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Quabbin Regional Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
343rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools
Better than 28% of Massachusetts middle schools
Summary

Quabbin Regional Middle School is a public school in Barre, MA, serving grades 6–8 with 510 students as part of the Quabbin district in central Massachusetts. In 2025–2026 it ranked 343rd of 478 middle schools statewide (28th percentile, 1 star), while the Quabbin district ranked 248th of 351 districts (29th percentile, 1 star) — so the school essentially mirrors its district's low statewide position and sits below the state median.

The school's recent trajectory is notably downward. Its rank moved from 205th of 497 (59th percentile, 3 stars) in 2021–2022 to 343rd of 478 (28th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026, the lowest in the displayed history. Proficiency has fallen broadly: in 2025–2026, all-grade MCAS proficiency was 25.24% in ELA, 25.19% in math, 25.15% in science, and 22.42% in grade-8 civics, against state rates near 40% in each subject — roughly 15–17 points below the state. The weakest point is 7th-grade ELA at 19.21%, compared with 39.91% statewide; math is fairly flat across grades 6–8 at 27.91%, 24.14%, and 23.56%.

Compared with nearby schools, Quabbin trails Mountview Middle and Central Tree Middle (both 79th–81st percentile, 4 stars) and Tantasqua Regional Junior High (59th percentile, 3 stars) by wide margins, and also trails Leicester Middle and Narragansett Middle overall. It generally outperforms Gardner Middle School, Knox Trail Middle School, Athol-Royalston Middle School, and Quaboag Regional Middle Innovation School. Results for special-education students (15th percentile) and low-income students (22nd percentile) are areas of concern. Resources do not simply explain the gap: Quabbin's student–teacher ratio (14.7) and 2020–2021 per-student spending ($15,693) are mid-to-high for the area, yet several nearby schools spend less or have similar ratios and outperform it.

510
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,175
Per pupil spending ?
32.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 800 South Street
       Barre, MA  01005

(978) 355-4651

District: Quabbin


Students who attend Quabbin Regional Middle School usually attend:

High:    Quabbin Regional High School

Feeder schools for Quabbin Regional Middle School:

Elementary:    Hardwick Elementary
    Hubbardston Center
    Oakham Center
    Ruggles Lane
Racial breakdown:

White:
85.3%
Hispanic:
7.5%
Two or more races:
2.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Civics scores 17 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school25%
District avg29%
Massachusetts avg41%
343rd of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
248th of 351Quabbin among Massachusetts districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202626.3343 of 47828.2%★☆☆☆☆
202535.2290 of 48440.1%★★☆☆☆
202442.7260 of 49347.3%★★☆☆☆
202351.9217 of 50156.7%★★★☆☆
202253.0205 of 49758.8%★★★☆☆
202152.3216 of 50156.9%★★★☆☆
201943.8292 of 49841.4%★★☆☆☆
201856.7198 of 48459.1%★★★☆☆
201750.1241 of 48750.5%★★★☆☆
201635.1327 of 48232.2%★★☆☆☆
201552.8209 of 44152.6%★★★☆☆
201452.2231 of 45549.2%★★☆☆☆
201356.2205 of 45554.9%★★★☆☆
201255.3216 of 45552.5%★★★☆☆
201168.6144 of 44967.9%★★★☆☆
201067.9142 of 43467.3%★★★☆☆
200955.6203 of 40950.4%★★★☆☆
200852.0216 of 40746.9%★★☆☆☆
200756.6190 of 39952.4%★★★☆☆
200658.7168 of 39957.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202252.6149 of 44566.5%★★★☆☆
202147.7174 of 43159.6%★★★☆☆
201928.3304 of 42428.3%★☆☆☆☆
201846.0186 of 41755.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202632.5305 of 46834.8%★★☆☆☆
202537.9274 of 47342.1%★★☆☆☆
202444.5246 of 48148.9%★★☆☆☆
202349.8231 of 48952.8%★★★☆☆
202250.1227 of 49454.0%★★★☆☆
202152.7206 of 48357.3%★★★☆☆
201938.2313 of 47834.5%★★☆☆☆
201857.1205 of 46355.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202670.882 of 38378.6%★★★★☆
202556.3131 of 37665.2%★★★☆☆
202451.5141 of 37862.7%★★★☆☆
202243.4184 of 36850.0%★★★☆☆
202162.590 of 33573.1%★★★★☆
201863.786 of 30972.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202626.0360 of 46121.9%★☆☆☆☆
202541.2257 of 46444.6%★★☆☆☆
202437.9287 of 46938.8%★★☆☆☆
202359.3166 of 48165.5%★★★☆☆
202266.7115 of 48976.5%★★★★☆
202162.1135 of 46270.8%★★★★☆
201933.3323 of 45228.5%★☆☆☆☆
201858.2166 of 43862.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202622.7367 of 47021.9%★☆☆☆☆
202532.4309 of 47334.7%★★☆☆☆
202439.0274 of 48343.3%★★☆☆☆
202352.1211 of 48956.9%★★★☆☆
202254.7195 of 49760.8%★★★☆☆
202150.1227 of 48553.2%★★★☆☆
201945.6259 of 47845.8%★★☆☆☆
201854.9191 of 46659.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202622.5370 of 43615.1%★☆☆☆☆
202529.9300 of 43531.0%★★☆☆☆
202424.9355 of 44119.5%★☆☆☆☆
202350.9163 of 44463.3%★★★☆☆
202261.0141 of 50372.0%★★★★☆
202156.4160 of 48967.3%★★★☆☆
201927.4391 of 48419.2%★☆☆☆☆
201853.8186 of 46760.2%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202151.8222 of 49154.8%★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202160.8107 of 33968.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202612.2366 of 3936.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.7325 of 38615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1291 of 39225.8%★☆☆☆☆
202333.7263 of 40334.7%★★☆☆☆
202236.9238 of 40441.1%★★☆☆☆
202137.6247 of 40138.4%★★☆☆☆
201924.8318 of 39619.7%★☆☆☆☆
201840.6237 of 39540.0%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+50 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)68th percentile+12 vs school
Disabled (2022)67th percentile+8 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)55th percentile~ school
Female (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)15th percentile-13 vs school
White (2026)7th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts25%-15 vs state
Mathematics25%-16 vs state
Science25%-16 vs state
Civics22%-17 vs state

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Quabbin Regional Middle School ranks 343rd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Quabbin Regional Middle School usually go on to attend Quabbin Regional High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Quabbin Regional Middle School.

Students at Quabbin Regional Middle School are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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Latest Massachusetts data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


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.

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