Best Middle Schools in Massachusetts

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
101	Marshall Simonds Middle	Public	6-8	114 Winn Street	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 270-1781	848	73	11.6	519 (61.2%)	63 (7.4%)	90 (10.6%)	132 (15.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.6%)	$24,087	76.3	76.7	106	5	250324000429
102	Annie Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Lincoln Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 553-0322	322	35	9.2	244 (75.8%)	26 (8.1%)	24 (7.5%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.4%)	$19,800	76.2	83.1	80	22	250501001785
103	Robert E. Melican Middle School	Public	6-8	145 Lincoln Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7020	545	51	10.7	362 (66.4%)	15 (2.8%)	64 (11.7%)	69 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	25 (4.6%)	$19,936	76.2	77.5	101	2	250888001440
104	Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	366 Slocum Road	North Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 997-9333	801	76	10.4	686 (85.6%)	12 (1.5%)	43 (5.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.4%)	$19,631	75.7	76.2	108	4	250402000541
105	Rising Tide Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	59 Armstrong Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Rising Tide Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 747-2620	617	58	10.5	493 (79.9%)	18 (2.9%)	35 (5.7%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	$17,929	75.3	70.2	132	27	250005701271
106	Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School	Public, Charter	7-12	49 Antietam St	Devens	01434	Middlesex County	Francis W. Parker Charter Essential	Yes	No	No	No	(978) 772-3293	388	41	9.4	294 (75.8%)	10 (2.6%)	31 (8.0%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	$18,909	75.3	86.7	67	39	250003800581
107	Furnace Brook Middle	Public	6-8	500 Furnace Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 834-5020	799	76	10.4	718 (89.9%)	13 (1.6%)	34 (4.3%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.4%)	$18,689	74.9	79.1	93	14	250735001143
108	Luther Burbank Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Hollywood Drive	Lancaster	01523	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 365-4558	245	23	10.4	178 (72.7%)	4 (1.6%)	39 (15.9%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	$21,918	74.8	66.2	147	39	250831000947
109	North Andover Middle	Public	6-8	495 Main Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1870	1,023	76	13.4	692 (67.6%)	38 (3.7%)	171 (16.7%)	77 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.2%)	$18,222	74.7	77.3	102	7	250870001398
110	King Philip Middle School	Public	7-8	18 King Street	Norfolk	02056	Norfolk County	King Philip	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 541-7324	706	50	14.1	580 (82.2%)	33 (4.7%)	41 (5.8%)	20 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$21,515	74.6	72.1	121	11	250651000941
111	Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Industrial Parkway	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 529-7178	218	21	10.4	166 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.3%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.1%)	$17,039	74	60.2	178	67	250003100549
112	West Boylston Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	125 Crescent Street	West Boylston	01583	Worcester County	West Boylston	No	No	No	No	(508) 835-4475	461	43	10.6	342 (74.2%)	18 (3.9%)	63 (13.7%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	$20,849	73.9	78.7	96	16	251239002035
113	Sandwich Middle High School	Public	7-12	365 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd	East Sandwich	02537	Barnstable County	Sandwich	No	No	No	No	(508) 888-4900	888	83	10.6	757 (85.2%)	17 (1.9%)	58 (6.5%)	24 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.5%)	$26,546	73.7	73.2	118	5	251047001673
114	Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	58 Moore Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Excel Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 874-4080	1,379	128	10.7	165 (12.0%)	65 (4.7%)	1,118 (81.1%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.9%)	$24,238	73.5	53.9	201	87	250007502084
115	Boston Latin Academy	Public	7-12	205 Townsend Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9957	1,693	95	17.8	358 (21.1%)	443 (26.2%)	531 (31.4%)	256 (15.1%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (5.6%)	$29,222	73.2	50.3	221	106	250279000204
