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Matthew J Kuss Middle

Public Grades 6-8

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Matthew J Kuss Middle is a public middle school located in Fall River, MA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 694 students. The school is part of the Fall River school district, which is ranked 328 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Matthew J Kuss Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools, typically ranking between 400-450 out of 500+ schools. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates as low as 14.04% in ELA, 9.36% in Math, and 5.37% in Science, compared to state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. The school's performance is also below the Fall River district averages, indicating it is one of the lower-performing schools within the district.

The school faces challenges in serving its diverse student population effectively, with the school's rankings for various student subgroups, such as female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, consistently in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts middle schools. The school's performance is particularly concerning for its White and multi-racial student populations, which rank in the bottom 10-20% of schools statewide. Additionally, the school performs poorly for its English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status student populations, ranking in the bottom third of schools.

646

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,651

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

52 Globe Mills Avenue
Fall River, MA 02724

(508) 675-8335

District: Fall River

Students who attend Matthew J Kuss Middle usually attend:

High:

B M C Durfee High

Feeder schools for Matthew J Kuss Middle:

Elementary:	Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School
	John J Doran

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.1%

Hispanic:

37.2%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg41%

446^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Fall River

328^th of 348Fall River 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	9.8	446 of 484	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	425 of 493	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	419 of 501	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	401 of 497	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	298 of 501	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	326 of 498	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	307 of 484	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	315 of 487	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.7	401 of 482	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	309 of 441	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.1	283 of 455	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	290 of 455	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.0	292 of 455	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.2	324 of 449	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.7	332 of 434	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.7	345 of 409	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	370 of 407	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	357 of 399	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.6	370 of 399	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.6	339 of 356	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	333 of 344	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.4	323 of 339	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	183 of 206	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	178 of 202	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	146 of 209	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	147 of 212	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.1	45 of 193	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	33.7	134 of 195	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	89 of 172	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	15.9	101 of 120	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	90 of 123	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	117 of 128	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	100 of 119	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	423 of 445	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	332 of 431	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	358 of 424	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	363 of 417	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	154 of 181	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	129 of 180	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	138 of 155	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	148 of 154	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	125 of 135	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	104 of 138	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	450 of 473	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	416 of 481	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	414 of 489	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	394 of 494	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	278 of 483	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	322 of 478	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	288 of 463	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	349 of 376	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	321 of 378	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	313 of 364	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	272 of 368	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.5	148 of 335	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	171 of 322	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	161 of 309	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	424 of 464	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	396 of 469	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	395 of 481	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	383 of 489	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	238 of 462	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	247 of 452	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	249 of 438	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	436 of 473	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	417 of 483	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	419 of 489	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	404 of 497	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	314 of 485	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	332 of 478	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	326 of 466	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	107 of 116	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	94 of 98	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	97 of 110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	98 of 102	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	69 of 92	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	54 of 87	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	53 of 84	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	407 of 435	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	392 of 441	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	404 of 444	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	397 of 503	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	252 of 489	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	227 of 484	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	217 of 467	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	43.7	271 of 491	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	35.5	211 of 339	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	384 of 386	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	381 of 392	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	374 of 403	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	361 of 404	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	292 of 401	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	306 of 396	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	298 of 395	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)45th percentile+4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)38th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2022)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2024)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

