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Clinton Middle School

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Clinton Middle School ranks 310 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Clinton Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Clinton, MA. With a student population of 571, the school is part of the Clinton District, which is ranked 264 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clinton Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 270-370 and a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently underperforms the state average in MCAS Next Generation assessments across all subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates around 15-25% in 5th grade compared to the state average of 38-46%. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students with disabilities, who perform significantly below their peers.

In comparison, the nearby The Bromfield Middle School, Sherwood Middle School, and Robert E. Melican Middle School significantly outperform Clinton Middle School on state assessments, with proficiency rates 20-50 percentage points higher. These higher-performing schools also have higher district rankings and star ratings from SchoolDigger, indicating they provide a stronger educational experience for their students.

573

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,424

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 West Boylston Street
Clinton, MA 01510

(978) 365-4220

District: Clinton

Students who attend Clinton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Clinton Senior High

Feeder schools for Clinton Middle School:

Elementary:

Clinton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

46.1%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 17 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

Massachusetts avg41%

310^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

264^th of 348Clinton 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	22.7	749 of 934	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	710 of 938	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	711 of 932	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	718 of 914	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.8	710 of 926	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	704 of 928	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	694 of 930	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.8	651 of 924	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.1	634 of 920	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.7	604 of 909	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.5	572 of 908	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.1	494 of 911	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.9	573 of 911	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	310 of 484	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	270 of 493	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	324 of 501	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	334 of 497	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	354 of 501	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	370 of 498	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	328 of 484	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	335 of 487	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.3	361 of 482	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	343 of 441	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.0	347 of 455	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.8	343 of 455	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	350 of 455	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.7	302 of 449	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.9	306 of 434	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.8	272 of 409	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.7	252 of 407	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.2	272 of 399	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.8	260 of 399	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.3	190 of 356	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.6	202 of 344	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	46.5	194 of 339	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	271 of 445	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	305 of 431	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	390 of 424	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	227 of 417	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	139 of 181	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.9	35 of 180	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	40.8	83 of 155	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	97 of 154	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	79 of 135	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	41 of 127	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	317 of 473	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	258 of 481	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	283 of 489	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	301 of 494	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	327 of 483	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	357 of 478	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	321 of 463	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	217 of 376	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	163 of 378	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	212 of 364	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	232 of 368	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	211 of 335	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	244 of 322	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	210 of 309	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	298 of 464	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	194 of 469	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	265 of 481	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	313 of 489	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	316 of 462	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	345 of 452	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	251 of 438	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	290 of 473	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	268 of 483	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	354 of 489	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	357 of 497	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	356 of 485	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	374 of 478	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	320 of 466	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	262 of 435	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	224 of 441	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	335 of 444	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	345 of 503	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	356 of 489	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	389 of 484	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	302 of 467	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	28.9	346 of 491	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	264 of 386	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	228 of 392	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	294 of 403	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	302 of 404	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	334 of 401	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	345 of 396	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	303 of 395	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)30th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics31%-8 vs state

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

English Language Arts26%-16 vs state

Science24%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Clinton Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Clinton Middle School	Public	5-8	100 West Boylston Street	Clinton	01510	Worcester County	Clinton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 365-4220	573	49	11.6		278 (48.5%)	15 (2.6%)	264 (46.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	32.8	310^th of 484 public middle schools	36.0%		41.6	270^th of 493 public middle schools	45.2%	40	16.7	26.1	28.7	31.3	25.6	27.5	31.5	33.9	17.6	27.7	22.6	26.0	24.3	31.3	$18,424
Chocksett Middle School	Public	5-8	40 Boutelle Road	Sterling	01564	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(978) 422-6552	264	23	11.4		205 (77.7%)	8 (3.0%)	32 (12.1%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	84	75^th of 484 public middle schools	84.5%		81.2	85^th of 493 public middle schools	82.8%	10	52.9	53.0	58.7	59.0	55.8	49.3	74.2	50.8	60.0	58.6	48.5	66.7	57.1	56.7	$19,201
Luther Burbank Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Hollywood Drive	Lancaster	01523	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 365-4558	245	23	10.4		178 (72.7%)	4 (1.6%)	39 (15.9%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	74.8	108^th of 484 public middle schools	77.7%		66.2	147^th of 493 public middle schools	70.2%	39		63.8	59.8	52.8	58.3		63.8	40.7	44.9	49.0		47.2	47.2	49.4	$21,918
Robert E. Melican Middle School	Public	6-8	145 Lincoln Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7020	545	51	10.7		362 (66.4%)	15 (2.8%)	64 (11.7%)	69 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	25 (4.6%)	76.2	103^rd of 484 public middle schools	78.7%		77.5	101^st of 493 public middle schools	79.5%	2		47.2	49.4	56.4	51.1		52.0	55.2	51.7	52.9		58.0	58.0	55.3	$19,936
Samoset School	Public	6-8	100 DeCicco Dr	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7725	495	42	11.7		200 (40.4%)	53 (10.7%)	205 (41.4%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	41.4	260^th of 484 public middle schools	46.3%		39.7	280^th of 493 public middle schools	43.2%	20		30.9	37.1	39.5	35.7		29.1	34.8	31.5	31.8		24.8	24.8	38.4	$19,473
David J. Quinn Middle School	Public	5-7	201 Manning Street	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	No	(978) 567-6210	546	55	9.9		374 (68.5%)	20 (3.7%)	136 (24.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	42.8	249^th of 484 public middle schools	48.6%		43.1	257^th of 493 public middle schools	47.9%	8	22.7	40.7	38.4		33.5	17.3	26.6	31.6		25.0	35.1		35.1		$13,849
Mountview Middle	Public	6-8	270 Shrewsbury Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 829-5577	773	52	14.8		610 (78.9%)	42 (5.4%)	64 (8.3%)	31 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	77.9	96^th of 484 public middle schools	80.2%		75.1	109^th of 493 public middle schools	77.9%	13		51.0	53.9	54.9	53.3		63.9	58.9	51.1	57.9		47.4	47.4	54.2	$15,098
The Bromfield Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Massachusetts Ave	Harvard	01451	Worcester County	Harvard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 456-4140	244	24	10.2		176 (72.1%)	10 (4.1%)	10 (4.1%)	36 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	92.6	38^th of 484 public middle schools	92.1%		96.4	13^th of 493 public middle schools	97.4%	25		70.9	75.3	77.3	74.5		65.0	64.6	57.3	62.5		76.0	76.0	66.7	$19,546
1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School	Public	6-8	25 Union Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3502	965	103	9.3		229 (23.7%)	60 (6.2%)	641 (66.4%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	21.1	383^rd of 484 public middle schools	20.9%		21	383^rd of 493 public middle schools	22.3%			25.2	20.4	28.0	24.6		20.4	11.8	23.3	18.7		15.8	15.8	21.9	$21,195
Sherwood Middle School	Public	5-6	28 Sherwood Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8670	951	71	13.3		401 (42.2%)	37 (3.9%)	95 (10.0%)	352 (37.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)								(n/a)	47.9	57.6			52.9	55.8	65.6			60.9	53.8		53.8		$17,375

Frequently Asked Questions about Clinton Middle School

What district is Clinton Middle School in?

Clinton

Is Clinton Middle School a good school?

Clinton Middle School ranks 310^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clinton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Clinton Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Clinton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Clinton Middle School usually go on to attend Clinton Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Clinton Middle School?

Students at Clinton Middle School are 49% White, 46% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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