116	Remington Middle	Public	6-8	628 Washington Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-2130	358	36	9.8	252 (70.4%)	24 (6.7%)	30 (8.4%)	34 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.9%)	$20,988	73.1	68.7	136	20	250501000871
117	Wilmington Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Carter Lane	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6080	782	82	9.5	640 (81.8%)	13 (1.7%)	45 (5.8%)	57 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$24,168	73	73.1	119	2	251305001578
118	O'Bryant School of Math & Science	Public	7-12	55 Malcolm X Blvd	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9932	1,509	99	15.2	189 (12.5%)	452 (30.0%)	560 (37.1%)	256 (17.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	45 (3.0%)	$30,231	73	76.7	105	13	250279000205
119	Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School	Public	6-8	650 Newman Avenue	Seekonk	02771	Bristol County	Seekonk	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 761-7570	500	44	11.4	417 (83.4%)	11 (2.2%)	36 (7.2%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$18,686	72.8	77.7	100	19	251059001700
120	West Somerville Neighborhood	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Powderhouse Blvd	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 625-6600	397	27	14.4	233 (58.7%)	43 (10.8%)	39 (9.8%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.3%)	$24,791	72.6	71.8	127	7	251089000891
121	Vassal Lane Upper School	Public	6-8	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6550	298	43	7	106 (35.6%)	81 (27.2%)	37 (12.4%)	52 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	$40,197	72.2	67	143	22	250327002756
122	North Attleborough Middle	Public	6-8	564 Landry Avenue	North Attleborough	02760	Bristol County	North Attleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 643-2130	965	72	13.3	685 (71.0%)	77 (8.0%)	72 (7.5%)	89 (9.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.4%)	$16,411	71.4	71.9	126	4	250873001207
123	Lunenburg Middle School	Public	6-8	1079 Massachusetts Avenue	Lunenburg	01462	Worcester County	Lunenburg	No	No	No	No	(978) 582-4710	382	25	15.2	306 (80.1%)	18 (4.7%)	39 (10.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	$17,054	71.3	67.2	142	19	250708002870
124	Miscoe Hill School	Public	5-8	148 North Avenue	Mendon	01756	Worcester County	Mendon-Upton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 634-1590	647	49	13.1	557 (86.1%)	11 (1.7%)	44 (6.8%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$20,787	70.9	68.4	138	14	250768001279
125	Birchland Park	Public	6-8	50 Hanward Hill	East Longmeadow	01028	Hampden County	East Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 525-5480	590	54	10.8	425 (72.0%)	19 (3.2%)	79 (13.4%)	32 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)	$18,903	70.9	63	166	41	250450000602
126	Mt Greylock Regional High	Public	7-12	1781 Cold Spring Road	Williamstown	01267	Berkshire County	Mount Greylock	No	No	No	No	(413) 458-9582	539	47	11.4	454 (84.2%)	13 (2.4%)	36 (6.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$21,249	70.7	78.4	97	29	250816001273
127	Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	474 Armory St	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7400	432	31	13.7	67 (15.5%)	82 (19.0%)	252 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	$23,993	70.6	60.8	174	47	251113001809
128	Winthrop Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Payson Street	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5507	439	33	13.2	409 (93.2%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,194	70.4	71.4	129	1	251317002179
129	Central Tree Middle	Public	6-8	99 Rutland Heights Way	Rutland	01543	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 886-0073	369	27	13.7	301 (81.6%)	21 (5.7%)	29 (7.9%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$16,347	70.4	73.8	114	15	251188001280
130	John J Ahern	Public	5-8	111 Mechanic Street	Foxborough	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 543-1610	772	67	11.5	538 (69.7%)	66 (8.5%)	79 (10.2%)	54 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.4%)	$20,763	70.1	71.7	128	2	250495000709
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
141	Atlantic Middle	Public	6-8	86 Hollis Avenue	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8727	601	35	17.3	168 (28.0%)	27 (4.5%)	29 (4.8%)	359 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$18,030	67.1	67.9	141		250987001561
