Middle Schools in Ipswich

There is one middle school in Ipswich, Massachusetts: Ipswich Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 377 students in the Ipswich district. It is a consistently high-performing school, earning 4 out of 5 stars in each of the last three years. Its district rank is 72 of 351 districts (79th percentile, 4 stars), and its school rank for 2025–2026 is 89 of 478 (81st percentile, 4 stars). Prior ranks were 94 of 493 in 2023–2024 and 100 of 484 in 2024–2025, so it remains in the top fifth of Massachusetts middle schools.

In 2025–2026 MCAS results, English Language Arts (ELA) is the clearest strength. All-grade ELA proficiency is 61.29%, which is 21.26 percentage points above the state’s 40.03%. Grade 6 ELA is especially strong at 71.17%, about 31 points above the state and slightly above the district. Math is also strong versus the state: all-grade math is 55.99%, 14.88 points above the state’s 41.11%, though 0.77 points below the district. Grade 6 math stands out at 66.36%, matching the district and about 24 points above the state; grade 8 math is the weakest at 47.58%, only about 6 points above the state. Eighth-grade science rose from 42.75% to 54.69% year over year, an 11.94-point gain, and is 15.76 points above the state but 0.35 points below the district. Eighth-grade civics fell from 54.55% to 44.63% (−9.92 points), similar to the district’s 10.14-point drop, and remains 4.86 points above the state.

Other context: the student-teacher ratio for 2024–2025 is 8.9, which is low and generally favorable, and per-student spending for 2020–2021 is $20,234. The free/reduced-lunch percentage is not provided, so socioeconomic context cannot be analyzed. Overall, Ipswich Middle School is a high-performing school relative to the state, especially in ELA. Its main relative weaknesses are 8th grade math and 8th grade civics, though both remain above state proficiency. Math and science improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while ELA held steady and civics declined in line with the district.