Best Middle Schools in Massachusetts

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Massachusetts middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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
441	Tobin K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 Smith St	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8393	364	38	9.6		17 (4.7%)	86 (23.6%)	230 (63.2%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$35,130							11.6	11.4	450	9		250279000291
442	Oliver Middle School	Public	6-8	233 Haverhill Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8670	348	30	11.6		2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	339 (97.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$23,654							11.6	17.1	414	28		250666002805
443	John F Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	1385 Berkshire Avenue	Springfield	01151	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7510	366	39	9.3		19 (5.2%)	76 (20.8%)	260 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$29,260							11.2	10.7	454	11		251113002601
444	Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy	Public	6-12	36 Winthrop St	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8412	565	52	10.9		9 (1.6%)	348 (61.6%)	189 (33.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	$35,992							11.2	8.7	463	19		250279000222
445	Baystate Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 Roosevelt Avenue	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Baystate Academy Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 366-5100	388	58	6.7		23 (5.9%)	98 (25.3%)	258 (66.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$22,794							9.9	7.6	472	27		250055002784
446	Matthew J Kuss Middle	Public	6-8	52 Globe Mills Avenue	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8335	646	62	10.3		246 (38.1%)	87 (13.5%)	240 (37.2%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.2%)	$23,651							9.8	15.5	425	21		250483000671
447	Conservatory of the Arts	Public	6-12	339 State St	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7070	296	28	10.5		31 (10.5%)	54 (18.2%)	204 (68.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$27,970							9.7	11.1	452	5		251113002818
448	Orchard Gardens K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	906 Albany Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1656	689	68	10.2		17 (2.5%)	379 (55.0%)	267 (38.8%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	$35,513							9.7	9.3	460	12		250279002006
449	Boston Teachers Union K-8 Pilot	Public	PK, KG-8	25 Walk Hill Street	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-7717	249	29	8.6		62 (24.9%)	55 (22.1%)	101 (40.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.0%)	$34,335							9.6	21.8	378	71		250279002687
450	The Springfield Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	43 Homer St	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	Yes	No	(413) 750-2011	250	28	8.8		18 (7.2%)	36 (14.4%)	188 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$28,538							9.6	7.7	470	20		251113002931

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Massachusetts

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for MA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students

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.

Educational resources:

High school students working on a science experiment

Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.