		365 (86.1%)	15 (3.5%)	14 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	$17,934			$00			$17,934	75.1	76	115	5

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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.