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Best Alternative Schools in Middlesex County, MA

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Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

4,703

Students

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Smallest classes

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School 10.5 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	50 Essex Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 284-7800	890	84	10.5	60.9%	86 (9.7%)	500 (56.2%)	203 (22.8%)	51 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.2%)								(n/a)	23.5	28.9	23.0	48.6	22.7	19.4	44.2	27.7	13.2	17.0	12.2	42.9	25.0	3.0	34.6	19.0	23.0	6.3	43.1	15.2	30.0	16.9	$25,154
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	770 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0222	1,698	109	15.5	25.5%	552 (32.5%)	285 (16.8%)	228 (13.4%)	556 (32.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (4.3%)								(n/a)	55.6	60.8	36.1	58.5	66.0	72.4	88.1	57.8	54.4	59.1	58.9	72.8	61.1	64.8	77.4	61.6	49.7	47.5	58.3	48.7	75.9	57.4	$14,601
Pioneer Charter School of Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51-59 Summer Street	Everett	01249	Middlesex County	Pioneer Charter School of Science (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 389-7277	795	72	11.0	68.1%	311 (39.1%)	166 (20.9%)	215 (27.0%)	70 (8.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)								(n/a)	68.3	77.8	55.6	44.4	58.7	68.3	79.0	62.2	79.4	68.3	85.7	52.4	52.4	76.2	87.7	69.1	71.4	63.5	68.4	67.5	66.7	49.2	$18,681
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1857 Middlesex Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 458-1399	1,212	114	10.6	54.4%	279 (23.0%)	234 (19.3%)	336 (27.7%)	292 (24.1%)	27 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.5%)								(n/a)	17.7	19.1	17.0	30.6	33.0	40.6	43.1	26.6	19.3	21.4	19.0	18.8	19.6	21.5	14.9	19.9	26.3	17.8	13.9	21.8	20.5	25.2	$14,457
Devens School	Public, Alternative	K-12	22 Church Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	No	(617) 394-2470	38	10	3.6	87.8%	11 (28.9%)	5 (13.2%)	21 (55.3%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								0.0								0.0							$53,037
Dr. Janice Adie Day School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60 Carlisle Street	Chelmsford	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 674-2405	70	15	4.6		21 (30.0%)	12 (17.1%)	26 (37.1%)	8 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)								(n/a)				0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0			$48,430

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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