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1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School

Public Grades 6-8

372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School is a public middle school in Marlborough, Massachusetts, serving grades 6–8 with 965 students as part of the Marlborough district. In 2025–2026 it ranks 372nd of 478 Massachusetts schools (22nd percentile, 1 star), while its district ranks 290th of 351 (17th percentile, 1 star). Whitcomb has stayed in the bottom quartile for years, between the 21st and 23rd percentile since 2022–2023; its last 2-star year was 2020–2021, at the 31st percentile.

On 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation tests, proficiency was 24.86% in English language arts, 22.63% in math, 14.34% in science, and 20.00% in 8th-grade civics—below the state in every subject. The school is close to its district in ELA and math but trails it notably in science, by 8.33 points. Within grades, 8th-grade math is the strongest math grade at 27.44% and 7th-grade math the weakest at 18.85%; 8th-grade ELA is the weakest ELA grade at 21.97%. Math proficiency rose from 18.69% to 22.63% and ELA edged up slightly, but science and civics both slipped.

Whitcomb is larger than every nearby middle school in this comparison group, and its per-student spending of $17,568 is the lowest among them—neighbors range from about $17,992 to $22,450—even though its 9.3 student-teacher ratio is better than most. Proficiency trails higher-performing neighbors such as Sarah W Gibbons Middle, P Brent Trottier, and Ephraim Curtis Middle, which post rates around 60–75%. The gap with Gibbons is roughly 46 points in ELA, 51 in math, and 54 in science. The closest academic match is David J. Quinn Middle School in Hudson, at 25.05% ELA and 23.58% math. Whitcomb's science (14.34%) and civics (20.00%) rates are the lowest among reporting nearby schools, and its subgroup effectiveness rankings are closer to the median for African American and English Language Learner students than for other groups—an effectiveness measure, not a judgment about students.

965

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,195

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Union Street
Marlborough, MA 01752

(508) 460-3502

District: Marlborough

Students who attend 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School usually attend:

High:

Marlborough High

Feeder schools for 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School:

Elementary:	Charles Jaworek School
	Francis J Kane
	Richer

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.4%

White:

23.7%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

Massachusetts avg41%

372^nd of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

290^th of 351Marlborough 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	22.4	372 of 478	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	383 of 484	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	383 of 493	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	395 of 501	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	381 of 497	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	348 of 501	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	353 of 498	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	343 of 484	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	381 of 487	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.5	301 of 482	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.5	319 of 441	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.0	301 of 455	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.9	316 of 455	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.7	288 of 455	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.4	306 of 449	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	278 of 434	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	99 of 215	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.0	130 of 206	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	101 of 202	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	70 of 209	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	89 of 212	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	53 of 193	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	103 of 195	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	87 of 172	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	328 of 445	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	279 of 431	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	322 of 424	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	338 of 417	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	97 of 193	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	92 of 181	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	123 of 180	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	100 of 155	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	69 of 154	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	36 of 135	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	36.4	92 of 138	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	48 of 127	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	372 of 468	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	365 of 473	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	377 of 481	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	394 of 489	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	384 of 494	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	345 of 483	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	345 of 478	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	348 of 463	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	287 of 383	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	285 of 376	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	275 of 378	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	293 of 364	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	242 of 368	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	216 of 335	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	209 of 322	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	186 of 309	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	365 of 461	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	372 of 464	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	394 of 469	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	404 of 481	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	392 of 489	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	322 of 462	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	353 of 452	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	339 of 438	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	360 of 470	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	387 of 473	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	389 of 483	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	388 of 489	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	366 of 497	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	340 of 485	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	334 of 478	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	324 of 466	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	75 of 110	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	71 of 102	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	48 of 92	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	56 of 84	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	276 of 436	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.3	307 of 435	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	289 of 441	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	360 of 444	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	415 of 503	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	346 of 489	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	392 of 484	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	354 of 467	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	29.8	341 of 491	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	30.9	236 of 339	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	245 of 393	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	252 of 386	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	288 of 392	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	319 of 403	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	322 of 404	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	276 of 401	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	262 of 396	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	268 of 395	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)54th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+28 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)31st percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)30th percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

Civics20%-20 vs state

Science14%-27 vs state

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Not impressed at all with the school and looking for another one for both of my children. They have attended for 2 & 3 years and it is only getting worse. Not many options in the area unfortunately. Close Quote

