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Memorial Middle School

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Memorial Middle School ranks 337 th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Memorial Middle School is a public middle school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, serving about 601 students in grades 6–8 as part of Fitchburg Public Schools, a district ranked 325th of 351 in Massachusetts (7th percentile, 0 stars). The school itself ranked 337th of 478 in 2025–2026, placing it in the 29th percentile with 1 star. That is a meaningful drop from 2021–2024, when Memorial Middle School sat around the 45th–46th percentile, slipping to 37th percentile in 2024–25 and 29th in 2025–26.

In 2025–26 MCAS proficiency, Memorial posted 29.51% in ELA, 23.88% in math, 19.88% in science and 23.03% in civics. That puts it above district averages in ELA, math and civics but below in science, and below the state in all four subjects — with the largest gap in science (21.1 points below the state). Compared with Arthur M Longsjo Middle School, Fitchburg's other middle school 1.19 miles away, Memorial is stronger in ELA (+13.5 points), math (+11.2) and civics (+7.4), and ties in science. Nearby suburban schools score much higher: Luther Burbank Middle School reached 60.17% ELA and 63.4% math, Chocksett Middle School 58.63% ELA, and Lunenburg Middle School 43.94% ELA. Gardner Middle School and Longsjo scored lower than Memorial in most areas.

Grade-level results show ELA improving from 25.25% in 6th grade to 34.52% in 8th, while math is weakest in 7th (20.95%) and 8th (22.49%). The school's proficiency has declined recently: ELA fell from 41.24% in 2022–23 and science from 32.97% in the same year. Students from low-income families and English language learners also dropped in school-effectiveness rankings. Resources look mid-range — a 13.0 student-teacher ratio and $15,529 per-student spending in 2020–21 — and Lunenburg spent a similar amount with far higher proficiency, suggesting class size and spending alone do not explain results.

601

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,176

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 Rollstone Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420

(978) 345-3295

District: Fitchburg

Students who attend Memorial Middle School usually attend:

High:	Fitchburg High
	Goodrich Academy

Feeder schools for Memorial Middle School:

Elementary:	Crocker Elementary
	McKay Elementary School
	Reingold Elementary
	South Street Early Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

White:

27.1%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 21 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg21%

Massachusetts avg41%

337^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Fitchburg

325^th of 351Fitchburg 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	27.5	337 of 478	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	306 of 484	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	267 of 493	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	272 of 501	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	273 of 497	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	322 of 501	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	367 of 498	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	398 of 484	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	374 of 487	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.4	335 of 482	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.3	257 of 441	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	16.3	386 of 455	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	376 of 455	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	369 of 455	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	363 of 449	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	336 of 434	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.5	309 of 409	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.7	306 of 407	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	316 of 399	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	326 of 399	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	88 of 215	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	78 of 206	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.5	18 of 202	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	21 of 209	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	53.0	82 of 212	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	64 of 193	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	109 of 195	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	15.6	111 of 128	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	113 of 119	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	35.7	256 of 445	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	334 of 431	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	337 of 424	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	377 of 417	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	118 of 193	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	115 of 181	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	36 of 180	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	38.5	97 of 155	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	89 of 154	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	109 of 135	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	113 of 138	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	115 of 127	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	327 of 468	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	302 of 473	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	232 of 481	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	275 of 489	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	252 of 494	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	340 of 483	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	374 of 478	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	374 of 463	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	235 of 383	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	210 of 376	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	131 of 378	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	147 of 364	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	147 of 368	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	191 of 335	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	231 of 322	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	263 of 309	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	8 of 36	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	38.2	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	278 of 461	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.0	198 of 464	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	137 of 469	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	163 of 481	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	170 of 489	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	292 of 462	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	349 of 452	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	402 of 438	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	337 of 470	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	292 of 473	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	297 of 483	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	252 of 489	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	301 of 497	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	296 of 485	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	353 of 478	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	408 of 466	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	72 of 112	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	61 of 116	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	55 of 98	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	59 of 110	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	59 of 102	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	64 of 92	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.1	78 of 84	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	282 of 436	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	299 of 435	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	225 of 441	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	308 of 444	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	159 of 503	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	306 of 489	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	335 of 484	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	416 of 467	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	350 of 491	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	49.4	148 of 339	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	307 of 393	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	236 of 386	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	233 of 392	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	159 of 403	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	166 of 404	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	205 of 401	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	283 of 396	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	313 of 395	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)78th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+30 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)56th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)36th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)29th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

White (2026)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2019)13th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 vs state

