Saugus Middle School

Summary:

Saugus Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Saugus, MA, with a student population of 598. The school is part of the Saugus school district, which is ranked 276 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saugus Middle School consistently underperforms the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. In 2023-2024, only 21.18% of Saugus students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 39.17%. The school has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom 30% of Massachusetts middle schools, and has a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. Saugus Middle School's academic performance has been declining over the past few years, with the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA and Math decreasing from 2020-2021 to 2023-2024.

Saugus Middle School significantly underperforms many of the nearby middle schools, such as Stoneham Central Middle School and Melrose Middle, which are ranked in the top 25% of Massachusetts middle schools and have much higher academic proficiency rates. Saugus Middle School also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 14.4 and lower per-student spending compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools, which may impact its ability to provide individualized attention and support to students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1 Pearce Memorial Dr.
       Saugus, MA  01906


(781) 231-5027

District: Saugus

SchoolDigger Rank:
348th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,864 Help


Students who attend Saugus Middle School usually attend:

High:    Saugus High

Feeder schools for Saugus Middle School:

Elementary:    Belmonte STEAM Academy
    Veterans Early Learning Center

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  598

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.2%
Hispanic:
30.8%
Asian:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.6% Help


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Compare Details Saugus Middle School ranks worse than 70.6% of middle schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.4. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53.2%), Hispanic (30.8%), Asian (7.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Saugus Middle School is 14.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Saugus Middle School is $17,864.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Saugus Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Saugus Middle School 348th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Saugus Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Saugus:

SchoolDigger ranks Saugus 276th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Saugus Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 47.85 189th 339 44.2%
2004 49.60 185th 344 46.2%
2005 40.99 226th 356 36.5%
2006 39.30 272nd 399 31.8%
2007 33.33 288th 399 27.8%
2008 28.12 309th 407 24.1%
2009 26.09 322nd 409 21.3%
2010 37.19 297th 434 31.6%
2011 38.39 305th 449 32.1%
2012 39.69 294th 455 35.4%
2013 40.00 299th 455 34.3%
2014 35.99 310th 455 31.9%
2015 40.47 272nd 441 38.3%
2016 26.39 371st 482 23.0%
2017 43.15 280th 487 42.5%
2018 31.94 337th 484 30.4%
2019 40.42 308th 498 38.2%
2021 39.71 293rd 501 41.5%
2022 40.31 283rd 497 43.1%
2023 28.25 350th 501 30.1%
2024 27.40 348th 493 29.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 38.61 96th 155 38.1%
2024 38.38 108th 180 40.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.50 373rd 467 20.1%
2019 39.82 294th 484 39.3%
2021 49.18 210th 489 57.1%
2022 45.31 247th 503 50.9%
2023 36.28 248th 444 44.1%
2024 31.95 277th 441 37.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.24 314th 438 28.3%
2019 39.75 282nd 452 37.6%
2021 54.88 177th 462 61.7%
2022 47.22 236th 489 51.7%
2023 38.56 295th 481 38.7%
2024 31.29 334th 469 28.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.71 314th 463 32.2%
2019 40.26 304th 478 36.4%
2021 45.35 256th 483 47.0%
2022 44.66 256th 494 48.2%
2023 28.39 348th 489 28.8%
2024 25.77 350th 481 27.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.19 322nd 417 22.8%
2019 41.03 213th 424 49.8%
2021 48.25 170th 431 60.6%
2022 56.39 133rd 445 70.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.37 341st 466 26.8%
2019 40.24 293rd 478 38.7%
2021 33.46 312th 485 35.7%
2022 35.76 307th 497 38.2%
2023 28.01 346th 489 29.2%
2024 29.11 329th 483 31.9%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.68 286th 491 41.8%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.91 172nd 339 49.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 8.13 123rd 134 8.2%
2024 20.00 98th 120 18.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.24 147th 172 14.5%
2019 47.70 93rd 195 52.3%
2021 38.93 122nd 193 36.8%
2022 48.27 92nd 212 56.6%
2023 66.99 51st 209 75.6%
2024 36.25 128th 202 36.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.88 153rd 309 50.5%
2019 52.22 139th 322 56.8%
2021 58.64 110th 335 67.2%
2022 46.79 165th 368 55.2%
2023 35.40 221st 364 39.3%
2024 29.61 264th 378 30.2%
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Rank History for White students at Saugus Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.01 330th 395 16.5%
2019 26.47 314th 396 20.7%
2021 24.17 314th 401 21.7%
2022 29.05 288th 404 28.7%
2023 16.94 350th 403 13.2%
2024 17.15 341st 392 13.0%
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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 Saugus Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 719 5 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 732
1989 738 5 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 750
1990 732 7 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 748
1991 778 5 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 792
1992 778 5 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 793
1993 806 4 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 816
1994 830 4 8 5 0 n/a n/a 0 847
1995 830 3 17 3 4 n/a n/a 0 857
1996 830 3 17 3 4 n/a n/a 0 857
1997 792 6 11 4 3 n/a n/a 0 816
1998 756 4 10 4 1 n/a n/a 0 775
1999 792 5 6 5 4 n/a n/a 0 812
2000 771 5 12 11 13 n/a n/a 0 812
2001 780 13 8 12 13 n/a n/a 0 826
2002 784 13 16 20 3 n/a n/a 0 836
2003 784 13 16 20 3 n/a n/a 0 836
2004 737 16 26 31 2 n/a n/a 0 812
2005 745 11 28 22 1 n/a n/a 0 807
2006 716 25 37 35 1 n/a n/a 3 817
2007 703 20 29 37 1 n/a n/a 16 806
2008 651 19 22 42 2 n/a n/a 13 749
2009 629 17 13 42 1 0 5 0 707
2010 596 16 17 54 3 1 8 0 695
2011 591 23 23 61 1 1 9 0 709
2012 556 22 26 65 0 3 8 0 680
2013 586 27 27 69 0 2 8 0 719
2014 536 28 24 60 1 1 3 0 653
2015 556 22 24 70 3 2 5 0 682
2016 524 28 22 72 3 2 3 0 654
2017 498 31 21 89 3 1 9 0 652
2018 474 31 23 108 3 2 9 0 650
2019 419 32 29 136 3 2 13 0 634
2020 424 35 28 134 3 5 13 0 642
2021 390 36 27 142 7 4 17 0 623
2022 342 33 35 171 6 1 19 1 608
2023 318 30 44 184 5 2 15 0 598

