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Madeleine Dugger Andrews

Q: Is Madeleine Dugger Andrews a good school?

Madeleine Dugger Andrews ranks 178 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Madeleine Dugger Andrews is a public middle school in Medford, MA, serving 435 students in grades 6 through 8, and it has built a reputation as a reliable, solid performer in a region with a wide range of school outcomes. Over the past decade, the school has consistently earned a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, with its state ranking hovering between the 61st and 65th percentile—a level of stability that offers parents a predictable and effective educational environment. What truly sets it apart is its performance compared to its direct district peer, John J. McGlynn Middle School, located just 0.2 miles away. Madeleine Dugger Andrews outperforms McGlynn in every subject and grade level, with a 19-point gap in 8th-grade science proficiency (45.65% vs. 26.24%) and a 20-point gap in 8th-grade civics (49.32% vs. 29.58%), making it the clear academic leader within the Medford district.

The school shines particularly in science and civics, where its 8th-grade scores are 9 and 10 points above the state average, respectively. In fact, its civics proficiency surpasses that of two of the three Cambridge middle schools (Cambridge Street Upper School and Vassal Lane Upper School), despite Cambridge spending significantly more per student (over $32,000 compared to Madeleine Dugger Andrews' $20,286). This efficiency suggests the school is getting strong academic results without the high costs seen in neighboring districts. Additionally, Hispanic students at the school have shown exceptional growth, reaching the 78th percentile statewide in 2024-2025—a dramatic improvement that points to effective instructional strategies for this group.

However, there are areas for parents to watch. The school faces a persistent challenge in 8th-grade math, where only 28.57% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, a 10-point drop from 7th grade and below the state average. This "dip" suggests a need for focused support as students prepare for high school. Also, while Hispanic students are thriving, African American students experienced a volatile performance, dropping to the 25th percentile in 2023-2024 before rebounding to the 50th percentile in 2024-2025. Overall, Madeleine Dugger Andrews offers a stable, efficient, and academically strong option for Medford families, especially those prioritizing science and civics education.

435

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,740

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 Mystic Valley Pkwy
Medford, MA 02155

(781) 393-2228

District: Medford

Students who attend Madeleine Dugger Andrews usually attend:

High:

Medford High

Feeder schools for Madeleine Dugger Andrews:

Elementary:	Brooks School
	John J McGlynn Elementary School
	Milton Fuller Roberts
	Missituk Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Hispanic:

14.5%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (63rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg38%

Massachusetts avg41%

178^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Medford

210^th of 348Medford 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	59.9	178 of 484	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	200 of 493	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	177 of 501	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	188 of 497	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	153 of 501	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	176 of 498	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	177 of 484	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.3	189 of 487	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	190 of 482	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.8	238 of 441	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.1	286 of 455	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	278 of 455	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.6	318 of 455	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.0	333 of 449	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	311 of 434	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.1	264 of 409	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	251 of 407	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.5	278 of 399	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.5	271 of 399	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.7	208 of 356	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.1	174 of 344	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	45.5	198 of 339	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	102 of 206	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.3	151 of 202	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	132 of 209	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	143 of 212	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	91 of 193	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	33 of 195	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	60 of 172	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	86 of 127	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	79 of 120	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	83 of 134	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	84 of 135	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	81 of 123	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	63.8	98 of 445	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.2	161 of 431	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	202 of 424	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	225 of 417	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	152 of 473	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	199 of 481	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	163 of 489	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	179 of 494	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	158 of 483	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	226 of 478	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	181 of 463	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	84 of 376	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	144 of 378	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	122 of 364	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	157 of 368	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	116 of 322	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	65 of 309	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	213 of 464	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	271 of 469	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	212 of 481	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	221 of 489	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	167 of 462	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	265 of 452	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	277 of 438	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	211 of 473	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	205 of 483	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	199 of 489	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	217 of 497	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	142 of 485	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	159 of 478	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	175 of 466	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	71 of 116	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.0	15 of 84	82.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	215 of 435	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	128 of 441	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	160 of 444	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	210 of 503	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	185 of 489	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	285 of 484	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	327 of 467	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	61.3	172 of 491	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	79.7	60 of 339	82.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	171 of 386	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	200 of 392	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	174 of 403	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	194 of 404	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	160 of 401	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	183 of 396	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	185 of 395	53.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)82nd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)65th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics49%+10 vs state

