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)
250008401847	251	Salem Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	45 Congress St.	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 744-2105	489	48	10.1		148 (30.3%)	58 (11.9%)	242 (49.5%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$19,262			$1,412			$17,850	44.2	47.6	246	5
251320002186	252	John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	33 Middle Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8230	514	47	11		338 (65.8%)	38 (7.4%)	71 (13.8%)	38 (7.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$20,147			$1,240			$18,907	44.1	45.4	259	7
250678002045	253	Sky View Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Kennedy Way	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7780	886	59	15		341 (38.5%)	79 (8.9%)	395 (44.6%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.9%)	$13,011			$873			$12,138	43.4	37.5	299	46
250006001439	254	Conservatory Lab Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	395 Columbia Rd	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Conservatory Lab Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 254-8904	454	29	15.9		20 (4.4%)	215 (47.4%)	191 (42.1%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$18,007			$2,499			$15,509	43.4	42.5	275	21
250253002000	255	W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	313 Monument Valley Rd	Great Barrington	01230	Berkshire County	Berkshire Hills	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 644-2300	325	33	9.7		246 (75.7%)	6 (1.8%)	43 (13.2%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$23,852			$1,012			$22,840	43.3	44.1	263	8
250052702710	256	Bridge Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	435 Warren St.	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Bridge Boston Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(857) 229-1601	334	32	10.4		8 (2.4%)	219 (65.6%)	90 (26.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.6%)	$28,647			$3,435			$25,212	43.2	26.5	362	106
250639000927	257	David J. Quinn Middle School	Public	5-7	201 Manning Street	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	No	(978) 567-6210	558	57	9.7		413 (74.0%)	11 (2.0%)	103 (18.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$18,517			$743			$17,775	43.1	46.1	255	2
251104001774	258	Mt Everett Regional	Public	6-12	491 Berkshire School Road	Sheffield	01257	Berkshire County	Southern Berkshire	No	No	No	No	(413) 229-8734	294	40	7.2		234 (79.6%)	3 (1.0%)	36 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$27,481			$681			$26,800	42.9	37.4	301	43
250744000886	259	Mashpee Middle-High School	Public	7-12	500 Old Barnstable Road	Mashpee	02649	Barnstable County	Mashpee	No	No	No	No	(508) 539-3600	655	68	9.5		475 (72.5%)	30 (4.6%)	40 (6.1%)	14 (2.1%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.8%)	$22,936			$487			$22,448	42.8	47.2	250	9
250000102003	260	Quabbin Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	800 South Street	Barre	01005	Worcester County	Quabbin	No	No	No	No	(978) 355-5042	517	33	15.8		452 (87.4%)	11 (2.1%)	31 (6.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$15,693			$651			$15,042	42.7	51.9	217	43

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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.