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South Middle School

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South Middle School ranks 84 th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

South Middle School is a grades 5–8 school serving 635 students at 220 Peach Street in Braintree, Massachusetts, part of the Braintree district, which ranks 82nd of 351 Massachusetts districts. Class sizes are comparatively small, at about 11.5 students per teacher.

The school earns 4 stars and places at the 82nd percentile of Massachusetts middle schools — a position it has held with remarkable steadiness, staying between the 82nd and 86th percentile for six straight years. Students score above both the district and the state average in all four tested subjects: 54.63% proficient in English language arts, 60.47% in math, 64.94% in science and 47.95% in 8th-grade civics. Science is the standout — second only to Hingham Middle School among nearby schools and roughly 24 points above the state. Among the 11 nearby middle schools compared here, South ranks third, behind Hingham Middle and Central Middle in Quincy, and ahead of the larger East Middle School in Braintree, which South outperforms in every subject while keeping smaller classes.

Digging deeper, the school's effectiveness rankings are especially strong for students from lower-income families — 95th percentile statewide in 2025‑26. Female students also moved up in the most recent year. Areas to watch include 7th-grade math, 8th-grade ELA and 8th-grade science, where the school's lead over its own district is thinnest, and civics, where the district has been improving quickly and narrowing South's margin. Note that free/reduced-lunch data is suppressed by the state, so the school's socioeconomic makeup can't be described from these numbers.

635

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,372

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Peach Street
Braintree, MA 02184

(781) 380-0160

District: Braintree

Students who attend South Middle School usually attend:

High:

Braintree High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.7%

Asian:

27.4%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg53%

Massachusetts avg41%

84^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Braintree

82^nd of 351Braintree 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
2026	81.1	84 of 478	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	82 of 484	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	81 of 493	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	72 of 501	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	82 of 497	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	82 of 501	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	129 of 498	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	128 of 484	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	104 of 487	78.6%	★★★★☆
2016	87.9	30 of 482	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	88.7	24 of 441	94.6%	★★★★★
2014	82.2	70 of 455	84.6%	★★★★☆
2013	81.6	76 of 455	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	84.7	56 of 455	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	85.7	43 of 449	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	82.9	69 of 434	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	78.2	90 of 409	78.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	95 of 407	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	115 of 399	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	63.4	150 of 399	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.0	112 of 356	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.8	116 of 344	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.7	144 of 339	57.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	86.0	14 of 195	92.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	57 of 131	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.0	53 of 127	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	60 of 120	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	51 of 134	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	54 of 135	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	66 of 123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	69 of 128	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	61 of 119	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	76.8	56 of 445	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	60 of 431	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	113 of 424	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	113 of 417	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	68 of 468	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	99 of 473	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	102 of 481	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	79 of 489	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	87 of 494	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	82 of 483	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	128 of 478	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	120 of 463	74.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	47 of 376	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	30 of 364	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	22 of 461	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	79.7	57 of 464	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	28 of 469	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	43 of 481	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	19 of 489	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	21 of 462	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	67 of 452	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	44 of 438	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	100 of 470	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.4	74 of 473	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	68 of 483	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	73 of 489	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	82 of 497	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	96 of 485	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	124 of 478	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	139 of 466	70.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	108 of 436	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	61.9	116 of 435	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	100 of 441	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	53 of 444	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	48 of 503	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.7	59 of 489	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	115 of 484	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	117 of 467	74.9%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	79.4	86 of 491	82.5%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	82.0	55 of 339	83.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	143 of 393	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	139 of 386	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	132 of 392	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	117 of 403	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	150 of 404	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	127 of 401	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	157 of 396	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	172 of 395	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2019)93rd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile+3 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)84th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)56th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science65%+24 vs state

