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)
250279000254	481	Condon K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 D Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8608	635	67	9.4		89 (14.0%)	196 (30.9%)	280 (44.1%)	40 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.9%)	$28,367			$2,345			$26,023	6.7	6.4	486	5
250279000259	482	Hennigan K-8 School	Public	K-8	200 Heath Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8264	509	51	10		27 (5.3%)	125 (24.6%)	329 (64.6%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	$27,994			$2,341			$25,654	6.7	5.6	489	7
250279002677	483	Higginson-Lewis K-8 School	Public	3-8	131 Walnut Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8137	177	23	7.5		4 (2.3%)	60 (33.9%)	103 (58.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	$31,329			$2,188			$29,140	6.6	3.9	498	15
251113002740	484	Springfield Public Day Middle School	Public	6-8	732 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7281	51	10	5.3		6 (11.8%)	6 (11.8%)	39 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,119			$1,564			$36,555	6.5	4.2	497	13
250279000323	485	Greenwood Sarah K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	189 Glenway Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8710	374	34	11		5 (1.3%)	47 (12.6%)	318 (85.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$27,481			$2,171			$25,310	6.5	6.9	483	2
250666002766	486	Leonard Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Allen Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8159	327	22	15		4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	321 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,139			$1,729			$16,410	6.4	5.8	488	2
250666002625	487	School for Exceptional Studies	Public, Alternative	K-12	233 Haverhill St.	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5980	102	33	3		3 (2.9%)	5 (4.9%)	94 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$56,485			$6,905			$49,579	5.6	3.8	499	12
250279000208	488	Brighton High School	Public	7-12	25 Warren Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9873	532	59	9		29 (5.5%)	158 (29.7%)	307 (57.7%)	21 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$31,270			$2,816			$28,454	5.4	9.5	465	23
251113002917	489	Springfield Legacy Academy	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	321	34	9.3		2 (0.6%)	39 (12.1%)	276 (86.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$19,925			$2,278			$17,647	5.4	4.9	493	4
250279000215	490	Charlestown High School	Public	7-12	240 Medford Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9914	792	80	9.9		40 (5.1%)	185 (23.4%)	497 (62.8%)	53 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	$28,709			$2,618			$26,091	5.4	4.2	496	6

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.