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East Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

East Middle School is a grade 6–8 school serving 421 students at 464 Centre Street in Brockton, Massachusetts, part of the Brockton district, which ranks 329th of 351 Massachusetts districts at the 6th percentile with 0 stars. In 2025–2026 the school ranked 394th of 478 state middle schools — the 18th percentile with 1 star. That is still low, but it is the school's strongest showing in recent years, up from the 6th percentile in 2020–2021. On 2025–2026 MCAS tests, proficiency was 19.34% in English language arts, 22.99% in math, 9.73% in science, and 13.16% in civics, versus roughly 40% statewide in every subject.

Within Brockton, math is a relative strength: 22.99% is above the district's 19.05% and above South Middle School, West Middle School, and Plouffe Middle School. Science is the clearest weakness at 9.73% — below the district's 17.61% and the lowest among the Brockton middle schools listed. Seventh grade is the strongest cohort, with ELA and math both at 26.72%, while 6th grade lags at 14.56% ELA and 14.42% math. East trails North Middle School and Ashfield Middle School but ranks above South and Plouffe. It is also far behind nearby out-of-district schools such as Easton Middle School, John W Rogers Middle, Abington Middle School, and Whitman Middle. Notably, East spends more per student ($18,168 in 2020–2021) than all of those neighbors, so results are not simply a story of low funding.

Subgroup results offer real bright spots: English language learner students rank at the 54th percentile with 3 stars, and special education students at the 50th percentile with 3 stars — both well above the school's overall 18th percentile. Low-income students (23rd percentile) and female students (14th percentile) lag more and are worth monitoring. Overall, East is improving but still faces a very large gap to state averages and to higher-performing nearby schools.

421

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,286

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

464 Centre Street
Brockton, MA 02302

(508) 580-7351

District: Brockton

Students who attend East Middle School usually attend:

High:	Brockton High
	Edison Evening Academy

Feeder schools for East Middle School:

Elementary:	Brookfield
	Downey
	Dr W Arnone Community School
	Edgar B Davis
	More...
	Gilmore Elementary School
	Hancock
	John F Kennedy
	Louis F Angelo Elementary
	Manthala George Junior School
	Mary E. Baker School
	Oscar F Raymond

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.0%

Hispanic:

16.4%

White:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

394^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Brockton

329^th of 351Brockton 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	18.9	394 of 478	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	418 of 484	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	446 of 493	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	443 of 501	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	453 of 497	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	471 of 501	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	474 of 498	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	455 of 484	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	457 of 487	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	403 of 482	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	345 of 441	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.4	429 of 455	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	440 of 455	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	440 of 455	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.5	441 of 449	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.6	427 of 434	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.9	386 of 409	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.2	384 of 407	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	381 of 399	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.4	379 of 399	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.5	340 of 356	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.2	330 of 344	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.4	326 of 339	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	151 of 215	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	154 of 206	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	171 of 202	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	164 of 209	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	177 of 212	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	177 of 193	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	180 of 195	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	153 of 172	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	30.1	299 of 445	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	261 of 431	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	295 of 424	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	359 of 417	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	88 of 193	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.0	109 of 181	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	106 of 180	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	54 of 155	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	53 of 154	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	92 of 135	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	76 of 138	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	35 of 127	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	403 of 468	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	401 of 473	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	451 of 481	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	443 of 489	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	455 of 494	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	455 of 483	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	466 of 478	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	447 of 463	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	221 of 383	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	286 of 376	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	259 of 378	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	225 of 364	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	278 of 368	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	258 of 335	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	302 of 322	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	244 of 309	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	354 of 461	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	395 of 464	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	414 of 469	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	430 of 481	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	439 of 489	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	441 of 462	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	432 of 452	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	404 of 438	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	368 of 470	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	408 of 473	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	405 of 483	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	426 of 489	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	451 of 497	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	457 of 485	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	461 of 478	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	438 of 466	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	85 of 102	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	220 of 436	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.5	335 of 435	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	366 of 441	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	297 of 444	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.5	449 of 503	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	467 of 489	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	463 of 484	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	429 of 467	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.2	458 of 491	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	15.7	312 of 339	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	227 of 393	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.3	316 of 386	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	357 of 392	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	393 of 403	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	386 of 404	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	389 of 401	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	391 of 396	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	380 of 395	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)54th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+25 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)17th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)8th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

