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Cohasset Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Cohasset Middle School is a top-performing public school in the Cohasset district, serving 300 students in grades 6 through 8 with a low 10:1 student-teacher ratio and per-pupil spending of about $17,500. This school stands out for its elite academic performance, with 82.77% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 71.28% in Math—far exceeding state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. It consistently earns a 5-star rating and ranks 25th out of 484 middle schools statewide, placing it in an elite trio with Hingham Middle School (rank 37) and Norwell Middle School (rank 60), while leaving schools like John W Rogers Middle in Rockland (39% ELA) far behind.

A key differentiator is Cohasset’s exceptional support for special education students, ranking in the 98th percentile—a massive outlier compared to Hingham (82nd percentile) and Norwell (79th percentile). The school also excels in civics, with 75.26% of 8th graders proficient, nearly double the state average and well above Hingham (56.75%) and Norwell (54.55%). However, science scores (53.47% proficient) are a relative weak spot, lower than the district average (60.66%) and outperformed by nearby Gates Middle School in Scituate (62.57% proficient). While Cohasset outperforms Scituate in ELA and Math, this creates an interesting dynamic where each school has distinct academic strengths.

Despite its overall excellence, Cohasset shows a performance gap with low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the 84th percentile for this subgroup—still good but the school’s lowest-performing area. This suggests an opportunity to better support economically disadvantaged students. With a small enrollment of 300, Cohasset maintains its elite status through focused resources and a low student-teacher ratio, offering a more intimate learning environment than Hanover Middle (13.2:1) or East Middle School in Braintree (13:1). For parents seeking a school with strong academics and standout special education support, Cohasset Middle School is a compelling choice.

300

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,777

Per pupil spending ?

143 Pond Street
Cohasset, MA 02025

(781) 236-1070

District: Cohasset

Students who attend Cohasset Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cohasset High School

Feeder schools for Cohasset Middle School:

Elementary:	Deer Hill
	Joseph Osgood

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.0%

African American:

4.0%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2021 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg70%

Massachusetts avg41%

25^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 7 pts since 2021

From top 12% (2021) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 348Cohasset 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
2025	94.2	25 of 484	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	36 of 493	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	17 of 501	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	49 of 497	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	61 of 501	87.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	79.8	50 of 445	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	81 of 431	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	30 of 473	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	49 of 481	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	22 of 489	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	69 of 494	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	108 of 483	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	73 of 464	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	78 of 489	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	14 of 462	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	24 of 473	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	26 of 483	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	13 of 489	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	31 of 497	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	37 of 485	92.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	10 of 435	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	37 of 441	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	59 of 444	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	99 of 503	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	108 of 489	77.9%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	85.4	59 of 491	88.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	25 of 386	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	30 of 392	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	22 of 403	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	46 of 404	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	59 of 401	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+41 vs state

Civics75%+36 vs state

Mathematics71%+31 vs state

Science53%+12 vs state

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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
Cohasset Middle School	Public	6-8	143 Pond Street	Cohasset	02025	Norfolk County	Cohasset	No	No	No	No	(781) 236-1070	300	30	10.0		270 (90.0%)	12 (4.0%)	10 (3.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	94.2	25^th of 484 public middle schools	94.8%		92.7	36^th of 493 public middle schools	92.7%	11		84.9	81.8	81.4	82.8		70.8	79.6	64.7	71.3		53.5	53.5	75.3	$23,777
Gates Middle School	Public	6-8	460 First Parish Rd	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 545-8760	639	63	10.1		587 (91.9%)	17 (2.7%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	85.5	70^th of 484 public middle schools	85.5%		86.6	69^th of 493 public middle schools	86.0%	1		59.7	58.1	66.5	61.1		62.1	54.2	61.5	59.2		62.6	62.6	58.1	$20,886
Norwell Middle School	Public	6-8	328 Main Street	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 659-8814	509	44	11.5		447 (87.8%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	89	60^th of 484 public middle schools	87.6%		91.7	42^nd of 493 public middle schools	91.5%	18		61.2	71.9	63.0	65.3		71.5	79.0	61.2	70.6		58.1	58.1	54.6	$20,304
Hingham Middle School	Public	6-8	1103 Main Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1550	798	69	11.6		678 (85.0%)	11 (1.4%)	48 (6.0%)	26 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	92.6	37^th of 484 public middle schools	92.4%		95	21^st of 493 public middle schools	95.7%	16		80.2	78.0	77.8	78.7		71.1	70.0	62.9	68.1		59.6	59.6	56.8	$20,960
Maria Weston Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	1051 Commercial Street	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 337-4500	1,187	107	11.1		735 (61.9%)	103 (8.7%)	201 (16.9%)	76 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.0%)	44.9	239^th of 484 public middle schools	50.6%		45.2	245^th of 493 public middle schools	50.3%	6		48.8	35.6	52.7	45.6		33.6	26.3	27.4	29.0		26.6	26.6	29.4	$20,969
Hanover Middle	Public	5-8	45 Whiting Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 871-1122	826	62	13.2		760 (92.0%)	7 (0.8%)	29 (3.5%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	81.5	86^th of 484 public middle schools	82.2%		86.3	70^th of 493 public middle schools	85.8%	16	48.4	58.5	62.2	61.5	57.2	45.8	64.9	65.9	53.0	56.9	58.5	53.1	56.0	41.8	$16,540
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		446 (64.9%)	48 (7.0%)	142 (20.7%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	53.2	198^th of 484 public middle schools	59.1%		52.4	212^th of 493 public middle schools	57.0%	14	31.4	40.5	36.3	46.7	39.0	25.8	31.7	41.8	30.4	31.9	35.3	43.4	39.5	44.4	$19,641
East Middle School	Public	5-8	305 River St.	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0170	999	76	13.0		532 (53.3%)	71 (7.1%)	78 (7.8%)	282 (28.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.3%)	69.8	131^st of 484 public middle schools	72.9%		65.9	148^th of 493 public middle schools	70.0%	17	47.6	43.0	43.0	50.9	46.0	48.5	52.1	55.3	57.0	53.2	57.8	51.9	54.8	42.6	$18,094
Broad Meadows Middle	Public	6-8	50 Calvin Rd	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8723	318	29	11.1		165 (51.9%)	39 (12.3%)	30 (9.4%)	69 (21.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	41.5	259^th of 484 public middle schools	46.5%		45.2	244^th of 493 public middle schools	50.5%	15		47.9	41.2	42.0	43.6		26.8	26.2	17.8	23.6		27.0	27.0	33.3	$23,378
Point Webster Middle	Public	5-8	60 Lancaster Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-6600	377	32	11.6		99 (26.3%)	87 (23.1%)	55 (14.6%)	125 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	40.9	263^rd of 484 public middle schools	45.7%		46.7	239^th of 493 public middle schools	51.5%	24	27.9	18.6	36.6	45.2	32.3	30.2	20.9	27.2	28.0	26.6	32.6	37.6	35.2	42.4	$20,588

Frequently Asked Questions about Cohasset Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Cohasset Middle School?

Students at Cohasset Middle School are 90% White, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Cohasset Middle School in?

Cohasset

How many students attend Cohasset Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Cohasset Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Cohasset Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cohasset Middle School usually go on to attend Cohasset High School

Is Cohasset Middle School a good school?

Yes. Cohasset Middle School ranks in the top 5.2% of Massachusetts middle schools.

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