North Reading Middle

Summary:

North Reading Middle is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the North Reading school district, which is ranked 28th out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. With 541 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.4, North Reading Middle consistently delivers excellent academic outcomes for its students.

North Reading Middle has a strong track record of academic achievement, with a high percentage of students scoring proficient or better on MCAS assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grades. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 63.81% in ELA, 68.79% in Math, and 64.32% in Science, significantly higher than the state averages. This consistent high performance has earned North Reading Middle a ranking among the top 15% of middle schools in Massachusetts, placing 40th out of 493 middle schools in the state in 2023-2024. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, white students, multi-racial students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While North Reading Middle outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Andover West Middle, Arthur W Coolidge Middle, and Walter S Parker Middle, which also demonstrate strong performance and are ranked highly in the state, the North Reading area appears to have a concentration of high-performing middle schools, providing families with quality educational options.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 189 Park Street
       North Reading, MA  01864-2398


(978) 664-7806

District: North Reading

SchoolDigger Rank:
40th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,728 Help


Students who attend North Reading Middle usually attend:

High:    North Reading High

Feeder schools for North Reading Middle:

Elementary:    E Ethel Little School
    J Turner Hood
    L D Batchelder

Student/teacher ratio:  10.4 Help
Number of students:  541

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.1%
Hispanic:
5.7%
Asian:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  9.2% Help


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Compare Details North Reading Middle ranks better than 91.9% of middle schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.98. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (84.1%), Hispanic (5.7%), Asian (5.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Reading Middle is 10.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Reading Middle is $17,728.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Reading Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks North Reading Middle 40th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See North Reading Middle in the ranking list.)

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North Reading:

SchoolDigger ranks North Reading 28th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Reading Middle

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Rank History for all students at North Reading Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 85.47 52nd 339 84.7%
2004 81.16 71st 344 79.4%
2005 89.32 35th 356 90.2%
2006 88.94 32nd 399 92.0%
2007 85.93 46th 399 88.5%
2008 86.57 42nd 407 89.7%
2009 81.41 69th 409 83.1%
2010 76.66 97th 434 77.6%
2011 78.93 88th 449 80.4%
2012 79.46 91st 455 80.0%
2013 79.06 89th 455 80.4%
2014 77.89 98th 455 78.5%
2015 83.59 63rd 441 85.7%
2016 78.17 92nd 482 80.9%
2017 74.00 126th 487 74.1%
2018 80.19 90th 484 81.4%
2019 84.74 73rd 498 85.3%
2021 91.89 37th 501 92.6%
2022 89.07 54th 497 89.1%
2023 88.46 61st 501 87.8%
2024 91.98 40th 493 91.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at North Reading Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 76.06 25th 98 74.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Reading Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.04 169th 467 63.8%
2019 69.08 104th 484 78.5%
2021 78.27 61st 489 87.5%
2022 67.70 106th 503 78.9%
2023 81.75 48th 444 89.2%
2024 86.18 35th 441 92.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Reading Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.74 122nd 438 72.1%
2019 67.31 111th 452 75.4%
2021 78.98 53rd 462 88.5%
2022 82.06 54th 489 89.0%
2023 83.96 40th 481 91.7%
2024 82.93 44th 469 90.6%
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Rank History for Female students at North Reading Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.52 94th 463 79.7%
2019 82.15 80th 478 83.3%
2021 89.99 38th 483 92.1%
2022 86.95 57th 494 88.5%
2023 86.29 61st 489 87.5%
2024 89.48 50th 481 89.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at North Reading Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.63 60th 417 85.6%
2019 86.99 32nd 424 92.5%
2021 91.27 23rd 431 94.7%
2022 79.94 48th 445 89.2%
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Rank History for Male students at North Reading Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.91 87th 466 81.3%
2019 84.08 72nd 478 84.9%
2021 90.17 39th 485 92.0%
2022 89.35 46th 497 90.7%
2023 88.69 55th 489 88.8%
2024 91.96 39th 483 91.9%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at North Reading Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 92.39 34th 491 93.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at North Reading Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 82.02 17th 135 87.4%
2024 75.46 30th 120 75.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Reading Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 94.93 18th 368 95.1%
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Rank History for White students at North Reading Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.24 100th 395 74.7%
2019 75.54 83rd 396 79.0%
2021 84.94 45th 401 88.8%
2022 81.21 59th 404 85.4%
2023 80.94 66th 403 83.6%
2024 83.39 56th 392 85.7%
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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.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for North Reading Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 375 3 11 4 0 n/a n/a 0 393
1993 385 2 11 2 0 n/a n/a 0 400
1994 422 5 14 0 0 n/a n/a 0 441
1995 495 5 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 510
1996 495 5 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 510
1997 454 4 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 468
1998 483 3 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1999 493 4 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 504
2000 569 2 8 5 9 n/a n/a 0 593
2001 556 0 8 5 6 n/a n/a 0 575
2002 590 1 8 6 0 n/a n/a 0 605
2003 590 1 8 6 0 n/a n/a 0 605
2004 601 4 10 4 0 n/a n/a 0 619
2005 629 4 15 3 0 n/a n/a 0 651
2006 593 7 17 4 0 n/a n/a 15 636
2007 589 5 18 7 0 n/a n/a 16 635
2008 607 1 14 11 0 n/a n/a 12 645
2009 602 2 16 11 0 0 9 0 640
2010 618 2 13 9 0 1 10 0 653
2011 586 4 10 11 0 1 10 0 622
2012 613 4 19 15 0 2 10 0 663
2013 615 6 20 17 0 2 10 0 670
2014 629 3 21 19 0 2 9 0 683
2015 594 4 18 11 0 0 11 0 638
2016 561 5 19 11 0 1 12 0 609
2017 525 4 16 12 0 1 18 0 576
2018 488 3 20 16 0 1 20 0 548
2019 479 2 21 22 2 0 14 0 540
2020 467 1 28 26 1 0 13 0 536
2021 483 2 24 26 0 0 14 0 549
2022 476 4 30 30 0 0 24 0 564
2023 455 4 28 31 0 0 23 0 541

