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)
250804001269	241	Monson High School	Public	7-12	55 Margaret Street	Monson	01057	Hampden County	Monson	No	No	No	No	(413) 267-4589	295	35	8.4		244 (82.7%)	4 (1.4%)	27 (9.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	$19,374			$807			$18,567	46	38.5	295	54
250219000087	242	Cyril K. Brennan Middle School	Public	5-8	320 Rathbun Willard Drive	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	No	(508) 222-6260	623	42	14.7		381 (61.2%)	53 (8.5%)	125 (20.1%)	17 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	$14,198			$740			$13,458	45.6	48.6	236	6
250972002531	243	Plymouth Commun Intermediate	Public	6-8	117 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4450	878	85	10.3		699 (79.6%)	28 (3.2%)	90 (10.3%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.4%)	$18,321			$428			$17,893	45.4	50.1	231	12
250987001563	244	Broad Meadows Middle	Public	6-8	50 Calvin Rd	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8723	321	27	11.7		183 (57.0%)	22 (6.9%)	34 (10.6%)	71 (22.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$18,502			$938			$17,563	45.2	48.8	235	9
251284002948	245	Maria Weston Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	1051 Commercial Street	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 337-4500	1,195	112	10.6		786 (65.8%)	102 (8.5%)	189 (15.8%)	69 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.8%)								45.2	39.1	288	43
250432001625	246	Justus C. Richardson Middle School	Public	6-8	1570 Lakeview Ave	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 957-3330	848	58	14.6		570 (67.2%)	58 (6.8%)	131 (15.4%)	71 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	$12,345			$1,012			$11,333	45.2	44.1	264	18
251320002182	247	Daniel L Joyce Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Locust Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8233	447	52	8.5		309 (69.1%)	42 (9.4%)	54 (12.1%)	15 (3.4%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$21,248			$1,415			$19,833	44.9	49.7	234	13
250879001762	248	Nissitissit Middle School	Public	5-8	33 Chace Avenue	Pepperell	01463	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 743-1007	481	51	9.4		367 (76.3%)	16 (3.3%)	52 (10.8%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$17,368			$661			$16,708	44.7	61.3	170	78
251089001731	249	Arthur D Healey	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Meacham Street	Somerville	02145	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5420	506	38	13.2		141 (27.9%)	76 (15.0%)	251 (49.6%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$22,088			$921			$21,167	44.4	31.3	334	85
250639000926	250	Hudson High	Public	8-12	69 Brigham Street	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	No	(978) 567-6250	808	81	9.9		617 (76.4%)	23 (2.8%)	127 (15.7%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.6%)	$19,597			$713			$18,883	44.3	36.4	304	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.