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)
250204000831	181	Overlook Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Oakmont Drive	Ashburnham	01430	Worcester County	Ashburnham-Westminster	No	No	No	No	(978) 827-1425	535	38	14.1		466 (87.1%)	6 (1.1%)	44 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$13,919			$547			$13,372	59.8	60.9	172	9
250900001452	182	Norton Middle	Public	6-8	215 West Main Street	Norton	02766	Bristol County	Norton	No	No	No	No	(508) 285-0140	559	41	13.6		481 (86.0%)	22 (3.9%)	25 (4.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	$16,070			$674			$15,396	59.5	51.8	219	37
250405000551	183	Dedham Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Whiting Avenue	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-7000	543	57	9.4		329 (60.6%)	61 (11.2%)	114 (21.0%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$21,939			$1,046			$20,893	59.3	60.1	175	8
250303002659	184	Bridgewater Middle School	Public	6-8	166 Mt. Prospect St.	Bridgewater	02324	Plymouth County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	No	(508) 279-2100	787	54	14.6		605 (76.9%)	92 (11.7%)	39 (5.0%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.6%)	$12,561			$543			$12,018	59	63.5	160	24
250055702842	185	Springfield Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2071 Roosevelt Ave.	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 231-2722	487	42	11.5		23 (4.7%)	100 (20.5%)	345 (70.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$16,557			$2,946			$13,611	57.9	63	162	23
251113002840	186	Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	254	26	9.6		30 (11.8%)	58 (22.8%)	150 (59.1%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$19,024			$2,366			$16,659	57.7	55.6	200	14
250003400567	187	Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	4-8	17 Lime Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead Community Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 631-0777	175	18	9.7		119 (68.0%)	12 (6.9%)	29 (16.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.7%)	$18,965			$1,488			$17,477	57.7	57.9	190	3
250717001345	188	Ferryway	Public	K-8	150 Cross Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0659	905	71	12.7		187 (20.7%)	166 (18.3%)	343 (37.9%)	173 (19.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.2%)	$15,253			$1,119			$14,133	57.4	43.1	271	83
250945001512	189	Pentucket Regional Middle	Public	7-8	20 Main Street	West Newbury	01985	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 363-2957	331	26	12.7		294 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$17,206			$1,029			$16,177	57.4	67	147	42
250717001344	190	Beebe	Public	K-8	401 Pleasant Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0621	901	67	13.3		234 (26.0%)	112 (12.4%)	212 (23.5%)	285 (31.6%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.3%)	$15,531			$1,322			$14,209	57.4	47.9	244	54

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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.