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Beverly Middle School

Q: Is Beverly Middle School a good school?

Beverly Middle School ranks 174 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 64% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Beverly Middle School is a public middle school serving 1,356 students in grades 5-8 in Beverly, Massachusetts, which is part of the Beverly school district. The school's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above the state averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with particular strengths in 6th grade ELA and Math.

However, Beverly Middle School struggles more with its English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools for these groups. The school also lags behind the state averages in 8th grade ELA and 8th grade Math. Despite its relatively high spending of around $14,200 per student and a low student-teacher ratio, Beverly Middle School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, suggesting it may be performing well but not exceptionally compared to other top-performing middle schools in the state.

Several of the nearby middle schools, such as Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Manchester Essex Regional Middle School, and Miles River Middle, outperform Beverly Middle School on academic measures and have higher SchoolDigger rankings, indicating that Beverly Middle School may have room for improvement to keep pace with its higher-achieving neighbors.

1,388

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,744

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

502 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA 01915

(978) 921-6103

District: Beverly

Students who attend Beverly Middle School usually attend:

High:

Beverly High

Feeder schools for Beverly Middle School:

Elementary:	Ayers/Ryal Side School
	Centerville Elementary
	Cove Elementary
	Hannah Elementary
	More...
	North Beverly Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.7%

Hispanic:

15.5%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 54th percentile in 2022 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2025) from a 54th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg47%

Massachusetts avg41%

174^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 348Beverly among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	174 of 484	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	164 of 493	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	191 of 501	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	231 of 497	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	220 of 501	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	186 of 498	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	213 of 484	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.1	220 of 487	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.7	131 of 482	72.8%	★★★★☆
2015	71.2	131 of 441	70.3%	★★★★☆
2014	68.5	152 of 455	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.4	147 of 455	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.3	178 of 455	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.9	190 of 449	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.7	196 of 434	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.8	215 of 409	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.8	242 of 407	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.1	246 of 399	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.6	217 of 399	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.3	179 of 356	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.4	200 of 344	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.4	180 of 339	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	96 of 206	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	44 of 202	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	77 of 209	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	43 of 212	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	35 of 195	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	36.3	111 of 172	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	43.1	76 of 123	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	297 of 445	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	299 of 431	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	147 of 424	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	204 of 417	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	108 of 181	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	163 of 473	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	160 of 481	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	185 of 489	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	244 of 494	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	221 of 483	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	215 of 478	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	228 of 463	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	183 of 376	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	108 of 378	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	138 of 364	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	172 of 368	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	165 of 335	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	151 of 322	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	129 of 309	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	276 of 464	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	199 of 469	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	219 of 481	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	302 of 489	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	315 of 462	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	259 of 452	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	209 of 438	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	179 of 473	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	166 of 483	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	194 of 489	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	228 of 497	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	217 of 485	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	171 of 478	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	190 of 466	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	68 of 116	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	53 of 98	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	51 of 110	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	53 of 102	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	38 of 92	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	53 of 87	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	58 of 84	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	221 of 435	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	204 of 441	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	253 of 444	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	336 of 503	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	374 of 489	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	270 of 484	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	265 of 467	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	52.3	220 of 491	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	61.3	104 of 339	69.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	152 of 386	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	164 of 392	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	190 of 403	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	231 of 404	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	220 of 401	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	180 of 396	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	204 of 395	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Tested Remotely (2021)69th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)55th percentile~ school

African American (2025)53rd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2021)38th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%+6 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

Civics42%+3 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Friday, November 4, 2022

