North Middlesex Regional

Summary:

North Middlesex Regional is a public high school located in Townsend, MA, serving 779 students in grades 9-12 and part of the North Middlesex district. The school has a strong academic performance, ranking 133 out of 348 Massachusetts high schools, with 66.29% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 48.86% in Mathematics, and 57.65% in Science. North Middlesex Regional also boasts a high graduation rate of 96.6% and a low dropout rate of 1.7%.

Compared to nearby schools, North Middlesex Regional has a significantly less diverse student population, with 84.6% of students identifying as white, which is higher than the state average. However, the school has performed well across various student subgroups, ranking 57th out of 289 Massachusetts high schools for special education students and 50th out of 338 for low socioeconomic status students. While North Middlesex Regional is a strong-performing school, there are some nearby schools, such as Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School and Groton Dunstable Regional, that outperform it academically.

North Middlesex Regional's graduation and dropout rates are generally better than the nearby schools, such as Fitchburg High and Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School, which have lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates. The school's strong performance may be influenced by its lower percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds compared to some nearby schools, such as Goodrich Academy.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 19 Main Street
       Townsend, MA  01469


(978) 597-8721

District: North Middlesex

SchoolDigger Rank:
133rd of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,285 Help


Feeder schools for North Middlesex Regional:

Elementary:    Ashby Elementary
    Spaulding Memorial
    Squannacook Early Childhood Center
    Varnum Brook
Middle:    Hawthorne Brook
    Nissitissit Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  779

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.6%
Hispanic:
7.2%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  14.8% Help


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Compare Details North Middlesex Regional ranks better than 61.8% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.12. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of North Middlesex Regional freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (84.6%), Hispanic (7.2%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Middlesex Regional is 13.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Middlesex Regional is $16,285.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Middlesex Regional:

SchoolDigger ranks North Middlesex Regional 133rd of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See North Middlesex Regional in the ranking list.)

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North Middlesex:

SchoolDigger ranks North Middlesex 192nd of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Middlesex Regional

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Rank History for all students at North Middlesex Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 64.53 119th 304 60.9%
2004 77.23 79th 307 74.3%
2005 86.25 33rd 311 89.4%
2006 78.83 75th 314 76.1%
2007 62.59 129th 316 59.2%
2008 69.97 104th 319 67.4%
2009 75.09 86th 322 73.3%
2010 67.51 127th 335 62.1%
2011 72.56 105th 340 69.1%
2012 68.89 121st 340 64.4%
2013 66.26 124th 344 64.0%
2014 65.88 145th 347 58.2%
2015 65.29 153rd 354 56.8%
2016 63.67 158th 351 55.0%
2017 72.28 96th 348 72.4%
2018 74.30 88th 345 74.5%
2019 73.00 106th 351 69.8%
2021 77.35 73rd 285 74.4%
2022 75.20 98th 342 71.3%
2023 63.84 134th 347 61.4%
2024 64.12 133rd 348 61.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Middlesex Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.07 109th 344 68.3%
2019 52.01 165th 348 52.6%
2021 73.89 50th 268 81.3%
2022 72.63 67th 339 80.2%
2023 59.84 88th 301 70.8%
2024 76.12 57th 289 80.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Middlesex Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.68 59th 330 82.1%
2019 52.57 169th 330 48.8%
2021 57.45 94th 253 62.8%
2022 79.43 53rd 332 84.0%
2023 65.55 108th 338 68.0%
2024 81.23 50th 338 85.2%
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Rank History for Female students at North Middlesex Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.28 65th 339 80.8%
2019 67.89 124th 342 63.7%
2021 77.23 67th 281 76.2%
2022 72.68 104th 340 69.4%
2023 67.64 117th 339 65.5%
2024 61.75 139th 342 59.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at North Middlesex Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.59 149th 299 50.2%
2019 57.83 107th 299 64.2%
2021 91.62 16th 202 92.1%
2022 85.07 38th 295 87.1%
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Rank History for Male students at North Middlesex Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.67 119th 343 65.3%
2019 75.23 90th 346 74.0%
2021 76.07 75th 281 73.3%
2022 76.92 81st 339 76.1%
2023 56.50 149th 343 56.6%
2024 62.78 134th 342 60.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Middlesex Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.87 33rd 193 82.9%
2024 66.47 77th 249 69.1%
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Rank History for White students at North Middlesex Regional

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.56 104th 303 65.7%
2019 62.77 124th 302 58.9%
2021 68.67 81st 249 67.5%
2022 66.45 104th 300 65.3%
2023 48.86 154th 301 48.8%
2024 44.26 169th 302 44.0%
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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 North Middlesex Regional

