Middle Schools in Grafton

Grafton, Massachusetts has exactly one middle school — Grafton Middle, serving grades 7 and 8 at 22 Providence Road with about 478 students (roughly 239 per grade) — so there is no in-town comparison to make; the meaningful benchmarks are the Grafton district and the state as a whole. The school holds a steady 4-star rating, a student–teacher ratio of 12.6, and per-pupil spending of $13,918 (from 2020–2021, five years older than the newest test results).

On the 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation tests, Grafton Middle outperformed the state in every single subject and grade level reported, by margins ranging from +10.6 points in grade 7 ELA to +22.1 points in grade 8 Science. Overall proficiency was 56.1% in ELA, 56.57% in math, and 61.0% in science, against state averages near 40–41%. Statewide, it ranked 81st of 478 ranked middle schools — roughly the top 17%. Grade 8 is the strongest group: it beat grade 7 by about 10–11 points in both shared subjects, with grade 8 Math (61.83%) and grade 8 Science (61.0%) the standout results. Because the Grafton district is itself high-performing (77th of 351 districts, 4 stars), the school's edge over its own district is narrow, from +0.4 to +5.7 points.

Two items are worth watching. ELA fell 5.3 points year over year (61.37% to 56.1%), a steeper drop than the district's 3.3-point decline, while math, science, and civics all rose. Grade 8 civics jumped 6.5 points, but the district rose almost as much, so it more likely reflects cohort or testing factors than an instructional change. Also note that grade 7 ELA and math scores are identical (50.48), which is unusual and may be a reporting duplication. Finally, free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable, so economic context cannot be assessed.