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)
250008701997	371	Holyoke Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Northampton St	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke Community Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 533-0111	685	42	16.5		31 (4.5%)	9 (1.3%)	634 (92.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$16,957			$2,715			$14,242	22.5	12	452	81
250711001083	372	Pickering Middle	Public	6-8	70 Conomo Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7440	552	54	10.2		132 (23.9%)	35 (6.3%)	305 (55.3%)	49 (8.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$16,533			$1,140			$15,393	22.4	27.7	353	19
250279000692	373	Lyndon K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Mt. Vernon Street	West Roxbury	02132	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6824	586	43	13.7		337 (57.5%)	62 (10.6%)	123 (21.0%)	28 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.0%)	$23,965			$2,006			$21,959	22.3	33	323	50
251203001983	374	Ware Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	237 West Street	Ware	01082	Hampshire County	Ware	No	No	No	No	(413) 967-6234	497	41	12		401 (80.7%)	10 (2.0%)	59 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	$16,730			$548			$16,182	22.3	30.2	338	36
251323002213	375	Forest Grove Middle	Public	7-8	495 Grove Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3420	897	63	14.2		337 (37.6%)	139 (15.5%)	313 (34.9%)	48 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.4%)	$17,632			$1,231			$16,402	22.2	28	351	24
250498001530	376	Cameron Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Elm Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 879-2290	553	57	9.6		289 (52.3%)	34 (6.1%)	197 (35.6%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	$21,126			$1,230			$19,896	22	24.1	375	1
251038000773	377	Saltonstall School	Public	K-8	211 Lafayette Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1297	397	33	12.1		174 (43.8%)	20 (5.0%)	178 (44.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$19,655			$1,336			$18,319	22	27.6	354	23
250279002687	378	Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot	Public	PK, KG-8	25 Walk Hill Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7717	299	23	13		88 (29.4%)	80 (26.8%)	111 (37.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$25,668			$1,972			$23,696	21.8	14.3	436	58
250702002761	379	Rogers STEM Academy	Public	K-8	43 Highland Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 674-4331	835	68	12.2		170 (20.4%)	72 (8.6%)	393 (47.1%)	163 (19.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.1%)	$14,642			$1,475			$13,167	21.6	14.6	433	54
250666002654	380	Frost Middle School	Public	5-8	33 Hamlet Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8810	514	37	14		34 (6.6%)	8 (1.6%)	459 (89.3%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$15,019			$1,831			$13,187	21.6	26.8	359	21

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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:

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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.