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 Saugus Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 732 n/a n/a n/a
1989 750 n/a n/a n/a
1990 748 n/a n/a n/a
1991 792 n/a n/a n/a
1992 793 n/a n/a n/a
1993 816 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 847 n/a n/a n/a
1995 857 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 857 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 816 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 775 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 812 n/a 0.0 0
2000 812 n/a 0.0 13.4
2001 826 n/a 0.0 8.1
2002 836 n/a n/a 9
2003 836 n/a n/a 9
2004 812 58.2 14.0 12.6
2005 807 54.5 14.8 14.3
2006 817 56.0 14.6 16.7
2007 806 58.0 13.9 17.7
2008 749 43.0 17.4 22.3
2009 707 46.9 15.1 21.1
2010 695 48.5 14.3 23
2011 709 53.6 13.2 22.4
2012 680 51.9 13.0 28.8
2013 719 53.4 13.4 35.5
2014 653 52.4 12.4 28.5
2015 682 55.0 12.4 30.6
2016 654 56.0 11.6 n/a
2017 652 57.1 11.4 n/a
2018 650 54.7 11.8 n/a
2019 634 55.5 11.4 n/a
2020 642 57.7 11.1 n/a
2021 623 42.8 14.5 n/a
2022 608 39.2 15.5 n/a
2023 598 41.3 14.4 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 Saugus Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 732 n/a n/a n/a
1989 750 n/a n/a n/a
1990 748 n/a n/a n/a
1991 792 n/a n/a n/a
1992 793 n/a n/a n/a
1993 816 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 847 n/a n/a n/a
1995 857 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 857 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 816 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 775 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 812 n/a 0.0 0
2000 812 n/a 0.0 13.4
2001 826 n/a 0.0 8.1
2002 836 n/a n/a 9
2003 836 n/a n/a 9
2004 812 58.2 14.0 12.6
2005 807 54.5 14.8 14.3
2006 817 56.0 14.6 16.7
2007 806 58.0 13.9 17.7
2008 749 43.0 17.4 22.3
2009 707 46.9 15.1 21.1
2010 695 48.5 14.3 23
2011 709 53.6 13.2 22.4
2012 680 51.9 13.0 28.8
2013 719 53.4 13.4 35.5
2014 653 52.4 12.4 28.5
2015 682 55.0 12.4 30.6
2016 654 56.0 11.6 n/a
2017 652 57.1 11.4 n/a
2018 650 54.7 11.8 n/a
2019 634 55.5 11.4 n/a
2020 642 57.7 11.1 n/a
2021 623 42.8 14.5 n/a
2022 608 39.2 15.5 n/a
2023 598 41.3 14.4 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 Saugus Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $592 (3.4%) $16,750 (96.6%) $17,342
2020 $454 (2.7%) $16,542 (97.3%) $16,996
2021 $735 (4.1%) $17,129 (95.9%) $17,864

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Saugus Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 308th of 498 Middle schoolsRanks 350th of 501 Middle schools
 8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Saugus Middle School)4821
 27%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Saugus)4721.4
 25.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5442.3
 11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Saugus Middle School)5320.1
 32.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Saugus)5320
 33%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5141
 10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Saugus Middle School)4021.8
 18.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Saugus)4021.3
 18.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)4840.5
 7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Saugus Middle School)2719.2
 7.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Saugus)2719.3
 7.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4838.1
 9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Saugus Middle School)4031.9
 8.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Saugus)3931.5
 7.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5143.7
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Saugus Middle School)4238.5
 3.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Saugus)4137.6
 3.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4737.7
 9.3%
8th Grade Science (Saugus Middle School)4127.6
 13.4%
   8th Grade Science (Saugus)4027
 13%
   8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4640.9
 5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Saugus Middle School)4324.8
 18.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Saugus)4830.7
 17.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Saugus Middle School)4125.7
 15.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Saugus)4531.1
 13.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Saugus Middle School)4127.6
 13.4%
   All Grades Science (Saugus)4634
 12%
   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 Students634598
 5.7%
African American3230
 6.3%
American Indian35
 66.7%
Asian2944
 51.7%
Hispanic136184
 35.3%
Pacific Islander22
White419318
 24.1%
Two or More Races1315
 15.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Saugus Middle School

Students who attend Saugus Middle School usually go on to attend Saugus High

Students at Saugus Middle School are 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 598 students attended Saugus Middle School.

Saugus Middle School ranks 348th of 493 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star 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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