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
381	Neighborhood House Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21 Queen Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Neighborhood House Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 825-0703	786	78	10.1		67 (8.5%)	396 (50.4%)	250 (31.8%)	19 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.6%)	$24,885							21.7	29	332	49		250002900545
382	Frost Middle School	Public	5-8	33 Hamlet Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8810	508	35	14.5		26 (5.1%)	9 (1.8%)	454 (89.4%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$21,272							21.5	21.6	380	2		250666002654
383	1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School	Public	6-8	25 Union Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3502	965	103	9.3		229 (23.7%)	60 (6.2%)	641 (66.4%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	$21,195							21.1	21	383			250732002639
384	Barnstable High	Public	8-12	744 West Main Street	Hyannis	02601	Barnstable County	Barnstable	No	No	No	No	(508) 790-6445	1,652	155	10.6		794 (48.1%)	180 (10.9%)	542 (32.8%)	31 (1.9%)	11 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	84 (5.1%)	$22,837							20.9	26.6	353	31		250231000116
385	Henry J Robinson Middle	Public	5-8	110 June Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8974	600	53	11.4		120 (20.0%)	67 (11.2%)	326 (54.3%)	62 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$21,307							20.8	17.8	407	22		250702001034
386	Foxborough Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	131 Central Street	Foxborough	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough Regional Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 543-2508	1,459	115	12.6		165 (11.3%)	1,078 (73.9%)	90 (6.2%)	60 (4.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.0%)	$16,985							20.6	15.4	426	40		250005201250
387	Van Sickle Academy	Public	6-8	1170 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2887	262	23	11.4		21 (8.0%)	24 (9.2%)	205 (78.2%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$30,154							20.5	15.7	422	35		251113002855
388	Keith Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Hathaway Blvd	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	949	89	10.6		338 (35.6%)	172 (18.1%)	370 (39.0%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.0%)	$23,793							20.4	23.9	364	24		250843001334
389	Wareham Senior High	Public	8-12	7 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3510	533	62	8.5		337 (63.2%)	58 (10.9%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (14.6%)	$00							20.4	28	341	48		251206001991
390	University Pk Campus School	Public	7-12	12 Freeland Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3591	233	20	11.4		23 (9.9%)	30 (12.9%)	149 (63.9%)	21 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$20,671							20.2	14.2	439	49		251323001076

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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.