Best Middle Schools in Massachusetts

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
250279000203	1	Boston Latin	Public	7-12	78 Ave Louis Pasteur	Boston	02115	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8895	2,483	126	19.7		1,102 (44.4%)	192 (7.7%)	333 (13.4%)	728 (29.3%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	116 (4.7%)	$20,188			$1,317			$18,871	98.6	98.1	1		R5
250684002552	2	Wm Diamond Middle	Public	6-8	99 Hancock Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2460	912	89	10.2		376 (41.2%)	34 (3.7%)	33 (3.6%)	392 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (8.4%)	$18,898			$64			$18,834	98.3	97.7	3	1	R5
250315000422	3	Pierce	Public	K-8	50 School Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 730-2583	709	60	11.8		349 (49.2%)	30 (4.2%)	72 (10.2%)	173 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (11.8%)	$19,299			$362			$18,937	98.3	97.5	6	3	R5
250684002551	4	Jonas Clarke Middle	Public	6-8	17 Stedman Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2450	881	90	9.7		390 (44.3%)	35 (4.0%)	36 (4.1%)	373 (42.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.9%)	$19,342			$42			$19,300	98.2	97.6	5	1	R5
250315000420	5	Lawrence	Public	K-8	27 Francis Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4303	590	54	10.9		263 (44.6%)	33 (5.6%)	49 (8.3%)	179 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (10.7%)	$19,437			$362			$19,075	98	97.9	2	3	R5
250249000149	6	Winthrop L Chenery Middle	Public	5-8	95 Washington Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5800	1,410	84	16.7		875 (62.1%)	49 (3.5%)	58 (4.1%)	308 (21.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (8.2%)	$13,423			$246			$13,178	97.9	96.5	13	7	R5
251275000793	7	Weston Middle	Public	6-8	456 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5600	464	44	10.5		286 (61.6%)	29 (6.3%)	38 (8.2%)	81 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	$26,927			$400			$26,528	97.1	97	10	3	R5
250198000063	8	Ottoson Middle	Public	7-8	63 Acton Street	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3745	892	77	11.6		639 (71.6%)	36 (4.0%)	71 (8.0%)	87 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.3%)	$14,966			$176			$14,790	96.8	94.7	23	15	R5
251266000170	9	Blanchard Middle	Public	6-8	14 West Street	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5582	533	41	12.9		301 (56.5%)	14 (2.6%)	16 (3.0%)	176 (33.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$15,723			$46			$15,677	96.7	94.6	24	15	R5
250633000468	10	Hopkinton Middle School	Public	6-8	88 Hayden Rowe Street	Hopkinton	01748	Middlesex County	Hopkinton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 497-9831	922	69	13.3		618 (67.0%)	7 (0.8%)	39 (4.2%)	212 (23.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.7%)	$14,872			$199			$14,672	96.6	97	9	1	R5

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, MCAS Next Generation Mathematics, MCAS Next Generation Science test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 29, 2022, 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.

Other Massachusetts Ranking lists:

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

Massachusetts Middle School Rankings

Spread the word!

Sign up for updates!

About our rankings:

Other Massachusetts Ranking lists: