Summary:
Rupert A Nock Middle is a public middle school located in Newburyport, Massachusetts, serving 481 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Newburyport School District, which is ranked 87 out of 356 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Rupert A Nock Middle consistently performs at a high level, ranking in the top 25% of Massachusetts middle schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on MCAS Next Generation assessments exceed the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. In 2022-2023, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 56%, compared to the state average of 42.29%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 49.47%, compared to the state average of 40.6%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 6th and 7th grade ELA, where proficiency rates were 57.69% and 58.55%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 42.31% and 40.47%.
While Rupert A Nock Middle has a predominantly white student population, with 89.4% of students identifying as white, the school performs well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Massachusetts middle schools for female students, male students, and white students. The school's performance for special education students is especially noteworthy, ranking in the top 11% of Massachusetts middle schools in 2022-2023. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status (SES) students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of Massachusetts middle schools in this category. With a high per-student spending of $18,226 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.5, Rupert A Nock Middle appears to be well-resourced, which may contribute to its academic success.
Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Newburyport
SchoolDigger Rank:
110th of 501 Massachusetts Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,226
Students who attend Rupert A Nock Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Rupert A Nock Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 9.5
Number of students: 481
Racial breakdown:
White:
89.4%
Hispanic:
6.0%
Asian:
2.3%
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Two or more races:
1.2%
African American:
0.8%
Not Specified:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 9%
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