Best Middle Schools in Massachusetts

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAS Next Generation test scores by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Monday, September 29, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 484)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
181	Salem Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	45 Congress St.	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 744-2105	480	44	11		128 (26.7%)	45 (9.4%)	273 (56.9%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$20,795							59.5	44.2	251	70		250008401847
182	Warren-Prescott K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 School Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8346	507	46	11.1		306 (60.4%)	55 (10.8%)	101 (19.9%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$33,502							59.4	66.8	145	37		250279000333
183	Linden	Public	K-8	29 Wescott Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7218	813	60	13.6		166 (20.4%)	164 (20.2%)	229 (28.2%)	206 (25.3%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.6%)	$19,814							59.1	66.8	144	39		250717001361
184	Tyngsborough Middle	Public	6-8	50 Norris Rd	Tyngsborough	01879	Middlesex County	Tyngsborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 649-3115	395	35	11.3		273 (69.1%)	23 (5.8%)	41 (10.4%)	42 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$19,905							58.7	52.1	214	30		251176001715
185	Sutton Middle School	Public	6-8	383 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1630	313	22	13.9		280 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$18,008							58.1	61.6	171	14		251140001413
186	Hopedale Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	25 Adin Street	Hopedale	01747	Worcester County	Hopedale	No	No	No	No	(508) 634-2217	456	45	10.1		354 (77.6%)	9 (2.0%)	68 (14.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	$19,403							58	60.3	176	10		250630000915
187	Libertas Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	146 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01103	Hampden County	Libertas Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 342-5510	563	72	7.7		13 (2.3%)	72 (12.8%)	462 (82.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$19,261							57.5	51.1	219	32		250058602878
188	Robert J. Coelho Middle School	Public	5-8	99 Brown Street	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	No	(508) 761-7551	574	37	15.3		373 (65.0%)	49 (8.5%)	86 (15.0%)	29 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	$18,031							56.6	56.7	192	4		250219000096
189	Jabish Middle School	Public	7-8	62 North Washington Street	Belchertown	01007	Hampshire County	Belchertown	No	No	No	No	(413) 323-0433	343	25	13.6		292 (85.1%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (7.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$19,018							56.5	61.3	172	17		250243001873
190	Overlook Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Oakmont Drive	Ashburnham	01430	Worcester County	Ashburnham-Westminster	No	No	No	No	(978) 827-1425	576	39	14.7		497 (86.3%)	11 (1.9%)	48 (8.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$16,097							56.3	59.8	181	9		250204000831

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, MCAS Next Generation Mathematics, MCAS Next Generation Science, MCAS Next Generation Civics test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 29, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.