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)
250333000457	1	Carlisle School	Public	PK, KG-8	83 School Street	Carlisle	01741	Middlesex County	Carlisle	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 369-4102	608	60	10		444 (73.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.4%)	70 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.2%)	$20,751			$564			$20,187	98.4	98.1	2	1
250684002551	2	Jonas Clarke Middle	Public	6-8	17 Stedman Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2450	810	89	9		329 (40.6%)	37 (4.6%)	45 (5.6%)	343 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	$20,815			$282			$20,532	98	98.3	1	1
250315000422	3	Pierce	Public	K-8	50 School Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 730-2583	668	51	13.1		294 (44.0%)	39 (5.8%)	71 (10.6%)	179 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (12.4%)	$23,559			$905			$22,654	97.9	98.1	3
250249002959	4	Belmont Middle School	Public	7-8	225 Concord Avenue	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(617) 993-2000	666	47	14.2		386 (58.0%)	32 (4.8%)	23 (3.5%)	149 (22.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (10.1%)								97.9			(n/a)
250315000419	5	John D Runkle	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Druce Street	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4650	483	40	12.1		247 (51.1%)	15 (3.1%)	76 (15.7%)	68 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (15.5%)	$26,299			$1,055			$25,245	97.2	93.9	30	25
250633000468	6	Hopkinton Middle School	Public	6-8	88 Hayden Rowe Street	Hopkinton	01748	Middlesex County	Hopkinton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 497-9831	960	69	13.9		554 (57.7%)	4 (0.4%)	45 (4.7%)	315 (32.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	$15,272			$560			$14,712	97.1	95.8	13	7
250684002552	7	Wm Diamond Middle	Public	6-8	99 Hancock Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2460	927	98	9.4		348 (37.5%)	31 (3.3%)	56 (6.0%)	410 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (8.7%)	$19,867			$305			$19,561	97.1	97.8	4	3
250315000420	8	Lawrence	Public	K-8	27 Francis Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4303	615	47	13		255 (41.5%)	28 (4.6%)	57 (9.3%)	205 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (11.2%)	$24,729			$947			$23,782	96.9	96.4	8
250837001308	9	Pollard Middle	Public	7-8	200 Harris Avenue	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0480	880	81	10.8		621 (70.6%)	34 (3.9%)	70 (8.0%)	100 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	$20,095			$443			$19,652	96.8	95.2	21	12
251221002502	10	Wayland Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Main Street	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-3801	667	59	11.2		477 (71.5%)	30 (4.5%)	30 (4.5%)	93 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.4%)	$21,127			$606			$20,521	96.7	95.9	11	1

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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.