Best Middle Schools in Massachusetts

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)							Ranking (2021 vs 2019)
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 (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Rank (2019)	Rank Change from 2019	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)
250279000203	1	Boston Latin	Public	7-12	78 Ave Louis Pasteur	Boston	02115	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8895	2,471	121	20.4		1,105 (44.7%)	188 (7.6%)	329 (13.3%)	727 (29.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	113 (4.6%)	$20,188			$1,317			$18,871	98.1	97.2	2	1	R5
250315000420	2	Lawrence	Public	K-8	27 Francis Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 879-4303	679	56	12		308 (45.4%)	33 (4.9%)	65 (9.6%)	211 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.8%)	$19,437			$362			$19,075	97.9	87.5	54	52	R5
250684002552	3	Wm Diamond Middle	Public	6-8	99 Hancock Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2460	902	84	10.7		370 (41.0%)	35 (3.9%)	33 (3.7%)	382 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (9.1%)	$18,898			$64			$18,834	97.7	96.6	3		R5
250429000575	4	Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Farm Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover-Sherborn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 785-0635	524	48	10.8		381 (72.7%)	18 (3.4%)	29 (5.5%)	65 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$20,658			$251			$20,408	97.7	93.1	20	16	R5
250684002551	5	Jonas Clarke Middle	Public	6-8	17 Stedman Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2450	926	90	10.2		414 (44.7%)	39 (4.2%)	41 (4.4%)	383 (41.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.0%)	$19,342			$42			$19,300	97.6	95.6	6	1	R5
250315000422	6	Pierce	Public	K-8	50 School Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 730-2583	842	64	13.2		418 (49.6%)	36 (4.3%)	84 (10.0%)	217 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (10.2%)	$19,299			$362			$18,937	97.5	94.6	13	7	R5
250315000418	7	Heath	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Eliot Street	Chestnut Hill	02467	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4570	552	42	13.2		328 (59.4%)	23 (4.2%)	46 (8.3%)	95 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.9%)	$19,176			$362			$18,814	97.5	94.6	14	7	R5
250333000457	8	Carlisle School	Public	PK, KG-8	83 School Street	Carlisle	01741	Middlesex County	Carlisle	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 369-4102	597	55	10.8		439 (73.5%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (5.0%)	67 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (9.4%)	$19,647			$286			$19,361	97.1	94.7	12	4	R5
250633000468	9	Hopkinton Middle School	Public	6-8	88 Hayden Rowe Street	Hopkinton	01748	Middlesex County	Hopkinton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 497-9831	858	67	12.8		601 (70.0%)	9 (1.0%)	44 (5.1%)	165 (19.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.3%)	$14,872			$199			$14,672	97	93.6	18	9	R5
251275000793	10	Weston Middle	Public	6-8	456 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5600	487	47	10.4		305 (62.6%)	32 (6.6%)	33 (6.8%)	85 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	$26,927			$400			$26,528	97	95.8	4	6	R5

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