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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 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
1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School	Public	6-8	25 Union Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3502	965	103	9.3	54.1%	229 (23.7%)	60 (6.2%)	641 (66.4%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	22.4	372^nd of 478 public middle schools	22.2%		21.1	383^rd of 484 public middle schools	20.9%	11			26.0	26.3	22.0	24.9			22.3	18.9	27.4	22.6		14.3	14.3	20.0	$21,195
David J. Quinn Middle School	Public	5-7	201 Manning Street	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	No	(978) 567-6210	546	55	9.9	30.5%	374 (68.5%)	20 (3.7%)	136 (24.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	25.7	350^th of 478 public middle schools	26.8%		42.8	249^th of 484 public middle schools	48.6%	101		25.4	21.3	29.2		25.1		21.4	23.5	26.0		23.6	46.2		46.2		$13,849
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	3.6%	284 (70.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)	68 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	93.6	31^st of 478 public middle schools	93.5%		92.3	41^st of 484 public middle schools	91.5%	10			62.7	62.6	79.0	68.3			69.8	68.4	73.8	70.7		74.1	74.1	77.6	$24,000
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	5.0%	588 (72.1%)	30 (3.7%)	48 (5.9%)	89 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.0%)	93.1	35^th of 478 public middle schools	92.7%		95.5	18^th of 484 public middle schools	96.3%	17			65.8	71.1	74.5	70.2			71.6	78.0	73.1	74.1		62.4	62.4	63.4	$23,235
Hale	Public	6-8	55 Hartley Road	Stow	01775	Middlesex County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 897-4788	247	22	11.0	1.5%	197 (79.8%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.5%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	86	68^th of 478 public middle schools	85.8%		92.1	46^th of 484 public middle schools	90.5%	22			52.1	59.5	68.8	59.7			54.8	69.1	67.7	64.0		63.1	63.1	60.0	$22,245
Robert E. Melican Middle School	Public	6-8	145 Lincoln Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7020	545	51	10.7	7.9%	362 (66.4%)	15 (2.8%)	64 (11.7%)	69 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	25 (4.6%)	72.6	117^th of 478 public middle schools	75.5%		76.2	103^rd of 484 public middle schools	78.7%	14			46.3	39.1	49.7	44.9			52.7	45.6	59.4	52.4		60.6	60.6	62.6	$19,936
Fowler School	Public	4-8	3 Tiger Drive	Maynard	01754	Middlesex County	Maynard	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 897-6700	451	41	10.8	25.7%	337 (74.7%)	12 (2.7%)	76 (16.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	53.9	192^nd of 478 public middle schools	59.8%		65.6	151^st of 484 public middle schools	68.8%	41	37.5	31.0	29.2	41.0	44.2	36.6	40.9	20.7	37.1	32.5	44.1	35.3	28.7	48.4	39.0	44.2	$22,288
Walsh Middle	Public	6-8	301 Brook Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9180	785	74	10.6	36.2%	304 (38.7%)	48 (6.1%)	357 (45.5%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.1%)	37.4	278^th of 478 public middle schools	41.8%		42.2	251^st of 484 public middle schools	48.1%	27			30.8	28.8	31.2	30.2			25.3	31.0	35.1	30.5		35.8	35.8	33.5	$24,464
Sarah W Gibbons Middle	Public	7-8	20 Fisher Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7740	610	58	10.5	10.1%	257 (42.1%)	20 (3.3%)	84 (13.8%)	226 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	94.4	26^th of 478 public middle schools	94.6%		94.2	24^th of 484 public middle schools	95.0%	2				69.4	72.0	70.7				72.3	74.0	73.2		67.9	67.9	69.0	$20,890
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	58.8%	227 (38.3%)	54 (9.1%)	264 (44.6%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	17.3	400^th of 478 public middle schools	16.3%		15.9	416^th of 484 public middle schools	14.0%	16			12.4	17.0	21.7	17.4			11.0	17.1	24.1	17.9		16.1	16.1	22.0	$25,448

Frequently Asked Questions about 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School

How many students attend 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 965 students attended 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School.

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1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School?

Students at 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School are 66% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School attend?

Students who attend 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School usually go on to attend Marlborough High

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