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Wamsutta Middle School

Q: Is Wamsutta Middle School a good school?

Wamsutta Middle School ranks 201 st of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Wamsutta Middle School is a public middle school in Attleboro, MA, serving 580 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Attleboro School District, which is ranked 207 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wamsutta Middle School's academic performance is generally below the state and district averages on MCAS assessments, particularly in English Language Arts. The school's proficiency rates in 5th and 6th grade ELA are around 25-30%, compared to the state averages of 38-42%. However, the school performs relatively well for African American students, ranking in the top 30% of Massachusetts middle schools in recent years. In contrast, the school struggles with Asian, multi-racial, and special education students, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of the state.

Interestingly, the nearby Robert J. Coelho Middle School and Cyril K. Brennan Middle School, both part of the Attleboro School District, generally outperform Wamsutta Middle School on MCAS assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, Coelho Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (37.43%) and Mathematics (42.45%) are significantly higher than Wamsutta's. This suggests that Wamsutta Middle School may have opportunities to learn from its higher-performing counterparts within the same district.

593

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,951

Per pupil spending ?

41.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Locust Street
Attleboro, MA 02703

(508) 223-1540

District: Attleboro

Students who attend Wamsutta Middle School usually attend:

High:

Attleboro High

Feeder schools for Wamsutta Middle School:

Elementary:	Hyman Fine Elementary School
	Peter Thacher Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.2%

Hispanic:

17.9%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Massachusetts avg41%

201^st of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Attleboro

207^th of 348Attleboro 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	201 of 484	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	210 of 493	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	243 of 501	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	185 of 497	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	193 of 501	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	190 of 498	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	229 of 484	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.4	314 of 487	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.6	166 of 482	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.7	167 of 441	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.5	205 of 455	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	182 of 455	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.8	130 of 455	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	58.8	192 of 449	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.4	270 of 434	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.3	280 of 409	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	239 of 407	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.7	254 of 399	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	251 of 399	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.4	236 of 356	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.7	230 of 344	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	41.5	215 of 339	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	50.8	90 of 202	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	59 of 209	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	94.5	6 of 212	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	54.1	73 of 193	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	55 of 172	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	93 of 120	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	39.1	230 of 445	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	297 of 431	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	296 of 424	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	361 of 417	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	204 of 473	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	225 of 481	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	252 of 489	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	206 of 494	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	201 of 483	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	177 of 478	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	259 of 463	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	174 of 376	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	139 of 378	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	203 of 364	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	156 of 368	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	135 of 335	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	106 of 322	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	194 of 309	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	211 of 464	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	299 of 469	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	311 of 481	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	209 of 489	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	126 of 462	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	173 of 452	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	241 of 438	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	204 of 473	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	184 of 483	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	227 of 489	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	176 of 497	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	186 of 485	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	194 of 478	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	181 of 466	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	74 of 116	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	63 of 98	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	69 of 110	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	44 of 102	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.6	73 of 92	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	241 of 435	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	210 of 441	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	275 of 444	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	206 of 503	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	182 of 489	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	236 of 484	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	244 of 467	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	59.7	182 of 491	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	182 of 339	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	181 of 386	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	191 of 392	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	216 of 403	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	188 of 404	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	173 of 401	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	181 of 396	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	177 of 395	55.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

African American (2024)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-14 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)46th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2024)22nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics57%+17 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science37%-4 vs state

