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Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

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Groton Dunstable Regional Middle ranks 79 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 84% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Groton Dunstable Regional Middle is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Groton, MA. With 713 students, the school is part of the Groton-Dunstable District, which is ranked 44 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Groton Dunstable Regional Middle consistently outperforms the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 59.61% of students proficient or better in ELA and 54.61% in math, compared to state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. The school has been ranked among the top middle schools in Massachusetts, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2020-2021 and ranking 46th out of 501 middle schools. Its strong academic performance extends across different student subgroups, with female and male students ranking 75th and 80th, respectively, out of middle schools in the state.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Hawthorne Brook and Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School, Groton Dunstable Regional Middle stands out as a top performer, outpacing them on MCAS assessments. The school's high spending per student ($18,468 in 2020-2021) and low student-teacher ratio (11.2 to 12.0) likely contribute to its academic success, though there may be opportunities to further improve the achievement of certain subgroups, such as low-income students.

739

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,944

Per pupil spending ?

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

346 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450-0727

(978) 448-6155

District: Groton-Dunstable

Students who attend Groton Dunstable Regional Middle usually attend:

High:

Groton Dunstable Regional

Feeder schools for Groton Dunstable Regional Middle:

Elementary:	Florence Roche School
	Swallow/Union School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.3%

Asian:

9.6%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Massachusetts middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg58%

Massachusetts avg41%

79^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 348Groton-Dunstable 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	83.0	79 of 484	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	82 of 493	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	73 of 501	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	68 of 497	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	46 of 501	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	83 of 498	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	100 of 484	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	87.7	48 of 487	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	83.8	51 of 482	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	88.2	31 of 441	93.0%	★★★★★
2014	82.3	69 of 455	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	82.8	71 of 455	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	83.9	61 of 455	86.6%	★★★★☆
2011	86.8	35 of 449	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	86.3	43 of 434	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	87.0	40 of 409	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	85.5	49 of 407	88.0%	★★★★☆
2007	87.0	41 of 399	89.7%	★★★★☆
2006	85.4	53 of 399	86.7%	★★★★☆
2005	89.3	36 of 356	89.9%	★★★★★
2004	86.8	42 of 344	87.8%	★★★★☆
2003	88.3	39 of 339	88.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	51 of 127	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.7	15 of 120	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	67 of 134	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	92 of 128	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.6	50 of 119	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	91.1	22 of 445	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	55 of 431	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	58 of 424	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	70 of 417	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	75 of 473	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	77 of 481	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	60 of 489	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	64 of 494	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	40 of 483	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	71 of 478	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	66 of 463	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	161 of 464	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	64 of 469	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	147 of 481	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	95 of 489	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	24 of 462	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	63.7	129 of 452	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	149 of 438	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	80 of 473	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	86 of 483	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	81 of 489	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	79 of 497	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	51 of 485	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	91 of 478	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	120 of 466	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	102 of 435	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	48 of 441	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	58 of 444	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	98 of 503	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	67 of 489	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	191 of 484	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	193 of 467	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	89.8	43 of 491	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	106 of 386	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	106 of 392	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	83 of 403	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	84 of 404	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	47 of 401	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	86 of 396	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	113 of 395	71.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)95th percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+18 vs state

