Summary:
The city of Beverly, Massachusetts is home to a single public middle school, Beverly Middle School, which serves grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 1,356 students.
Beverly Middle School is a relatively strong-performing school, ranking 174 out of 484 Massachusetts middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is mixed, with English Language Arts proficiency slightly above the state average, Mathematics proficiency significantly above the state average, and Science proficiency also slightly above the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio of 11.9 is lower than the state average, and per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $14,209.
One notable strength of Beverly Middle School is its consistent performance over time, maintaining a 3-star rating and ranking between 164-191 out of Massachusetts middle schools over the past 3 school years. The school's strong performance in Mathematics is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates significantly exceeding the state average across all grade levels. However, the school's English Language Arts proficiency, while above the state average, lags behind its Mathematics performance, suggesting an area for potential improvement. Without additional data on the school's free/reduced lunch rates and community context, it's difficult to fully assess the school's equity and how it is serving students from different backgrounds.
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