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)
250195002511	31	Andover West Middle	Public	6-8	70 Shawsheen Road	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 247-5400	518	48	10.8		364 (70.3%)	9 (1.7%)	49 (9.5%)	81 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$20,124			$525			$19,599	93.5	90	52	21
251260002604	32	Sarah W Gibbons Middle	Public	7-8	20 Fisher Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7740	590	57	10.3		306 (51.9%)	21 (3.6%)	48 (8.1%)	199 (33.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$17,992			$756			$17,237	93.5	94.6	26	6
251134001872	33	Ephraim Curtis Middle	Public	6-8	22 Pratts Mill Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 443-1071	850	78	10.8		619 (72.8%)	26 (3.1%)	42 (4.9%)	89 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.4%)	$19,571			$584			$18,987	93.4	95.9	12	21
250624001304	34	Robert H. Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	323 Woodland Street	Holliston	01746	Middlesex County	Holliston	No	No	No	No	(508) 429-0657	655	52	12.5		510 (77.9%)	8 (1.2%)	31 (4.7%)	73 (11.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	$14,279			$94			$14,185	93	93	35	1
250753001156	35	Thomas Blake Middle	Public	6-8	24 Pound Street	Medfield	02052	Norfolk County	Medfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 359-2396	582	56	10.4		485 (83.3%)	11 (1.9%)	35 (6.0%)	29 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$19,331			$758			$18,573	92.9	92.7	36	1
250378002910	36	Cohasset Middle School	Public	6-8	143 Pond Street	Cohasset	02025	Norfolk County	Cohasset	No	No	No	No	(781) 236-1070	295	30	10		271 (91.9%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$17,888			$655			$17,233	92.7	95.5	17	19
250567001276	37	Miles River Middle	Public	6-8	787 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	No	(978) 468-0399	371	40	9.3		325 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.0%)	$18,217			$600			$17,617	92.5	92.4	40	3
250315000418	38	Roland Hayes	Public	K-8	100 Eliot Street	Chestnut Hill	02467	Middlesex County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4570	459	36	12.6		251 (54.7%)	21 (4.6%)	52 (11.3%)	73 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.3%)	$23,617			$865			$22,752	92.4	93.6	32	6
250315000417	39	Florida Ruffin Ridley School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Harvard Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 879-4400	851	69	12.3		485 (57.0%)	44 (5.2%)	85 (10.0%)	143 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (10.9%)	$25,453			$1,246			$24,207	92.1	92.1	44	5
250882002592	40	North Reading Middle	Public	6-8	189 Park Street	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 664-7806	541	52	10.4		455 (84.1%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.7%)	28 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$17,728			$704			$17,024	92	88.5	61	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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.