Best Middle Schools in Massachusetts

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2019 vs 2018)
ID	Rank (of 497)	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 (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Rank (2018)	Rank Change from 2018	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)
251188001553	1	Thomas Prince	Public	K-8	170 Sterling Road	Princeton	01541	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(978) 464-2110	383	25	15.3		348 (90.9%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$12,052			$53			$11,999	97.8	98.2	1		R5
250279000203	2	Boston Latin	Public	7-12	78 Ave Louis Pasteur	Boston	02115	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8895	2,440	121	20.1		1,141 (46.8%)	184 (7.5%)	306 (12.5%)	698 (28.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	105 (4.3%)	$19,609			$1,393			$18,216	97.2	94.7	10	8	R5
250684002552	3	Wm Diamond Middle	Public	6-8	99 Hancock Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2460	919	89	10.3		403 (43.9%)	31 (3.4%)	35 (3.8%)	371 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.6%)	$17,643			$54			$17,589	96.6	96.7	4	1	R5
251275000793	4	Weston Middle	Public	6-8	456 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5600	497	42	11.7		326 (65.6%)	34 (6.8%)	25 (5.0%)	79 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	$26,055			$341			$25,714	95.8	95	8	4	R5
250837001308	5	Pollard Middle	Public	7-8	200 Harris Avenue	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0480	831	72	11.5		645 (77.6%)	16 (1.9%)	62 (7.5%)	67 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	$19,417			$247			$19,170	95.7	96	5		R5
250684002551	6	Jonas Clarke Middle	Public	6-8	17 Stedman Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2450	914	89	10.2		406 (44.4%)	37 (4.0%)	40 (4.4%)	386 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.9%)	$18,414			$39			$18,375	95.6	97.1	3	3	R5
251260002604	7	Sarah W Gibbons Middle	Public	7-8	20 Fisher Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7740	590	54	11		344 (58.3%)	6 (1.0%)	43 (7.3%)	173 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	$17,198			$221			$16,978	95.6	93.5	18	11	R5
250315000416	8	Edith C Baker	Public	K-8	205 Beverly Rd	Chestnut Hill	02467	Middlesex County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4500	762	59	12.9		362 (47.5%)	47 (6.2%)	63 (8.3%)	226 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.4%)	$16,475			$377			$16,097	95	93	20	12	R5
250171000013	9	Raymond J Grey Junior High	Public	7-8	16 Charter Rd	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 264-4700	923	68	13.6		496 (53.7%)	27 (2.9%)	43 (4.7%)	323 (35.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	$14,871			$286			$14,585	95	94.4	14	5	R5
250053802717	10	Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	50 Pleasant Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-2538	360	40	9		9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	344 (95.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								94.8			(n/a)	R5

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