This is a horrible school and unsafe for children. A family member of mine attends here and has been bullied and physically harmed and the school does nothing to intervene or protect him and in fact has caused him more suffering they do not do their jobs correctly whole school should be shut down. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Beverly Middle School	Public	5-8	502 Cabot Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6103	1,388	112	12.4		1,023 (73.7%)	51 (3.7%)	215 (15.5%)	27 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.2%)	60.6	174^th of 484 public middle schools	64.0%		63	164^th of 493 public middle schools	66.7%	10		36.1	44.5	41.7	42.1	41.0		45.1	54.2	47.8	39.0	46.6	49.3	36.8	43.7	41.8	$17,744
Holten Richmond Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Conant Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-8590	745	74	10.0		575 (77.2%)	29 (3.9%)	98 (13.2%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	45.1	238^th of 484 public middle schools	50.8%		52.8	209^th of 493 public middle schools	57.6%	29			33.9	33.2	36.0	34.4			32.0	31.0	35.8	33.0		42.6	42.6	38.0	$20,515
Collins Middle	Public	6-8	29 Highland Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1191	611	48	12.6		246 (40.3%)	43 (7.0%)	272 (44.5%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	31.4	318^th of 484 public middle schools	34.3%		21.4	381^st of 493 public middle schools	22.7%	63			31.5	34.4	33.3	33.1			19.1	20.5	22.8	20.9		32.5	32.5	23.3	$25,747
J Henry Higgins Middle	Public	6-8	85 Perkins Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	No	(978) 536-4800	1,320	107	12.3		860 (65.2%)	66 (5.0%)	338 (25.6%)	25 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.0%)	34.5	294^th of 484 public middle schools	39.3%		40	278^th of 493 public middle schools	43.6%	16			29.3	25.7	28.0	27.7			30.0	26.3	34.2	30.3		34.6	34.6	26.9	$19,718
Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	4-8	17 Lime Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead Community Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 631-0777	192	16	12.0		136 (70.8%)	11 (5.7%)	28 (14.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)	77.7	98^th of 484 public middle schools	79.8%		57.7	187^th of 493 public middle schools	62.1%	89	54.6	31.9	55.3	64.3	70.8	53.4	60.6	29.8	40.4	69.1	45.8	48.2	31.9	50.0	38.0	50.0	$20,386
Village School	Public	4-6	93 Village Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 639-3159	529	48	10.9		439 (83.0%)	12 (2.3%)	41 (7.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)								(n/a)	49.1	59.3	52.2			53.7	58.7	56.8	62.7			59.3	61.9		61.9		$21,866
Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Public	7-8	217 Pleasant Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3120	411	38	10.7		346 (84.2%)	13 (3.2%)	29 (7.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	85.1	72^nd of 484 public middle schools	85.1%		87.9	62^nd of 493 public middle schools	87.4%	10				58.0	72.8	66.3				65.3	58.5	61.5		48.4	48.4	57.6	$20,302
Miles River Middle	Public	6-8	787 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	No	(978) 468-0362	391	38	10.3		329 (84.1%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (6.9%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	87.8	64^th of 484 public middle schools	86.8%		92.5	37^th of 493 public middle schools	92.5%	27			58.3	66.2	76.9	66.8			44.3	59.6	74.8	59.1		73.1	73.1	76.3	$22,774
Proctor Elementary	Public	4-6	60 Main Street	Topsfield	01983	Essex County	Topsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 887-1530	251	24	10.4		225 (89.6%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)								(n/a)	53.1	58.3	65.0			58.8	45.0	60.0	62.0			55.7	72.6		72.6		$23,354
Masconomet Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Endicott Road	Boxford	01921	Essex County	Masconomet	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 887-2323	553	51	10.7		493 (89.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.5%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	79.1	93^rd of 484 public middle schools	80.8%		85.1	74^th of 493 public middle schools	85.0%	19				55.8	56.4	56.1				45.6	53.6	49.7		62.6	62.6	53.6	$25,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Beverly Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Beverly Middle School?

Students at Beverly Middle School are 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Beverly Middle School attend?

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

Is Beverly Middle School a good school?

Beverly Middle School ranks 174^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Beverly Middle School in?

Beverly

How many students attend Beverly Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,388 students attended Beverly Middle School.

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