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)
250258000160	71	Tahanto Regional High	Public	6-12	1001 Main Street	Boylston	01505	Worcester County	Berlin-Boylston	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 869-2333	515	47	10.9		404 (78.4%)	8 (1.6%)	43 (8.3%)	27 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.2%)	$16,601			$395			$16,207	85.6	89.5	54	17
250798001257	72	Charles S Pierce Middle	Public	6-8	451 Central Avenue	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4568	956	80	12		618 (64.6%)	144 (15.1%)	59 (6.2%)	77 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.0%)	$16,475			$694			$15,780	85.2	85.4	71	1
250699000743	73	Williams Middle	Public	6-8	410 Williams Street	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	No	(413) 565-4260	282	28	9.9		203 (72.0%)	7 (2.5%)	24 (8.5%)	35 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$15,667			$671			$14,996	85.2	89.6	53	20
250741001097	74	Masconomet Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Endicott Road	Boxford	01921	Essex County	Masconomet	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 887-2323	559	49	11.3		497 (88.9%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	20 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$20,953			$898			$20,055	85.1	87.8	63	11
250501000738	75	Horace Mann	Public	6-8	224 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-6230	376	35	10.6		309 (82.2%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.3%)	31 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.4%)	$16,544			$902			$15,642	84.2	76.6	107	32
250003000547	76	Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	500 Financial Park	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 541-3434	862	55	15.5		541 (62.8%)	27 (3.1%)	40 (4.6%)	196 (22.7%)	10 (1.2%)	10 (1.2%)	38 (4.4%)	$15,030			$635			$14,396	84	82.9	82	6
250441000975	77	Duxbury Middle	Public	6-8	71 Alden Street	Duxbury	02332	Plymouth County	Duxbury	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 934-7640	623	50	12.5		572 (91.8%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$16,997			$820			$16,177	84	86.7	66	11
250723001112	78	Harold L Qualters Middle	Public	6-8	240 East Street	Mansfield	02048	Bristol County	Mansfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 261-7530	790	80	9.9		580 (73.4%)	45 (5.7%)	45 (5.7%)	77 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.4%)	$19,302			$722			$18,580	83.9	78.7	99	21
250759002483	79	Medway Middle	Public	5-8	45 Holliston Street	Medway	02053	Norfolk County	Medway	No	No	No	No	(508) 533-3230	653	55	11.8		552 (84.5%)	12 (1.8%)	53 (8.1%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	$17,095			$466			$16,630	83.5	73.9	120	41
250501001785	80	Annie Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Lincoln Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 553-0322	318	35	9		268 (84.3%)	9 (2.8%)	17 (5.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$16,551			$1,003			$15,547	83.1	80.1	88	8

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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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Educational resources:

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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.