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.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Massachusetts test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAS Next Generation test scores by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Monday, September 29, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 181)	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)	ID
1	Pioneer Charter School of Science II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	97 Main Street	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Pioneer Charter School of Science II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 666-3945	621	53	11.7		145 (23.3%)	195 (31.4%)	148 (23.8%)	105 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	$17,493							99.4%	93.0%	6.47%			250054602780
2	Wm Diamond Middle	Public	6-8	99 Hancock Street	Lexington	02420	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2460	936	99	9.4		329 (35.1%)	38 (4.1%)	71 (7.6%)	417 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (8.7%)	$17,728							98.9%	97.7%	1.17%			250684002552
3	Jonas Clarke Middle	Public	6-8	17 Stedman Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2450	796	85	9.4		314 (39.4%)	42 (5.3%)	41 (5.2%)	338 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	$19,067							98.3%	99.8%	1.45%			250684002551
4	Bigelow Middle	Public	6-8	42 Vernon St	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6800	434	44	9.9		220 (50.7%)	21 (4.8%)	76 (17.5%)	71 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.4%)	$26,379							97.8%	90.1%	7.71%			250861000307
5	J F Kennedy Middle School	Public	5-8	165 Mill Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6650	911	82	11.1		642 (70.5%)	19 (2.1%)	91 (10.0%)	98 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.6%)	$19,451							97.2%	87.4%	9.84%			250834001297
6	TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	141 Mansion Drive	East Walpole	02032	Norfolk County	TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(774) 315-5123	2,969	143	20.7		1,511 (50.9%)	302 (10.2%)	812 (27.3%)	90 (3.0%)	9 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	240 (8.1%)	$9,091							96.7%	31.2%	65.49%			250055602817
7	Central Middle	Public	6-8	875 Hancock Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8725	671	42	15.8		248 (37.0%)	25 (3.7%)	30 (4.5%)	346 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	$18,455							96.1%	87.8%	8.32%			250987001564
8	New Heights Charter School of Brockton	Public, Charter	6-12	1690 Main Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	New Heights Charter School of Brockton	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 857-4633	734	49	14.9		9 (1.2%)	626 (85.3%)	58 (7.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	$20,684							95.6%	16.3%	79.26%			250055902869
9	Marshall Simonds Middle	Public	6-8	114 Winn Street	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 270-1781	848	73	11.6		519 (61.2%)	63 (7.4%)	90 (10.6%)	132 (15.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.6%)	$24,087							95.0%	79.1%	15.90%			250324000429
10	Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	58 Moore Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Excel Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 874-4080	1,379	128	10.7		165 (12.0%)	65 (4.7%)	1,118 (81.1%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.9%)	$24,238							94.5%	76.4%	18.03%			250007502084

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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, MCAS Next Generation Civics test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 29, 2025, 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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.