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)
251005001976	351	Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	176 Garfield Avenue	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8298	566	48	11.7		135 (23.9%)	17 (3.0%)	384 (67.8%)	16 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$14,349			$1,205			$13,144	26.9	23	382	31
250984002694	352	Provincetown Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	12 Winslow Street	Provincetown	02657	Barnstable County	Provincetown	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 487-5000	137	19	7.2		70 (51.1%)	31 (22.6%)	20 (14.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.2%)	$44,861			$1,868			$42,993	26.9	24.8	371	19
250231000116	353	Barnstable High	Public	8-12	744 West Main Street	Hyannis	02601	Barnstable County	Barnstable	No	No	No	No	(508) 790-6445	1,756	154	11.3		901 (51.3%)	185 (10.5%)	519 (29.6%)	31 (1.8%)	10 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	101 (5.8%)	$18,825			$1,160			$17,665	26.6	33.9	317	36
251005002113	354	Susan B. Anthony Middle School	Public	6-8	107 Newhall Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-7520	568	54	10.5		148 (26.1%)	20 (3.5%)	369 (65.0%)	23 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$15,556			$1,244			$14,312	26.5	24.7	372	18
250279002622	355	Curley K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	493 Centre St.	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8176	912	104	8.8		301 (33.0%)	159 (17.4%)	345 (37.8%)	40 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.2%)	$28,561			$2,289			$26,272	26.4	25.2	368	13
250702000086	356	Dr An Wang School	Public	5-8	365 West Meadow Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7683	658	50	13.2		172 (26.1%)	50 (7.6%)	259 (39.4%)	148 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	$15,472			$1,427			$14,044	26.4	32	328	28
250786001240	357	Stacy Middle	Public	6-8	66 School Street	Milford	01757	Worcester County	Milford	No	No	No	No	(508) 478-1180	971	92	10.5		548 (56.4%)	39 (4.0%)	334 (34.4%)	11 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (3.0%)	$15,014			$852			$14,162	25.7	31.7	330	27
251308002796	358	Murdock Middle School	Public	6-8	3 Memorial Drive	Winchendon	01475	Worcester County	Winchendon	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 297-1256	290	20	14.5		233 (80.3%)	6 (2.1%)	36 (12.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	$17,412			$1,098			$16,313	25.5	31.8	329	29
250597000852	359	Dr Paul Nettle	Public	5-8	150 Boardman Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5792	531	52	10.2		199 (37.5%)	20 (3.8%)	283 (53.3%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$15,827			$1,407			$14,420	24.9	23.1	380	21
250774001376	360	Donald P Timony Grammar	Public	K-8	45 Pleasant View Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9001	1,148	97	11.8		368 (32.1%)	80 (7.0%)	643 (56.0%)	33 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.8%)	$14,032			$878			$13,154	24.8	26.9	358	2

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.