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
221	Raynham Middle School	Public	5-8	420 Titicut Rd	Raynham	02767	Bristol County	Bridgewater-Raynham	No	No	No	No	(508) 977-0504	710	45	15.8		541 (76.2%)	87 (12.3%)	34 (4.8%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	$15,907							48.1	50.3	222	1		250303001674
222	Abington Middle School	Public	5-8	201 Gliniewicz Way	Abington	02351	Plymouth County	Abington	No	No	No	No	(781) 982-2170	668	48	14		483 (72.3%)	42 (6.3%)	105 (15.7%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$16,368							47.9	59.9	180	42		250165000002
223	John W. McDevitt Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Church Street	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5595	618	65	9.5		145 (23.5%)	42 (6.8%)	383 (62.0%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	$26,768							47.3	47.4	236	13		251200001977
224	Sky View Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Kennedy Way	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7780	869	56	15.4		328 (37.7%)	84 (9.7%)	389 (44.8%)	28 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	$17,200							47.2	43.4	253	29		250678002045
225	Frontier Regional	Public	7-12	113 North Main Street	South Deerfield	01373	Franklin County	Frontier	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 665-2118	588	53	11		487 (82.8%)	9 (1.5%)	41 (7.0%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.0%)	$21,900							47.1	53.5	203	22		250510000749
226	Tisbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	40 West William Street	Vineyard Haven	02568	Dukes County	Tisbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 696-6500	312	40	7.8		152 (48.7%)	24 (7.7%)	116 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$24,424							47	65	154	72		251257002054
227	Westfield Middle School	Public	7-8	30 West Silver Street	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 568-1900	671	57	11.7		485 (72.3%)	18 (2.7%)	134 (20.0%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.7%)	$18,075							47	48	234	7		251263001570
228	Holbrook Middle High School	Public	6-12	245 So. Franklin Street	Holbrook	02343	Norfolk County	Holbrook	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 767-4616	665	46	14.3		247 (37.1%)	202 (30.4%)	116 (17.4%)	53 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.3%)	$16,936							46.9	41.8	266	38		250615000878
229	Bridge Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	435 Warren St.	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Bridge Boston Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(857) 229-1601	329	30	10.7		3 (0.9%)	194 (59.0%)	119 (36.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	$31,986							46.8	43.2	256	27		250052702710
230	Pioneer Valley Regional	Public	7-12	97 F Sumner Turner Rd	Northfield	01360	Franklin County	Pioneer Valley	No	No	No	No	(413) 498-2931	239	22	10.7		219 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$27,415							46.7	41.4	274	44		250960001515

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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.

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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.