Middle Schools in Wakefield

Wakefield has a single middle school in this data set: Galvin Middle School, which serves grades 5–8 with 1,056 students and belongs to the Wakefield district. Parents in this area therefore have one public middle-school option, and it is a strong one: Galvin is a 4-star school in 2025–2026, ranked 101 of 478 middle schools in Massachusetts (79th percentile), while the Wakefield district ranks 53 of 351 districts, at the 85th percentile with 4 stars. Since it is the only school in the area, there is no cross-school comparison to make, but its results can be measured against district and state benchmarks.

Galvin performs above the Massachusetts state average in every 2025–2026 subject and grade-level score provided. Science is its strongest area, with all-grade proficiency at 57.99% versus 40.98% statewide, and 5th-grade Science at 61.40% versus 43.07% statewide — the highest single grade/subject result in the file. English Language Arts is also strong and stable at 55.71% all-grade, essentially unchanged from 55.49% in 2024–2025, and above both district and state in both years. Mathematics is the relative weak spot: all-grade Math is 51.42%, above the state's 41.11% but below the district's 54.57% — a gap of 3.15 points, similar to the 2.53-point gap in 2024–2025. Notably, at the grade level the school is slightly above the district in every listed grade in 2025–2026, so the all-grade math comparison should be read with some caution. Eighth-grade Civics showed the clearest year-over-year change, falling from 54.17% to 47.23%, though it remains above district and state.

Rank history shows consistent 4-star ratings across three years, with rank moving from 90 of 493 in 2023–2024 to 101 of 478 in 2025–2026 and percentile easing from 82 to 79. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 10.9 suggests a favorable staffing context, though no district or state comparison is provided. Per-student spending of $16,897 comes from 2020–2021 and is older than the other figures, so interpret it cautiously. The free/reduced-lunch percentage is blank/unavailable in this data, so economic context cannot be assessed from this file. Overall, Galvin is a high-performing middle school with standout Science and ELA results and above-state performance across the board.