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Arthur M Longsjo Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Arthur M Longsjo Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Fitchburg, MA, serving 614 students as part of the Fitchburg district, which ranks 325th of 351 districts statewide. In 2025–2026, Arthur M Longsjo Middle School ranked 423rd of 478 middle schools — the 12th percentile, with 1 star — its lowest percentile in the displayed history. Over the past decade it has never climbed above the 24th percentile and has earned 1 star every year, so this is a long-standing pattern rather than a one-year dip.

Proficiency is well below both district and state levels. In 2025–2026, 15.99% of students met standards in English language arts, 12.72% in math, 19.88% in science, and 15.63% in civics, compared with 21.81%, 21.20%, 21.75%, and 18.68% for Fitchburg and roughly 40% statewide. Math is the largest gap — 8.48 points below the district and 28.39 points below the state — while science is the relative bright spot, rising to its highest recent level. Among nearby schools, only Gardner Middle School ranks close; Memorial Middle School in the same district serves a similar number of students (601) yet posts higher ELA (29.51%), math (23.88%), and civics (23.03%) rates, and Lunenburg Middle School, Groton Dunstable Regional Middle, and Luther Burbank Middle School all exceed 40% proficiency in ELA and math.

Subgroup data, which measures how well the school serves specific groups relative to other schools statewide, is uneven: the school ranks relatively high for homeless students (66th percentile, 3 stars) and English language learners (49th percentile, 2 stars), and above its overall level for special education students. Its student-teacher ratio of 11.3 in 2024–2025 is smaller than most nearby schools, including Memorial Middle School (13.0), suggesting staffing quantity is not the main constraint. Note that free/reduced-lunch percentages are not available in this data, and per-pupil spending figures only go through 2020–2021 ($15,802).

614

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,390

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

98 Academy Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420

(978) 343-2146

District: Fitchburg

Students who attend Arthur M Longsjo Middle School usually attend:

High:	Fitchburg High
	Goodrich Academy

Feeder schools for Arthur M Longsjo Middle School:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

White:

18.1%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg21%

Massachusetts avg41%

423^rd of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	13.8	423 of 478	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	413 of 484	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	408 of 493	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	420 of 501	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	417 of 497	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	420 of 501	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	377 of 498	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	391 of 484	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	387 of 487	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	385 of 482	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	366 of 441	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.8	377 of 455	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.3	388 of 455	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	406 of 455	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	395 of 449	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	168 of 215	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	159 of 206	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	130 of 202	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	122 of 209	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.1	48 of 212	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	61 of 195	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	83 of 172	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	5.0	129 of 134	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.5	372 of 445	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	357 of 431	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	352 of 424	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	224 of 417	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	99 of 193	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	123 of 181	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	92 of 180	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	148 of 155	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	150 of 154	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	130 of 135	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	426 of 468	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	408 of 473	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	389 of 481	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	401 of 489	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	414 of 494	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	403 of 483	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	366 of 478	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	383 of 463	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	322 of 383	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	288 of 376	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	257 of 378	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	280 of 364	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	275 of 368	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	243 of 335	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	200 of 322	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	233 of 309	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	13 of 38	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	18 of 42	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	406 of 461	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	384 of 464	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	350 of 469	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	390 of 481	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	381 of 489	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	395 of 462	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	314 of 452	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	354 of 438	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	405 of 470	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	401 of 473	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	407 of 483	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	422 of 489	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	411 of 497	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	418 of 485	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	369 of 478	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	367 of 466	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	109 of 112	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	90 of 116	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	92 of 98	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	94 of 110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	81 of 102	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	72 of 92	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	314 of 436	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	264 of 435	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	357 of 441	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	351 of 444	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	402 of 503	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	423 of 489	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	314 of 484	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	341 of 467	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	16.2	414 of 491	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.0	262 of 339	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	370 of 393	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	349 of 386	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	355 of 392	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	323 of 403	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	366 of 404	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	366 of 401	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	309 of 396	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	323 of 395	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)66th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+16 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)23rd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2023)4th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science20%-21 vs state

English Language Arts16%-24 vs state

Civics16%-24 vs state

Mathematics13%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

We have lived in Fitchburg since just before our daughter was born. She attended McKay from KG to 4th grade. And when she was going into middle school we wanted to make sure that she was able to get all she could from the teachers and school. So we choose to send her to Longsjo Middle School. Which is an ELT school(Extended Learning Time) The longer day has provided her more options for learning and a better overall experience. She is in the AALI group and is excelling in all her classes. The teachers take an interest in each kid individually through every grade and class. Communication between the teachers and administration can not be beat. I have a sibling that has her children in a much tonier town's school system and she does nothing but complain about the lack of communication with the school, and the teachers. Over all the entire FPS system has been wonderful Close Quote

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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	75.7%	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
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	66.7%	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
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	20.7%	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	52.9%	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
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	24.3%	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
Samoset School	Public	6-8	100 DeCicco Dr	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7725	495	42	11.7	52.7%	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
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	26.7%	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
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	35.4%	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
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	65.8%	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
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	20.4%	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

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Students who attend Arthur M Longsjo Middle School usually go on to attend Fitchburg High

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In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended Arthur M Longsjo Middle School.

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Students at Arthur M Longsjo Middle School are 62% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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