Middle Schools in Walpole

Walpole has just one public middle school: Walpole Middle School, located at 625 Washington Street in East Walpole. It serves grades 6–8 with 829 students and is part of the Walpole district. Because it is the only middle school in town, every Walpole student in these grades attends this school, and there is no in-district comparison point.

Walpole Middle School is a 4-star school ranked 93rd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools, which places it in the 81st percentile statewide. Mathematics is its clearest strength: 61.5% of students scored proficient across all grades, compared with 41.11% statewide, and grade-level results are strong and consistent — 6th grade at 64.9%, 7th grade at 59.51%, and 8th grade at 59.77%. ELA is also solid at 55.08% proficient across all grades versus 40.03% statewide, with every grade level above the state average. Eighth-grade Civics stands out at 50.76% proficient against 39.77% statewide. Science is the most modest core result, with 8th graders at 40.23% proficient compared with 38.93% statewide and 40.00% in the district — above both, but by a slim margin. Importantly, the school matches or slightly exceeds district grade-level averages in every subject reported, though district "all grades" figures cover different grade spans and are not directly comparable.

For families, the practical takeaways are encouraging: strong math instruction, consistently above-average ELA, and a notable civics result. The student-teacher ratio of 11.2 suggests relatively small classes and more individual attention. The district itself is also rated 4 stars and ranks in the 88th percentile of Massachusetts districts. Free or reduced-price lunch information was not reported in this data, so economic context for the student body is not available here. Overall, this is a high-performing middle school that outperforms state averages across the board, with science the area to watch most closely.