142	John F Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	655 Lexington St	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5563	635	61	10.3	282 (44.4%)	70 (11.0%)	214 (33.7%)	34 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	$24,123	67.1	62.9	168	26	251200001971
143	Douglas Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Davis Street	Douglas	01516	Worcester County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(508) 476-3332	284	24	11.9	244 (85.9%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	$17,101	67	62	170	27	250423002788
144	Marshall Middle School	Public	5-7	15 Floyd Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 528-8670	596	51	11.7	393 (65.9%)	48 (8.1%)	81 (13.6%)	53 (8.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	$21,778	66.5	68.6	137	7	250267000183
145	Community Day Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	73 Prospect Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Community Day Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 681-9910	1,200	136	8.8	16 (1.3%)	17 (1.4%)	1,148 (95.7%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.0%)	$20,864	66.4	73.3	116	29	250002700535
146	Boston Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11 Mayhew Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston Collegiate Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 265-1172	708	73	9.6	302 (42.7%)	176 (24.9%)	179 (25.3%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$23,828	66.3	64.4	160	14	250005301256
147	James S Daley Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Fleming Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8981	669	51	13.2	137 (20.5%)	38 (5.7%)	132 (19.7%)	337 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	$21,507	66.3	60.5	175	28	250702001036
148	Nessacus Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Fox Road	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 684-0780	353	30	11.6	309 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$19,481	66.2	52.5	211	63	250339000466
149	Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	201 Forest Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 597-2400	970	82	11.8	649 (66.9%)	34 (3.5%)	120 (12.4%)	86 (8.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.1%)	$16,391	66.2	74.5	112	37	250008501984
150	John W. Wynn Middle	Public	7-8	1 Griffin Way	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 640-7846	539	44	12.3	424 (78.7%)	33 (6.1%)	55 (10.2%)	23 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$20,855	65.8	63	165	15	251158000366
151	Fowler School	Public	4-8	3 Tiger Drive	Maynard	01754	Middlesex County	Maynard	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 897-6700	451	41	10.8	337 (74.7%)	12 (2.7%)	76 (16.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$22,288	65.6	70	133	18	250750000105
152	Paxton Center	Public	K-8	19 West Street	Paxton	01612	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 798-8576	448	35	12.7	369 (82.4%)	10 (2.2%)	39 (8.7%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	$16,802	65.6	71.9	125	27	251188001492
153	Springfield Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2071 Roosevelt Ave.	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 231-2722	486	43	11.2	21 (4.3%)	98 (20.2%)	352 (72.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$19,723	65.5	57.9	185	32	250055702842
154	Old Rochester Regional Junior High	Public	7-8	133 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-4928	407	37	11	361 (88.7%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$20,034	65.3	75.1	110	44	250915001473
155	Richmond Consolidated	Public	PK, KG-8	1831 State Rd	Richmond	01254	Berkshire County	Richmond	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 698-2207	157	17	9	137 (87.3%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.0%)	$26,631	65.2	65	153	2	251008001635
156	Oak Bluffs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	50 TradeWinds Road	Oak Bluffs	02557	Dukes County	Oak Bluffs	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 693-0951	402	53	7.6	209 (52.0%)	10 (2.5%)	155 (38.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$30,814	64.7	73.2	117	39	250465000625
157	Dighton Middle School	Public	5-8	1250R Somerset Avenue	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-4200	355	25	14.4	303 (85.4%)	9 (2.5%)	23 (6.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$17,915	64.6	57.1	191	34	250420000400
158	Community Charter School of Cambridge	Public, Charter	6-12	245 Bent Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Community Charter School of Cambridge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 354-0047	251	28	8.9	15 (6.0%)	157 (62.5%)	50 (19.9%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.4%)	$31,890	64.6	65.9	149	9	250008601996
