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)
250528000779	291	Ralph B O'Maley Middle	Public	6-8	32 Cherry Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	No	(978) 281-9850	622	58	10.7		494 (79.4%)	13 (2.1%)	86 (13.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	$19,239			$1,807			$17,432	37.2	43.2	270	21
250705001055	292	Paul R Baird Middle	Public	6-8	1 Rooney Road	Ludlow	01056	Hampden County	Ludlow	No	No	No	No	(413) 583-5685	516	49	10.6		395 (76.6%)	10 (1.9%)	92 (17.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$18,374			$623			$17,750	36.9	31.2	335	43
250702001955	293	Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School	Public	5-8	560 Broadway Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 275-6330	633	53	11.9		74 (11.7%)	21 (3.3%)	225 (35.5%)	290 (45.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	$15,732			$1,427			$14,306	36.6	22.2	384	91
250008201845	294	KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	90 High Rock Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 598-1609	1,612	116	13.8		84 (5.2%)	259 (16.1%)	1,172 (72.7%)	54 (3.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	36 (2.2%)	$19,570			$1,863			$17,707	36.4	41.5	278	16
250987001581	295	South West Middle School	Public	5-8	444 Granite Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8729	437	36	12.1		141 (32.3%)	70 (16.0%)	69 (15.8%)	126 (28.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	$16,896			$1,239			$15,658	36.2	30.1	339	44
250246000139	296	Bellingham High School	Public	8-12	60 Blackstone Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 966-3761	747	60	12.5		602 (80.6%)	20 (2.7%)	77 (10.3%)	26 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	$18,244			$805			$17,439	36.1	46.6	252	44
250279002458	297	Lyon K-8 School	Public	K-8	50 Beechcroft Street	Brighton	02135	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7945	126	21	5.9		28 (22.2%)	31 (24.6%)	45 (35.7%)	11 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.7%)	$41,336			$5,103			$36,233	35.7	22.2	385	88
250436001595	298	Dudley Middle School	Public	5-8	70 Dudley-Oxford Road	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-2224	547	43	12.6		446 (81.5%)	18 (3.3%)	66 (12.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$15,466			$727			$14,739	35.3	47.5	247	51
250006301453	299	Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	120 Fisher Avenue	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 566-2361	1,295	114	11.3		13 (1.0%)	714 (55.1%)	526 (40.6%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (2.2%)	$19,636			$2,528			$17,108	35.3	37.7	298	1
250717001363	300	Salemwood	Public	K-8	529 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0647	1,024	78	13		211 (20.6%)	208 (20.3%)	414 (40.4%)	156 (15.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	$15,889			$1,324			$14,565	35.2	35.3	310	10

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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:

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

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.