Best Middle Schools in Massachusetts for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Massachusetts!

Every year, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! Massachusetts MCAS Next Generation test scores and updated rankings for the 2022-23 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 155)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
250684002552	1	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	99.4%	99.2%	0.15%
250051802632	2	Pioneer Charter School of Science	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51-59 Summer Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Pioneer Charter School of Science (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 389-7277	775	75	10.2		297 (38.3%)	183 (23.6%)	214 (27.6%)	51 (6.6%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$16,081			$1,148			$14,933	98.7%	77.4%	21.26%
250053702716	3	KIPP Academy Boston Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	37 Babson Street	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 393-5682	600	48	12.3		2 (0.3%)	383 (63.8%)	201 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$18,557			$3,018			$15,539	98.1%	28.9%	69.12%
250006501585	4	Lowell Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	206 Jackson Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell Community Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 323-0800	822	64	12.8		42 (5.1%)	210 (25.5%)	402 (48.9%)	138 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	$16,927			$1,793			$15,134	97.4%	51.9%	45.52%
250002900545	5	Neighborhood House Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21 Queen Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Neighborhood House Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 825-0703	764	82	9.3		87 (11.4%)	413 (54.1%)	195 (25.5%)	17 (2.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.0%)	$21,393			$1,950			$19,443	96.8%	26.3%	70.43%
250861001042	6	Oak Hill Middle	Public	6-8	130 Wheeler Road	Newton	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9200	661	66	10		368 (55.7%)	39 (5.9%)	55 (8.3%)	157 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	$22,389			$1,304			$21,085	96.1%	91.4%	4.71%
250006301453	7	Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	120 Fisher Avenue	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 566-2361	1,521	103	14.8		16 (1.1%)	856 (56.3%)	617 (40.6%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.2%)	$19,636			$2,528			$17,108	95.5%	40.5%	54.96%
250058602878	8	Libertas Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	146 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01103	Hampden County	Libertas Academy Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 342-5510	332	43	7.7		6 (1.8%)	45 (13.6%)	268 (80.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$22,013			$2,867			$19,146	94.8%	44.7%	50.13%
250249000149	9	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	94.2%	99.0%	4.81%
251260002604	10	Sarah W Gibbons Middle	Public	7-8	20 Fisher Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7740	592	59	10		303 (51.2%)	29 (4.9%)	39 (6.6%)	206 (34.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$17,992			$756			$17,237	93.5%	94.8%	1.26%

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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 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.