Is Nessacus Regional Middle School a good school?

Nessacus Regional Middle School ranks 238 th of 501 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nessacus Regional Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 345 students attended Nessacus Regional Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Nessacus Regional Middle School?

Students at Nessacus Regional Middle School are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Nessacus Regional Middle School attend?

Students who attend Nessacus Regional Middle School usually go on to attend Wahconah Regional High

Nessacus Regional Middle School

Public 6-8

35 Fox Road
Dalton, MA 01226

(413) 684-0780

District: Central Berkshire

SchoolDigger Rank:
238^th of 501 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,499

Students who attend Nessacus Regional Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wahconah Regional High

Feeder schools for Nessacus Regional Middle School:

Elementary:	Becket Washington School
	Craneville
	Kittredge

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 345

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.8%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Hispanic:

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.2%

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Performance Trends

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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.3. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.8%), two or more races (5.8%), Hispanic (4.6%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nessacus Regional Middle School is 14.2. (See more...)

Compare Nessacus Regional Middle School employs 24.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nessacus Regional Middle School is $16,499.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Nessacus Regional Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Nessacus Regional Middle School 238^th of 501 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Nessacus Regional Middle School in the ranking list.)

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White students:

Central Berkshire:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Berkshire 206^th of 356 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Nessacus Regional Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MA State Percentile
2003	59.87	138^th	339	59.3%
2004	51.11	180^th	344	47.7%
2005	54.23	174^th	356	51.1%
2006	49.84	221^st	399	44.6%
2007	51.17	218^th	399	45.4%
2008	52.47	213^th	407	47.7%
2009	46.11	248^th	409	39.4%
2010	45.27	271^st	434	37.6%
2011	44.82	274^th	449	39.0%
2012	47.79	265^th	455	41.8%
2013	50.33	240^th	455	47.3%
2014	43.06	274^th	455	39.8%
2015	57.85	186^th	441	57.8%
2016	36.78	316^th	482	34.4%
2017	33.85	329^th	487	32.4%
2018	31.36	342^nd	484	29.3%
2019	38.28	316^th	498	36.5%
2021	47.30	253^rd	501	49.5%
2022	51.30	215^th	497	56.7%
2023	48.30	238^th	501	52.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Nessacus Regional Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	10.09	103^rd	110	6.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Nessacus Regional Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	37.94	305^th	467	34.7%
2019	37.92	306^th	484	36.8%
2021	46.12	230^th	489	53.0%
2022	57.51	162^nd	503	67.8%
2023	21.12	400^th	444	9.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nessacus Regional Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	39.62	286^th	438	34.7%
2019	41.98	271^st	452	40.0%
2021	55.51	170^th	462	63.2%
2022	63.23	133^rd	489	72.8%
2023	57.11	183^rd	481	62.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Nessacus Regional Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	32.05	331^st	463	28.5%
2019	44.02	283^rd	478	40.8%
2021	40.07	282^nd	483	41.6%
2022	49.53	230^th	494	53.4%
2023	51.91	214^th	489	56.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Nessacus Regional Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	33.70	257^th	417	38.4%
2019	37.03	244^th	424	42.5%
2021	34.03	265^th	431	38.5%
2022	28.20	319^th	445	28.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Nessacus Regional Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	30.61	331^st	466	29.0%
2019	32.53	328^th	478	31.4%
2021	53.05	204^th	485	57.9%
2022	52.02	214^th	497	56.9%
2023	43.39	265^th	489	45.8%

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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Nessacus Regional Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	49.57	234^th	491	52.3%

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Rank History for White students at Nessacus Regional Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	16.43	348^th	395	11.9%
2019	21.60	329^th	396	16.9%
2021	33.15	275^th	401	31.4%
2022	36.07	246^th	404	39.1%
2023	30.51	279^th	403	30.8%

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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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by a student
Thursday, March 14, 2019

The program is revolved around the popular kids and the girls
The unpopular students are not given an opportunity to learn because the teachers would rather have a conversation with the popular kids.
So if you want to enroll your child in this school
You should absolutely reconsider Close Quote

