Walsh Middle

Public 6-8

 301 Brook Street
       Framingham, MA  01701-4371


(508) 626-9180

District: Framingham

SchoolDigger Rank:
286th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,444 Help


Students who attend Walsh Middle usually attend:

High:    Framingham High School

Feeder schools for Walsh Middle:

Elementary:    Barbieri Elementary
    Brophy
    Charlotte A Dunning
    Harmony Grove Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  10.8 Help
Number of students:  789

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.2%
Hispanic:
42.5%
African American:
5.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.2% Help


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Compare Details Walsh Middle ranks worse than 58% of middle schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Framingham School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.36. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Walsh Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Framingham School District. Racial makeup is: White (43.2%), Hispanic (42.5%), African American (5.1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walsh Middle is 10.8, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Framingham School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walsh Middle is $21,444. 1 middle schools in the Framingham School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walsh Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Walsh Middle 286th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Walsh Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Asian students:
African American students:
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White students:


Framingham:

SchoolDigger ranks Framingham 316th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Walsh Middle

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Rank History for all students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 59.74 139th 339 59.0%
2004 55.30 163rd 344 52.6%
2005 56.85 160th 356 55.1%
2006 52.01 212th 399 46.9%
2007 58.90 182nd 399 54.4%
2008 62.89 156th 407 61.7%
2009 66.18 142nd 409 65.3%
2010 62.80 160th 434 63.1%
2011 61.55 178th 449 60.4%
2012 59.72 194th 455 57.4%
2013 59.28 192nd 455 57.8%
2014 61.21 175th 455 61.5%
2015 67.74 148th 441 66.4%
2016 53.89 227th 482 52.9%
2017 53.11 227th 487 53.4%
2018 51.93 231st 484 52.3%
2019 59.81 189th 498 62.0%
2021 65.15 156th 501 68.9%
2022 47.81 240th 497 51.7%
2023 46.22 254th 501 49.3%
2024 38.36 286th 493 42.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 58.58 40th 98 59.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.66 116th 127 8.7%
2019 35.35 95th 138 31.2%
2022 37.90 111th 154 27.9%
2023 36.01 114th 155 26.5%
2024 43.53 68th 180 62.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.50 337th 467 27.8%
2019 44.82 264th 484 45.5%
2021 47.27 225th 489 54.0%
2022 30.73 361st 503 28.2%
2023 45.92 188th 444 57.7%
2024 39.31 221st 441 49.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.86 353rd 438 19.4%
2019 38.28 291st 452 35.6%
2021 42.29 257th 462 44.4%
2022 29.69 355th 489 27.4%
2023 23.06 396th 481 17.7%
2024 20.78 397th 469 15.4%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.95 249th 463 46.2%
2019 61.18 182nd 478 61.9%
2021 64.13 155th 483 67.9%
2022 48.35 234th 494 52.6%
2023 49.57 232nd 489 52.6%
2024 37.64 282nd 481 41.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.44 193rd 417 53.7%
2019 47.39 167th 424 60.6%
2021 47.18 179th 431 58.5%
2022 36.82 245th 445 44.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.16 203rd 466 56.4%
2019 55.73 193rd 478 59.6%
2021 62.92 163rd 485 66.4%
2022 45.56 247th 497 50.3%
2023 38.75 286th 489 41.5%
2024 38.45 279th 483 42.2%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.32 144th 491 70.7%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.32 118th 339 65.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.51 85th 119 28.6%
2019 43.74 77th 128 39.8%
2021 40.27 79th 123 35.8%
2022 36.73 89th 135 34.1%
2023 46.16 80th 134 40.3%
2024 54.49 68th 120 43.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.99 131st 172 23.8%
2019 28.20 152nd 195 22.1%
2023 43.11 113th 209 45.9%
2024 42.11 113th 202 44.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.14 183rd 309 40.8%
2019 50.73 147th 322 54.3%
2021 53.79 129th 335 61.5%
2022 33.81 237th 368 35.6%
2023 30.36 257th 364 29.4%
2024 20.88 329th 378 13.0%
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Rank History for White students at Walsh Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.77 138th 395 65.1%
2019 66.44 116th 396 70.7%
2021 72.14 87th 401 78.3%
2022 57.48 149th 404 63.1%
2023 59.25 146th 403 63.8%
2024 53.30 165th 392 57.9%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Walsh Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 517 45 18 5 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1989 495 36 15 7 0 n/a n/a 0 553
1990 454 33 18 13 1 n/a n/a 0 519
1991 798 79 29 160 0 n/a n/a 0 1066
1992 830 61 35 146 1 n/a n/a 0 1073
1993 840 87 47 159 1 n/a n/a 0 1134
1994 830 104 63 178 0 n/a n/a 0 1175
1995 570 90 28 118 0 n/a n/a 0 806
1996 570 90 28 118 0 n/a n/a 0 806
1997 590 88 29 117 0 n/a n/a 0 824
1998 629 71 35 127 0 n/a n/a 0 862
1999 699 56 31 115 1 n/a n/a 0 902
2000 697 77 31 122 2 n/a n/a 0 929
2001 633 72 35 115 0 n/a n/a 0 855
2002 451 40 43 104 1 n/a n/a 0 639
2003 451 40 43 104 1 n/a n/a 0 639
2004 401 40 39 116 1 n/a n/a 0 597
2005 426 38 38 143 4 n/a n/a 0 649
2006 429 36 43 176 4 n/a n/a 0 688
2007 471 38 52 176 3 n/a n/a 3 743
2008 504 31 55 166 2 n/a n/a 2 760
2009 542 35 66 171 2 0 1 0 817
2010 497 29 66 162 1 0 0 0 755
2011 450 33 68 167 1 0 4 0 723
2012 417 38 64 168 2 0 2 0 691
2013 406 42 60 181 1 0 11 0 701
2014 377 33 58 191 1 1 18 0 679
2015 367 31 57 196 0 1 22 0 674
2016 369 32 61 209 0 1 25 0 697
2017 401 34 57 212 0 0 20 0 724
2018 416 34 44 249 0 0 19 0 762
2019 418 30 32 227 0 0 25 1 733
2020 429 27 32 246 1 0 30 0 765
2021 406 37 45 251 0 0 27 0 766
2022 357 35 43 272 0 0 25 1 733
2023 341 40 39 335 0 0 29 5 789

