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Charles E Brown Middle

Public Grades 6-8

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Charles E Brown Middle is a highly-regarded public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, with a student population of 732. The school is part of the Newton school district, which is ranked 34th out of 348 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Charles E Brown Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Massachusetts, often placing in the top 20 or even top 10. In the 2024-2025 school year, it ranked 8th out of 484 middle schools in the state. This strong academic performance is reflected in the school's MCAS test scores, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female, Hispanic, and special education students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. With a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average spending per student, Charles E Brown Middle provides a well-resourced and individualized learning environment for its students.

When compared to other middle schools in the Newton district and surrounding areas, Charles E Brown Middle consistently outperforms its peers on MCAS assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the Newton district and Massachusetts averages. This consistent high performance over the years suggests the school has a strong, stable educational program and effective teaching practices, making it a standout institution in the Massachusetts education system.

713

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,911

Per pupil spending ?

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Meadowbrook Rd
Newton Centre, MA 02459

(617) 559-6900

District: Newton

Students who attend Charles E Brown Middle usually attend:

High:

Newton South High

Feeder schools for Charles E Brown Middle:

Elementary:	A E Angier
	Countryside
	Mason-Rice
	Williams

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.3%

Asian:

26.6%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg68%

Massachusetts avg41%

8^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Newton

34^th of 348Newton 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	96.9	8 of 484	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	23 of 493	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	18 of 501	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	18 of 497	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	21 of 501	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	17 of 498	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	32 of 484	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	89.3	37 of 487	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	92.4	9 of 482	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	87.9	32 of 441	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	86.9	35 of 455	92.3%	★★★★★
2013	88.1	26 of 455	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	24 of 455	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	25 of 449	94.4%	★★★★★
2010	86.6	41 of 434	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	20 of 409	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	90.8	15 of 407	96.3%	★★★★★
2007	89.8	19 of 399	95.2%	★★★★★
2006	89.8	26 of 399	93.5%	★★★★★
2005	92.3	16 of 356	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	90.2	26 of 344	92.4%	★★★★★
2003	93.3	12 of 339	96.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	84.0	15 of 209	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	73.2	31 of 172	82.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	32 of 127	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	35 of 120	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	34 of 134	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	40 of 135	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	38 of 123	69.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	23 of 128	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	56 of 119	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	98.2	7 of 445	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	6 of 431	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	3 of 424	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	10 of 417	97.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	91.0	5 of 138	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	7 of 473	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	15 of 481	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	5 of 489	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	21 of 494	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	22 of 483	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	13 of 478	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	33 of 463	92.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	5 of 376	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	21 of 378	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	5 of 364	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	38 of 368	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	92.9	22 of 335	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	33 of 322	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	28 of 309	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	27 of 464	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	23 of 469	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	20 of 481	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	66.8	114 of 489	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	37 of 462	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	20 of 452	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	55 of 438	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	12 of 473	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	37 of 483	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	33 of 489	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	20 of 497	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	19 of 485	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	20 of 478	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	31 of 466	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	21 of 116	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	17 of 98	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	30 of 110	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	22 of 102	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	23 of 92	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	15 of 87	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	16 of 84	81.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	8 of 435	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	16 of 441	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	6 of 444	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	16 of 503	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	10 of 489	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	14 of 484	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	17 of 467	96.4%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	95.6	17 of 491	96.5%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	86.8	40 of 339	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	12 of 386	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	26 of 392	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	21 of 403	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	16 of 404	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	24 of 401	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	16 of 396	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	29 of 395	92.7%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2023)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)88th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+41 vs state

