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)
250498000464	401	Fuller Middle	Public	6-8	31 Flagg Drive	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 620-4956	616	66	9.3		178 (28.9%)	42 (6.8%)	362 (58.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	$22,450			$1,230			$21,220	18.4	16.3	424	23
250843001337	402	Normandin Middle School	Public	6-8	81 Felton St	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 985-4300	1,051	84	12.5		485 (46.1%)	99 (9.4%)	398 (37.9%)	12 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.9%)	$16,106			$1,215			$14,891	18.2	18.1	411	9
250309002922	403	Brockton Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	470 Forest Avenue	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	Yes	No	(508) 562-6222	173	24	7.1		28 (16.2%)	89 (51.4%)	30 (17.3%)	6 (3.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.4%)								18.2	15.7	428	25
250527002386	404	Great Falls Middle	Public	6-8	224 Turnpike Rd	Montague	01351	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	No	(413) 863-7300	207	22	9.5		166 (80.2%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.8%)	$22,178			$845			$21,333	18.1	16.5	422	18
251113002137	405	The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning	Public	6-12	1170 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2929	631	50	12.5		86 (13.6%)	119 (18.9%)	405 (64.2%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$17,853			$2,025			$15,828	18	18.9	406	1
250008301846	406	Hill View Montessori Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	75 Foundation Avenue	Haverhill	01835	Essex County	Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 521-2616	306	24	12.6		157 (51.3%)	18 (5.9%)	113 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	$15,701			$1,492			$14,209	17.9	26.6	360	46
250702001034	407	Henry J Robinson Middle	Public	5-8	110 June Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8974	603	55	10.9		142 (23.5%)	53 (8.8%)	322 (53.4%)	67 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$14,682			$1,535			$13,147	17.8	12.1	450	43
250489002672	408	Arthur M Longsjo Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Academy Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 343-2146	588	59	9.9		120 (20.4%)	39 (6.6%)	356 (60.5%)	31 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	$15,802			$1,293			$14,509	17.8	17.2	420	12
250711002277	409	Lynn Vocational Technical Institute	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	80 Neptune Blvd	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7431	1,523	122	12.4		183 (12.0%)	86 (5.6%)	1,126 (73.9%)	70 (4.6%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.2%)	$16,726			$1,135			$15,590	17.6	19.7	402	7
250477001520	410	Lafayette School	Public	K-8	117 Edith Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-2450	1,020	85	12		170 (16.7%)	160 (15.7%)	599 (58.7%)	72 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.8%)	$16,375			$812			$15,564	17.6	22.8	383	27

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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.
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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.