Science46%+4 vs state

English Language Arts45%+3 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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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
Madeleine Dugger Andrews	Public	6-8	3000 Mystic Valley Pkwy	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2228	435	49	8.9		269 (61.8%)	45 (10.3%)	63 (14.5%)	34 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	59.9	178^th of 484 public middle schools	63.2%		54.6	200^th of 493 public middle schools	59.4%	22		44.4	42.0	46.9	44.5		42.8	45.4	28.6	38.5		45.7	45.7	49.3	$22,740
John J. McGlynn Middle School	Public	6-8	3004 Mystic Valley Parkway	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2333	464	53	8.8		232 (50.0%)	67 (14.4%)	88 (19.0%)	40 (8.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	35.5	288^th of 484 public middle schools	40.5%		33.3	310^th of 493 public middle schools	37.1%	22		28.9	28.2	36.4	31.2		27.0	32.1	31.7	30.2		26.2	26.2	29.6	$24,808
Next Wave Junior High	Public	7-8	81 Highland Ave	Somerville	02143	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5640	16	5	3.1		6 (37.5%)	2 (12.5%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)								(n/a)					7.1					0.0					$74,046
Rindge Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-4060	292	31	9.4		145 (49.7%)	56 (19.2%)	33 (11.3%)	29 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	90.3	56^th of 484 public middle schools	88.4%		86.9	65^th of 493 public middle schools	86.8%	9		64.4	70.7	72.5	69.2		71.9	50.0	73.3	65.1		63.5	63.5	63.3	$35,443
Gibbs School	Public	6	41 Foster Street	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-9003	529	43	12.4		354 (66.9%)	24 (4.5%)	37 (7.0%)	56 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.4%)								(n/a)		70.6			70.6		70.4			70.4					$20,737
Cambridge Street Upper School	Public	6-8	840 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-3050	301	36	8.2		102 (33.9%)	95 (31.6%)	35 (11.6%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.6%)	52.2	203^rd of 484 public middle schools	58.1%		53.8	202^nd of 493 public middle schools	59.0%	1		38.6	52.3	49.4	47.2		28.4	42.1	40.2	37.2		30.2	30.2	26.7	$37,291
Vassal Lane Upper School	Public	6-8	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6550	298	43	7.0		106 (35.6%)	81 (27.2%)	37 (12.4%)	52 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	72.2	121^st of 484 public middle schools	75.0%		67	143^rd of 493 public middle schools	71.0%	22		54.6	51.8	56.0	54.1		53.5	44.7	55.3	51.3		40.0	40.0	45.9	$40,197
Putnam Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	100 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-7780	283	32	8.9		79 (27.9%)	72 (25.4%)	29 (10.2%)	55 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.6%)	80.2	92^nd of 484 public middle schools	81.0%		76.3	107^th of 493 public middle schools	78.3%	15		53.4	62.6	70.4	61.9		48.3	57.8	50.6	52.3		48.8	48.8	58.0	$38,081
McCall Middle	Public	6-8	458 Main Street	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7026	1,036	82	12.6		677 (65.3%)	11 (1.1%)	36 (3.5%)	220 (21.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.7%)	95.1	20^th of 484 public middle schools	95.9%		95.5	16^th of 493 public middle schools	96.8%	4		64.4	67.4	79.8	70.6		70.7	74.8	82.2	75.9		76.3	76.3	77.8	$18,195
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy	Public	5-8	180 Walnut Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5240	436	45	9.7		40 (9.2%)	23 (5.3%)	369 (84.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	397^th of 484 public middle schools	18.0%		19.9	390^th of 493 public middle schools	20.9%	7	26.1	24.1	32.7	22.7	26.4	11.5	8.1	23.1	5.3	12.1	23.9	11.6	17.5	15.6	$25,598

Frequently Asked Questions about Madeleine Dugger Andrews

What district is Madeleine Dugger Andrews in?

Medford

Is Madeleine Dugger Andrews a good school?

Madeleine Dugger Andrews ranks 178^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Madeleine Dugger Andrews attend?

Students who attend Madeleine Dugger Andrews usually go on to attend Medford High

What is the racial makeup of Madeleine Dugger Andrews?

Students at Madeleine Dugger Andrews are 62% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Madeleine Dugger Andrews?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Madeleine Dugger Andrews.

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