Best Middle Schools in Massachusetts

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							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)
250972001380	211	Plymouth South Middle	Public	6-8	488 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 224-2725	663	55	11.9		603 (91.0%)	7 (1.1%)	31 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	$19,295			$509			$18,785	51.9	57.7	190	21	R3
250702001038	212	Pyne Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	145 Boylston Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7639	453	39	11.5		167 (36.9%)	26 (5.7%)	179 (39.5%)	64 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	$17,214			$1,505			$15,709	51.6	47.8	248	36	R3
250246001683	213	Bellingham Memorial School	Public	4-7	130 Blackstone Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 883-2330	598	43	14		508 (84.9%)	10 (1.7%)	48 (8.0%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (2.0%)	$17,091			$747			$16,345	51.4	48.8	241	28	R3
250005301256	214	Boston Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11 Mayhew Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston Collegiate Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 265-1172	702	75	9.3		292 (41.6%)	238 (33.9%)	130 (18.5%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	$23,073			$1,353			$21,720	51.3	40.5	289	75	R3
250339000466	215	Nessacus Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Fox Road	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 684-0780	322	24	13.2		292 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$16,499			$1,237			$15,261	51.3	47.3	253	38	R3
250174000015	216	Albert F Ford Middle School	Public	5-8	708 Middle Road	Acushnet	02743	Bristol County	Acushnet	No	No	No	No	(508) 998-0265	398	30	13.2		361 (90.7%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$15,013			$1,036			$13,976	51.3	52	219	3	R3
250744002638	217	Mashpee Middle School	Public	7-8	500 Old Barnstable Road	Mashpee	02649	Barnstable County	Mashpee	No	No	No	No	(508) 539-3601	230	22	10.6		175 (76.1%)	6 (2.6%)	12 (5.2%)	4 (1.7%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.7%)	$18,524			$355			$18,170	51.2	52.6	214	3	R3
250001301782	218	Southwick Regional School	Public	7-12	93 Feeding Hills Rd	Southwick	01077	Hampden County	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(413) 569-6171	658	61	10.8		592 (90.0%)	11 (1.7%)	31 (4.7%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$17,684			$1,024			$16,660	50.6	47.9	247	29	R3
250267000182	219	Locke Middle	Public	5-7	110 Allen Road	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8650	529	47	11.3		401 (75.8%)	17 (3.2%)	41 (7.8%)	42 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$19,068			$557			$18,511	50.2	71.7	128	91	R3
250007901842	220	Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	1 Commercial Place	Adams	01220	Berkshire County	Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 743-7311	366	39	9.4		237 (64.8%)	39 (10.7%)	52 (14.2%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	$18,350			$2,001			$16,349	50	52.5	215	5	R3

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