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)
250774001211	161	Marsh Grammar School	Public	K-8	309 Pelham Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9076	1,052	96	10.9		510 (48.5%)	48 (4.6%)	427 (40.6%)	28 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.5%)	$14,297			$832			$13,466	63.9	63.9	158	3
250456000609	162	Nauset Regional Middle	Public	6-8	70 Route 28	Orleans	02653	Barnstable County	Nauset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0016	528	55	9.6		425 (80.5%)	26 (4.9%)	40 (7.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$23,037			$765			$22,271	63.6	57.3	194	32
250642001307	163	Memorial Middle	Public	7-8	81 Central Avenue	Hull	02045	Plymouth County	Hull	No	No	No	No	(781) 925-2040	172	20	8.5		152 (88.4%)	3 (1.7%)	6 (3.5%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$25,622			$860			$24,762	63.2	59.5	178	15
250264000165	164	Beverly Middle School	Public	5-8	502 Cabot Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6103	1,367	110	12.3		980 (71.7%)	53 (3.9%)	237 (17.3%)	24 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (4.9%)	$14,209			$695			$13,514	63	57.9	191	27
251158000366	165	John W. Wynn Middle	Public	7-8	1 Griffin Way	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 640-7846	496	41	12		396 (79.8%)	25 (5.0%)	48 (9.7%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$18,045			$430			$17,615	63	71.1	132	33
250450000602	166	Birchland Park	Public	6-8	50 Hanward Hill	East Longmeadow	01028	Hampden County	East Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 525-5480	598	53	11.3		421 (70.4%)	28 (4.7%)	82 (13.7%)	36 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	$17,101			$646			$16,454	63	72.8	123	43
251218002501	167	Watertown Middle	Public	6-8	68 Waverley Avenue	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7783	532	53	10		307 (57.7%)	15 (2.8%)	117 (22.0%)	46 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	$23,383			$879			$22,504	62.9	59	184	17
251200001971	168	John F Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	655 Lexington St	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5563	600	60	9.9		302 (50.3%)	54 (9.0%)	195 (32.5%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.2%)	$23,907			$781			$23,125	62.9	62.6	167	1
250480002572	169	Hastings Middle	Public	6-8	30 School Street	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 979-4063	438	38	11.6		370 (84.5%)	15 (3.4%)	27 (6.2%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$14,129			$1,302			$12,827	62.2	56.9	196	27
250423002788	170	Douglas Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Davis Street	Douglas	01516	Worcester County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(508) 476-3332	298	23	12.7		261 (87.6%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$14,994			$277			$14,718	62	57.8	192	22

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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.