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)
250669000970	261	Lee Middle/High School	Public	7-12	300 Greylock Street	Lee	01238	Berkshire County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(413) 243-2781	325	36	8.9		266 (81.8%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$20,613			$930			$19,684	42.2	52.5	216	45
251185001938	262	Uxbridge High	Public	8-12	300 Quaker Highway	Uxbridge	01569	Worcester County	Uxbridge	No	No	No	No	(508) 278-8633	590	53	11		514 (87.1%)	10 (1.7%)	36 (6.1%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$17,449			$455			$16,994	42	60.7	173	89
250879002280	263	Hawthorne Brook	Public	5-8	64 Brookline Rd	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 597-6914	464	42	11.1		399 (86.0%)	8 (1.7%)	34 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$17,000			$661			$16,339	42	53.9	210	53
250436001597	264	Charlton Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Oxford Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	No	(508) 248-1423	592	48	12.3		499 (84.3%)	10 (1.7%)	49 (8.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	$15,426			$568			$14,858	41.9	55	202	62
250004400816	265	Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School	Public, Charter	7-12	15 Mulligan Drive	South Hadley	01075	Hampshire County	Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 552-1580	390	43	8.9		233 (59.7%)	38 (9.7%)	81 (20.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	$17,973			$1,162			$16,811	41.8	34.8	312	47
250615000878	266	Holbrook Middle High School	Public	6-12	245 So. Franklin Street	Holbrook	02343	Norfolk County	Holbrook	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 767-4616	635	47	13.5		267 (42.0%)	161 (25.4%)	111 (17.5%)	46 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	$14,557			$811			$13,747	41.8	38.2	296	30
250489001523	267	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Rollstone Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3295	581	48	12.1		168 (28.9%)	30 (5.2%)	324 (55.8%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.9%)	$15,529			$1,590			$13,939	41.8	43.1	272	5
250180000025	268	Agawam Junior High	Public	7-8	1305 Springfield Street	Feeding Hills	01030	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 821-0561	518	61	8.5		401 (77.4%)	15 (2.9%)	73 (14.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$19,287			$628			$18,658	41.7	48.1	239	29
251152001662	269	Benjamin Friedman Middle	Public	5-7	500 Norton Avenue	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1493	730	51	14.3		453 (62.1%)	133 (18.2%)	99 (13.6%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	$15,038			$1,184			$13,854	41.7	47.3	248	21
250375000512	270	Clinton Middle School	Public	5-8	100 West Boylston Street	Clinton	01510	Worcester County	Clinton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 365-4220	545	50	10.8		306 (56.1%)	11 (2.0%)	216 (39.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$14,555			$847			$13,707	41.6	32.6	324	54

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.