Summary:
1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School is a public middle school located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,044 students. The school is part of the Marlborough school district, which is ranked 317 out of 356 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school faces significant challenges in improving its academic performance and addressing equity issues among its diverse student population. With a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (61.78%) compared to the state average, and lower percentages of White (30.46%) and Asian (1.15%) students, the school's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is significantly below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grades. For example, in 2022-2023, only 21.94% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 42.29%. The school's rankings for different student subgroups vary widely, with African American students performing relatively well, ranking in the top 70 out of 209 middle schools in the state, while Hispanic and White students rank much lower, in the bottom 30% and 40% of schools, respectively.
Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Cameron Middle School, Fuller Middle, and Walsh Middle in the Framingham district, as well as Ephraim Curtis Middle in Sudbury and Robert E. Melican Middle School in Northborough, 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School consistently performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Marlborough
SchoolDigger Rank:
392nd of 497 Massachusetts Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,568
Students who attend 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School usually attend:
Feeder schools for 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.5
Number of students: 1,044
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
61.8%
White:
30.5%
African American:
3.8%
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Two or more races:
2.8%
Asian:
1.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.1%
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