Middle Schools in Dedham

Dedham has one middle school, Dedham Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 555 students at 70 Whiting Avenue and operating in the Dedham district. Because it is the only public middle school in this area, it is the sole local benchmark for grades 6–8, and families should compare its results mainly with the district and state.

Its standout strength is mathematics. All-grade math is 50.00% proficient, compared with 48.84% in the district and 41.11% in the state. Grade 6 math is the highest subject-grade score at 55.17%, which is 1.32 points above the district and 12.58 points above the state. Grade 8 math is 50.00%, and grade 7 math is 43.93%, both above district and state. ELA is generally solid: all-grade ELA is 43.45%, below the district’s 45.03% but 3.42 points above the state’s 40.03%, and every grade-level ELA result is above both district and state. Grade 8 civics is 44.25%, above the district’s 42.54% and the state’s 39.77%, though it fell from 52.46% in 2024–2025.

Science is the persistent weak spot. All-grade science is 31.61%, below the district’s 34.34% and the state’s 40.98%; grade 8 science is 31.61%, above the district’s 30.39% but below the state’s 38.93%. In 2024–2025, all-grade science was 32.79%, versus 40.68% in the district and 41.51% in the state. Math improved year over year, from 46.03% to 50.00%, while ELA declined from 45.66% to 43.45%. The school ranks 162 of 478, in the 66th percentile with 3 stars; the district ranks 148 of 351, in the 58th percentile with 3 stars. The student-teacher ratio is 9.2, and per-pupil spending was $21,939 in 2020–2021. Free/reduced-lunch data is blank, so socioeconomic context is unknown.