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)
250294000372	81	South Middle School	Public	5-8	220 Peach Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0160	514	44	11.7		331 (64.4%)	15 (2.9%)	26 (5.1%)	127 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$17,364			$639			$16,725	83	85.1	72	9
250550000805	82	Groton Dunstable Regional Middle	Public	5-8	346 Main Street	Groton	01450	Middlesex County	Groton-Dunstable	No	No	No	No	(978) 448-6155	723	60	12		593 (82.0%)	14 (1.9%)	28 (3.9%)	58 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	$18,468			$586			$17,882	82.3	84.8	73	9
250330000456	83	Wm H Galvin Middle	Public	6-8	55 Pecunit Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	No	(781) 821-5070	753	62	12.2		456 (60.6%)	104 (13.8%)	61 (8.1%)	84 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (6.0%)	$18,425			$488			$17,937	82.3	76.1	112	29
250462000618	84	Easton Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Columbus Avenue	North Easton	02356	Bristol County	Easton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 230-3222	821	65	12.6		624 (76.0%)	69 (8.4%)	65 (7.9%)	23 (2.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.9%)	$14,458			$862			$13,596	81.9	85.8	69	15
251188001494	85	Chocksett Middle School	Public	5-8	40 Boutelle Road	Sterling	01564	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(978) 422-6552	279	24	11.8		231 (82.8%)	9 (3.2%)	27 (9.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$16,037			$427			$15,610	81.2	87.9	62	23
250675000978	86	Lenox Memorial High	Public	6-12	197 East Street	Lenox	01240	Berkshire County	Lenox	No	No	No	No	(413) 637-5560	431	50	8.5		355 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.3%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$22,567			$917			$21,649	81.1	78.8	98	12
250831001102	87	Florence Sawyer School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Mechanic Street	Bolton	01740	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 779-2821	735	62	11.8		623 (84.8%)	8 (1.1%)	37 (5.0%)	33 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.5%)	$18,584			$752			$17,832	80.9	88.9	58	29
250762002557	88	Melrose Middle	Public	6-8	350 Lynn Fells Parkway	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2100	869	60	14.5		657 (75.6%)	50 (5.8%)	63 (7.2%)	49 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	$13,313			$283			$13,030	80.4	79.6	90	2
250004301927	89	West Tisbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	401 Old County Road	West Tisbury	02575	Dukes County	Up-Island Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 696-7738	342	44	7.8		246 (71.9%)	7 (2.0%)	55 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$29,119			$105			$29,014	80.2	73.9	121	32
251191000776	90	Galvin Middle School	Public	5-8	525 Main Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 246-6410	1,065	89	11.9		850 (79.8%)	30 (2.8%)	95 (8.9%)	42 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	38 (3.6%)	$16,897			$639			$16,258	80.1	77.8	105	15

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.