159	Triton Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	112 Elm Street	Byfield	01922	Essex County	Triton	No	No	No	No	(978) 463-5845	297	31	9.6	256 (86.2%)	11 (3.7%)	16 (5.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$23,366	64.4	65.7	151	8	251174001470
160	Watertown Middle	Public	6-8	68 Waverley Avenue	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7783	583	54	10.8	317 (54.4%)	24 (4.1%)	145 (24.9%)	47 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	$25,768	64.4	62.9	167	7	251218002501
161	Tantasqua Regional Junior High	Public	7-8	320 Brookfield Rd	Fiskdale	01518	Worcester County	Tantasqua	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-7381	576	49	11.6	492 (85.4%)	7 (1.2%)	39 (6.8%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$17,774	64.3	72	124	37	251149001899
162	Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Hospital Road	Shirley	01464	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	410	33	12.4	286 (69.8%)	29 (7.1%)	62 (15.1%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	$18,922	64.1	56.3	194	32	250054202737
163	Swampscott Middle	Public	5-8	207 Forest Avenue	Swampscott	01907	Essex County	Swampscott	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 596-8820	654	60	10.8	494 (75.5%)	31 (4.7%)	88 (13.5%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$19,244	64	74.7	111	52	251143002562
164	Edgartown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	35 Robinson Road	Edgartown	02539	Dukes County	Edgartown	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 627-3316	357	49	7.3	205 (57.4%)	21 (5.9%)	104 (29.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$34,350	64	56.6	193	29	250909001469
165	Dedham Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Whiting Avenue	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-7000	555	60	9.2	336 (60.5%)	55 (9.9%)	118 (21.3%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	$26,760	62.8	59.3	183	18	250405000551
166	Hanscom School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Ent Road	Hanscom AFB	01731	Middlesex County	Lincoln	No	No	No	No	(781) 274-0050	493	60	8.1	244 (49.5%)	34 (6.9%)	138 (28.0%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.0%)	$33,341	62.8	60.3	177	11	250690001008
167	Lawrence	Public	7-8	113 Lakeview Avenue	Falmouth	02540	Barnstable County	Falmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 548-0606	474	49	9.7	344 (72.6%)	29 (6.1%)	53 (11.2%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	$26,798	62.7	70.5	131	36	250486000687
168	Pentucket Regional Middle	Public	7-8	24 Main Street	West Newbury	01985	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 363-5507	335	27	12.4	301 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$19,359	62.6	57.4	189	21	250945001512
169	Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	195 Route 137	East Harwich	02645	Barnstable County	Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 408-7994	251	21	11.7	222 (88.4%)	7 (2.8%)	13 (5.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$16,778	62.2	51.1	218	49	250002400516
170	Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	265	28	9.4	26 (9.8%)	63 (23.8%)	157 (59.2%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$30,972	62.2	57.7	186	16	251113002840
171	Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park	Public	PK, KG-8	290 Washington Street	Somerville	02143	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5460	553	41	13.4	243 (43.9%)	21 (3.8%)	194 (35.1%)	40 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (8.9%)	$24,256	61.4	48.9	229	58	251089001739
172	Somerset Middle School	Public	6-8	1141 Brayton Avenue	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset	No	No	No	No	(508) 324-3140	610	47	13	536 (87.9%)	7 (1.1%)	31 (5.1%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	$19,007	61.4	65.8	150	22	251086002537
173	Nauset Regional Middle	Public	6-8	70 Route 28	Orleans	02653	Barnstable County	Nauset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0016	455	53	8.6	359 (78.9%)	28 (6.2%)	35 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$30,279	60.8	63.6	162	11	250456000609
174	Beverly Middle School	Public	5-8	502 Cabot Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6103	1,388	112	12.4	1,023 (73.7%)	51 (3.7%)	215 (15.5%)	27 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.2%)	$17,744	60.6	63	164	10	250264000165
