Summary:
The city of Stoneham, Massachusetts has only one middle school, Stoneham Central Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This school has consistently performed well, ranking 140 out of 484 middle schools in Massachusetts for the 2024-2025 school year and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years.
Stoneham Central Middle School's academic performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts and Science, with proficiency rates exceeding the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 44.68% compared to the state's 41.53%, and its Science proficiency rate was 52.20% compared to the state's 41.51%. While the school's Mathematics proficiency rate of 40.24% was on par with the state average of 40.74%, its Civics proficiency rate of 56.82% was significantly higher than the state's 39.16%.
The school's high performance is likely supported by its relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1 and its per-student spending of $16,907 for the 2020-2021 school year. However, the lack of data on the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch makes it difficult to assess the school's socioeconomic diversity and potential equity concerns. Overall, Stoneham appears to have a strong middle school option, but more information is needed to fully understand the school's ability to serve students from diverse backgrounds.
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