Middle Schools in Canton

Middle schools located in Canton, Massachusetts come down to a single school: Wm H Galvin Middle, a grades 6–8 school with 716 students at 55 Pecunit Street, Canton, MA 02021, serving the Canton district. Because there is only one middle school in the area, the most useful comparison for parents is how this school stacks up statewide and how its subjects compare with one another.

Wm H Galvin Middle has been consistently strong across three years of rank history, earning 4 stars each year and placing around the 83rd–85th percentile of Massachusetts middle schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 77 of 478 middle schools (84th percentile), after 71 of 484 (85th percentile) in 2024–2025 and 83 of 493 (83rd percentile) in 2023–2024. The Canton district is likewise rated 4 stars and sits in the 83rd percentile of 351 districts. In 2025–2026 MCAS results, the school scored above the state in every reported subject and grade, including ELA at 58.31% proficient (18.28 points above the state), Math at 60.71% (19.60 points above), Science at 49.78% (8.80 points above), and 8th grade Civics at 60.62% (20.85 points above).

The strongest single result is 8th grade Math at 75.88% proficient, 34.21 points above the state and 2.88 points above the district, far ahead of the school's 6th grade Math (52.65%) and 7th grade Math (54.19%) — though those are different cohorts. Civics is another standout at 60.62%. ELA remains well above state averages despite slipping from 62.27% to 58.31%, a 3.96-point decline that outpaced the district's -2.26 and the state's -1.50. All-grade Science is the one relative soft spot: 49.78% is 1.95 points below the district (though 10.85 points above the state for 8th grade), and it fell 4.88 points year over year while the district fell 7.01. All-grade Math was essentially flat, moving from 60.78% to 60.71%. Contextual data is limited: the student-teacher ratio is 10.5:1, per-student spending was $18,425 in 2020–2021, and the free/reduced lunch figure for 2024–2025 is not reported.