Mathematics9%-31 vs state

Civics8%-31 vs state

Science5%-36 vs state

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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 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 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
Matthew J Kuss Middle	Public	6-8	52 Globe Mills Avenue	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8335	646	62	10.3		246 (38.1%)	87 (13.5%)	240 (37.2%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.2%)	9.8	446^th of 484 public middle schools	7.9%		15.5	425^th of 493 public middle schools	13.8%	21		10.1	15.3	16.1	14.0		8.3	10.0	9.7	9.4		5.4	5.4	8.3	$23,651
Morton Middle	Public	6-8	1135 North Main Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8340	751	58	13.0		324 (43.1%)	119 (15.8%)	229 (30.5%)	21 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.3%)	16.8	409^th of 484 public middle schools	15.5%		16.6	416^th of 493 public middle schools	15.6%	7		22.1	21.3	23.8	22.4		20.6	12.8	13.3	15.5		11.3	11.3	16.0	$22,664
Talbot Innovation School	Public	6-8	124 Melrose Street	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8350	582	48	12.0		198 (34.0%)	92 (15.8%)	229 (39.3%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.6%)	15.8	419^th of 484 public middle schools	13.4%		15.4	427^th of 493 public middle schools	13.4%	8		26.4	19.0	15.4	20.3		22.0	11.7	16.0	16.6		8.1	8.1	12.1	$24,326
Somerset Middle School	Public	6-8	1141 Brayton Avenue	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset	No	No	No	No	(508) 324-3140	610	47	13.0		536 (87.9%)	7 (1.1%)	31 (5.1%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	61.4	172^nd of 484 public middle schools	64.5%		65.8	150^th of 493 public middle schools	69.6%	22		36.4	41.7	42.7	40.3		41.4	43.3	48.4	44.5		48.1	48.1	50.7	$19,007
Joseph Case Junior High	Public	6-8	195 Main Street	Swansea	02777	Bristol County	Swansea	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-0116	490	41	11.9		450 (91.8%)	8 (1.6%)	12 (2.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	60.2	176^th of 484 public middle schools	63.6%		61.1	173^rd of 493 public middle schools	64.9%	3		40.5	43.8	39.2	41.2		42.6	38.2	42.6	41.1		55.7	55.7	45.2	$17,814
Dighton Middle School	Public	5-8	1250R Somerset Avenue	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-4200	355	25	14.4		303 (85.4%)	9 (2.5%)	23 (6.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	64.6	157^th of 484 public middle schools	67.6%		57.1	191^st of 493 public middle schools	61.3%	34	52.0	58.6	43.2	49.4	50.6	42.7	40.2	45.3	40.9	42.3	68.0	44.3	55.2	44.3	$17,915
Dorothy L Beckwith	Public	5-8	330R Winthrop Street	Rehoboth	02769	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 252-5080	479	38	12.5		413 (86.2%)	9 (1.9%)	26 (5.4%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	54.7	196^th of 484 public middle schools	59.5%		50.4	220^th of 493 public middle schools	55.4%	24	42.1	40.8	37.7	45.5	41.7	47.8	40.0	27.4	44.7	40.3	59.1	43.1	50.8	41.5	$17,751
Berkley Middle School	Public	5-8	21 North Main Street	Berkley	02779	Bristol County	Berkley	No	No	No	No	(508) 884-9434	374	27	13.8		342 (91.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	67.5	138^th of 484 public middle schools	71.5%		76.7	104^th of 493 public middle schools	78.9%	34	46.9	36.3	51.2	57.7	48.1	38.8	46.2	41.0	44.3	42.6	61.2	56.7	59.0	48.5	$15,102
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	366 Slocum Road	North Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 997-9333	801	76	10.4		686 (85.6%)	12 (1.5%)	43 (5.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.4%)	75.7	104^th of 484 public middle schools	78.5%		76.2	108^th of 493 public middle schools	78.1%	4		57.0	57.3	55.1	56.5		61.6	59.5	53.0	58.1		37.1	37.1	43.3	$19,631
Freetown-Lakeville Middle School	Public	6-8	96 Howland Road	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 923-3518	699	53	13.1		620 (88.7%)	18 (2.6%)	35 (5.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	68.9	136^th of 484 public middle schools	71.9%		64.8	156^th of 493 public middle schools	68.4%	20		42.2	40.2	53.4	45.1		55.2	43.0	54.2	50.7		50.2	50.2	52.3	$15,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Matthew J Kuss Middle

What district is Matthew J Kuss Middle in?

Fall River

What high school do graduates of Matthew J Kuss Middle attend?

Students who attend Matthew J Kuss Middle usually go on to attend B M C Durfee High

Is Matthew J Kuss Middle a good school?

Matthew J Kuss Middle ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Matthew J Kuss Middle?

Students at Matthew J Kuss Middle are 38% White, 37% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Matthew J Kuss Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Matthew J Kuss Middle.

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