Summary
Raymond J Grey Junior High is the 824-student, grades 7–8 middle school for the Acton-Boxborough district at 16 Charter Rd in Acton, MA, a suburban community in the Boston area.
By the numbers, this is one of the strongest middle schools in Massachusetts. In 2025–2026 it ranked 12th of 478 middle schools statewide (97th percentile, five stars), and over ten years on record it has never ranked worse than 19th — a decade in the top 3% with no down years. On MCAS, 72.7% of students met or exceeded expectations in ELA, 76.9% in math, and 80.5% in science — the best math and science results in its comparison group and roughly 1.8 times the state average of about 40% in every subject. Eighth-grade civics came in at 75.4%, second only to The Bromfield Middle School. Concord Middle matched Grey in ELA (72.7%) and Ephraim Curtis Middle came close in math (74.1%), but Grey leads on science. David J. Quinn Middle School in Hudson, about seven miles away, sits near 25% in ELA and 24% in math — a reminder that results vary widely between neighboring towns.
Two things are worth knowing. First, the headline numbers lean heavily on the 8th grade: 82.7 in math, 76.0 in ELA, and 80.5 in science, all best in the group, while the 7th grade (69.4 ELA, 70.9 math) is strong but behind Littleton Middle School, Concord Middle, and Ephraim Curtis Middle. Second, most student groups perform at a very high level statewide, including students with disabilities and low-income students, who rank at the 93rd percentile or better. The clear exception is English Language Learner students, whose statewide percentile fell from 96th to 75th to 51st over three years — a genuine trend worth asking about. Notably, Grey posts these results with a 12.2 student/teacher ratio and $17,820 per-pupil spending, below Concord Middle, John Glenn Middle, and Ephraim Curtis Middle.
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