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South Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

South Middle School is a public middle school located in Brockton, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 468 students. The school is part of the Brockton school district, which is ranked 332 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts middle schools, with rankings ranging from 420 to 463 out of 484-501 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 21.31% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 41.53%. The school's performance is also below the Brockton district averages, indicating that South Middle School is one of the lower-performing schools within the district.

In contrast, the nearby Easton Middle School, which is located outside the Brockton district, is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 20% of Massachusetts middle schools and significantly outperforming South Middle School across all academic measures. The North Middle School and Ashfield Middle School, which are also part of the Brockton district, perform significantly better than South Middle School on MCAS assessments, with rankings in the middle to upper-middle range of Massachusetts middle schools.

398

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,674

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

105 Keith Avenue
Brockton, MA 02301

(508) 580-7311

District: Brockton

Students who attend South Middle School usually attend:

High:	Brockton High
	Edison Evening Academy

Feeder schools for South Middle School:

Elementary:	Brookfield
	Downey
	Dr W Arnone Community School
	Edgar B Davis
	More...
	Gilmore Elementary School
	Hancock
	John F Kennedy
	Louis F Angelo Elementary
	Manthala George Junior School
	Mary E. Baker School
	Oscar F Raymond

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.6%

Hispanic:

14.8%

White:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2017 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2017)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

420^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Brockton

332^nd of 348Brockton 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	15.5	420 of 484	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	436 of 493	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	447 of 501	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	463 of 497	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	465 of 501	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	459 of 498	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	427 of 484	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	462 of 487	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	407 of 482	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	337 of 441	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.7	395 of 455	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	393 of 455	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	381 of 455	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.1	382 of 449	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.0	352 of 434	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.4	332 of 409	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	352 of 407	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	341 of 399	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.9	355 of 399	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.6	317 of 356	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.9	311 of 344	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.3	314 of 339	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	170 of 206	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	162 of 202	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	185 of 209	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	187 of 212	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	172 of 193	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	174 of 195	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	124 of 172	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	252 of 445	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	362 of 431	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	335 of 424	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	339 of 417	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	152 of 181	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	104 of 180	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	122 of 155	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	115 of 154	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	102 of 135	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	131 of 138	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	44 of 127	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	413 of 473	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	429 of 481	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	444 of 489	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	471 of 494	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	453 of 483	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	453 of 478	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	415 of 463	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	199 of 376	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	227 of 378	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	253 of 364	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	293 of 368	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	249 of 335	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	269 of 322	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	240 of 309	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	9 of 42	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	402 of 464	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	392 of 469	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	419 of 481	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	446 of 489	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	428 of 462	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	421 of 452	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	400 of 438	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	409 of 473	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	418 of 483	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	434 of 489	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	461 of 497	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	455 of 485	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	444 of 478	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	432 of 466	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	13.1	96 of 110	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	88 of 102	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	91 of 92	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	83 of 87	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	69 of 84	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	331 of 435	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	296 of 441	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	342 of 444	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	467 of 503	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	461 of 489	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	454 of 484	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	422 of 467	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	10.3	449 of 491	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.7	325 of 339	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	288 of 386	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	350 of 392	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	354 of 403	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	403 of 404	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	376 of 401	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	335 of 396	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	361 of 395	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+65 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)9th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Science14%-28 vs state

Civics14%-25 vs state

Mathematics12%-28 vs state

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Schools Near South Middle School

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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
South Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Keith Avenue	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7311	398	38	10.4		49 (12.3%)	269 (67.6%)	59 (14.8%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	15.5	420^th of 484 public middle schools	13.2%		14.4	436^th of 493 public middle schools	11.6%	16			27.6	19.2	19.3	21.3			13.8	9.5	14.3	12.5		13.8	13.8	13.7	$22,674
Plouffe Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Crescent Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 894-4301	627	44	14.2		37 (5.9%)	261 (41.6%)	299 (47.7%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	13.8	428^th of 484 public middle schools	11.6%		23.6	365^th of 493 public middle schools	26.0%	63			17.3	12.7	17.9	15.8			13.6	14.1	19.2	15.6		11.9	11.9	10.8	$20,304
West Middle School	Public	6-8	271 West St	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7381	533	38	13.8		71 (13.3%)	355 (66.6%)	77 (14.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	16.9	408^th of 484 public middle schools	15.7%		21	384^th of 493 public middle schools	22.1%	24			13.0	17.8	29.8	20.8			18.5	8.0	18.5	14.8		17.3	17.3	13.0	$21,024
East Middle School	Public	6-8	464 Centre Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7351	421	34	12.3		58 (13.8%)	278 (66.0%)	69 (16.4%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	15.9	418^th of 484 public middle schools	13.6%		13.3	446^th of 493 public middle schools	9.5%	28			28.6	16.0	13.3	18.9			32.1	14.0	11.2	18.6		5.9	5.9	7.9	$23,286
Howard School	Public	4-6	70 Howard Street	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-1250	335	20	17.1		250 (74.6%)	33 (9.9%)	31 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)								(n/a)	28.1	35.1	45.5			36.0	37.7	46.9	46.4			43.3	46.3		46.3		$15,449
North Middle School	Public	6-8	108 Oak Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7371	427	31	13.7		36 (8.4%)	296 (69.3%)	55 (12.9%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.6%)	25	358^th of 484 public middle schools	26.0%		27.8	343^rd of 493 public middle schools	30.4%	15			25.6	38.1	27.8	30.1			27.1	24.6	20.3	23.9		14.7	14.7	7.0	$19,791
Ashfield Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Coe Road	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7268	474	37	12.6		100 (21.1%)	285 (60.1%)	65 (13.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	35.1	291^st of 484 public middle schools	39.9%		38.9	284^th of 493 public middle schools	42.4%	7			27.3	30.9	44.4	34.7			24.8	27.0	37.5	30.1		16.5	16.5	25.7	$20,934
Whitman Middle	Public	6-8	101 Corthell Avenue	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 618-7035	496	40	12.4		373 (75.2%)	28 (5.6%)	61 (12.3%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	44.4	242^nd of 484 public middle schools	50.0%		38	287^th of 493 public middle schools	41.8%	45			29.7	34.0	30.8	31.5			30.8	44.3	32.2	35.6		38.4	38.4	37.8	$11,570
Easton Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Columbus Avenue	North Easton	02356	Bristol County	Easton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 230-3222	798	67	11.8		576 (72.2%)	71 (8.9%)	86 (10.8%)	28 (3.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.9%)	82.6	80^th of 484 public middle schools	83.5%		81.9	84^th of 493 public middle schools	83.0%	4			61.2	60.0	54.5	58.6			69.0	59.7	55.7	61.3		57.6	57.6	47.2	$16,493
Bridgewater Middle School	Public	6-8	166 Mt. Prospect St.	Bridgewater	02324	Plymouth County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	No	(508) 279-2100	828	50	16.5		614 (74.2%)	98 (11.8%)	64 (7.7%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.6%)	55.2	193^rd of 484 public middle schools	60.1%		59	184^th of 493 public middle schools	62.7%	9			41.4	35.4	43.0	39.8			49.3	26.9	48.4	41.3		39.1	39.1	44.0	$15,740

Frequently Asked Questions about South Middle School

What high school do graduates of South Middle School attend?

Students who attend South Middle School usually go on to attend Brockton High

How many students attend South Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended South Middle School.

Is South Middle School a good school?

South Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What district is South Middle School in?

Brockton

What is the racial makeup of South Middle School?

Students at South Middle School are 68% African American, 15% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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