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 North Reading Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 393 n/a n/a n/a
1993 400 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 441 n/a n/a n/a
1995 510 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 510 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 468 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 497 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 504 n/a 0.0 0
2000 593 n/a 0.0 3.4
2001 575 n/a 0.0 4
2002 605 n/a n/a 4.6
2003 605 n/a n/a 4.6
2004 619 36.2 17.1 3.9
2005 651 36.0 18.1 3.7
2006 636 39.5 16.1 4.7
2007 635 39.0 16.3 4.8
2008 645 37.7 17.1 4.9
2009 640 43.4 14.7 5.9
2010 653 46.5 14.0 8.6
2011 622 44.3 14.0 9
2012 663 51.0 12.9 7.8
2013 670 45.9 14.5 9.4
2014 683 49.0 13.9 8.6
2015 638 48.0 13.2 9.2
2016 609 47.0 12.9 n/a
2017 576 47.0 12.2 n/a
2018 548 45.2 12.1 n/a
2019 540 45.5 11.8 n/a
2020 536 49.0 10.9 n/a
2021 549 52.4 10.4 n/a
2022 564 50.7 11.1 n/a
2023 541 51.9 10.4 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 Reading Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 393 n/a n/a n/a
1993 400 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 441 n/a n/a n/a
1995 510 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 510 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 468 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 497 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 504 n/a 0.0 0
2000 593 n/a 0.0 3.4
2001 575 n/a 0.0 4
2002 605 n/a n/a 4.6
2003 605 n/a n/a 4.6
2004 619 36.2 17.1 3.9
2005 651 36.0 18.1 3.7
2006 636 39.5 16.1 4.7
2007 635 39.0 16.3 4.8
2008 645 37.7 17.1 4.9
2009 640 43.4 14.7 5.9
2010 653 46.5 14.0 8.6
2011 622 44.3 14.0 9
2012 663 51.0 12.9 7.8
2013 670 45.9 14.5 9.4
2014 683 49.0 13.9 8.6
2015 638 48.0 13.2 9.2
2016 609 47.0 12.9 n/a
2017 576 47.0 12.2 n/a
2018 548 45.2 12.1 n/a
2019 540 45.5 11.8 n/a
2020 536 49.0 10.9 n/a
2021 549 52.4 10.4 n/a
2022 564 50.7 11.1 n/a
2023 541 51.9 10.4 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 Reading Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $320 (1.9%) $16,092 (98.1%) $16,412
2020 $339 (2.0%) $16,234 (98.0%) $16,573
2021 $704 (4.0%) $17,024 (96.0%) $17,728

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

Impact of COVID-19 on North Reading Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 73rd of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 61st of 501 Middle schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (North Reading Middle)7650.9
 25.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (North Reading)7550.6
 24.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (North Reading Middle)8375.2
 7.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Reading)8273.8
 8.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (North Reading Middle)5955.9
 3.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (North Reading)5855.2
 2.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (North Reading Middle)6360.9
 2.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Reading)6260
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (North Reading Middle)7378
 5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (North Reading)7377.2
 4.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (North Reading Middle)6565
 0%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Reading)6464.4
 0.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (North Reading Middle)6369.1
 6.1%
   8th Grade Science (North Reading)6368.5
 5.5%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (North Reading Middle)7061.7
 8.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (North Reading)7567.1
 7.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (North Reading Middle)7066.7
 3.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (North Reading)7369.4
 3.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (North Reading Middle)6369.1
 6.1%
   All Grades Science (North Reading)7575.5
 0.5%
   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 Students540541
 0.2%
African American24
 100%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian2128
 33.3%
Hispanic2231
 40.9%
Pacific Islander00
White479455
 5%
Two or More Races1423
 64.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about North Reading Middle

Students at North Reading Middle are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Yes. North Reading Middle ranks in the top 8.1% of Massachusetts middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 541 students attended North Reading Middle.

Students who attend North Reading Middle usually go on to attend North Reading High


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