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Walsh Middle

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Walsh Middle ranks 251 st of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Walsh Middle is a public middle school located in Framingham, MA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 780 students. The school is part of the Framingham school district, which is ranked 306 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Walsh Middle consistently performs better than the Framingham district average in MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects, its performance still lags behind the state average. The school's performance is particularly strong in 8th grade ELA and 7th grade Math, where it outperforms the state average. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students generally performing better than their peers in the state, while Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform significantly worse.

Over the past several years, Walsh Middle has been ranked in the middle to upper-middle range of Massachusetts middle schools, typically between 150-300 out of around 500 schools, and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average performance compared to other middle schools in the state. While Walsh Middle's performance is generally better than the nearby Cameron Middle School and Fuller Middle School, it lags behind higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Weston Middle, Ephraim Curtis Middle (Sudbury), and Wayland Middle, which consistently rank among the top middle schools in the state.

785

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,464

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Brook Street
Framingham, MA 01701-4371

(508) 626-9180

District: Framingham

Students who attend Walsh Middle usually attend:

High:

Framingham High School

Feeder schools for Walsh Middle:

Elementary:	Barbieri Elementary
	Brophy
	Charlotte A Dunning
	Harmony Grove Elementary
	More...
	Hemenway
	Mary E Stapleton Elementary
	Miriam F McCarthy School
	Potter Road

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.5%

White:

38.7%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

251^st of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Framingham

306^th of 348Framingham 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	42.2	251 of 484	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	286 of 493	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	254 of 501	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	240 of 497	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	156 of 501	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	189 of 498	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	231 of 484	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.1	227 of 487	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.9	227 of 482	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.7	148 of 441	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.2	175 of 455	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	192 of 455	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.7	194 of 455	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.5	178 of 449	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.8	160 of 434	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.2	142 of 409	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.9	156 of 407	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.9	182 of 399	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.0	212 of 399	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.9	160 of 356	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.3	163 of 344	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	59.7	139 of 339	59.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	79 of 206	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	113 of 202	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	113 of 209	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	152 of 195	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	131 of 172	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	67 of 127	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	68 of 120	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	80 of 134	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	89 of 135	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	79 of 123	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	77 of 128	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	85 of 119	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	245 of 445	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	179 of 431	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	167 of 424	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	193 of 417	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	79 of 181	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	68 of 180	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	114 of 155	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	111 of 154	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	95 of 138	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	116 of 127	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	258 of 473	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	282 of 481	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	232 of 489	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	234 of 494	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	155 of 483	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	182 of 478	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	249 of 463	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	305 of 376	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	329 of 378	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	257 of 364	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	237 of 368	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	129 of 335	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	147 of 322	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	183 of 309	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	376 of 464	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	397 of 469	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	396 of 481	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	355 of 489	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	257 of 462	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	291 of 452	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	353 of 438	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	249 of 473	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	279 of 483	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	286 of 489	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	247 of 497	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	163 of 485	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	193 of 478	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	203 of 466	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	58 of 116	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	40 of 98	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	254 of 435	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	221 of 441	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	188 of 444	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	361 of 503	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.3	225 of 489	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	264 of 484	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	337 of 467	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	67.3	144 of 491	70.7%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	57.3	118 of 339	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	134 of 386	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	165 of 392	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	146 of 403	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	149 of 404	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	87 of 401	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	116 of 396	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	138 of 395	65.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)71st percentile~ school

White (2025)65th percentile+17 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)65th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics34%-5 vs state

