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Marshall Middle School

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Marshall Middle School ranks 144 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-7

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Marshall Middle School is a public middle school located in Billerica, Massachusetts, serving grades 5-7 with a student population of 599. The school is part of the Billerica school district, which is ranked 147 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marshall Middle School has consistently ranked in the top half of Massachusetts middle schools, with a ranking between 137-193 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally above the Billerica district and Massachusetts state averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In 2024-2025, Marshall Middle School is projected to have 49.21% of students proficient or better in ELA, 46.25% in Math, and 48.95% in Science, outperforming the Billerica district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in 7th grade ELA, where 56.68% of students are projected to be proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 54.64% in Billerica and 41.54% statewide.

When compared to nearby schools, Marshall Middle School generally outperforms the Lowell middle schools in academic achievement, but lags behind the higher-performing John Glenn Middle School in Bedford and Wilmington Middle School in Wilmington. Overall, Marshall Middle School is a solid-performing middle school that is providing a quality education to its students, but there is still room for improvement to reach the level of the top-performing schools in the area.

596

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,778

Per pupil spending ?

26%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15 Floyd Street
Billerica, MA 01821

(978) 528-8670

District: Billerica

Students who attend Marshall Middle School usually attend:

High:

Billerica Memorial High School

Feeder schools for Marshall Middle School:

Elementary:	Frederick J Dutile
	Hajjar Elementary
	Parker

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.9%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Asian:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg45%

Massachusetts avg41%

144^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Billerica

147^th of 348Billerica 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	66.5	144 of 484	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	137 of 493	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	143 of 501	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	193 of 497	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	230 of 501	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	228 of 498	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	186 of 484	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	197 of 487	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.2	196 of 482	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.7	223 of 441	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.2	213 of 455	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.3	225 of 455	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.6	218 of 455	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.1	204 of 449	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.0	151 of 434	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.9	174 of 409	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.0	204 of 407	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.1	206 of 399	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.5	193 of 399	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.8	202 of 356	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.2	196 of 344	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	55.8	158 of 339	53.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	61 of 206	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	88 of 202	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.4	14 of 209	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	74.8	28 of 212	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	44.0	108 of 193	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.3	34 of 172	80.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	78 of 127	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	65 of 120	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	79 of 134	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	91 of 135	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	85 of 123	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	91 of 128	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	81 of 119	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	47.2	170 of 445	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	188 of 431	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	218 of 424	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	146 of 417	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	116 of 473	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	146 of 481	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	139 of 489	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	177 of 494	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	197 of 483	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	216 of 478	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	201 of 463	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	111 of 376	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	80 of 378	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	65 of 364	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	43.0	188 of 368	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	164 of 335	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	160 of 322	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	125 of 464	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	143 of 469	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.3	82 of 481	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	188 of 489	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	217 of 462	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	189 of 452	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	130 of 438	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	184 of 473	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	137 of 483	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	147 of 489	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	211 of 497	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	249 of 485	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	245 of 478	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	179 of 466	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	315 of 435	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.3	162 of 441	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	103 of 444	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	46.9	237 of 503	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	298 of 489	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	320 of 484	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	226 of 467	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	52.9	216 of 491	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	45.4	167 of 339	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	163 of 386	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	151 of 392	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	162 of 403	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	207 of 404	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	242 of 401	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	254 of 396	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	227 of 395	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile~ school

African American (2025)70th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-12 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)56th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)51st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%+8 vs state

Science49%+7 vs state

Mathematics46%+6 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
Marshall Middle School	Public	5-7	15 Floyd Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 528-8670	596	51	11.7		393 (65.9%)	48 (8.1%)	81 (13.6%)	53 (8.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	66.5	144^th of 484 public middle schools	70.2%		68.6	137^th of 493 public middle schools	72.2%	7	45.3	45.9	56.7		49.2	50.8	42.6	45.5		46.3	49.0		49.0		$21,778
Locke Middle	Public	5-7	110 Allen Road	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8650	531	49	10.8		390 (73.4%)	15 (2.8%)	46 (8.7%)	52 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	69.1	135^th of 484 public middle schools	72.1%		64.6	158^th of 493 public middle schools	68.0%	23	49.2	47.1	54.6		50.3	58.8	43.5	50.6		51.1	55.4		55.4		$21,703
John F. Ryan	Public	5-6	135 Pleasant Street	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 640-7880	500	43	11.6		389 (77.8%)	34 (6.8%)	45 (9.0%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)								(n/a)	37.9	37.0			37.5	39.5	30.1			34.9	52.6		52.6		$21,679
John W. Wynn Middle	Public	7-8	1 Griffin Way	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 640-7846	539	44	12.3		424 (78.7%)	33 (6.1%)	55 (10.2%)	23 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	65.8	150^th of 484 public middle schools	69.0%		63	165^th of 493 public middle schools	66.5%	15			55.9	57.3	56.6			42.0	45.5	43.8		36.4	36.4	39.4	$20,855
B.F. Butler Middle School	Public	5-8	1140 Gorham Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8973	516	39	13.1		94 (18.2%)	35 (6.8%)	213 (41.3%)	154 (29.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	33.5	304^th of 484 public middle schools	37.2%		29.9	330^th of 493 public middle schools	33.1%	26	17.8	24.2	29.1	33.9	26.2	18.0	32.3	26.5	42.2	29.9	19.1	22.3	20.8	19.5	$21,153
Wilmington Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Carter Lane	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6080	782	82	9.5		640 (81.8%)	13 (1.7%)	45 (5.8%)	57 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	73	117^th of 484 public middle schools	75.8%		73.1	119^th of 493 public middle schools	75.9%	2		43.8	42.7	54.9	46.7		50.0	51.2	61.2	53.8		54.6	54.6	57.4	$24,168
Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School	Public	5-8	235 Powell Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7655	15	6	2.7		5 (33.3%)	1 (6.7%)	7 (46.7%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)					0.0					8.3					$61,065
James Sullivan Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Draper Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8993	625	50	12.4		189 (30.2%)	34 (5.4%)	309 (49.4%)	72 (11.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	25.8	352^nd of 484 public middle schools	27.3%		20.2	389^th of 493 public middle schools	21.1%	37	11.8	22.3	17.7	31.8	21.2	17.4	18.1	22.1	31.3	22.3	23.2	20.0	21.5	27.2	$21,916
James S Daley Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Fleming Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8981	669	51	13.2		137 (20.5%)	38 (5.7%)	132 (19.7%)	337 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	66.3	147^th of 484 public middle schools	69.6%		60.5	175^th of 493 public middle schools	64.5%	28	34.8	51.5	52.4	48.4	46.9	56.1	58.2	53.7	39.0	51.9	34.4	30.1	32.3	40.5	$21,507
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School	Public	5-8	560 Broadway Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 275-6330	613	48	12.7		73 (11.9%)	38 (6.2%)	226 (36.9%)	259 (42.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	38.2	281^st of 484 public middle schools	41.9%		36.6	293^rd of 493 public middle schools	40.6%	12	27.7	22.3	30.9	42.0	30.9	38.2	32.2	42.3	42.4	38.7	33.9	14.8	23.6	22.8	$21,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Marshall Middle School

What high school do graduates of Marshall Middle School attend?

Students who attend Marshall Middle School usually go on to attend Billerica Memorial High School

What district is Marshall Middle School in?

Billerica

Is Marshall Middle School a good school?

Marshall Middle School ranks 144^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marshall Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Marshall Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Marshall Middle School?

Students at Marshall Middle School are 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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