English Language Arts60%+18 vs state

Mathematics55%+14 vs state

Civics48%+9 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
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle	Public	5-8	346 Main Street	Groton	01450	Middlesex County	Groton-Dunstable	No	No	No	No	(978) 448-6155	739	57	12.8		586 (79.3%)	12 (1.6%)	31 (4.2%)	71 (9.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.6%)	83	79^th of 484 public middle schools	83.7%		82.3	82^nd of 493 public middle schools	83.4%	3	51.7	60.9	65.0	60.5	59.6	42.8	55.0	59.6	60.5	54.6	63.0	57.1	60.0	47.8	$20,944
Nissitissit Middle School	Public	5-8	33 Chace Avenue	Pepperell	01463	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 743-1007	494	47	10.5		384 (77.7%)	13 (2.6%)	57 (11.5%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.7%)	49.9	217^th of 484 public middle schools	55.2%		44.7	248^th of 493 public middle schools	49.7%	31	30.9	40.5	42.4	45.5	39.8	28.5	38.8	33.6	34.2	33.8	47.2	38.7	43.0	28.1	$18,755
Blanchard Middle	Public	6-8	14 West Street	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5582	541	45	12.0		304 (56.2%)	11 (2.0%)	22 (4.1%)	200 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	93.9	29^th of 484 public middle schools	94.0%		95.5	17^th of 493 public middle schools	96.6%	12		64.9	60.5	75.6	67.0		77.1	69.2	76.5	74.3		72.0	72.0	78.3	$18,034
Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Hospital Road	Shirley	01464	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	410	33	12.4		286 (69.8%)	29 (7.1%)	62 (15.1%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	64.1	162^nd of 484 public middle schools	66.5%		56.3	194^th of 493 public middle schools	60.6%	32		43.0	37.6	56.3	45.6		45.1	36.0	38.5	40.0		62.6	62.6	52.5	$18,922
Stony Brook School	Public	6-8	9 Farmer Way	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-2708	546	42	12.9		353 (64.7%)	8 (1.5%)	17 (3.1%)	160 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	92.6	39^th of 484 public middle schools	91.9%		93.8	29^th of 493 public middle schools	94.1%	10		63.5	66.7	70.1	66.7		70.7	78.1	80.6	76.5		65.2	65.2	60.9	$17,676
Littleton Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Russell Street	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	No	(978) 486-8938	373	29	12.9		280 (75.1%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.8%)	57 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	91.6	50^th of 484 public middle schools	89.7%		89.7	52^nd of 493 public middle schools	89.5%	2		72.6	72.9	73.6	73.0		62.1	57.1	64.2	61.0		67.0	67.0	69.8	$17,336
Lunenburg Middle School	Public	6-8	1079 Massachusetts Avenue	Lunenburg	01462	Worcester County	Lunenburg	No	No	No	No	(978) 582-4710	382	25	15.2		306 (80.1%)	18 (4.7%)	39 (10.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	71.3	123^rd of 484 public middle schools	74.6%		67.2	142^nd of 493 public middle schools	71.2%	19		46.7	51.9	55.3	50.8		50.7	47.2	41.7	46.9		47.8	47.8	59.1	$17,054
Hawthorne Brook	Public	5-8	64 Brookline Rd	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 597-6914	449	37	12.0		374 (83.3%)	15 (3.3%)	40 (8.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	41.6	256^th of 484 public middle schools	47.1%		42	263^rd of 493 public middle schools	46.7%	7	37.1	36.9	37.1	40.6	37.9	25.7	25.2	20.0	39.1	27.5	48.6	38.1	43.3	28.6	$19,261
The Bromfield Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Massachusetts Ave	Harvard	01451	Worcester County	Harvard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 456-4140	244	24	10.2		176 (72.1%)	10 (4.1%)	10 (4.1%)	36 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	92.6	38^th of 484 public middle schools	92.1%		96.4	13^th of 493 public middle schools	97.4%	25		70.9	75.3	77.3	74.5		65.0	64.6	57.3	62.5		76.0	76.0	66.7	$19,546
Sky View Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Kennedy Way	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7780	869	56	15.4		328 (37.7%)	84 (9.7%)	389 (44.8%)	28 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	47.2	224^th of 484 public middle schools	53.7%		43.4	253^rd of 493 public middle schools	48.7%	29		38.3	39.2	39.4	38.9		27.6	34.6	43.8	35.1		25.0	25.0	43.4	$17,200

Frequently Asked Questions about Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

What district is Groton Dunstable Regional Middle in?

Groton-Dunstable

What high school do graduates of Groton Dunstable Regional Middle attend?

Students who attend Groton Dunstable Regional Middle usually go on to attend Groton Dunstable Regional

What is the racial makeup of Groton Dunstable Regional Middle?

Students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle are 79% White, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Groton Dunstable Regional Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Groton Dunstable Regional Middle.

Is Groton Dunstable Regional Middle a good school?

Groton Dunstable Regional Middle ranks 79^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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