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Wamsutta Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Locust Street	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	No	(508) 223-1540	593	40	14.7		357 (60.2%)	56 (9.4%)	106 (17.9%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.6%)	52.8	201^st of 484 public middle schools	58.5%		52.5	210^th of 493 public middle schools	57.4%	9	27.8	23.9	34.6	43.1	32.3	37.2	31.5	43.7	48.5	40.3	38.6	35.7	37.2	56.6	$17,951
Cyril K. Brennan Middle School	Public	5-8	320 Rathbun Willard Drive	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	No	(508) 222-6260	599	40	14.8		332 (55.4%)	81 (13.5%)	128 (21.4%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	43.6	245^th of 484 public middle schools	49.4%		45.6	242^nd of 493 public middle schools	50.9%	3	30.6	40.7	32.9	43.1	37.2	36.9	35.9	29.5	35.3	34.3	33.6	26.8	29.8	30.7	$18,075
Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School	Public	6-8	650 Newman Avenue	Seekonk	02771	Bristol County	Seekonk	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 761-7570	500	44	11.4		417 (83.4%)	11 (2.2%)	36 (7.2%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	72.8	119^th of 484 public middle schools	75.4%		77.7	100^th of 493 public middle schools	79.7%	19		35.7	56.6	63.9	52.4		50.6	50.3	50.9	50.6		51.8	51.8	48.8	$18,686
Robert J. Coelho Middle School	Public	5-8	99 Brown Street	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	No	(508) 761-7551	574	37	15.3		373 (65.0%)	49 (8.5%)	86 (15.0%)	29 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	56.6	188^th of 484 public middle schools	61.2%		56.7	192^nd of 493 public middle schools	61.1%	4	32.7	42.6	31.7	42.6	37.4	41.0	43.4	43.9	41.8	42.5	60.3	41.1	51.2	43.3	$18,031
Norton Middle	Public	6-8	215 West Main Street	Norton	02766	Bristol County	Norton	No	No	No	No	(508) 285-0140	527	41	12.7		441 (83.7%)	27 (5.1%)	31 (5.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	54	197^th of 484 public middle schools	59.3%		59.5	182^nd of 493 public middle schools	63.1%	15		42.3	36.2	49.4	42.5		26.4	38.1	41.0	35.4		37.2	37.2	48.1	$18,963
Dorothy L Beckwith	Public	5-8	330R Winthrop Street	Rehoboth	02769	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 252-5080	479	38	12.5		413 (86.2%)	9 (1.9%)	26 (5.4%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	54.7	196^th of 484 public middle schools	59.5%		50.4	220^th of 493 public middle schools	55.4%	24	42.1	40.8	37.7	45.5	41.7	47.8	40.0	27.4	44.7	40.3	59.1	43.1	50.8	41.5	$17,751
North Attleborough Middle	Public	6-8	564 Landry Avenue	North Attleborough	02760	Bristol County	North Attleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 643-2130	965	72	13.3		685 (71.0%)	77 (8.0%)	72 (7.5%)	89 (9.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.4%)	71.4	122^nd of 484 public middle schools	74.8%		71.9	126^th of 493 public middle schools	74.4%	4		46.5	52.2	55.7	51.6		46.0	45.2	46.8	46.1		49.4	49.4	56.3	$16,411
Benjamin Friedman Middle	Public	5-7	500 Norton Avenue	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 821-1493	701	45	15.4		414 (59.1%)	140 (20.0%)	105 (15.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	43.2	247^th of 484 public middle schools	49.0%		41.7	269^th of 493 public middle schools	45.4%	22	33.9	38.9	46.3		39.9	17.9	26.0	26.3		23.4	34.2		34.2		$18,979
Harold L Qualters Middle	Public	6-8	240 East Street	Mansfield	02048	Bristol County	Mansfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 261-7530	750	78	9.6		554 (73.9%)	36 (4.8%)	47 (6.3%)	66 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	81.7	83^rd of 484 public middle schools	82.9%		83.9	78^th of 493 public middle schools	84.2%	5		54.4	59.4	67.1	60.4		57.5	52.2	59.6	56.4		47.2	47.2	59.3	$23,099
Dighton Middle School	Public	5-8	1250R Somerset Avenue	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-4200	355	25	14.4		303 (85.4%)	9 (2.5%)	23 (6.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	64.6	157^th of 484 public middle schools	67.6%		57.1	191^st of 493 public middle schools	61.3%	34	52.0	58.6	43.2	49.4	50.6	42.7	40.2	45.3	40.9	42.3	68.0	44.3	55.2	44.3	$17,915

Frequently Asked Questions about Wamsutta Middle School

Is Wamsutta Middle School a good school?

Wamsutta Middle School ranks 201^st of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Wamsutta Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wamsutta Middle School usually go on to attend Attleboro High

What is the racial makeup of Wamsutta Middle School?

Students at Wamsutta Middle School are 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Wamsutta Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Wamsutta Middle School.

What district is Wamsutta Middle School in?

Attleboro

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