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
31	F A Day Middle	Public	6-8	21 Minot Place	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9100	860	80	10.8		493 (57.3%)	43 (5.0%)	80 (9.3%)	137 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (11.6%)	$24,602							93.4	91.6	43	12		250861000314
32	Thomas Prince	Public	K-8	170 Sterling Road	Princeton	01541	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(978) 464-2110	355	29	12.2		322 (90.7%)	5 (1.4%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$15,809							93.4	95.1	19	13		251188001553
33	Thomas Blake Middle	Public	6-8	24 Pound Street	Medfield	02052	Norfolk County	Medfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 359-2396	574	53	10.8		485 (84.5%)	10 (1.7%)	30 (5.2%)	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$20,909							93.3	92.9	35	2		250753001156
34	Pioneer Charter School of Science II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	97 Main Street	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Pioneer Charter School of Science II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 666-3945	621	53	11.7		145 (23.3%)	195 (31.4%)	148 (23.8%)	105 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	$17,493							93.3	89	58	24		250054602780
35	North Reading Middle	Public	6-8	189 Park Street	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 664-7806	494	51	9.7		426 (86.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.6%)	25 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	$20,617							92.9	92	40	5		250882002592
36	Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Ballfield Road	Lincoln	01773	Middlesex County	Lincoln	No	No	No	No	(781) 259-9404	546	59	9.2		303 (55.5%)	58 (10.6%)	71 (13.0%)	44 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (12.5%)	$29,217							92.8	90.6	48	12		250690001183
37	Hingham Middle School	Public	6-8	1103 Main Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1550	798	69	11.6		678 (85.0%)	11 (1.4%)	48 (6.0%)	26 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	$20,960							92.6	95	21	16		250609000875
38	The Bromfield Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Massachusetts Ave	Harvard	01451	Worcester County	Harvard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 456-4140	244	24	10.2		176 (72.1%)	10 (4.1%)	10 (4.1%)	36 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$19,546							92.6	96.4	13	25		250588002955
39	Stony Brook School	Public	6-8	9 Farmer Way	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-2708	546	42	12.9		353 (64.7%)	8 (1.5%)	17 (3.1%)	160 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$17,676							92.6	93.8	29	10		251266002080
40	John Glenn Middle	Public	6-8	99 McMahon Road	Bedford	01730	Middlesex County	Bedford	No	No	No	No	(781) 275-3201	604	59	10.2		337 (55.8%)	47 (7.8%)	39 (6.5%)	134 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.8%)	$23,504							92.4	94.1	28	12		250240000130

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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.