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Plouffe Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Plouffe Middle School is a grades 6–8 school at 250 Crescent Street in Brockton, MA, serving 627 students as part of the Brockton district. For 2025–2026, Plouffe ranks 421st of 478 Massachusetts schools (12th percentile, 1 star), while the Brockton district ranks 329th of 351 districts statewide (6th percentile, 0 stars). The school has been higher before — 46th percentile with 2 stars in 2021–2022, and also 46th percentile back in 2015–2016 — but has declined steadily since.

In 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation results, proficiency rates are 16.31% in ELA, 18.39% in math, 11.48% in science, and 10.9% in grade-8 civics — below the district averages and far below the roughly 40% state averages. Among the other Brockton middle schools, Plouffe has the lowest ELA proficiency: South Middle School 19.88%, East Middle School 19.34%, West Middle School 23.44%, North Middle School 28.95%, and Ashfield Middle School 29.44%. Math is second-lowest. Nearby out-of-district schools perform better: Easton Middle School, 5.29 miles away, is at the 83rd percentile with 55.4% ELA, 63.19% math, 59.35% science, and 51.08% civics, and John W Rogers Middle, Abington Middle, and Whitman Middle also outperform Plouffe, generally in the 30–45% range.

Plouffe is the largest of the Brockton middle schools compared (627 students versus 398–533), has the highest student-teacher ratio among them (14.2), and had the lowest per-student spending ($16,533 in 2020–2021) — though Easton ($14,458), Abington ($14,334), and Whitman-Hanson ($14,298) spend less and score higher, so funding alone does not explain the gap. One bright spot: effectiveness for English Language Learner students has climbed to the 55th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, up from 16th percentile in 2023–2024, and African American students rank at the 37th percentile. Most other student groups are at or below the 16th percentile. Science proficiency fell from 39.07% in 2022–2023, when it was near the state average, to 11.48%.

627

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,304

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Crescent Street
Brockton, MA 02302

(508) 894-4301

District: Brockton

Students who attend Plouffe Middle School usually attend:

High:	Brockton High
	Edison Evening Academy

Feeder schools for Plouffe 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:

Hispanic:

47.7%

African American:

41.6%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

421^st of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	14.2	421 of 478	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	428 of 484	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	365 of 493	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	313 of 501	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	268 of 497	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	320 of 501	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	334 of 498	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	320 of 484	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.2	317 of 487	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.0	262 of 482	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.2	219 of 441	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.1	287 of 455	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.5	302 of 455	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	291 of 455	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.3	291 of 449	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	135 of 215	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	142 of 206	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	95 of 202	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	65 of 209	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	30 of 212	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	60 of 193	68.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	67 of 195	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	38 of 172	77.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	67.4	53 of 135	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	337 of 445	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	361 of 431	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	354 of 424	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	326 of 417	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	86 of 193	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.2	126 of 181	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	151 of 180	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	111 of 155	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	117 of 154	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	85 of 135	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	78 of 138	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	110 of 127	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	416 of 468	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	410 of 473	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	357 of 481	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	296 of 489	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	261 of 494	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	337 of 483	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	329 of 478	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	313 of 463	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	331 of 383	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	354 of 376	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	298 of 378	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	206 of 364	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	192 of 368	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	226 of 335	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	196 of 322	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	190 of 309	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	38 of 42	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	28 of 36	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	395 of 461	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	403 of 464	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	331 of 469	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	299 of 481	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	214 of 489	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	348 of 462	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	335 of 452	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	290 of 438	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	419 of 470	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	430 of 473	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	372 of 483	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	322 of 489	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	274 of 497	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	293 of 485	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	330 of 478	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	319 of 466	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	64 of 98	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.4	91 of 102	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	60 of 92	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	62 of 87	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	49 of 84	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	376 of 436	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	400 of 435	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	395 of 441	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	291 of 444	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	203 of 503	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	368 of 489	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	350 of 484	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	296 of 467	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	35.6	311 of 491	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	45.1	169 of 339	50.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	334 of 393	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	254 of 386	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	194 of 392	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	128 of 403	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	80 of 404	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	111 of 401	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	154 of 396	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	170 of 395	57.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2022)61st percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+44 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)50th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+25 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)37th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)35th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-22 vs school

Homeless (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

English Language Arts16%-24 vs state

Science11%-30 vs state

Civics11%-29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

I love this school so far! Why the bad ratings? This school is fantastic and the staff is so professional and the teachers are great and nice. Keep it up Plouffe! Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, June 8, 2014

I went to this school for three years, and although the education was okay, the condition of the school and like-ability of the teachers is low. Plouffe is an overall good school with thrown-together lessons. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Plouffe Middle School

What high school do graduates of Plouffe Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Plouffe Middle School?

Students at Plouffe Middle School are 48% Hispanic, 42% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Plouffe Middle School a good school?

Plouffe Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What district is Plouffe Middle School in?

Brockton

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In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Plouffe Middle School.

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