Civics23%-17 vs state

Science20%-21 vs state

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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 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
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Rollstone Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3295	601	46	13.0	100.0%	163 (27.1%)	35 (5.8%)	334 (55.6%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.5%)	27.5	337^th of 478 public middle schools	29.5%		33.4	306^th of 484 public middle schools	36.8%	31		25.3	29.5	34.5	29.5		28.1	21.0	22.5	23.9		19.9	19.9	23.0	$21,176
Arthur M Longsjo Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Academy Street	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 343-2146	614	54	11.3	100.0%	111 (18.1%)	59 (9.6%)	379 (61.7%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	13.8	423^rd of 478 public middle schools	11.5%		16.2	413^th of 484 public middle schools	14.7%	10		10.8	18.0	19.8	16.0		11.5	10.9	16.1	12.7		19.9	19.9	15.6	$22,390
Lunenburg Middle School	Public	6-8	1079 Massachusetts Avenue	Lunenburg	01462	Worcester County	Lunenburg	No	No	No	No	(978) 582-4710	382	25	15.2		306 (80.1%)	18 (4.7%)	39 (10.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	64.3	148^th of 478 public middle schools	69.0%		71.3	123^rd of 484 public middle schools	74.6%	25		41.0	44.6	46.2	43.9		48.7	45.3	41.0	45.1		47.1	47.1	53.3	$17,054
Sky View Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Kennedy Way	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7780	869	56	15.4	49.4%	328 (37.7%)	84 (9.7%)	389 (44.8%)	28 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	50.9	208^th of 478 public middle schools	56.5%		47.2	224^th of 484 public middle schools	53.7%	16		33.5	42.9	40.2	38.7		33.1	38.2	51.9	40.8		29.2	29.2	42.4	$17,200
Samoset School	Public	6-8	100 DeCicco Dr	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7725	495	42	11.7	45.8%	200 (40.4%)	53 (10.7%)	205 (41.4%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	50.4	210^th of 478 public middle schools	56.1%		41.4	260^th of 484 public middle schools	46.3%	50		36.4	39.3	44.7	40.0		34.3	30.4	43.4	35.9		35.7	35.7	44.0	$19,473
Overlook Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Oakmont Drive	Ashburnham	01430	Worcester County	Ashburnham-Westminster	No	No	No	No	(978) 827-1425	576	39	14.7	24.2%	497 (86.3%)	11 (1.9%)	48 (8.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	59.7	171^st of 478 public middle schools	64.2%		56.3	190^th of 484 public middle schools	60.7%	19		46.0	45.7	45.0	45.6		44.7	39.8	39.1	41.0		42.2	42.2	42.2	$16,097
Gardner Middle School	Public	5-7	297 Catherine Street	Gardner	01440	Worcester County	Gardner	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 632-1603	514	39	13.2	59.4%	293 (57.0%)	22 (4.3%)	163 (31.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	15.5	410^th of 478 public middle schools	14.2%		16.2	414^th of 484 public middle schools	14.5%	4	21.4	12.7	14.9		16.4	19.8	22.2	19.1		20.4	19.2		19.2		$18,864
Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Hospital Road	Shirley	01464	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	410	33	12.4	32.8%	286 (69.8%)	29 (7.1%)	62 (15.1%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	56.8	180^th of 478 public middle schools	62.3%		64.1	162^nd of 484 public middle schools	66.5%	18		42.7	44.7	37.1	41.5		36.5	41.0	38.7	38.6		47.2	47.2	46.8	$18,922
Hawthorne Brook	Public	4-8	64 Brookline Rd	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 597-6914	449	37	12.0	21.0%	374 (83.3%)	15 (3.3%)	40 (8.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	29.6	328^th of 478 public middle schools	31.4%		41.6	256^th of 484 public middle schools	47.1%	72	24.4	29.5	19.4	35.2	27.1	23.5	6.7	32.3	37.0	24.8	34.2	26.2	30.3	18.9	$19,261
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	17.6%	178 (72.7%)	4 (1.6%)	39 (15.9%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	85.5	69^th of 478 public middle schools	85.6%		74.8	108^th of 484 public middle schools	77.7%	39		66.2	54.8	59.3	60.2		64.9	56.2	68.2	63.4		62.4	62.4	52.9	$21,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Middle School?

Students at Memorial Middle School are 56% Hispanic, 27% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Memorial Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Memorial Middle School.

What district is Memorial Middle School in?

Fitchburg

Is Memorial Middle School a good school?

Memorial Middle School ranks 337^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Memorial Middle School attend?

Students who attend Memorial Middle School usually go on to attend Fitchburg High

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