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Miles River Middle

Public Grades 6-8

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Miles River Middle is a grades 6–8 school in South Hamilton, MA, serving 391 students as part of the Hamilton-Wenham district. It ranks 44th of 478 middle schools statewide in 2025–26 — the 91st percentile — earning five stars, and its district places 32nd of 351 Massachusetts districts. This continues a long run near the top: after a dip to 64th of 484 in 2024–25, the school rebounded strongly this year.

Among the nearby schools compared here, Miles River is the strongest in every subject tested on MCAS Next Generation. Its proficiency rates — 66.58% in ELA, 67.26% in Math, 67.41% in Science, and 74.07% in 8th-grade Civics — lead the group. Ipswich Middle School is closest in ELA (5.29 points behind) and Math (11.27 points behind), while the Science and Civics gaps reach roughly 12 to 14 points. Miles River also beats the state by about 26 points in each core subject and edges out its own district average in every subject, with the narrowest margin in Math (+0.71 points).

Eighth grade is the engine: ELA 76.30, Math 74.81, Science 67.41, and Civics 74.07. Seventh-grade ELA, at 57.14, is the lowest reported result but still 17.23 points above the state. The school serves its reported student groups well, ranking in the 92nd–93rd percentile for low-income and special education students and first of 383 schools statewide for its Hispanic students. Resources are mid-range: a 10.3 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 and $18,217 per student in 2020–21 — less than several nearby districts, yet with higher proficiency. Keep in mind that nearby schools serve different grade spans, and spending data are older than the test scores.

391

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,774

Per pupil spending ?

9.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

787 Bay Rd
South Hamilton, MA 01982

(978) 468-0362

District: Hamilton-Wenham

Students who attend Miles River Middle usually attend:

High:

Hamilton-Wenham Regional High

Feeder schools for Miles River Middle:

Elementary:	Bessie Buker Elementary
	Cutler School
	Winthrop School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.1%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg65%

Massachusetts avg41%

44^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 351Hamilton-Wenham 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	91.6	44 of 478	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	87.8	64 of 484	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.5	37 of 493	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	40 of 501	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	41 of 497	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	20 of 501	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	34 of 498	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	82 of 484	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	101 of 487	79.3%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	71 of 482	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	82.4	69 of 441	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	84.8	55 of 455	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	90 of 455	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	81.7	78 of 455	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	80.6	79 of 449	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	83.3	64 of 434	85.3%	★★★★☆
2009	83.0	58 of 409	85.8%	★★★★☆
2008	87.0	38 of 407	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.6	49 of 399	87.7%	★★★★☆
2006	89.5	28 of 399	93.0%	★★★★★
2005	85.0	55 of 356	84.6%	★★★★☆
2004	90.5	24 of 344	93.0%	★★★★★
2003	90.8	25 of 339	92.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	97.2	9 of 445	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	15 of 431	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	57 of 424	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	120 of 417	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	32 of 468	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	58 of 473	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	94.0	21 of 481	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	48 of 489	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	45 of 494	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	25 of 483	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	36 of 478	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	91 of 463	80.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	99.6	1 of 383	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	8 of 376	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	33 of 461	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	12 of 464	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	34 of 469	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	46 of 481	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	28 of 489	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	2 of 462	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	60 of 470	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	72 of 473	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	63 of 483	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	32 of 489	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	38 of 497	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	20 of 485	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	51 of 478	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	82 of 466	82.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	35 of 436	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.4	40 of 435	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	28 of 441	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.4	72 of 444	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	31 of 503	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	22 of 489	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.4	88 of 484	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	198 of 467	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	95.3	20 of 491	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	60 of 393	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	77 of 386	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	48 of 392	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	50 of 403	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	49 of 404	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	21 of 401	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	34 of 396	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	71.8	91 of 395	77.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)100th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Civics74%+34 vs state