English Language Arts19%-21 vs state

Civics13%-27 vs state

Science10%-31 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	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 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
East Middle School	Public	6-8	464 Centre Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7351	421	34	12.3	77.7%	58 (13.8%)	278 (66.0%)	69 (16.4%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	18.9	394^th of 478 public middle schools	17.6%		15.9	418^th of 484 public middle schools	13.6%	24			14.6	26.7	16.1	19.3			14.4	26.7	27.0	23.0		9.7	9.7	13.2	$23,286
Plouffe Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Crescent Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 894-4301	627	44	14.2	83.4%	37 (5.9%)	261 (41.6%)	299 (47.7%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	14.2	421^st of 478 public middle schools	11.9%		13.8	428^th of 484 public middle schools	11.6%	7			19.6	13.5	16.2	16.3			17.6	16.6	20.4	18.4		11.5	11.5	10.9	$20,304
Ashfield Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Coe Road	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7268	474	37	12.6	63.7%	100 (21.1%)	285 (60.1%)	65 (13.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	33.3	303^rd of 478 public middle schools	36.6%		35.1	291^st of 484 public middle schools	39.9%	12			22.8	30.1	34.7	29.4			29.9	23.2	43.5	32.8		24.0	24.0	23.3	$20,934
North Middle School	Public	6-8	108 Oak Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7371	427	31	13.7	79.4%	36 (8.4%)	296 (69.3%)	55 (12.9%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.6%)	33.3	305^th of 478 public middle schools	36.2%		25	358^th of 484 public middle schools	26.0%	53			15.8	33.1	39.0	29.0			26.1	23.8	44.8	31.4		21.7	21.7	25.8	$19,791
South Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Keith Avenue	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7311	398	38	10.4	76.1%	49 (12.3%)	269 (67.6%)	59 (14.8%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	14.7	416^th of 478 public middle schools	13.0%		15.5	420^th of 484 public middle schools	13.2%	4			24.2	23.5	14.0	19.9			20.2	12.6	16.3	16.3		10.5	10.5	9.7	$22,674
Whitman Middle	Public	6-8	101 Corthell Avenue	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 618-7035	496	40	12.4	30.6%	373 (75.2%)	28 (5.6%)	61 (12.3%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	41.2	249^th of 478 public middle schools	47.9%		44.4	242^nd of 484 public middle schools	50.0%	7			28.9	30.1	41.5	33.3			25.2	30.8	35.6	30.3		39.7	39.7	37.5	$11,570
West Middle School	Public	6-8	271 West St	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	No	(508) 580-7381	533	38	13.8	66.8%	71 (13.3%)	355 (66.6%)	77 (14.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	18.8	396^th of 478 public middle schools	17.2%		16.9	408^th of 484 public middle schools	15.7%	12			27.9	20.6	21.6	23.4			29.8	14.8	15.8	20.3		13.5	13.5	10.5	$21,024
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	30.2%	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
Howard School	Public	4-6	70 Howard Street	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-1250	335	20	17.1	23.0%	250 (74.6%)	33 (9.9%)	31 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)								(n/a)	28.3	27.1	23.8			26.4	37.0	38.2	36.6			37.4	36.9		36.9		$15,449
John W Rogers Middle	Public	5-8	100 Taunton Avenue	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-4341	687	55	12.4	47.0%	446 (64.9%)	48 (7.0%)	142 (20.7%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	44.9	232^nd of 478 public middle schools	51.5%		53.2	198^th of 484 public middle schools	59.1%	34		25.5	31.6	31.7	35.1	30.9		29.3	40.0	29.8	33.9	33.4	30.8	40.0	35.1	45.2	$19,641

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East Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Massachusetts middle schools.

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Students who attend East Middle School usually go on to attend Brockton High

What is the racial makeup of East Middle School?

Students at East Middle School are 66% African American, 16% Hispanic, 14% White, 2% Two or more races.

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Brockton

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In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended East Middle School.

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