Summary:
North Middlesex Regional is a public high school located in Townsend, MA, serving 779 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the North Middlesex District, which is ranked 171 out of 356 districts in Massachusetts and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
North Middlesex Regional consistently performs above the state average in MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 69.38% proficiency in 10th grade English Language Arts, 47.55% in Math, and 55.67% in Science, compared to the state averages of 58.24%, 49.69%, and 46.78%, respectively. The school's performance in MCAS Biology for all grades is also strong, with 55.87% proficiency compared to the state average of 47.83%. North Middlesex Regional has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, though its ranking among Massachusetts high schools has fluctuated, ranging from 73rd in 2020-2021 to 134th in 2022-2023. The school has performed particularly well in supporting its special education and disabled student populations, ranking 50th and 16th in the state, respectively, in 2020-2021, and has shown strong performance for its Hispanic student subgroup, ranking 33rd in the state in 2017-2018.
While North Middlesex Regional outperforms many nearby high schools, such as Leominster High School, Center for Technical Education Innovation, and Fitchburg High, it lags behind the highly-ranked Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School, which consistently performs at the top of the state in MCAS assessments. Additionally, North Middlesex Regional's performance for its low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroup has been mixed, ranking 108th in the state in 2022-2023 but 53rd in 2021-2022, and its ranking for its White student subgroup has declined in more recent years.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
North Middlesex
SchoolDigger Rank:
134th of 347 Massachusetts High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,285
Feeder schools for North Middlesex Regional:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.6
Number of students: 779
Racial breakdown:
White:
84.6%
Hispanic:
7.2%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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Asian:
2.7%
African American:
1.7%
Not Specified:
0.4%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.8%
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