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)
250651000941	121	King Philip Middle School	Public	7-8	18 King Street	Norfolk	02056	Norfolk County	King Philip	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 541-7324	670	57	11.8		556 (83.0%)	15 (2.2%)	47 (7.0%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	$17,334			$385			$16,949	72.1	72.5	125	4
250054402836	122	Monomoy Regional High School	Public	8-12	75 Oak Street	Harwich	02645	Barnstable County	Monomoy Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(508) 430-7200	702	60	11.6		540 (76.9%)	49 (7.0%)	60 (8.5%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.4%)	$20,525			$566			$19,959	72.1	73.8	122
251185002892	123	Whitin Intermediate	Public	4-7	120 Granite Street	Uxbridge	01569	Worcester County	Uxbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 278-8640	495	37	13.3		429 (86.7%)	5 (1.0%)	37 (7.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	$16,841			$653			$16,189	72	67	148	25
251149001899	124	Tantasqua Regional Junior High	Public	7-8	320 Brookfield Rd	Fiskdale	01518	Worcester County	Tantasqua	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-7381	551	48	11.5		470 (85.3%)	10 (1.8%)	43 (7.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$15,515			$1,268			$14,247	72	74.8	119	5
251188001492	125	Paxton Center	Public	K-8	19 West Street	Paxton	01612	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 798-8576	454	32	13.9		391 (86.1%)	7 (1.5%)	30 (6.6%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	$13,904			$432			$13,472	71.9	68.8	141	16
250873001207	126	North Attleborough Middle	Public	6-8	564 Landry Avenue	Plainville	02760	Bristol County	North Attleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 643-2130	956	73	13.1		716 (74.9%)	50 (5.2%)	69 (7.2%)	75 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.8%)	$13,968			$360			$13,608	71.9	66	151	25
251089000891	127	West Somerville Neighborhood	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Powderhouse Blvd	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 625-6600	371	28	13.1		232 (62.5%)	36 (9.7%)	37 (10.0%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.9%)	$20,378			$912			$19,466	71.8	62.9	164	37
250495000709	128	John J Ahern	Public	5-8	111 Mechanic Street	Foxboro	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 543-1610	733	64	11.4		527 (71.9%)	48 (6.5%)	69 (9.4%)	47 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.3%)	$18,703			$823			$17,880	71.7	76	114	14
251317002179	129	Winthrop Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Payson Street	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5507	425	38	11		333 (78.4%)	7 (1.6%)	75 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$14,570			$1,013			$13,557	71.4	62.9	163	34
250792001254	130	Millis Middle	Public	6-8	245 Plain Street	Millis	02054	Norfolk County	Millis	No	No	No	No	(508) 376-7014	270	28	9.7		230 (85.2%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.7%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.8%)	$19,419			$558			$18,862	71.1	76.1	111	19

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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.

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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.