Best Middle Schools in Massachusetts

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Massachusetts test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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
391	Greenfield High	Public	8-12	21 Barr Avenue	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greenfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 772-1350	404	37	10.9		258 (63.9%)	15 (3.7%)	97 (24.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	$24,018							20.1	14.2	438	47		250549000801
392	Madeline English School	Public	K-8	105 Woodville Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 394-5013	760	69	11		107 (14.1%)	90 (11.8%)	521 (68.6%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$21,287							19.7	16	419	27		250477002033
393	Randolph Community Middle	Public	6-8	225 High Street	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	No	(781) 961-6243	640	56	11.4		64 (10.0%)	327 (51.1%)	117 (18.3%)	95 (14.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	$23,095							19.6	32.5	315	78		250993001392
394	Worcester East Middle	Public	7-8	420 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3430	731	51	14.3		98 (13.4%)	149 (20.4%)	418 (57.2%)	42 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$22,852							19.4	15.9	420	26		251323002253
395	Roosevelt K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Needham Road	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8676	364	35	10.3		62 (17.0%)	133 (36.5%)	129 (35.4%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	$36,783							19	28.6	336	59		250279000239
396	Fuller Middle	Public	6-8	31 Flagg Drive	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 620-4956	592	69	8.5		168 (28.4%)	37 (6.3%)	338 (57.1%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$27,199							18.8	18.4	401	5		250498000464
397	Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy	Public	5-8	180 Walnut Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5240	436	45	9.7		40 (9.2%)	23 (5.3%)	369 (84.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$25,598							18.8	19.9	390	7		250354001772
398	Clarksburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	777 West Cross Road	Clarksburg	01247	Berkshire County	Clarksburg	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 663-8735	204	17	12.3		195 (95.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,080							18.7	38.8	285	113		250372000510
399	Normandin Middle School	Public	6-8	81 Felton St	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 985-4300	990	84	11.8		427 (43.1%)	112 (11.3%)	388 (39.2%)	14 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.1%)	$21,770							18.5	18.2	402	3		250843001337
400	Gateway Academy	Public	7-12	415 Primrose St	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3473	156	14	11.1		89 (57.1%)	3 (1.9%)	59 (37.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$22,453							18.4	4	493	93		250597002907

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.