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1061 4 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1068
1989 1097 4 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1105
1990 1099 4 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1109
1991 1079 5 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1093
1992 1096 2 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1103
1993 1121 6 7 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1137
1994 1070 5 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1080
1995 1054 8 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1065
1996 1054 8 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1065
1997 1080 3 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1086
1998 1140 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1143
1999 1174 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1178
2000 1122 11 10 15 7 n/a n/a 0 1165
2001 1163 13 12 14 8 n/a n/a 0 1210
2002 1182 11 9 9 2 n/a n/a 0 1213
2003 1182 11 9 9 2 n/a n/a 0 1213
2004 1199 11 10 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1225
2005 1222 7 8 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1242
2006 1187 5 8 8 0 n/a n/a 2 1210
2007 1167 5 9 8 1 n/a n/a 6 1196
2008 1142 7 10 10 2 n/a n/a 7 1178
2009 1118 4 10 17 2 1 8 0 1160
2010 1096 2 10 28 3 1 7 0 1147
2011 1055 5 9 30 2 0 5 0 1106
2012 1024 8 11 27 2 1 5 0 1078
2013 950 7 13 22 2 0 5 0 999
2014 909 8 13 16 1 1 8 0 956
2015 854 9 11 18 1 1 7 0 901
2016 793 9 8 13 0 1 11 0 835
2017 738 10 6 25 0 1 15 0 795
2018 726 10 6 24 2 0 28 0 796
2019 741 10 9 37 2 1 30 0 830
2020 725 8 11 40 2 1 30 0 817
2021 702 11 15 36 1 1 27 0 793
2022 677 14 19 47 1 1 24 2 785
2023 659 13 21 56 0 1 26 3 779

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 North Middlesex Regional

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1068 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1105 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1109 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1093 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1103 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1137 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1080 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1065 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1065 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1086 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1143 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1178 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1165 n/a 0.0 1.8
2001 1210 n/a 0.0 1.8
2002 1213 n/a n/a 5.4
2003 1213 n/a n/a 5.4
2004 1225 79.0 15.5 5
2005 1242 76.2 16.3 5.6
2006 1210 76.0 15.9 6.2
2007 1196 74.0 16.2 8.3
2008 1178 66.6 17.7 8.2
2009 1160 73.9 15.7 9.7
2010 1147 74.6 15.3 10.6
2011 1106 73.0 15.1 11
2012 1078 64.1 16.8 13.2
2013 999 63.6 15.6 15.6
2014 956 66.5 14.3 15.5
2015 901 61.0 14.7 14.8
2016 835 58.0 14.3 n/a
2017 795 56.9 13.9 n/a
2018 796 59.9 13.2 n/a
2019 830 60.8 13.6 n/a
2020 817 58.8 13.8 n/a
2021 793 57.9 13.6 n/a
2022 785 56.2 13.9 n/a
2023 779 57.0 13.6 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 North Middlesex Regional

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1068 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1105 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1109 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1093 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1103 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1137 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1080 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1065 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1065 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1086 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1143 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1178 n/a 0.0 0
2000 1165 n/a 0.0 1.8
2001 1210 n/a 0.0 1.8
2002 1213 n/a n/a 5.4
2003 1213 n/a n/a 5.4
2004 1225 79.0 15.5 5
2005 1242 76.2 16.3 5.6
2006 1210 76.0 15.9 6.2
2007 1196 74.0 16.2 8.3
2008 1178 66.6 17.7 8.2
2009 1160 73.9 15.7 9.7
2010 1147 74.6 15.3 10.6
2011 1106 73.0 15.1 11
2012 1078 64.1 16.8 13.2
2013 999 63.6 15.6 15.6
2014 956 66.5 14.3 15.5
2015 901 61.0 14.7 14.8
2016 835 58.0 14.3 n/a
2017 795 56.9 13.9 n/a
2018 796 59.9 13.2 n/a
2019 830 60.8 13.6 n/a
2020 817 58.8 13.8 n/a
2021 793 57.9 13.6 n/a
2022 785 56.2 13.9 n/a
2023 779 57.0 13.6 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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for North Middlesex Regional

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $297 (2.0%) $14,265 (98.0%) $14,562
2020 $851 (5.1%) $15,725 (94.9%) $16,576
2021 $661 (4.1%) $15,624 (95.9%) $16,285

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

Impact of COVID-19 on North Middlesex Regional

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 106th of 351 High schoolsRanks 134th of 347 High schools
 8.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (North Middlesex Regional)7169.4
 1.6%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (North Middlesex)6966.7
 2.3%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (North Middlesex Regional)6447.6
 16.5%
   10th Grade Mathematics (North Middlesex)6245.8
 16.2%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5849.7
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students830779
 6.1%
African American1013
 30%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian921
 133.3%
Hispanic3756
 51.4%
Pacific Islander11
White741659
 11.1%
Two or More Races3026
 13.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about North Middlesex Regional

North Middlesex Regional is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ashby Elementary
Elementary : Spaulding Memorial
Elementary : Squannacook Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Varnum Brook
Middle : Hawthorne Brook
Middle : Nissitissit Middle School

Students at North Middlesex Regional are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 779 students attended North Middlesex Regional.

North Middlesex Regional ranks 133rd of 348 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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.

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