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
11	Wm Diamond Middle	Public	6-8	99 Hancock Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2460	936	99	9.4		329 (35.1%)	38 (4.1%)	71 (7.6%)	417 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (8.7%)	$17,728							96.3	97.1	7	4		250684002552
12	Wellesley Middle	Public	6-8	50 Kingsbury Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6235	919	102	8.9		559 (60.8%)	42 (4.6%)	64 (7.0%)	180 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.9%)	$29,465							96.2	96.4	11	1		251227002029
13	Edith C Baker	Public	K-8	205 Beverly Rd	Chestnut Hill	02467	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4500	665	45	14.8		266 (40.0%)	47 (7.1%)	71 (10.7%)	223 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.7%)	$27,407							96.1	94.5	25	12		250315000416
14	Weston Middle	Public	6-8	456 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5600	451	41	11		242 (53.7%)	27 (6.0%)	35 (7.8%)	122 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	$32,580							96	95.1	20	6		251275000793
15	Pollard Middle	Public	7-8	200 Harris Avenue	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0480	867	79	10.9		625 (72.1%)	33 (3.8%)	55 (6.3%)	105 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	$24,168							96	96.8	9	6		250837001308
16	John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Cherry Street	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5440	439	31	14.3		285 (64.9%)	14 (3.2%)	56 (12.8%)	32 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.2%)	$26,857							95.8	90.3	50	34		251089001738
17	Raymond J Grey Junior High	Public	7-8	16 Charter Rd	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 264-4700	824	67	12.2		405 (49.2%)	18 (2.2%)	80 (9.7%)	268 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	$21,757							95.7	95.8	15	2		250171000013
18	Ephraim Curtis Middle	Public	6-8	22 Pratts Mill Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 443-1071	816	82	9.9		588 (72.1%)	30 (3.7%)	48 (5.9%)	89 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.0%)	$23,235							95.5	93.4	33	15		251134001872
19	William H Lincoln	Public	K-8	19 Kennard Rd	Brookline	02445	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 879-4600	494	39	12.6		189 (38.3%)	51 (10.3%)	70 (14.2%)	128 (25.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.1%)	$30,172							95.3	94.3	27	8		250315000423
20	McCall Middle	Public	6-8	458 Main Street	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7026	1,036	82	12.6		677 (65.3%)	11 (1.1%)	36 (3.5%)	220 (21.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.7%)	$18,195							95.1	95.5	16	4		251311002167

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.