Science34%-7 vs state

Mathematics34%-7 vs state

English Language Arts33%-8 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
Walsh Middle	Public	6-8	301 Brook Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9180	785	74	10.6		304 (38.7%)	48 (6.1%)	357 (45.5%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.1%)	42.2	251^st of 484 public middle schools	48.1%		38.4	286^th of 493 public middle schools	42.0%	35		32.8	33.3	33.9	33.3		33.3	38.8	29.4	33.8		34.2	34.2	34.4	$24,464
Cameron Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Elm Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 879-2290	592	54	11.0		227 (38.3%)	54 (9.1%)	264 (44.6%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	15.9	416^th of 484 public middle schools	14.0%		22	376^th of 493 public middle schools	23.7%	40		18.4	19.9	19.9	19.3		17.0	13.9	17.8	16.2		12.3	12.3	16.8	$25,448
Christa McAuliffe Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	139 Newbury Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Christa McAuliffe Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 879-9000	284	29	9.7		122 (43.0%)	23 (8.1%)	99 (34.9%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.2%)	41.6	257^th of 484 public middle schools	46.9%		34.8	302^nd of 493 public middle schools	38.7%	45		27.0	45.2	44.6	39.1		14.6	29.8	25.0	23.3		28.3	28.3	45.7	$23,053
Fuller Middle	Public	6-8	31 Flagg Drive	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 620-4956	592	69	8.5		168 (28.4%)	37 (6.3%)	338 (57.1%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	18.8	396^th of 484 public middle schools	18.2%		18.4	401^st of 493 public middle schools	18.7%	5		23.3	21.6	24.5	23.2		17.2	21.9	10.7	16.3		14.4	14.4	20.0	$27,199
J F Kennedy Middle School	Public	5-8	165 Mill Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6650	911	82	11.1		642 (70.5%)	19 (2.1%)	91 (10.0%)	98 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.6%)	88.9	61^st of 484 public middle schools	87.4%		91.5	44^th of 493 public middle schools	91.1%	17	60.9	69.4	63.7	63.3	64.4	68.1	72.7	70.1	56.3	66.7	74.5	52.8	63.4	65.5	$19,451
Wayland Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Main Street	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-3801	662	59	11.2		475 (71.8%)	26 (3.9%)	40 (6.0%)	80 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.0%)	97.3	3^rd of 484 public middle schools	99.4%		96.7	10^th of 493 public middle schools	98.0%	7		71.4	74.7	85.7	77.3		78.6	78.6	77.9	78.4		83.2	83.2	82.1	$21,767
Wilson Middle	Public	5-8	22 Rutledge Rd	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6670	727	73	9.9		503 (69.2%)	27 (3.7%)	66 (9.1%)	83 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.5%)	90.7	52^nd of 484 public middle schools	89.3%		89.9	51^st of 493 public middle schools	89.7%	1	66.3	62.0	68.5	69.0	66.4	69.3	72.1	71.0	58.1	67.7	70.4	59.5	65.1	67.8	$21,613
Ephraim Curtis Middle	Public	6-8	22 Pratts Mill Road	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Sudbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 443-1071	816	82	9.9		588 (72.1%)	30 (3.7%)	48 (5.9%)	89 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.0%)	95.5	18^th of 484 public middle schools	96.3%		93.4	33^rd of 493 public middle schools	93.3%	15		68.6	69.4	81.1	72.9		74.5	76.1	78.0	76.1		68.1	68.1	75.7	$23,235
Ashland Middle	Public	6-8	87 West Union Street	Ashland	01721	Middlesex County	Ashland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 881-0167	685	59	11.6		377 (55.0%)	26 (3.8%)	139 (20.3%)	110 (16.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.4%)	84.8	74^th of 484 public middle schools	84.7%		86.6	68^th of 493 public middle schools	86.2%	6		55.6	63.8	64.7	61.3		52.0	61.7	65.7	59.7		56.4	56.4	60.3	$15,841
P Brent Trottier	Public	6-8	49 Parkerville Rd	Southborough	01772	Worcester County	Southborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 485-2400	404	41	9.8		284 (70.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)	68 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	92.3	41^st of 484 public middle schools	91.5%		94.4	26^th of 493 public middle schools	94.7%	15		66.4	81.4	72.9	73.9		65.6	77.9	56.4	67.0		66.4	66.4	64.8	$24,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Walsh Middle

What high school do graduates of Walsh Middle attend?

Students who attend Walsh Middle usually go on to attend Framingham High School

What is the racial makeup of Walsh Middle?

Students at Walsh Middle are 45% Hispanic, 39% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Walsh Middle in?

Framingham

Is Walsh Middle a good school?

Walsh Middle ranks 251^st of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Walsh Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended Walsh Middle.

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