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)
251200001971	151	John F Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	655 Lexington St	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5563	553	56	9.9		314 (56.8%)	43 (7.8%)	154 (27.8%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$23,907			$781			$23,125	66	66.3	149	2	R3
250669000970	152	Lee Middle/High School	Public	7-12	300 Greylock Street	Lee	01238	Berkshire County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(413) 243-2781	326	36	9		266 (81.6%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (10.1%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$20,613			$930			$19,684	66	50	235	83	R3
251218002501	153	Watertown Middle	Public	6-8	68 Waverley Avenue	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7783	531	55	9.7		325 (61.2%)	13 (2.4%)	124 (23.4%)	36 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	$23,383			$879			$22,504	65.7	55.8	199	46	R3
250008601996	154	Community Charter School of Cambridge	Public, Charter	6-12	245 Bent Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 354-0047	288	32	9		15 (5.2%)	204 (70.8%)	45 (15.6%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$26,306			$1,556			$24,750	65.5	55.8	198	44	R3
250330000456	155	Wm H Galvin Middle	Public	6-8	55 Pecunit Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	No	(781) 821-5070	790	61	12.9		499 (63.2%)	95 (12.0%)	52 (6.6%)	87 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	50 (6.3%)	$18,425			$488			$17,937	64.9	75.4	109	46	R3
250717001361	156	Linden	Public	K-8	29 Wescott Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7218	787	67	11.7		226 (28.7%)	153 (19.4%)	173 (22.0%)	195 (24.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.6%)	$16,160			$1,203			$14,957	64.5	61.3	172	16	R3
250003400567	157	Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	4-8	17 Lime Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead Community Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 631-0777	225	21	10.7		174 (77.3%)	9 (4.0%)	26 (11.6%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$18,965			$1,488			$17,477	64.5	61.1	174	17	R3
250915001473	158	Old Rochester Regional Junior High	Public	7-8	133 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-4928	410	36	11.3		368 (89.8%)	8 (2.0%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$17,934			$00			$17,934	64.3	66.4	148	10	R3
250879001762	159	Nissitissit Middle School	Public	5-8	33 Chace Avenue	Pepperell	01463	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 743-1007	476	49	9.6		389 (81.7%)	12 (2.5%)	41 (8.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	$17,368			$661			$16,708	64.2	68.7	140	19	R3
251113002840	160	Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	301	28	10.7		37 (12.3%)	54 (17.9%)	194 (64.5%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$19,024			$2,366			$16,659	64.1	59	185	25	R3

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