Enrollment information for Nessacus Regional Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	492	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
1989	504	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
1990	518	3	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
1991	506	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
1992	490	4	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
1993	524	6	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
1994	539	6	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
1995	551	6	5	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	567
1996	551	6	5	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	567
1997	546	4	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
1998	586	6	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
1999	613	6	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
2000	588	5	7	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	608
2001	585	4	7	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	602
2002	601	7	7	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
2003	601	7	7	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	619
2004	567	5	7	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	584
2005	538	4	8	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
2006	535	5	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	8	557
2007	487	7	4	6	0	n/a	n/a	10	514
2008	472	6	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	7	500
2009	451	4	7	8	0	0	10	0	480
2010	473	5	9	6	0	0	9	0	502
2011	471	7	4	11	0	0	15	0	508
2012	408	6	2	9	0	0	16	0	441
2013	416	5	3	10	0	0	16	0	450
2014	375	4	3	11	0	0	12	0	405
2015	410	3	4	16	1	0	11	0	445
2016	374	3	3	15	1	0	13	0	409
2017	361	4	4	11	1	0	15	0	396
2018	355	2	2	7	0	0	15	0	381
2019	344	4	2	11	0	0	13	0	374
2020	347	1	2	14	1	0	12	0	377
2021	321	2	1	15	1	0	18	0	358
2022	292	1	1	11	1	0	16	0	322
2023	303	2	4	16	0	0	20	0	345

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Nessacus Regional Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	492	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	507	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	522	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	509	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	495	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	531	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	549	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	567	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	567	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	557	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	595	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	624	n/a	0.0	0
2000	608	n/a	0.0	18.1
2001	602	n/a	0.0	17.1
2002	619	n/a	n/a	20
2003	619	n/a	n/a	20
2004	584	37.7	15.5	22.6
2005	551	38.0	14.5	21.2
2006	557	37.0	15.1	22.6
2007	514	35.0	14.7	26
2008	500	33.4	15.0	22.9
2009	480	34.0	14.1	23.3
2010	502	34.5	14.5	22.5
2011	508	34.7	14.6	32.3
2012	441	34.2	12.8	32.7
2013	450	34.4	13.0	34.4
2014	405	35.2	11.5	32.1
2015	445	37.0	12.0	31.2
2016	409	37.0	11.0	n/a
2017	396	34.1	11.6	n/a
2018	381	30.0	12.7	n/a
2019	374	30.8	12.1	n/a
2020	377	27.7	13.6	n/a
2021	358	24.5	14.6	n/a
2022	322	24.3	13.2	n/a
2023	345	24.2	14.2	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Nessacus Regional Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	492	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	507	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	522	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	509	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	495	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	531	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	549	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	567	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	567	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	557	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	595	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	624	n/a	0.0	0
2000	608	n/a	0.0	18.1
2001	602	n/a	0.0	17.1
2002	619	n/a	n/a	20
2003	619	n/a	n/a	20
2004	584	37.7	15.5	22.6
2005	551	38.0	14.5	21.2
2006	557	37.0	15.1	22.6
2007	514	35.0	14.7	26
2008	500	33.4	15.0	22.9
2009	480	34.0	14.1	23.3
2010	502	34.5	14.5	22.5
2011	508	34.7	14.6	32.3
2012	441	34.2	12.8	32.7
2013	450	34.4	13.0	34.4
2014	405	35.2	11.5	32.1
2015	445	37.0	12.0	31.2
2016	409	37.0	11.0	n/a
2017	396	34.1	11.6	n/a
2018	381	30.0	12.7	n/a
2019	374	30.8	12.1	n/a
2020	377	27.7	13.6	n/a
2021	358	24.5	14.6	n/a
2022	322	24.3	13.2	n/a
2023	345	24.2	14.2	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Nessacus Regional Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$599 (3.6%)	$15,960 (96.4%)	$16,559
2020	$1,120 (5.5%)	$19,066 (94.4%)	$20,187
2021	$1,237 (7.5%)	$15,261 (92.5%)	$16,499