Mathematics60%+19 vs state

English Language Arts55%+15 vs state

Civics48%+8 vs state

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	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
South Middle School	Public	5-8	220 Peach Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0160	635	55	11.5	20.1%	379 (59.7%)	17 (2.7%)	41 (6.5%)	174 (27.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.3%)	81.1	84^th of 478 public middle schools	82.4%		81.9	82^nd of 484 public middle schools	83.1%	2	50.9	60.2	53.4	53.7	54.6	58.3	67.3	50.9	65.8	60.5	73.0	55.9	64.9	48.0	$20,372
East Middle School	Public	5-8	305 River St.	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0170	999	76	13.0	25.4%	532 (53.3%)	71 (7.1%)	78 (7.8%)	282 (28.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.3%)	67.4	134^th of 478 public middle schools	72.0%		69.8	131^st of 484 public middle schools	72.9%	3	45.2	40.4	36.8	49.8	43.0	50.9	57.8	46.2	59.6	53.5	58.6	50.2	54.4	46.0	$18,094
Randolph Community Middle	Public	6-8	225 High Street	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	No	(781) 961-6243	640	56	11.4	61.3%	64 (10.0%)	327 (51.1%)	117 (18.3%)	95 (14.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	19.9	390^th of 478 public middle schools	18.4%		19.6	393^rd of 484 public middle schools	18.8%	3		21.2	23.9	20.0	21.6		27.9	20.3	19.9	22.6		16.4	16.4	15.1	$23,095
South West Middle School	Public	5-8	444 Granite Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8729	449	38	11.8	71.7%	125 (27.8%)	80 (17.8%)	66 (14.7%)	130 (29.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.6%)	36.8	283^rd of 478 public middle schools	40.8%		42.2	252^nd of 484 public middle schools	47.9%	31	37.7	35.2	37.8	39.0	37.4	44.3	28.6	19.1	30.3	30.5	46.2	29.6	38.2	27.0	$21,003
Maria Weston Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	1051 Commercial Street	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 337-4500	1,187	107	11.1		735 (61.9%)	103 (8.7%)	201 (16.9%)	76 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.0%)	44.7	233^rd of 478 public middle schools	51.3%		44.9	239^th of 484 public middle schools	50.6%	6		39.5	41.1	43.3	41.3		39.0	33.1	32.5	34.8		25.7	25.7	26.8	$20,969
Point Webster Middle	Public	5-8	60 Lancaster Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-6600	377	32	11.6	68.7%	99 (26.3%)	87 (23.1%)	55 (14.6%)	125 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	35.9	288^th of 478 public middle schools	39.7%		40.9	263^rd of 484 public middle schools	45.7%	25	41.0	30.7	36.5	37.1	36.5	38.8	21.8	25.6	23.6	27.8	44.9	26.1	36.0	39.3	$20,588
Abington Middle School	Public	5-8	201 Gliniewicz Way	Abington	02351	Plymouth County	Abington	No	No	No	No	(781) 982-2170	668	48	14.0	34.1%	483 (72.3%)	42 (6.3%)	105 (15.7%)	17 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	53.1	194^th of 478 public middle schools	59.4%		47.9	222^nd of 484 public middle schools	54.1%	28	31.4	34.8	42.6	42.9	37.5	26.6	45.7	31.7	41.4	35.7	35.3	35.9	35.6	44.4	$16,368
Broad Meadows Middle	Public	6-8	50 Calvin Rd	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8723	318	29	11.1	52.7%	165 (51.9%)	39 (12.3%)	30 (9.4%)	69 (21.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	40.9	252^nd of 478 public middle schools	47.3%		41.5	259^th of 484 public middle schools	46.5%	7		30.0	33.0	50.9	37.8		30.1	20.8	29.3	27.1		29.3	29.3	42.5	$23,378
Central Middle	Public	6-8	875 Hancock Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8725	671	42	15.8	35.4%	248 (37.0%)	25 (3.7%)	30 (4.5%)	346 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	88.7	60^th of 478 public middle schools	87.4%		89.5	59^th of 484 public middle schools	87.8%	1		59.4	73.1	61.4	64.8		65.8	65.3	64.3	65.1		59.8	59.8	62.1	$18,455
Hingham Middle School	Public	6-8	1103 Main Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1550	798	69	11.6	6.3%	678 (85.0%)	11 (1.4%)	48 (6.0%)	26 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	95.1	22^nd of 478 public middle schools	95.4%		92.6	37^th of 484 public middle schools	92.4%	15		79.5	79.5	77.2	78.8		70.7	68.9	69.2	69.6		75.8	75.8	69.1	$20,960

Frequently Asked Questions about South Middle School

How many students attend South Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 635 students attended South Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of South Middle School?

Students at South Middle School are 60% White, 27% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is South Middle School a good school?

South Middle School ranks 84^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of South Middle School attend?

Students who attend South Middle School usually go on to attend Braintree High

What district is South Middle School in?

Braintree

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