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Auburn Middle

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Auburn Middle ranks 182 nd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 62% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Auburn Middle School is a grades 6–8 school with 628 students at 9 West Street in Auburn, Massachusetts, a town just outside Worcester. In 2025–2026 it ranked 182nd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools — the 62nd percentile and 3 stars — placing it above average statewide and second among 11 nearby middle schools, behind only Sutton Middle School. Its math (41.62%), science (45.21%), and civics (46.28%) proficiency rates are above the state benchmarks, while English language arts (39.50%) is just below the state’s 40.03%.

Compared with nearby schools, Auburn Middle gets strong results from relatively modest resources. The three Worcester middle schools spend $17,632–$18,124 per student, roughly $3,000–$3,500 more than Auburn’s $14,589, yet their ELA and math proficiency runs far lower; Worcester East Middle, the group’s highest spender, ranks in the 17th percentile with 13.32% math proficiency. Auburn’s own results trail the Auburn district in ELA, math, and science, a gap driven mainly by the middle school’s 6th grade.

The main concern is direction: Auburn’s ELA proficiency has fallen every year in the recent window, from 45.71% (2022–23) to 39.50% (2025–26), and its rank percentile slipped from 72 to 62, costing it a fourth star. That weakness is concentrated in 6th grade, where ELA is 32.68% and math 36.41%, both well below state, while 8th grade is above state in ELA (45.79%), math (48.13%), science, and civics. The school’s low-income student results have also declined, from the 81st to 61st percentile over two years. Families should see Auburn Middle as a solid, resource-efficient school with real strengths in science, civics, and 8th-grade math, but one that needs to reverse its recent ELA and 6th-grade trends.

628

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,481

Per pupil spending ?

25.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

9 West Street
Auburn, MA 01501

(508) 832-7722

District: Auburn

Students who attend Auburn Middle usually attend:

High:

Auburn Senior High

Feeder schools for Auburn Middle:

Elementary:	Bryn Mawr
	Pakachoag School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Hispanic:

11.9%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2019 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2019) to 62nd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg43%

Massachusetts avg41%

182^nd of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2026	56.6	182 of 478	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	177 of 484	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	155 of 493	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	150 of 501	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	141 of 497	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	141 of 501	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	138 of 498	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	221 of 484	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	185 of 487	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.3	219 of 482	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.0	165 of 441	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.2	208 of 455	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.8	165 of 455	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.6	184 of 455	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.1	146 of 449	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.8	136 of 434	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.2	137 of 409	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.7	189 of 407	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.3	158 of 399	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.2	138 of 399	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.8	135 of 356	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.1	129 of 344	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.0	151 of 339	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	88 of 131	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.1	69 of 127	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	90 of 134	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	61 of 123	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	44.1	198 of 445	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	223 of 431	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	275 of 424	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	308 of 417	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	188 of 468	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	201 of 473	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	187 of 481	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	154 of 489	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	114 of 494	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	133 of 483	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	146 of 478	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	233 of 463	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	140 of 383	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.8	97 of 376	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	114 of 378	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	82 of 364	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	86 of 368	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	85 of 335	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	79 of 322	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	124 of 309	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	182 of 461	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	144 of 464	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	89 of 469	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	108 of 481	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	92 of 489	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	68 of 462	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	130 of 452	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	163 of 438	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	172 of 470	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.5	149 of 473	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	130 of 483	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	141 of 489	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	173 of 497	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	155 of 485	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	130 of 478	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	202 of 466	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	42.8	45 of 84	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	172 of 436	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.2	266 of 435	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	192 of 441	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	239 of 444	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	126 of 503	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	101 of 489	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	143 of 484	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	206 of 467	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	70.4	132 of 491	73.1%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	55.2	123 of 339	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	203 of 393	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	204 of 386	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	180 of 392	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	178 of 403	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	165 of 404	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	167 of 401	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	137 of 396	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	254 of 395	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)73rd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)64th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile~ school

Female (2026)60th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)46th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)33rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Civics46%+7 vs state