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Walsh Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 585 n/a n/a n/a
1989 553 n/a n/a n/a
1990 519 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1066 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1073 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1134 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1175 n/a n/a n/a
1995 806 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 806 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 824 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 862 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 902 n/a 0.0 0
2000 929 n/a 0.0 21.7
2001 855 n/a 0.0 24.7
2002 639 n/a n/a 20.3
2003 639 n/a n/a 20.3
2004 597 60.2 9.9 26.6
2005 649 62.1 10.5 25
2006 688 67.3 10.2 29.1
2007 743 71.0 10.5 28
2008 760 64.3 11.8 26.9
2009 817 68.8 11.9 23.4
2010 755 70.1 10.7 26.5
2011 723 66.2 10.9 25
2012 691 64.6 10.6 30
2013 701 67.4 10.3 31.4
2014 679 68.5 9.9 29.3
2015 674 66.0 10.2 36.2
2016 697 71.0 9.8 n/a
2017 724 71.5 10.1 n/a
2018 762 60.1 12.6 n/a
2019 733 67.6 10.8 n/a
2020 765 66.5 11.4 n/a
2021 766 69.8 10.9 n/a
2022 733 75.4 9.7 n/a
2023 789 72.4 10.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Walsh Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 585 n/a n/a n/a
1989 553 n/a n/a n/a
1990 519 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1066 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1073 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1134 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1175 n/a n/a n/a
1995 806 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 806 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 824 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 862 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 902 n/a 0.0 0
2000 929 n/a 0.0 21.7
2001 855 n/a 0.0 24.7
2002 639 n/a n/a 20.3
2003 639 n/a n/a 20.3
2004 597 60.2 9.9 26.6
2005 649 62.1 10.5 25
2006 688 67.3 10.2 29.1
2007 743 71.0 10.5 28
2008 760 64.3 11.8 26.9
2009 817 68.8 11.9 23.4
2010 755 70.1 10.7 26.5
2011 723 66.2 10.9 25
2012 691 64.6 10.6 30
2013 701 67.4 10.3 31.4
2014 679 68.5 9.9 29.3
2015 674 66.0 10.2 36.2
2016 697 71.0 9.8 n/a
2017 724 71.5 10.1 n/a
2018 762 60.1 12.6 n/a
2019 733 67.6 10.8 n/a
2020 765 66.5 11.4 n/a
2021 766 69.8 10.9 n/a
2022 733 75.4 9.7 n/a
2023 789 72.4 10.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Walsh Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $725 (3.6%) $19,300 (96.4%) $20,025
2020 $673 (3.3%) $19,677 (96.7%) $20,350
2021 $1,434 (6.7%) $20,010 (93.3%) $21,444

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Walsh Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 189th of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 254th of 501 Middle schools
 12.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Walsh Middle)5536.4
 18.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Framingham)3524.6
 10.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Walsh Middle)4335.2
 7.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Framingham)3321.9
 11.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Walsh Middle)5626.7
 29.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Framingham)3725.3
 11.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Walsh Middle)6335.7
 27.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Framingham)4024.1
 15.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Walsh Middle)5441.9
 12.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Framingham)4227.6
 14.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Walsh Middle)4830.5
 17.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Framingham)3725.2
 11.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (Walsh Middle)4843.9
 4.1%
   8th Grade Science (Framingham)3429.4
 4.6%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Walsh Middle)5535.2
 19.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Framingham)4027
 13%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Walsh Middle)5233.7
 18.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Framingham)3722.5
 14.5%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Walsh Middle)4843.9
 4.1%
   All Grades Science (Framingham)3429.3
 4.7%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students733789
 7.6%
African American3040
 33.3%
American Indian00
Asian3239
 21.9%
Hispanic227335
 47.6%
Pacific Islander00
White418341
 18.4%
Two or More Races2529
 16%


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Students at Walsh Middle are 43% White, 42% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Walsh Middle ranks 286th of 493 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Walsh Middle usually go on to attend Framingham High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 789 students attended Walsh Middle.


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