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Duxbury Middle

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Duxbury Middle ranks 73 rd of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 85% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Duxbury Middle is a high-performing public school serving 599 students in grades 6-8 in the affluent coastal town of Duxbury, MA, operating within the highly-ranked Duxbury Public Schools district.

This school stands out for its exceptional English Language Arts (ELA) program, which boasts the highest proficiency rate (67.73%) among all nearby comparable schools, including Norwell Middle School (65.34%) and Gates Middle School (61.07%). However, this strength in literacy creates a unique academic profile where ELA significantly outpaces math proficiency—a 14.7 percentage point gap that has been consistent over recent years. For context, Norwell Middle School is the clear leader in mathematics (70.63% proficiency), making it a stronger choice for families prioritizing math. Duxbury Middle also demonstrates a remarkable ability to support students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide for this subgroup—a 5-star performance that is rare even in high-performing districts. In contrast, support for special education students has shown some volatility, dropping from a 94th percentile ranking in 2022-2023 to the 79th percentile in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, Duxbury Middle’s success is not driven by high spending; its per-student expenditure ($16,997) is in the middle of the pack among peers, lower than Plymouth South Middle ($19,295) and Silver Lake Regional Middle School ($19,270), both of which are lower-performing. This suggests effective resource allocation and strong teaching quality. While the school has been a consistent top-tier performer for a decade, it has recently settled into a very strong 4-star band (84th-87th percentile) after peaking at 5-star ratings in 2014-2015 and 2020-2021. For families, this means Duxbury Middle offers an elite literacy-focused education with exceptional support for diverse learners, though those seeking a more balanced math program might find Norwell Middle School a compelling alternative.

599

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,228

Per pupil spending ?

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

71 Alden Street
Duxbury, MA 02332

(781) 934-7640

District: Duxbury

Students who attend Duxbury Middle usually attend:

High:

Duxbury High

Feeder schools for Duxbury Middle:

Elementary:	Alden School
	Chandler Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.8%

Hispanic:

2.8%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg64%

Massachusetts avg41%

73^rd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 348Duxbury 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	85.0	73 of 484	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	77 of 493	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	66 of 501	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	74 of 497	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	51 of 501	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.1	91 of 498	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	97 of 484	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.3	124 of 487	74.5%	★★★★☆
2016	69.1	141 of 482	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	88.7	23 of 441	94.8%	★★★★★
2014	88.2	28 of 455	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	83.5	60 of 455	86.8%	★★★★☆
2012	86.0	48 of 455	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	83.0	68 of 449	84.9%	★★★★☆
2010	84.0	60 of 434	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	89.0	29 of 409	92.9%	★★★★★
2008	86.8	39 of 407	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	82.6	65 of 399	83.7%	★★★★☆
2006	82.2	68 of 399	83.0%	★★★★☆
2005	71.6	97 of 356	72.8%	★★★★☆
2004	81.6	67 of 344	80.5%	★★★★☆
2003	78.1	78 of 339	77.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	85.2	39 of 445	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	34 of 431	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	72.5	77 of 424	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	87 of 417	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	82 of 473	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	88 of 481	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	69 of 489	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	74 of 494	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	41 of 483	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	87 of 478	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	98 of 463	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	28 of 464	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	43 of 469	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	37 of 481	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	44 of 489	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	71.3	88 of 462	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	151 of 452	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.1	64 of 438	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	67 of 473	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	69 of 483	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	63 of 489	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	76 of 497	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	64 of 485	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	101 of 478	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	93 of 466	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	92.0	5 of 110	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	21 of 84	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	92 of 435	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	57 of 441	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	26 of 444	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.0	77 of 503	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	69 of 489	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	199 of 484	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	180 of 467	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	89.0	44 of 491	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	91 of 386	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	82 of 392	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	74 of 403	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	86 of 404	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	56 of 401	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	104 of 396	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	101 of 395	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)95th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+26 vs state

Civics63%+24 vs state

Science58%+17 vs state

Mathematics53%+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
Duxbury Middle	Public	6-8	71 Alden Street	Duxbury	02332	Plymouth County	Duxbury	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 934-7640	599	54	11.0		556 (92.8%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	85	73^rd of 484 public middle schools	84.9%		84	77^th of 493 public middle schools	84.4%	4		69.2	61.2	72.9	67.7		46.9	57.7	54.3	53.0		58.4	58.4	63.3	$20,228
Furnace Brook Middle	Public	6-8	500 Furnace Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 834-5020	799	76	10.4		718 (89.9%)	13 (1.6%)	34 (4.3%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.4%)	74.9	107^th of 484 public middle schools	77.9%		79.1	93^rd of 493 public middle schools	81.1%	14		47.1	49.4	62.2	53.6		56.8	47.3	50.7	51.3		50.3	50.3	51.2	$18,689
Silver Lake Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	256 Pembroke Street	Kingston	02364	Plymouth County	Silver Lake	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 582-3555	544	45	12.0		487 (89.5%)	14 (2.6%)	29 (5.3%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	60.3	175^th of 484 public middle schools	63.8%		55.8	196^th of 493 public middle schools	60.2%	21			49.4	40.5	45.0			47.1	50.2	48.7		32.6	32.6	37.8	$00
Pembroke Community Middle School	Public	7-8	559 School Street	Pembroke	02359	Plymouth County	Pembroke	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 293-8627	353	28	12.4		325 (92.1%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	55	195^th of 484 public middle schools	59.7%		64.8	157^th of 493 public middle schools	68.2%	38			44.7	30.9	38.1			55.0	57.1	56.0		27.4	27.4	27.4	$20,420
Plymouth Commun Intermediate	Public	6-8	117 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4450	920	83	11.0		705 (76.6%)	27 (2.9%)	121 (13.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.5%)	50.8	214^th of 484 public middle schools	55.8%		45.4	243^rd of 493 public middle schools	50.7%	29		46.2	50.8	45.0	47.4		35.7	31.2	30.0	32.3		29.3	29.3	36.3	$22,362
Hanson Middle School	Public	5-8	111 Liberty Street	Hanson	02341	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7575	442	33	13.2		389 (88.0%)	9 (2.0%)	28 (6.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	49.9	216^th of 484 public middle schools	55.4%		56.2	195^th of 493 public middle schools	60.4%	21	41.5	43.1	38.1	49.5	43.0	44.3	37.9	31.0	25.7	34.6	48.1	37.4	42.7	38.5	$12,783
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
Plymouth South Middle	Public	6-8	488 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 224-2725	601	52	11.4		519 (86.4%)	11 (1.8%)	36 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.3%)	51.1	211^th of 484 public middle schools	56.4%		53.4	204^th of 493 public middle schools	58.6%	7		53.4	37.0	48.6	46.5		44.2	29.3	30.8	35.1		30.5	30.5	30.5	$22,822
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Duxbury Middle

What is the racial makeup of Duxbury Middle?

Students at Duxbury Middle are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Duxbury Middle in?

Duxbury

How many students attend Duxbury Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Duxbury Middle.

Is Duxbury Middle a good school?

Duxbury Middle ranks 73^rd of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Duxbury Middle attend?

Students who attend Duxbury Middle usually go on to attend Duxbury High

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