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Best Middle Schools in Norfolk County, MA

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Schools

19,003

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWellesley Middle7^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools

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Biggest riser

O'Donnell Middle School up 19 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wellesley Middle 8.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Walpole Middle School

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	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 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
Bellingham Memorial School	Public	4-7	130 Blackstone Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 883-2330	586	34	17.1	36.2%	416 (71.0%)	21 (3.6%)	104 (17.7%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	23 (3.9%)	26.6	340^th of 478 public middle schools	28.9%		32.3	312^th of 484 public middle schools	35.5%	28	31.5	19.9	29.7	20.6		25.4	38.8	26.6	24.1	26.3		28.7	28.8		28.8		$19,319
East Middle School	Public	5-8	305 River St.	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0170	999	76	13.0	31.4%	532 (53.3%)	71 (7.1%)	78 (7.8%)	282 (28.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.3%)	67.4	134^th of 478 public middle schools	72.0%		69.8	131^st of 484 public middle schools	72.9%	3		45.2	40.4	36.8	49.8	43.0		50.9	57.8	46.2	59.6	53.5	58.6	50.2	54.4	46.0	$18,094
South Middle School	Public	5-8	220 Peach Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0160	635	55	11.5	19.7%	379 (59.7%)	17 (2.7%)	41 (6.5%)	174 (27.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.3%)	81.1	84^th of 478 public middle schools	82.4%		81.9	82^nd of 484 public middle schools	83.1%	2		50.9	60.2	53.4	53.7	54.6		58.3	67.3	50.9	65.8	60.5	73.0	55.9	64.9	48.0	$20,372
Wm H Galvin Middle	Public	6-8	55 Pecunit Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	No	(781) 821-5070	716	68	10.5	23.7%	437 (61.0%)	92 (12.8%)	61 (8.5%)	73 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.3%)	82.3	77^th of 478 public middle schools	83.9%		85.2	71^st of 484 public middle schools	85.3%	6			60.5	54.6	59.7	58.3			52.7	54.2	75.9	60.7		49.8	49.8	60.6	$22,066
Cohasset Middle School	Public	6-8	143 Pond Street	Cohasset	02025	Norfolk County	Cohasset	No	No	No	No	(781) 236-1070	300	30	10.0	7.3%	270 (90.0%)	12 (4.0%)	10 (3.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	95.6	19^th of 478 public middle schools	96.0%		94.2	25^th of 484 public middle schools	94.8%	6			71.4	76.0	89.0	78.2			67.4	67.7	87.3	73.1		69.1	69.1	80.5	$23,777
Dedham Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Whiting Avenue	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-7000	555	60	9.2	32.8%	336 (60.5%)	55 (9.9%)	118 (21.3%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	61.6	162^nd of 478 public middle schools	66.1%		62.8	165^th of 484 public middle schools	65.9%	3			44.6	41.6	43.9	43.5			55.2	43.9	50.0	50.0		31.6	31.6	44.3	$26,760
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Farm Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover-Sherborn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 785-0635	471	50	9.4	6.2%	340 (72.2%)	22 (4.7%)	14 (3.0%)	61 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	95.4	20^th of 478 public middle schools	95.8%		94	27^th of 484 public middle schools	94.4%	7			72.7	75.5	74.2	74.1			79.0	77.4	69.9	75.7		65.9	65.9	73.9	$26,484
John J Ahern	Public	5-8	111 Mechanic Street	Foxborough	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 543-1610	772	67	11.5	23.1%	538 (69.7%)	66 (8.5%)	79 (10.2%)	54 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.4%)	64	152^nd of 478 public middle schools	68.2%		70.1	130^th of 484 public middle schools	73.1%	22		50.5	52.5	46.0	43.6	48.2		54.7	58.6	43.0	54.6	52.9	52.9	32.2	42.9	37.7	$20,763
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	224 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(508) 541-6230	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
