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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	Distance	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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
Pollard Middle	0.0mi	Public	7-8	200 Harris Avenue	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0480	867	79	10.9	8.5%	625 (72.1%)	33 (3.8%)	55 (6.3%)	105 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	95.8	18^th of 478 public middle schools	96.2%		96	15^th of 484 public middle schools	96.9%	3					74.2	73.5	73.9					79.3	80.6	79.9		67.1	67.1	71.9	$24,168
High Rock School	0.9mi	Public	6	77 Ferndale Road	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0400	441	37	11.7	7.8%	307 (69.6%)	15 (3.4%)	32 (7.3%)	52 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)								(n/a)				72.9			72.9				78.7			78.7					$24,211
Charles E Brown Middle	2.9mi	Public	6-8	125 Meadowbrook Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6900	713	68	10.4	11.1%	373 (52.3%)	29 (4.1%)	55 (7.7%)	190 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.9%)	96.3	13^th of 478 public middle schools	97.3%		96.9	8^th of 484 public middle schools	98.3%	5				68.7	76.7	80.6	75.5				75.5	79.2	83.3	79.4		72.7	72.7	71.2	$26,911
Oak Hill Middle	2.9mi	Public	6-8	130 Wheeler Road	Newton	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9200	649	68	9.5	11.2%	305 (47.0%)	43 (6.6%)	79 (12.2%)	173 (26.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	90.6	51^st of 478 public middle schools	89.3%		92.2	44^th of 484 public middle schools	90.9%	7				58.5	67.2	63.2	62.9				62.3	72.0	72.9	69.1		67.9	67.9	67.9	$25,407
Wellesley Middle	3.7mi	Public	6-8	50 Kingsbury Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6235	919	102	8.9	5.9%	559 (60.8%)	42 (4.6%)	64 (7.0%)	180 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.9%)	97.2	7^th of 478 public middle schools	98.5%		96.2	12^th of 484 public middle schools	97.5%	5				72.5	72.1	81.4	75.4				82.9	78.5	81.5	81.0		78.6	78.6	77.6	$29,465
Dedham Middle School	3.8mi	Public	6-8	70 Whiting Avenue	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-7000	555	60	9.2	28.7%	336 (60.5%)	55 (9.9%)	118 (21.3%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	61.6	162^nd of 478 public middle schools	66.1%		62.8	165^th of 484 public middle schools	65.9%	3				44.6	41.6	43.9	43.5				55.2	43.9	50.0	50.0		31.6	31.6	44.3	$26,760
E W Thurston Middle	4.0mi	Public	6-8	850 High Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	664	51	13.0	6.4%	463 (69.7%)	13 (2.0%)	41 (6.2%)	98 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	92	41^st of 478 public middle schools	91.4%		93.5	30^th of 484 public middle schools	93.8%	11				77.4	70.8	62.9	70.1				75.3	72.5	70.4	72.6		68.5	68.5	55.4	$24,915
Ohrenberger School	4.1mi	Public	3-8	175 W Boundary Road	West Roxbury	02132	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8157	477	42	11.2	58.9%	72 (15.1%)	183 (38.4%)	189 (39.6%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	15.9	406^th of 478 public middle schools	15.1%		22.1	378^th of 484 public middle schools	21.9%	28	20.6	35.0	41.3	27.4	4.2	14.5	24.4	16.4	54.3	44.0	31.5	5.5	14.5	28.8	29.7	14.5	22.8	14.5	$37,211
F A Day Middle	5.7mi	Public	6-8	21 Minot Place	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9100	860	80	10.8	11.8%	493 (57.3%)	43 (5.0%)	80 (9.3%)	137 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (11.6%)	93.9	30^th of 478 public middle schools	93.7%		93.4	31^st of 484 public middle schools	93.6%	1				72.2	62.0	77.1	70.3				68.4	68.4	80.2	72.2		68.1	68.1	72.4	$24,602
Weston Middle	5.8mi	Public	6-8	456 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5600	451	41	11.0	5.5%	242 (53.7%)	27 (6.0%)	35 (7.8%)	122 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	97.2	8^th of 478 public middle schools	98.3%		96	14^th of 484 public middle schools	97.1%	6				81.0	78.0	75.6	78.2				79.6	76.2	77.9	77.9		77.9	77.9	77.2	$32,580

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