Science67%+26 vs state

Mathematics67%+26 vs state

English Language Arts67%+27 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	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 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Miles River Middle	Public	6-8	787 Bay Rd	South Hamilton	01982	Essex County	Hamilton-Wenham	No	No	No	No	(978) 468-0362	391	38	10.3	9.5%	329 (84.1%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (6.9%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	91.6	44^th of 478 public middle schools	90.8%		87.8	64^th of 484 public middle schools	86.8%	20			65.7	57.1	76.3	66.6			66.2	60.3	74.8	67.3		67.4	67.4	74.1	$22,774
Ipswich Middle School	Public	6-8	130 High Street	Ipswich	01938	Essex County	Ipswich	No	No	No	No	(978) 356-3535	377	42	8.9	18.3%	311 (82.5%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	79.4	89^th of 478 public middle schools	81.4%		77	100^th of 484 public middle schools	79.3%	11			71.2	55.9	57.0	61.3			66.4	55.0	47.6	56.0		54.7	54.7	44.6	$24,553
Beverly Middle School	Public	5-8	502 Cabot Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6103	1,388	112	12.4	33.3%	1,023 (73.7%)	51 (3.7%)	215 (15.5%)	27 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.2%)	61.2	164^th of 478 public middle schools	65.7%		60.6	174^th of 484 public middle schools	64.0%	10		44.3	46.2	34.4	43.3	42.2		49.6	59.4	39.6	44.3	48.4	50.2	47.0	48.5	40.5	$17,744
Manchester Essex Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Lincoln Street	Manchester	01944	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	No	(978) 526-2022	279	30	9.2	12.2%	265 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	73	114^th of 478 public middle schools	76.2%		86.8	67^th of 484 public middle schools	86.2%	47			64.9	75.0	40.2	59.4			49.5	56.4	48.4	51.2		44.9	44.9	46.5	$25,321
Proctor Elementary	Public	4-6	60 Main Street	Topsfield	01983	Essex County	Topsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 887-1530	251	24	10.4	5.6%	225 (89.6%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)								(n/a)	51.8	43.2	66.3			54.1	58.1	49.4	47.0			51.6	55.8		55.8		$23,354
Holten Richmond Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Conant Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-8590	745	74	10.0	26.2%	575 (77.2%)	29 (3.9%)	98 (13.2%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	42.7	241^st of 478 public middle schools	49.6%		45.1	238^th of 484 public middle schools	50.8%	3			39.3	25.2	31.8	32.0			32.6	28.9	36.1	32.4		38.7	38.7	43.3	$20,515
Masconomet Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Endicott Road	Boxford	01921	Essex County	Masconomet	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 887-2323	553	51	10.7	12.8%	493 (89.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.5%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	64.9	145^th of 478 public middle schools	69.7%		79.1	93^rd of 484 public middle schools	80.8%	52				55.4	42.8	49.4				48.6	37.8	43.4		45.1	45.1	43.0	$25,404
Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	4-8	17 Lime Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead Community Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 631-0777	192	16	12.0	28.6%	136 (70.8%)	11 (5.7%)	28 (14.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)	74.8	103^rd of 478 public middle schools	78.5%		77.7	98^th of 484 public middle schools	79.8%	5	47.9	43.8	51.1	47.6	62.8	50.4	47.9	56.3	45.7	41.5	62.8	50.9	53.2	51.2	52.2	60.5	$20,386
Collins Middle	Public	6-8	29 Highland Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1191	611	48	12.6	60.7%	246 (40.3%)	43 (7.0%)	272 (44.5%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	31.9	316^th of 478 public middle schools	33.9%		31.4	318^th of 484 public middle schools	34.3%	2			33.6	37.2	27.0	32.5			25.3	18.2	25.4	23.1		30.8	30.8	26.2	$25,747
J Henry Higgins Middle	Public	6-8	85 Perkins Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	No	(978) 536-4800	1,320	107	12.3	46.9%	860 (65.2%)	66 (5.0%)	338 (25.6%)	25 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.0%)	30.2	325^th of 478 public middle schools	32.0%		34.5	294^th of 484 public middle schools	39.3%	31			29.0	28.9	23.8	27.4			29.9	28.8	26.7	28.5		25.8	25.8	24.9	$19,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Miles River Middle

How many students attend Miles River Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Miles River Middle.

What district is Miles River Middle in?

Hamilton-Wenham

What high school do graduates of Miles River Middle attend?

Students who attend Miles River Middle usually go on to attend Hamilton-Wenham Regional High

Is Miles River Middle a good school?

Yes. Miles River Middle ranks in the top 9.2% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Miles River Middle?

Students at Miles River Middle are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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