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King Philip Middle School

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King Philip Middle School ranks 131 st of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

King Philip Middle School is a public school in Norfolk, MA, serving grades 7–8 with 706 students as part of the King Philip district in a competitive area southwest of Boston.

In 2025–2026, King Philip Middle School ranked 131st of 478 Massachusetts middle schools (73rd percentile, 4 stars), while the King Philip district ranked 100th of 351. The school was above the state average in every reported MCAS subject: English Language Arts at 46.58% vs. 40.03%, mathematics at 53.64% vs. 41.11%, science at 44.44% vs. 40.98%, and civics at 44.78% vs. 39.77%. Math is its strongest relative subject, 12.53 points above the state, with 8th-grade math at 56.89% vs. the state’s 41.67%. Locally, however, ELA is a relative weakness: it trails Thomas Blake Middle, Medway Middle, Millis Middle, Walpole Middle School, John J Ahern, Charles E Roderick, and Harold L Qualters Middle, though it beats Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School and Bellingham Memorial School. Its rank sits mid-pack locally, behind Thomas Blake Middle, Medway Middle, Walpole Middle School, Harold L Qualters Middle, and Millis Middle, but ahead of John J Ahern, Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School, and Bellingham Memorial School.

Among subgroups, low-SES students are a bright spot at the 84th percentile, above the school’s overall 73rd percentile, while special education fell from the 78th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 59th in 2025–2026. Resources may be a constraint: the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio is 14.1, up from 13.0 and 11.8 in prior years and higher than most nearby middle schools except Bellingham Memorial School. Per-student spending was $17,334 in 2020–2021, below several nearby districts such as Mansfield, Medfield, Millis, Foxborough, Norwood, and Wrentham, though slightly above Medway and Bellingham. Data limits apply: free/reduced-lunch percentages are blank, and spending data are older. Overall, this is a consistently above-average, stable 4-star school with strong math and local middle-of-the-pack results.

706

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,515

Per pupil spending ?

15.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

18 King Street
Norfolk, MA 02056-0049

(508) 541-7324

District: King Philip

Students who attend King Philip Middle School usually attend:

High:

King Philip Regional High

Feeder schools for King Philip Middle School:

Elementary:	Anna Ware Jackson
	Beatrice H Wood Elementary
	Delaney
	Freeman-Kennedy School
	More...
	H Olive Day

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

5.8%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Massachusetts avg41%

131^st of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 351King Philip 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	69.0	131 of 478	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	110 of 484	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	121 of 493	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	125 of 501	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	116 of 497	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	123 of 501	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	136 of 498	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	91 of 484	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.5	65 of 487	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.1	83 of 482	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	83.2	65 of 441	85.3%	★★★★☆
2014	77.7	99 of 455	78.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.9	131 of 455	71.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	110 of 455	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	72.7	121 of 449	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.3	119 of 434	72.6%	★★★★☆
2009	66.8	139 of 409	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.8	114 of 407	72.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	101 of 399	74.7%	★★★★☆
2006	76.2	94 of 399	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	64.9	124 of 356	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.6	130 of 344	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	74.8	87 of 339	74.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	89 of 215	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.3	134 of 206	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	61 of 131	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	72 of 134	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	66.1	87 of 445	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	79 of 431	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	125 of 424	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	118 of 417	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	135 of 468	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	87 of 473	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	99 of 481	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	122 of 489	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	109 of 494	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	102 of 483	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	140 of 478	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	90 of 463	80.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	132 of 383	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.3	41 of 376	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	34 of 378	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	18 of 364	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	48.4	151 of 368	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	194 of 335	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	96 of 322	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	95.8	9 of 309	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	76 of 461	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	57.5	157 of 464	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	131 of 469	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	55 of 481	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	150 of 489	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	275 of 462	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	266 of 452	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	174 of 438	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	126 of 470	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	140 of 473	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	148 of 483	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	131 of 489	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	110 of 497	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	139 of 485	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	138 of 478	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	88 of 466	81.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	49 of 112	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	45 of 116	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	52 of 98	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	60 of 110	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	46 of 102	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	35 of 92	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	42 of 87	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	180 of 436	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	94 of 435	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	105 of 441	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	60 of 444	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	171 of 503	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	253 of 489	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	304 of 484	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	234 of 467	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	74.3	116 of 491	76.4%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	50.2	145 of 339	57.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	147 of 393	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	133 of 386	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	143 of 392	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	148 of 403	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	127 of 404	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	118 of 401	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	145 of 396	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	93 of 395	76.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile-14 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)57th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)53rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics54%+13 vs state

