Massachusetts Middle School Rankings

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 501)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
250684002551	1	Jonas Clarke Middle	Public	6-8	17 Stedman Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2450	829	84	9.8		356 (42.9%)	37 (4.5%)	29 (3.5%)	351 (42.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.4%)	$20,815			$282			$20,532	98.3	98.2	4	3
250333000457	2	Carlisle School	Public	PK, KG-8	83 School Street	Carlisle	01741	Middlesex County	Carlisle	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 369-4102	615	59	10.3		452 (73.5%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	72 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.6%)	$20,751			$564			$20,187	98.1	96.1	11	9
250315000422	3	Pierce	Public	K-8	50 School Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 730-2583	721	59	12.1		350 (48.5%)	35 (4.9%)	77 (10.7%)	164 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (12.8%)	$23,559			$905			$22,654	98.1	98.3	3
250684002552	4	Wm Diamond Middle	Public	6-8	99 Hancock Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2460	919	93	9.8		373 (40.6%)	36 (3.9%)	33 (3.6%)	400 (43.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.2%)	$19,867			$305			$19,561	97.8	98.3	2	2
250249000149	5	Winthrop L Chenery Middle	Public	5-8	95 Washington Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5800	1,362	86	15.8		840 (61.7%)	47 (3.5%)	57 (4.2%)	291 (21.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	121 (8.9%)	$14,953			$609			$14,344	96.9	97.9	6	1
251227002029	6	Wellesley Middle	Public	6-8	50 Kingsbury Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6235	1,008	108	9.3		669 (66.4%)	43 (4.3%)	56 (5.6%)	158 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.1%)	$23,154			$1,242			$21,911	96.6	94.4	23	17
250588000838	7	Bromfield	Public	6-12	14 Massachusetts Avenue	Harvard	01451	Worcester County	Harvard	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 456-4152	573	54	10.6		447 (78.0%)	13 (2.3%)	21 (3.7%)	70 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$19,446			$491			$18,955	96.4	95	20	13
250315000420	8	Lawrence	Public	K-8	27 Francis Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4303	592	52	11.4		244 (41.2%)	33 (5.6%)	64 (10.8%)	188 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (10.1%)	$24,729			$947			$23,782	96.4	98	5	3
250315000416	9	Edith C Baker	Public	K-8	205 Beverly Rd	Chestnut Hill	02467	Middlesex County	Brookline	No	No	No	No	(617) 879-4500	617	56	10.9		284 (46.0%)	44 (7.1%)	61 (9.9%)	167 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.6%)	$25,103			$1,196			$23,907	96.3	91.7	43	34
250198000063	10	Ottoson Middle	Public	7-8	63 Acton Street	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3745	906	81	11.1		640 (70.6%)	41 (4.5%)	73 (8.1%)	87 (9.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.4%)	$17,089			$661			$16,428	96	96.8	8	2

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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 19, 2023, 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.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.