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)
251206001991	341	Wareham Senior High	Public	8-12	7 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3510	583	63	9.2		369 (63.3%)	66 (11.3%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (14.1%)	$21,824			$538			$21,286	28	17.3	417	76
250516002667	342	Gateway Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	12 Littleville Road	Huntington	01050	Hampshire County	Gateway	No	No	No	No	(413) 685-1105	196	18	10.7		179 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$23,392			$869			$22,523	27.9	27.2	357	15
250309000404	343	North Middle School	Public	6-8	108 Oak Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7371	406	29	14.2		30 (7.4%)	294 (72.4%)	49 (12.1%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)	$18,835			$1,351			$17,484	27.8	21	391	48
251152002416	344	John F Parker Middle	Public	5-7	60 Williams Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1112	510	36	13.9		209 (41.0%)	172 (33.7%)	81 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.6%)	$15,577			$1,184			$14,393	27.8	23.1	379	35
250279000331	345	Gardner Pilot Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Athol Street	Allston	02134	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8365	371	38	9.8		50 (13.5%)	41 (11.1%)	242 (65.2%)	20 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$27,615			$2,432			$25,183	27.8	40	285	60
250231002678	346	Barnstable Intermediate School	Public	6-7	895 Falmouth Road	Hyannis	02601	Barnstable County	Barnstable	No	No	No	No	(508) 790-6460	639	61	10.5		319 (49.9%)	63 (9.9%)	188 (29.4%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.8%)	$18,730			$816			$17,915	27.6	27.7	352	6
250054502785	347	Collegiate Charter School of Lowell	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1857 Middlesex Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 458-1399	1,211	81	14.9		296 (24.4%)	265 (21.9%)	289 (23.9%)	295 (24.4%)	28 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.0%)	$11,418			$1,499			$9,919	27.5	20.4	396	49
251050001685	348	Saugus Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Pearce Memorial Dr.	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5027	617	46	13.2		333 (54.0%)	30 (4.9%)	184 (29.8%)	49 (7.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$17,864			$735			$17,129	27.4	28.3	350	2
250053602714	349	Veritas Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-10	370 Pine Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 539-0055	615	64	9.5		28 (4.6%)	117 (19.0%)	435 (70.7%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	$20,166			$2,866			$17,300	27.2	25.6	367	18
251152001911	350	Joseph H Martin	Public	5-7	131 Caswell Street	East Taunton	02718	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1250	648	46	14.1		375 (57.9%)	157 (24.2%)	70 (10.8%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.2%)	$15,645			$1,184			$14,461	27.1	29.7	344	6

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.