English Language Arts76%+34 vs state

Civics74%+35 vs state

Science73%+31 vs state

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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 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
Charles E Brown Middle	Public	6-8	125 Meadowbrook Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6900	713	68	10.4		373 (52.3%)	29 (4.1%)	55 (7.7%)	190 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.9%)	96.9	8^th of 484 public middle schools	98.3%		94.7	23^rd of 493 public middle schools	95.3%	15				71.8	77.5	78.5	76.0				81.2	79.7	84.5	81.8		72.7	72.7	74.2	$26,911
Oak Hill Middle	Public	6-8	130 Wheeler Road	Newton	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9200	649	68	9.5		305 (47.0%)	43 (6.6%)	79 (12.2%)	173 (26.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	92.2	44^th of 484 public middle schools	90.9%		91.1	47^th of 493 public middle schools	90.5%	3				68.2	56.2	70.9	64.9				68.1	73.4	72.5	71.5		69.2	69.2	72.0	$25,407
Pollard Middle	Public	7-8	200 Harris Avenue	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0480	867	79	10.9		625 (72.1%)	33 (3.8%)	55 (6.3%)	105 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	96	15^th of 484 public middle schools	96.9%		96.8	9^th of 493 public middle schools	98.2%	6					72.8	80.1	76.3					75.2	81.7	78.4		68.0	68.0	70.5	$24,168
Bigelow Middle	Public	6-8	42 Vernon St	Newton	02458	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6800	434	44	9.9		220 (50.7%)	21 (4.8%)	76 (17.5%)	71 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.4%)	91.8	48^th of 484 public middle schools	90.1%		88.4	60^th of 493 public middle schools	87.8%	12				71.6	59.4	83.2	71.1				64.8	58.4	73.6	65.3		64.0	64.0	75.2	$26,379
F A Day Middle	Public	6-8	21 Minot Place	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9100	860	80	10.8		493 (57.3%)	43 (5.0%)	80 (9.3%)	137 (15.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (11.6%)	93.4	31^st of 484 public middle schools	93.6%		91.6	43^rd of 493 public middle schools	91.3%	12				62.1	71.2	75.8	69.8				62.7	75.4	75.1	71.1		69.8	69.8	73.1	$24,602
High Rock School	Public	6	77 Ferndale Road	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0400	441	37	11.7		307 (69.6%)	15 (3.4%)	32 (7.3%)	52 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)								(n/a)				75.8			75.8				79.3			79.3					$24,211
Ohrenberger School	Public	3-8	175 W Boundary Road	West Roxbury	02132	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8157	477	42	11.2		72 (15.1%)	183 (38.4%)	189 (39.6%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	22.1	378^th of 484 public middle schools	21.9%		15.9	421^st of 493 public middle schools	14.6%	43	41.7	22.4	26.6	34.3	15.3	16.7	26.1	34.4	44.0	38.5	31.4	12.1	22.1	31.0	23.4	13.6	18.5	18.2	$37,211
Watertown Middle	Public	6-8	68 Waverley Avenue	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7783	583	54	10.8		317 (54.4%)	24 (4.1%)	145 (24.9%)	47 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	64.4	160^th of 484 public middle schools	66.9%		62.9	167^th of 493 public middle schools	66.1%	7				40.8	39.7	59.2	46.5				43.4	47.5	44.8	45.2		47.5	47.5	45.1	$25,768
Dedham Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Whiting Avenue	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-7000	555	60	9.2		336 (60.5%)	55 (9.9%)	118 (21.3%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	62.8	165^th of 484 public middle schools	65.9%		59.3	183^rd of 493 public middle schools	62.9%	18				46.2	44.3	46.5	45.7				52.2	33.3	51.9	46.0		32.8	32.8	52.5	$26,760
Wellesley Middle	Public	6-8	50 Kingsbury Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6235	919	102	8.9		559 (60.8%)	42 (4.6%)	64 (7.0%)	180 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.9%)	96.2	12^th of 484 public middle schools	97.5%		96.4	11^th of 493 public middle schools	97.8%	1				76.1	77.0	78.0	77.0				78.7	78.1	69.4	75.5		71.1	71.1	71.8	$29,465

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles E Brown Middle

How many students attend Charles E Brown Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 713 students attended Charles E Brown Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Charles E Brown Middle?

Students at Charles E Brown Middle are 52% White, 27% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Not Specified.

Is Charles E Brown Middle a good school?

Yes! Charles E Brown Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Charles E Brown Middle attend?

Students who attend Charles E Brown Middle usually go on to attend Newton South High

What district is Charles E Brown Middle in?

Newton

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