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)
251038002404	381	Collins Middle	Public	6-8	29 Highland Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1191	612	52	11.8		254 (41.5%)	37 (6.0%)	280 (45.8%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	$20,031			$1,205			$18,826	21.4	21.9	387	6
250008001843	382	Boston Preparatory Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	885 River Street	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston Preparatory Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 333-6688	695	72	9.7		8 (1.2%)	443 (63.7%)	208 (29.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	26 (3.7%)	$24,681			$3,254			$21,427	21	16.3	423	41
250732002639	383	1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School	Public	6-8	25 Union Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3502	1,044	99	10.5		318 (30.5%)	40 (3.8%)	645 (61.8%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.8%)	$17,568			$860			$16,708	21	20.5	395	12
250309000410	384	West Middle School	Public	6-8	271 West St	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7381	557	44	12.7		103 (18.5%)	313 (56.2%)	87 (15.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.9%)	$17,347			$1,351			$15,996	21	19.7	403	19
251005001963	385	Rumney Marsh Academy	Public	6-8	140 American Legion Highway	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-3500	568	55	10.3		172 (30.3%)	13 (2.3%)	351 (61.8%)	28 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,615			$1,221			$13,394	20.9	25.9	363	22
250279000312	386	Hernandez K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	61 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8187	425	28	15.2		47 (11.1%)	15 (3.5%)	347 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$24,061			$2,103			$21,958	20.7	21.7	388	2
250702001954	387	Bartlett Community Partnership	Public	PK, KG-8	79 Wannalancit Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8968	494	46	10.8		54 (10.9%)	51 (10.3%)	201 (40.7%)	170 (34.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$17,806			$1,838			$15,968	20.3	18	413	26
250799001265	388	Mohawk Trail Regional School	Public	7-12	26 Ashfield Road	Shelburne Falls	01370	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 625-9811	271	39	7		246 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$26,719			$1,237			$25,482	20.3	32.5	325	63
250702000073	389	James Sullivan Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Draper Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8993	592	54	10.9		183 (30.9%)	36 (6.1%)	277 (46.8%)	72 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	$15,886			$1,495			$14,392	20.2	20.8	393	4
250354001772	390	Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy	Public	5-8	180 Walnut Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5240	451	44	10.3		31 (6.9%)	22 (4.9%)	392 (86.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$17,990			$1,604			$16,386	19.9	25.8	364	26

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.