Summary:
Lancaster, Massachusetts is served by a single middle school, Luther Burbank Middle School, which educates 245 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Nashoba district. Because it is the only middle school in the city, families here have one clear option, and the available data show it performing well above state averages while steadily climbing in state rankings.
On the 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation exams, Luther Burbank Middle School exceeded the state in every reported subject: 60.17% proficient in English language arts (about 20 points above state), 63.40% in mathematics (about 22 points above), 62.35% in science (about 21 points above), and 52.94% in 8th-grade civics (about 13 points above). The school also outperformed its district in all-grade ELA, mathematics, and science. Some grade-level results stand out: 6th-grade ELA reached 66.23%, and 8th-grade mathematics hit 68.24%, more than 26 points above the state. The relative weak spot is 8th-grade civics, which is above state but about 5 points below the district. Compared with 2024–2025, mathematics jumped 14.45 points and science 15.16 points, moving the school from below to above its district in those subjects.
Rankings reflect that momentum. Luther Burbank Middle School holds 4 stars in each reported year and rose from the 70th percentile in 2023–2024 to 86th in 2025–2026, ranking 69th of 478 schools. The Nashoba district sits at the 80th percentile, 69th of 351. Other context: a 10.4 student-teacher ratio and $21,890 per-student spending from 2020–2021. Free/reduced lunch data is not reported, so equity comparisons are limited.
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