175	Silver Lake Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	256 Pembroke Street	Kingston	02364	Plymouth County	Silver Lake	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 582-3555	544	45	12	487 (89.5%)	14 (2.6%)	29 (5.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$00	60.3	55.8	196	21	251083001721
176	Joseph Case Junior High	Public	6-8	195 Main Street	Swansea	02777	Bristol County	Swansea	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-0116	490	41	11.9	450 (91.8%)	8 (1.6%)	12 (2.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$17,814	60.2	61.1	173	3	251146001894
177	Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	9 West Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 832-7722	628	46	13.5	478 (76.1%)	28 (4.5%)	75 (11.9%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$17,481	60	64.9	155	22	250222002567
178	Madeleine Dugger Andrews	Public	6-8	3000 Mystic Valley Pkwy	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2228	435	49	8.9	269 (61.8%)	45 (10.3%)	63 (14.5%)	34 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$22,740	59.9	54.6	200	22	250756001638
179	John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Bridge Rd	Florence	01062	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1489	577	57	10.1	388 (67.2%)	23 (4.0%)	102 (17.7%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	$22,818	59.8	53.2	207	28	250885001430
180	West Bridgewater Junior/Senior	Public	7-12	155 West Center	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	No	(508) 894-1220	614	50	12.2	456 (74.3%)	66 (10.7%)	52 (8.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.2%)	$16,596	59.7	51.8	215	35	251242002039
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
191	Ferryway	Public	K-8	150 Cross Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0659	920	69	13.4	169 (18.4%)	180 (19.6%)	361 (39.2%)	167 (18.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.9%)	$20,223	55.7	57.4	188	3	250717001345
192	Marsh Grammar School	Public	K-8	309 Pelham Street	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-9076	996	78	12.7	431 (43.3%)	69 (6.9%)	427 (42.9%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	$19,194	55.3	63.9	161	31	250774001211
193	Bridgewater Middle School	Public	6-8	166 Mt. Prospect St.	Bridgewater	02324	Plymouth County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	No	(508) 279-2100	828	50	16.5	614 (74.2%)	98 (11.8%)	64 (7.7%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.6%)	$15,740	55.2	59	184	9	250303002659
194	Lowell Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	206 Jackson Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell Community Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 323-0800	816	68	12	59 (7.2%)	198 (24.3%)	385 (47.2%)	137 (16.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$24,286	55	52.3	213	19	250006501585
195	Pembroke Community Middle School	Public	7-8	559 School Street	Pembroke	02359	Plymouth County	Pembroke	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 293-8627	353	28	12.4	325 (92.1%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$20,420	55	64.8	157	38	250942001823
196	Dorothy L Beckwith	Public	5-8	330R Winthrop Street	Rehoboth	02769	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 252-5080	479	38	12.5	413 (86.2%)	9 (1.9%)	26 (5.4%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	$17,751	54.7	50.4	220	24	250420002430
197	Norton Middle	Public	6-8	215 West Main Street	Norton	02766	Bristol County	Norton	No	No	No	No	(508) 285-0140	527	41	12.7	441 (83.7%)	27 (5.1%)	31 (5.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$18,963	54	59.5	182	15	250900001452
198	John W Rogers Middle	Public	5-8	100 Taunton Avenue	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-4341	687	55	12.4	446 (64.9%)	48 (7.0%)	142 (20.7%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	$19,641	53.2	52.4	212	14	251017001642
199	Forestdale	Public	K-8	74 Sylvan Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7326	539	52	10.4	204 (37.8%)	84 (15.6%)	141 (26.2%)	65 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.2%)	$22,794	53.1	39.9	279	80	250717001351
200	Mt Everett Regional	Public	6-12	491 Berkshire School Road	Sheffield	01257	Berkshire County	Southern Berkshire	No	No	No	No	(413) 229-8734	278	35	7.8	222 (79.9%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	$34,589	52.8	42.9	258	58	251104001774

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