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)
250279000223	411	Haley Pilot School	Public	PK, KG-8	570 American Legion Hwy	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8169	371	43	8.5		76 (20.5%)	143 (38.5%)	131 (35.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$28,377			$2,144			$26,233	17.5	19.6	404	7
250513000751	412	Gardner High	Public	8-12	200 Catherine Street	Gardner	01440	Worcester County	Gardner	No	No	No	No	(978) 632-1600	804	54	14.8		493 (61.3%)	32 (4.0%)	194 (24.1%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.6%)	$14,661			$1,176			$13,485	17.3	36	306	106
250052602703	413	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	20 Warren St.	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9860	476	47	10.2		36 (7.6%)	206 (43.3%)	204 (42.9%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$17,474			$1,477			$15,997	17.2	14.6	434	21
250666002805	414	Oliver Middle School	Public	6-8	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8670	351	29	12.1		11 (3.1%)	5 (1.4%)	332 (94.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,510			$1,693			$17,817	17.1	13.5	439	25
250054902783	415	UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	35 Westville Street	Boston	02124	Suffolk County	UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8810	615	60	10.3		4 (0.7%)	316 (51.4%)	268 (43.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	$16,769			$2,213			$14,555	16.8	11.9	453	38
250483000672	416	Morton Middle	Public	6-8	1135 North Main Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8340	690	49	14		376 (54.5%)	115 (16.7%)	154 (22.3%)	33 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$16,556			$1,265			$15,291	16.6	16.6	421	5
250055202827	417	Argosy Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	263 Hamlet Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Argosy Collegiate Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 567-4725	553	31	17.9		278 (50.3%)	81 (14.6%)	142 (25.7%)	14 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.1%)	$16,388			$1,556			$14,832	16.5	10.3	461	44
250843001339	418	Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	119 Frederick Street	New Bedford	02744	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	778	80	9.6		248 (31.9%)	128 (16.5%)	368 (47.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.9%)	$17,607			$1,554			$16,053	16.3	20.1	398	20
250477002033	419	Madeline English School	Public	K-8	105 Woodville Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-5013	763	72	10.5		127 (16.6%)	75 (9.8%)	515 (67.5%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$16,780			$1,025			$15,754	16	18.2	410	9
251323002253	420	Worcester East Middle	Public	7-8	420 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3430	740	54	13.7		159 (21.5%)	131 (17.7%)	401 (54.2%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$18,124			$1,437			$16,687	15.9	18.8	408	12

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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.