King Philip Middle School	Public	7-8	18 King Street	Norfolk	02056	Norfolk County	King Philip	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 541-7324	706	50	14.1	15.7%	580 (82.2%)	33 (4.7%)	41 (5.8%)	20 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	69	131^st of 478 public middle schools	72.6%		74.6	110^th of 484 public middle schools	77.3%	21				47.8	45.5	46.6				50.2	56.9	53.6		44.4	44.4	44.8	$21,515
Thomas Blake Middle	Public	6-8	24 Pound Street	Medfield	02052	Norfolk County	Medfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 359-2396	574	53	10.8	8.7%	485 (84.5%)	10 (1.7%)	30 (5.2%)	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	94.9	24^th of 478 public middle schools	95.0%		93.3	33^rd of 484 public middle schools	93.2%	9			72.4	77.9	71.0	73.8			64.8	75.1	71.2	70.2		77.3	77.3	80.8	$20,909
Medway Middle	Public	5-8	45 Holliston Street	Medway	02053	Norfolk County	Medway	No	No	No	No	(508) 533-3230	677	54	12.5	13.3%	550 (81.2%)	20 (3.0%)	62 (9.2%)	32 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	81.5	82^nd of 478 public middle schools	82.8%		83.3	77^th of 484 public middle schools	84.1%	5		64.1	52.3	67.1	57.8	60.2		53.5	61.6	59.0	66.3	60.1	66.5	55.4	61.0	44.0	$19,044
Millis Middle	Public	6-8	245 Plain Street	Millis	02054	Norfolk County	Millis	No	No	No	No	(508) 376-7014	267	22	12.1	18.0%	218 (81.6%)	4 (1.5%)	23 (8.6%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	72.3	118^th of 478 public middle schools	75.3%		77	99^th of 484 public middle schools	79.5%	19			36.5	66.7	67.0	55.7			43.3	50.6	55.3	49.5		41.5	41.5	63.4	$23,744
Charles S Pierce Middle	Public	6-8	451 Central Avenue	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4568	1,002	87	11.5	14.8%	637 (63.6%)	143 (14.3%)	56 (5.6%)	97 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.6%)	88.5	61^st of 478 public middle schools	87.2%		85.6	69^th of 484 public middle schools	85.7%	8			70.8	58.1	66.4	65.2			62.4	52.1	62.4	59.1		74.3	74.3	66.0	$19,570
Pollard Middle	Public	7-8	200 Harris Avenue	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0480	867	79	10.9	8.9%	625 (72.1%)	33 (3.8%)	55 (6.3%)	105 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	95.8	18^th of 478 public middle schools	96.2%		96	15^th of 484 public middle schools	96.9%	3				74.2	73.5	73.9				79.3	80.6	79.9		67.1	67.1	71.9	$24,168
High Rock School	Public	6	77 Ferndale Road	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0400	441	37	11.7	6.6%	307 (69.6%)	15 (3.4%)	32 (7.3%)	52 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)								(n/a)			72.9			72.9			78.7			78.7					$24,211
Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School	Public	5-8	1315 Washington Street	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 762-7880	807	70	11.4	42.3%	427 (52.9%)	129 (16.0%)	171 (21.2%)	46 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	25 (3.1%)	51	207^th of 478 public middle schools	56.7%		51.3	210^th of 484 public middle schools	56.6%	3		31.8	44.9	37.6	41.5	38.7		28.9	26.4	23.4	41.5	30.1	40.5	41.4	41.0	51.8	$20,123
Point Webster Middle	Public	5-8	60 Lancaster Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-6600	377	32	11.6	61.8%	99 (26.3%)	87 (23.1%)	55 (14.6%)	125 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	35.9	288^th of 478 public middle schools	39.7%		40.9	263^rd of 484 public middle schools	45.7%	25		41.0	30.7	36.5	37.1	36.5		38.8	21.8	25.6	23.6	27.8	44.9	26.1	36.0	39.3	$20,588
Atlantic Middle	Public	6-8	86 Hollis Avenue	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8727	601	35	17.3	45.3%	168 (28.0%)	27 (4.5%)	29 (4.8%)	359 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	66.3	140^th of 478 public middle schools	70.7%		67.1	141^st of 484 public middle schools	70.9%	1			45.6	40.8	49.2	45.0			57.5	39.3	54.0	49.6		43.8	43.8	49.2	$18,030
