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
351	Monson High School	Public	7-12	55 Margaret Street	Monson	01057	Hampden County	Monson	No	No	No	No	(413) 267-4589	280	34	8.1		230 (82.1%)	5 (1.8%)	28 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$23,749							25.9	46	241	110		250804001269
352	James Sullivan Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Draper Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8993	625	50	12.4		189 (30.2%)	34 (5.4%)	309 (49.4%)	72 (11.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	$21,916							25.8	20.2	389	37		250702000073
353	John J Doran	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Fountain Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8225	525	38	13.9		215 (41.0%)	66 (12.6%)	188 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.5%)	$24,611							25.8	30	329	24		250483000666
354	Rogers STEM Academy	Public	K-8	43 Highland Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 674-4331	892	68	13.1		147 (16.5%)	77 (8.6%)	464 (52.0%)	167 (18.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (3.3%)	$20,383							25.7	21.6	379	25		250702002761
355	Theodore Herberg Middle	Public	6-8	501 Pomeroy Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 448-9640	587	46	12.6		323 (55.0%)	74 (12.6%)	108 (18.4%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.2%)	$21,136							25.6	31.5	323	32		250963001532
356	Ralph C Mahar Regional	Public	7-12	507 South Main Street	Orange	01364	Franklin County	Ralph C Mahar	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 544-2542	509	56	9		408 (80.2%)	14 (2.8%)	55 (10.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$29,102							25.2	28.4	339	17		250990001587
357	Alma del Mar Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	515 Belleville Ave	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Alma del Mar Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 206-6827	1,042	94	11.1		181 (17.4%)	166 (15.9%)	636 (61.0%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.6%)	$17,918							25	28.1	340	17		250052502708
358	North Middle School	Public	6-8	108 Oak Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7371	427	31	13.7		36 (8.4%)	296 (69.3%)	55 (12.9%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.6%)	$19,791							25	27.8	343	15		250309000404
359	Stacy Middle	Public	6-8	66 School Street	Milford	01757	Worcester County	Milford	No	No	No	No	(508) 478-1180	989	90	11		520 (52.6%)	53 (5.4%)	373 (37.7%)	10 (1.0%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.4%)	$20,190							24.9	25.7	357	2		250786001240
360	UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	35 Westville Street	Boston	02124	Suffolk County	UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8810	640	58	11		8 (1.3%)	324 (50.6%)	279 (43.6%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	$22,029							24.3	16.8	415	55		250054902783

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.