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Dr Paul Nettle

Public Grades 5-8

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Massachusetts middle schools

503

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,065

Per pupil spending ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Boardman Street
Haverhill, MA 01830-6495

(978) 374-5792

District: Haverhill

Students who attend Dr Paul Nettle usually attend:

High:

Haverhill High

Feeder schools for Dr Paul Nettle:

Elementary:

Golden Hill

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

White:

36.4%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Civics scores 22 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

377^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Haverhill

281^st of 348Haverhill 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	22.2	377 of 484	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	359 of 493	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	380 of 501	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	406 of 497	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	424 of 501	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	388 of 498	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	340 of 484	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	360 of 487	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	363 of 482	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.9	334 of 441	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	396 of 455	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	401 of 455	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	398 of 455	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	401 of 449	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	400 of 434	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	362 of 409	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	334 of 407	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.5	320 of 399	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.3	319 of 399	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.8	274 of 356	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.1	278 of 344	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	31.2	252 of 339	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	22.0	395 of 445	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	381 of 431	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	378 of 424	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	366 of 417	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	85 of 181	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	173 of 180	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	106 of 155	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	93 of 154	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	44 of 135	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	370 of 473	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	383 of 481	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	413 of 489	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	419 of 494	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	433 of 483	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	370 of 478	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	334 of 463	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	261 of 376	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	226 of 378	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	275 of 364	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	271 of 368	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	298 of 335	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	234 of 322	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	181 of 309	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	386 of 464	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	339 of 469	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	367 of 481	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	398 of 489	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	398 of 462	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	365 of 452	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	288 of 438	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	361 of 473	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	323 of 483	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	338 of 489	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	389 of 497	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	397 of 485	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	403 of 478	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	330 of 466	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	339 of 435	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	382 of 441	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	339 of 444	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	422 of 503	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	431 of 489	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	398 of 484	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	313 of 467	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	16.6	412 of 491	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	21.9	281 of 339	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	293 of 386	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	296 of 392	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	298 of 403	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	363 of 404	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	356 of 401	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	350 of 396	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	304 of 395	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-13 vs state

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

Civics17%-22 vs state

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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
Dr Paul Nettle	Public	5-8	150 Boardman Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5792	503	44	11.4		183 (36.4%)	26 (5.2%)	271 (53.9%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	22.2	377^th of 484 public middle schools	22.1%		24.9	359^th of 493 public middle schools	27.2%	18	21.8	32.4	20.7	18.9	23.3	19.0	27.1	20.2	13.6	20.0	36.6	20.9	28.4	17.4	$20,065
John G Whittier	Public	5-8	256 Concord Street	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5782	487	37	13.0		182 (37.4%)	40 (8.2%)	249 (51.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	29.4	326^th of 484 public middle schools	32.6%		28.9	334^th of 493 public middle schools	32.3%	8	25.3	36.1	21.1	25.6	27.2	21.3	26.5	18.1	25.8	23.0	37.3	32.5	34.4	23.3	$18,359
Consentino Middle School	Public	5-8	685 Washington Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5775	805	67	11.9		250 (31.1%)	55 (6.8%)	459 (57.0%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	26.8	343^rd of 484 public middle schools	29.1%		31.5	322^nd of 493 public middle schools	34.7%	21	23.4	28.9	27.8	25.1	26.3	24.5	24.9	19.8	30.1	24.9	29.4	20.2	24.7	20.7	$18,120
Pentucket Regional Middle	Public	7-8	24 Main Street	West Newbury	01985	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 363-5507	335	27	12.4		301 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	62.6	168^th of 484 public middle schools	65.3%		57.4	189^th of 493 public middle schools	61.7%	21			46.8	44.1	45.5			44.1	47.4	45.7		41.1	41.1	40.1	$19,359
Georgetown Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Winter Street	Georgetown	01833	Essex County	Georgetown	No	No	No	No	(978) 352-5790	187	17	10.9		168 (89.8%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	43.1	248^th of 484 public middle schools	48.8%		53.3	205^th of 493 public middle schools	58.4%	43			30.3	37.8	33.7			31.3	23.5	27.8		37.0	37.0	40.2	$18,973
Parthum Middle School	Public	5-8	255 East Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 691-7224	585	42	13.9		20 (3.4%)	11 (1.9%)	550 (94.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.2	348^th of 484 public middle schools	28.1%		29	333^rd of 493 public middle schools	32.5%	15	14.4	35.0	22.9	29.0	25.7	35.6	21.2	23.6	22.6	25.3	21.2	19.9	20.5	19.9	$19,854
North Andover Middle	Public	6-8	495 Main Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1870	1,023	76	13.4		692 (67.6%)	38 (3.7%)	171 (16.7%)	77 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.2%)	74.7	109^th of 484 public middle schools	77.5%		77.3	102^nd of 493 public middle schools	79.3%	7		53.8	40.1	52.2	48.7		52.0	57.0	54.7	54.5		53.6	53.6	55.8	$18,222
Leonard Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Allen Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8159	310	23	13.7		2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	304 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	472^nd of 484 public middle schools	2.5%		6.4	486^th of 493 public middle schools	1.4%	14		4.8	8.0	7.2	6.7		7.2	5.7	8.2	7.1		5.4	5.4	7.2	$22,177
Oliver Middle School	Public	6-8	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8670	348	30	11.6		2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	339 (97.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11.6	442^nd of 484 public middle schools	8.7%		17.1	414^th of 493 public middle schools	16.0%	28		12.2	22.2	15.2	16.5		7.6	9.4	9.7	8.9		3.6	3.6	16.8	$23,654
Arlington Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Arlington Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5930	543	45	12.2		9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	524 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12.9	433^rd of 484 public middle schools	10.5%		13.8	441^st of 493 public middle schools	10.5%	8	9.4	10.4	10.3	11.8	10.6	17.7	11.1	13.8	23.6	16.3	28.2	15.1	20.4	10.3	$21,775

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Paul Nettle

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Dr Paul Nettle ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dr Paul Nettle?

Students at Dr Paul Nettle are 54% Hispanic, 36% White, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dr Paul Nettle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Dr Paul Nettle.

What district is Dr Paul Nettle in?

Haverhill

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Students who attend Dr Paul Nettle usually go on to attend Haverhill High

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