Broad Meadows Middle	Public	6-8	50 Calvin Rd	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8723	318	29	11.1	51.9%	165 (51.9%)	39 (12.3%)	30 (9.4%)	69 (21.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	40.9	252^nd of 478 public middle schools	47.3%		41.5	259^th of 484 public middle schools	46.5%	7			30.0	33.0	50.9	37.8			30.1	20.8	29.3	27.1		29.3	29.3	42.5	$23,378
Central Middle	Public	6-8	875 Hancock Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8725	671	42	15.8	34.0%	248 (37.0%)	25 (3.7%)	30 (4.5%)	346 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	88.7	60^th of 478 public middle schools	87.4%		89.5	59^th of 484 public middle schools	87.8%	1			59.4	73.1	61.4	64.8			65.8	65.3	64.3	65.1		59.8	59.8	62.1	$18,455
South West Middle School	Public	5-8	444 Granite Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8729	449	38	11.8	59.7%	125 (27.8%)	80 (17.8%)	66 (14.7%)	130 (29.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.6%)	36.8	283^rd of 478 public middle schools	40.8%		42.2	252^nd of 484 public middle schools	47.9%	31		37.7	35.2	37.8	39.0	37.4		44.3	28.6	19.1	30.3	30.5	46.2	29.6	38.2	27.0	$21,003
Randolph Community Middle	Public	6-8	225 High Street	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	No	(781) 961-6243	640	56	11.4	59.1%	64 (10.0%)	327 (51.1%)	117 (18.3%)	95 (14.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	19.9	390^th of 478 public middle schools	18.4%		19.6	393^rd of 484 public middle schools	18.8%	3			21.2	23.9	20.0	21.6			27.9	20.3	19.9	22.6		16.4	16.4	15.1	$23,095
Sharon Middle	Public	6-8	75 Mountain Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 784-1560	815	77	10.5	11.2%	391 (48.0%)	56 (6.9%)	48 (5.9%)	254 (31.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.5%)	92	42^nd of 478 public middle schools	91.2%		92.2	42^nd of 484 public middle schools	91.3%				64.6	59.0	72.2	65.0			75.7	67.1	65.9	69.7		67.9	67.9	71.7	$21,200
O'Donnell Middle School	Public	6-8	211 Cushing Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7002	801	71	11.3	45.1%	334 (41.7%)	244 (30.5%)	136 (17.0%)	43 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	41.7	247^th of 478 public middle schools	48.3%		40.6	266^th of 484 public middle schools	45.0%	19			26.1	26.9	33.3	28.8			33.9	28.3	39.8	33.9		40.7	40.7	41.5	$18,081
Walpole Middle School	Public	6-8	625 Washington Street	East Walpole	02032	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 660-7226	829	74	11.2	14.7%	613 (73.9%)	38 (4.6%)	71 (8.6%)	67 (8.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.2%)	78.4	93^rd of 478 public middle schools	80.5%					(n/a)			58.9	50.4	55.8	55.1			64.9	59.5	59.8	61.5		40.2	40.2	50.8
Wellesley Middle	Public	6-8	50 Kingsbury Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6235	919	102	8.9	7.7%	559 (60.8%)	42 (4.6%)	64 (7.0%)	180 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.9%)	97.2	7^th of 478 public middle schools	98.5%		96.2	12^th of 484 public middle schools	97.5%	5			72.5	72.1	81.4	75.4			82.9	78.5	81.5	81.0		78.6	78.6	77.6	$29,465
E W Thurston Middle	Public	6-8	850 High Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	664	51	13.0	7.8%	463 (69.7%)	13 (2.0%)	41 (6.2%)	98 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	92	41^st of 478 public middle schools	91.4%		93.5	30^th of 484 public middle schools	93.8%	11			77.4	70.8	62.9	70.1			75.3	72.5	70.4	72.6		68.5	68.5	55.4	$24,915
Maria Weston Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	1051 Commercial Street	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 337-4500	1,187	107	11.1	42.7%	735 (61.9%)	103 (8.7%)	201 (16.9%)	76 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.0%)	44.7	233^rd of 478 public middle schools	51.3%		44.9	239^th of 484 public middle schools	50.6%	6			39.5	41.1	43.3	41.3			39.0	33.1	32.5	34.8		25.7	25.7	26.8	$20,969
Charles E Roderick	Public	4-6	120 Taunton Street	Wrentham	02093	Norfolk County	Wrentham	No	No	No	No	(508) 384-5435	357	33	10.9	14.0%	292 (81.8%)	6 (1.7%)	26 (7.3%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)	44.7	47.7	53.0			48.2	51.1	54.7	66.1			56.8	61.7		61.7		$20,185

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