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
131	East Middle School	Public	5-8	305 River St.	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0170	999	76	13		532 (53.3%)	71 (7.1%)	78 (7.8%)	282 (28.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.3%)	$18,094							69.8	65.9	148	17		250294000364
132	West Tisbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	401 Old County Road	West Tisbury	02575	Dukes County	Up-Island Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 696-7738	321	47	6.8		229 (71.3%)	7 (2.2%)	53 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$35,544							69.4	80.2	89	43		250004301927
133	Monomoy Regional Middle School	Public	5-7	425 Crowell Road	Chatham	02633	Barnstable County	Monomoy Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(508) 945-5140	395	40	9.7		281 (71.1%)	26 (6.6%)	50 (12.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	$25,898							69.3	68	140	7		250054402832
134	Hopkins Academy	Public	7-12	131 Russell Street	Hadley	01035	Hampshire County	Hadley	No	No	No	No	(413) 584-1106	203	28	7.3		141 (69.5%)	10 (4.9%)	32 (15.8%)	9 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$26,449							69.1	69.2	135	1		250558000813
135	Locke Middle	Public	5-7	110 Allen Road	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8650	531	49	10.8		390 (73.4%)	15 (2.8%)	46 (8.7%)	52 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	$21,703							69.1	64.6	158	23		250267000182
136	Freetown-Lakeville Middle School	Public	6-8	96 Howland Road	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 923-3518	699	53	13.1		620 (88.7%)	18 (2.6%)	35 (5.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	$15,642							68.9	64.8	156	20		250507000748
137	Whitin Intermediate	Public	4-7	120 Granite Street	Uxbridge	01569	Worcester County	Uxbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 278-8640	463	36	12.8		381 (82.3%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.0%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$20,378							68.5	72	123	14		251185002892
138	Berkley Middle School	Public	5-8	21 North Main Street	Berkley	02779	Bristol County	Berkley	No	No	No	No	(508) 884-9434	374	27	13.8		342 (91.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	$15,102							67.5	76.7	104	34		250252001613
139	Wilbraham Middle	Public	6-8	466 Stony Hill Road	Wilbraham	01095	Hampden County	Hampden-Wilbraham	No	No	No	No	(413) 596-9061	613	47	13		490 (79.9%)	19 (3.1%)	56 (9.1%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)	$18,845							67.4	60	179	40		250573002141
140	Stoneham Central Middle School	Public	5-8	101 Central Street	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 279-3840	689	66	10.4		508 (73.7%)	24 (3.5%)	91 (13.2%)	37 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	$20,720							67.2	68.1	139	1		251122001857

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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.