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
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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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.