English Language Arts47%+7 vs state

Civics45%+5 vs state

Science44%+3 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
King Philip Middle School	Public	7-8	18 King Street	Norfolk	02056	Norfolk County	King Philip	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 541-7324	706	50	14.1	15.7%	580 (82.2%)	33 (4.7%)	41 (5.8%)	20 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	69	131^st of 478 public middle schools	72.6%		74.6	110^th of 484 public middle schools	77.3%	21				47.8	45.5	46.6				50.2	56.9	53.6		44.4	44.4	44.8	$21,515
Charles E Roderick	Public	4-6	120 Taunton Street	Wrentham	02093	Norfolk County	Wrentham	No	No	No	No	(508) 384-5435	357	33	10.9	14.0%	292 (81.8%)	6 (1.7%)	26 (7.3%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)	44.7	47.7	53.0			48.2	51.1	54.7	66.1			56.8	61.7		61.7		$20,185
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	224 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(508) 541-6230	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Millis Middle	Public	6-8	245 Plain Street	Millis	02054	Norfolk County	Millis	No	No	No	No	(508) 376-7014	267	22	12.1	18.0%	218 (81.6%)	4 (1.5%)	23 (8.6%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	72.3	118^th of 478 public middle schools	75.3%		77	99^th of 484 public middle schools	79.5%	19			36.5	66.7	67.0	55.7			43.3	50.6	55.3	49.5		41.5	41.5	63.4	$23,744
John J Ahern	Public	5-8	111 Mechanic Street	Foxborough	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 543-1610	772	67	11.5	23.1%	538 (69.7%)	66 (8.5%)	79 (10.2%)	54 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.4%)	64	152^nd of 478 public middle schools	68.2%		70.1	130^th of 484 public middle schools	73.1%	22		50.5	52.5	46.0	43.6	48.2		54.7	58.6	43.0	54.6	52.9	52.9	32.2	42.9	37.7	$20,763
Medway Middle	Public	5-8	45 Holliston Street	Medway	02053	Norfolk County	Medway	No	No	No	No	(508) 533-3230	677	54	12.5	13.3%	550 (81.2%)	20 (3.0%)	62 (9.2%)	32 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	81.5	82^nd of 478 public middle schools	82.8%		83.3	77^th of 484 public middle schools	84.1%	5		64.1	52.3	67.1	57.8	60.2		53.5	61.6	59.0	66.3	60.1	66.5	55.4	61.0	44.0	$19,044
Walpole Middle School	Public	6-8	625 Washington Street	East Walpole	02032	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 660-7226	829	74	11.2	14.7%	613 (73.9%)	38 (4.6%)	71 (8.6%)	67 (8.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.2%)	78.4	93^rd of 478 public middle schools	80.5%					(n/a)			58.9	50.4	55.8	55.1			64.9	59.5	59.8	61.5		40.2	40.2	50.8
Thomas Blake Middle	Public	6-8	24 Pound Street	Medfield	02052	Norfolk County	Medfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 359-2396	574	53	10.8	8.7%	485 (84.5%)	10 (1.7%)	30 (5.2%)	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	94.9	24^th of 478 public middle schools	95.0%		93.3	33^rd of 484 public middle schools	93.2%	9			72.4	77.9	71.0	73.8			64.8	75.1	71.2	70.2		77.3	77.3	80.8	$20,909
Bellingham Memorial School	Public	4-7	130 Blackstone Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 883-2330	586	34	17.1	36.2%	416 (71.0%)	21 (3.6%)	104 (17.7%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	23 (3.9%)	26.6	340^th of 478 public middle schools	28.9%		32.3	312^th of 484 public middle schools	35.5%	28	31.5	19.9	29.7	20.6		25.4	38.8	26.6	24.1	26.3		28.7	28.8		28.8		$19,319
Harold L Qualters Middle	Public	6-8	240 East Street	Mansfield	02048	Bristol County	Mansfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 261-7530	750	78	9.6	19.2%	554 (73.9%)	36 (4.8%)	47 (6.3%)	66 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	72.6	116^th of 478 public middle schools	75.7%		81.7	83^rd of 484 public middle schools	82.9%	33			39.9	44.7	56.2	47.1			59.2	55.1	54.2	56.2		49.4	49.4	51.0	$23,099

Frequently Asked Questions about King Philip Middle School

What district is King Philip Middle School in?

King Philip

What high school do graduates of King Philip Middle School attend?

Students who attend King Philip Middle School usually go on to attend King Philip Regional High

How many students attend King Philip Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended King Philip Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of King Philip Middle School?

Students at King Philip Middle School are 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is King Philip Middle School a good school?

King Philip Middle School ranks 131^st of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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