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West Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

West Middle School is a grades 6–8 school at 271 West St. in Brockton, MA, serving 533 students as the second-largest of the six middle schools in the Brockton district, which itself ranks 329th of 351 Massachusetts districts.

On its own, West sits in the bottom fifth of Massachusetts middle schools — 396th of 478 (17th percentile) with 1 star in 2025–2026 — and that is not a one-year dip: it has earned 1 star every year on record back to 2015–2016, with percentiles ranging only from 12th to 26th. Proficiency is below state levels in every subject tested: 23.44% in English language arts, 20.26% in math, 13.45% in science, and 10.47% in grade-8 civics, against state rates near 40% in each. Within Brockton, West is mid-to-lower pack — 4th of 6 by overall rank, essentially tied with East Middle School and ahead of Plouffe Middle School and South Middle School, but well behind Ashfield Middle School and North Middle School in all three core subjects.

The most useful pattern for families is West's unusual grade-level profile: its 6th grade leads the district (27.85% ELA, 29.75% math), while its 8th grade math rate (15.79%) is last in Brockton and less than half of Ashfield's and North's. Math overall has improved for three straight years (12.42% → 14.75% → 20.26%), and English-learner results climbed from the 6th percentile to the 36th. Its strongest subgroup results are for homeless students (61st percentile, 3 stars), while low-income and special education students sit at or below the school's overall standing. Science has fallen four years running, and civics is the weakest subject relative to the state. Spending is not the explanation: West's $17,347 per pupil exceeds nearby Easton Middle School, Abington Middle School, and Whitman Middle, all of which post stronger results.

533

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,024

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

271 West St
Brockton, MA 02301

(508) 580-7381

District: Brockton

Students who attend West Middle School usually attend:

High:	Brockton High
	Edison Evening Academy

Feeder schools for West 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:

66.6%

Hispanic:

14.4%

White:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

396^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	18.8	396 of 478	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	408 of 484	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	384 of 493	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	403 of 501	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	439 of 497	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	433 of 501	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	420 of 498	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	426 of 484	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	427 of 487	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	356 of 482	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.3	295 of 441	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.9	360 of 455	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	363 of 455	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	354 of 455	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	354 of 449	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	365 of 434	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	356 of 409	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	358 of 407	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	351 of 399	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.5	334 of 399	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	305 of 356	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.9	299 of 344	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	13.7	299 of 339	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	141 of 215	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	147 of 206	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	127 of 202	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	135 of 209	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	152 of 212	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	151 of 193	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	137 of 195	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	142 of 172	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.4	373 of 445	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	355 of 431	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	311 of 424	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	346 of 417	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	123 of 193	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	155 of 181	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	170 of 180	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	150 of 155	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	136 of 154	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	115 of 135	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	107 of 138	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	40 of 127	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	391 of 468	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	394 of 473	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	349 of 481	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	384 of 489	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	428 of 494	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	418 of 483	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	408 of 478	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	427 of 463	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	229 of 383	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	200 of 376	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	225 of 378	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	265 of 364	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	262 of 368	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	238 of 335	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	235 of 322	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	259 of 309	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	15 of 38	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	380 of 461	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	405 of 464	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	365 of 469	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	365 of 481	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	408 of 489	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	380 of 462	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	351 of 452	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	390 of 438	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	382 of 470	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	414 of 473	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	414 of 483	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	405 of 489	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	442 of 497	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	429 of 485	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	411 of 478	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	414 of 466	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	99 of 116	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	81 of 98	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	93 of 102	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	90 of 92	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	71 of 87	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	344 of 436	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	321 of 435	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	338 of 441	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	315 of 444	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	420 of 503	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	411 of 489	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	374 of 484	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	406 of 467	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	14.7	423 of 491	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	21.9	282 of 339	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	290 of 393	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	331 of 386	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	330 of 392	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	335 of 403	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	392 of 404	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	365 of 401	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	332 of 396	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	359 of 395	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)61st percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-17 vs state

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

Science13%-28 vs state

Civics10%-29 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 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
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	77.0%	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
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	77.0%	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
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	93.2%	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	80.8%	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
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	90.4%	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
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	75.7%	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
Easton Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Columbus Avenue	North Easton	02356	Bristol County	Easton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 230-3222	798	67	11.8	13.0%	576 (72.2%)	71 (8.9%)	86 (10.8%)	28 (3.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.9%)	82.1	79^th of 478 public middle schools	83.5%		82.6	80^th of 484 public middle schools	83.5%	1			58.5	51.8	55.8	55.4			77.6	53.7	58.6	63.2		59.4	59.4	51.1	$16,493
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	18.2%	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
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	30.8%	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
O'Donnell Middle School	Public	6-8	211 Cushing Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7002	801	71	11.3	39.2%	334 (41.7%)	244 (30.5%)	136 (17.0%)	43 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	41.7	247^th of 478 public middle schools	48.3%		40.6	266^th of 484 public middle schools	45.0%	19			26.1	26.9	33.3	28.8			33.9	28.3	39.8	33.9		40.7	40.7	41.5	$18,081

Frequently Asked Questions about West Middle School

What district is West Middle School in?

Brockton

What is the racial makeup of West Middle School?

Students at West Middle School are 67% African American, 14% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of West Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended West Middle School.

Is West Middle School a good school?

West Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Massachusetts middle schools.

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