Summary:
Middleton, Massachusetts has two schools in this data set, both elementary, enrolling a combined 730 students. They split the elementary grades: Fuller Meadow serves grades K–2 with 269 students, and Howe-Manning serves grades 3–6 with 461 students. Both belong to the Middleton district, which is ranked 102 of 351 districts in Massachusetts — the 71st percentile — with 4 stars. Middleton has no middle or high school in this file, so later student outcomes sit outside this data.
Howe-Manning is the academic standout and the only school here with MCAS Next Generation results. In 2025-26, its all-grade proficiency was 49.24% in English Language Arts, 53.57% in Mathematics, and 64.71% in Science, all above both the district and the state (40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%). Science is especially strong — more than 23 percentage points above the state in 2025-26 and more than 29 points above in 2024-25. Upper grades shine: 6th-grade math reached 69.32% versus 42.59% statewide, and 5th-grade ELA and science were also well above state averages. Fourth grade is the relative weak spot, with math at 42.72%, slightly below the state's 43.20%. Year over year, ELA and science dipped while math improved, though these are different student cohorts.
Fuller Meadow cannot be judged on the same academic metrics, since K–2 grades have no MCAS scores listed. Its distinguishing features are a smaller enrollment (about 37% of the two schools' students) and a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.0, compared with 11.7 at Howe-Manning — roughly 30% higher. Per-student spending is nearly identical: $19,676 versus $19,976. Note that free/reduced-lunch data is blank for both schools, and spending figures are from 2020-21.
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