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Nessacus Regional Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 316^th of 498 Middle schools	Ranks 238^th of 501 Middle schools	15.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Nessacus Regional Middle School)	42	51.7	9.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Central Berkshire)	40	50.4	10.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	54	42.3	11.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Nessacus Regional Middle School)	43	37.6	5.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Central Berkshire)	44	36.7	7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	51	41	10%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Nessacus Regional Middle School)	35	39.4	4.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Central Berkshire)	35	40	5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	48	40.5	7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Nessacus Regional Middle School)	41	39.4	1.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Central Berkshire)	40	39.1	1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	48	38.1	9.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Nessacus Regional Middle School)	43	30.7	12.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Central Berkshire)	41	31.9	9.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	51	43.7	7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Nessacus Regional Middle School)	39	15.9	23.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Central Berkshire)	39	16.1	22.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	47	37.7	9.3%
8th Grade Science (Nessacus Regional Middle School)	43	41.6	1.4%
8th Grade Science (Central Berkshire)	42	41.5	0.5%
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts)	46	40.9	5.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Nessacus Regional Middle School)	40	40.8	0.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Central Berkshire)	43	43.3	0.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	52	42.3	9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Nessacus Regional Middle School)	42	30.8	11.2%
All Grades Mathematics (Central Berkshire)	43	36.6	6.4%
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	40.6	8.4%
All Grades Science (Nessacus Regional Middle School)	43	41.6	1.4%
All Grades Science (Central Berkshire)	42	45	3%
All Grades Science (Massachusetts)	47	41.2	5.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	374	345	7.8%
African American	4	2	50%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	2	4	100%
Hispanic	11	16	45.5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	344	303	11.9%
Two or More Races	13	20	53.8%

Schools Near Nessacus Regional Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2023)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2023)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2023)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nessacus Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Fox Road	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(413) 684-0780	345	24	14.2		303 (87.8%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	48.3	238^th of 501 public middle schools	52.5%		51.3	215^th of 497 public middle schools	56.7%	23			51.7	39.4	30.7	40.8			37.6	39.4	15.9	30.8		41.6	41.6	$16,499	$1,237	$15,261
John T Reid Middle	Public	6-8	950 North Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(413) 448-9620	450	53	8.5		239 (53.1%)	58 (12.9%)	83 (18.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (14.7%)	13.2	442^nd of 501 public middle schools	11.8%		14.1	442^nd of 497 public middle schools	11.1%				25.4	10.9	20.0	19.2			10.6	5.0	10.9	9.1		15.7	15.7	$17,734	$1,170	$16,564
Theodore Herberg Middle	Public	6-8	501 Pomeroy Avenue	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(413) 448-9640	496	52	9.5		307 (61.9%)	50 (10.1%)	80 (16.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.9%)	40.5	281^st of 501 public middle schools	43.9%		42.8	270^th of 497 public middle schools	45.7%	11			40.5	29.3	41.5	37.6			34.2	19.7	26.9	27.3		34.6	34.6	$17,875	$1,600	$16,275
Hoosac Valley Middle School	Public	4-7	125 Savoy Road	Cheshire	01225	Berkshire County	Hoosac Valley Regional	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(413) 743-8404	288	30	9.6		261 (90.6%)	7 (2.4%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	12.9	444^th of 501 public middle schools	11.4%		11.6	451^st of 497 public middle schools	9.3%	7	36.5	37.3	18.8	14.5		26.6	36.5	29.3	9.4	14.5		22.3	31.1		31.1	$17,802	$1,442	$16,361
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	313 Monument Valley Rd	Great Barrington	01230	Berkshire County	Berkshire Hills	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(413) 644-2300	325	33	9.7		246 (75.7%)	6 (1.8%)	43 (13.2%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	44.1	263^rd of 501 public middle schools	47.5%		41.1	279^th of 497 public middle schools	43.9%	16		60.3	50.0	31.9	35.3	42.7		53.2	30.0	28.6	32.6	35.0	43.6	36.5	39.5	$23,852	$1,012	$22,840

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