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)
250486000687	131	Lawrence	Public	7-8	113 Lakeview Avenue	Falmouth	02540	Barnstable County	Falmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 548-0606	477	53	8.9		383 (80.3%)	23 (4.8%)	37 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$22,690			$1,350			$21,340	70.5	63	161	30
250005701271	132	Rising Tide Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	59 Armstrong Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Rising Tide Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 747-2620	634	61	10.4		525 (82.8%)	8 (1.3%)	32 (5.0%)	12 (1.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	$18,322			$1,083			$17,239	70.2	71	133	1
250750000105	133	Fowler School	Public	4-8	3 Tiger Drive	Maynard	01754	Middlesex County	Maynard	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 897-6700	459	44	10.4		345 (75.2%)	11 (2.4%)	76 (16.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$18,906			$639			$18,267	70	70.1	136	3
250192000043	134	Amherst Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	170 Chestnut Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst-Pelham	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1800	372	46	8		219 (58.9%)	26 (7.0%)	59 (15.9%)	41 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	$25,463			$1,594			$23,870	69.7	70.2	135	1
250558000813	135	Hopkins Academy	Public	7-12	131 Russell Street	Hadley	01035	Hampshire County	Hadley	No	No	No	No	(413) 584-1106	223	31	7.2		169 (75.8%)	10 (4.5%)	23 (10.3%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	6 (2.7%)	$17,115			$461			$16,654	69.2	60	176	41
250501000871	136	Remington Middle	Public	6-8	628 Washington Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-2130	367	40	9.1		286 (77.9%)	18 (4.9%)	27 (7.4%)	27 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$17,192			$959			$16,233	68.7	65.9	152	16
250267000183	137	Marshall Middle School	Public	5-7	15 Floyd Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 528-8670	604	49	12.3		420 (69.5%)	43 (7.1%)	69 (11.4%)	49 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$20,717			$623			$20,094	68.6	67.6	143	6
250768001279	138	Miscoe Hill School	Public	5-8	148 North Avenue	Mendon	01756	Worcester County	Mendon-Upton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 634-1590	635	52	12.2		564 (88.8%)	7 (1.1%)	36 (5.7%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$16,464			$472			$15,993	68.4	62.6	166	28
251122001857	139	Stoneham Central Middle School	Public	5-8	101 Central Street	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 279-3840	678	64	10.5		529 (78.0%)	17 (2.5%)	69 (10.2%)	35 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$16,907			$691			$16,217	68.1	69.4	140	1
250054402832	140	Monomoy Regional Middle School	Public	5-7	425 Crowell Road	Chatham	02633	Barnstable County	Monomoy Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(508) 945-5140	439	43	10.3		333 (75.9%)	29 (6.6%)	40 (9.1%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	$20,986			$618			$20,367	68	80.6	85	55

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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.
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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.