Science45%+4 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	9 West Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 832-7722	628	46	13.5	25.2%	478 (76.1%)	28 (4.5%)	75 (11.9%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	56.6	182^nd of 478 public middle schools	61.9%		60	177^th of 484 public middle schools	63.4%	5		32.7	40.5	45.8	39.5		36.4	40.9	48.1	41.6		45.2	45.2	46.3	$17,481
Oxford Middle	Public	6-8	497 Main Street	Oxford	01540	Worcester County	Oxford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 987-6074	385	38	10.0	43.1%	292 (75.8%)	11 (2.9%)	66 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	32.5	312^th of 478 public middle schools	34.7%		33	309^th of 484 public middle schools	36.2%	3		31.4	32.0	29.7	31.1		37.3	21.6	16.0	24.8		25.0	25.0	33.0	$18,258
Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	140 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3350	940	73	12.7	72.4%	215 (22.9%)	139 (14.8%)	462 (49.1%)	82 (8.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.3%)	32.2	315^th of 478 public middle schools	34.1%		31	320^th of 484 public middle schools	33.9%	5		84.0	26.8	31.9	32.4		94.0	29.5	24.5	30.7		21.8	21.8	22.5	$23,504
Leicester Middle	Public	5-8	174 Paxton Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 892-7030	394	31	12.7	39.3%	263 (66.8%)	27 (6.9%)	72 (18.3%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	33.9	296^th of 478 public middle schools	38.1%		38	282^nd of 484 public middle schools	41.7%	14	15.8	21.4	28.2	31.5	24.5	13.8	24.4	23.8	29.6	23.1	27.7	28.3	28.0	43.4	$18,580
Charlton Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Oxford Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	No	(508) 248-1423	631	49	13.0	29.2%	520 (82.4%)	11 (1.7%)	64 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	34.5	294^th of 478 public middle schools	38.5%		44.7	240^th of 484 public middle schools	50.4%	54	31.7	25.2	29.2	35.6	30.5	32.6	34.7	21.3	27.8	28.9	43.8	32.9	38.0	31.1	$16,910
Sutton Middle School	Public	6-8	383 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1630	313	22	13.9	15.7%	280 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	64	154^th of 478 public middle schools	67.8%		58.1	185^th of 484 public middle schools	61.8%	31		43.6	37.7	42.4	41.0		56.4	31.3	57.7	47.5		48.5	48.5	56.7	$18,008
Worcester East Middle	Public	6-8	420 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3430	731	51	14.3	84.8%	98 (13.4%)	149 (20.4%)	418 (57.2%)	42 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	17.6	399^th of 478 public middle schools	16.5%		19.4	394^th of 484 public middle schools	18.6%	5		15.2	20.2	25.4	22.1		16.7	10.3	15.6	13.3		19.9	19.9	17.4	$22,852
Knox Trail Middle School	Public	5-8	73 Ash Street	Spencer	01562	Worcester County	Spencer-E Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 885-8550	415	30	13.6	47.5%	286 (68.9%)	17 (4.1%)	92 (22.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	22.1	374^th of 478 public middle schools	21.8%		22.3	375^th of 484 public middle schools	22.5%	1	11.0	22.5	30.1	20.2	21.5	8.2	22.5	22.5	18.9	18.6	21.9	18.9	20.1	21.5	$18,874
Forest Grove Middle	Public	7-8	495 Grove Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3420	839	73	11.4	60.9%	264 (31.5%)	129 (15.4%)	355 (42.3%)	53 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.1%)	24	364^th of 478 public middle schools	23.8%		31.4	319^th of 484 public middle schools	34.1%	45			26.2	25.8	26.0			15.3	22.2	18.5		20.6	20.6	26.3	$22,156
Burncoat Middle School	Public	7-8	135 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3390	720	53	13.5	65.8%	180 (25.0%)	135 (18.8%)	328 (45.6%)	45 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	29.6	327^th of 478 public middle schools	31.6%		35	292^nd of 484 public middle schools	39.7%	35			24.6	26.6	25.7			23.3	30.2	27.0		28.6	28.6	24.6	$23,380

Frequently Asked Questions about Auburn Middle

What is the racial makeup of Auburn Middle?

Students at Auburn Middle are 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Auburn Middle attend?

Students who attend Auburn Middle usually go on to attend Auburn Senior High

How many students attend Auburn Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended Auburn Middle.

Is Auburn Middle a good school?

Auburn Middle ranks 182^nd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Auburn Middle in?

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