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Nissitissit Middle School

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Nissitissit Middle School ranks 217 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 55% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Nissitissit Middle School is a public middle school located in Pepperell, MA, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 486 students. The school is part of the North Middlesex school district, which is ranked 182 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nissitissit Middle School has consistently ranked in the top half of Massachusetts middle schools, with rankings ranging from 79 to 217 out of 484-501 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally on par with or slightly below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. However, the school has shown some strengths in specific grade levels, such as higher proficiency rates in 8th grade English Language Arts compared to the state and district. Additionally, the school has maintained a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and has seen an increase in per-student spending over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools, Hawthorne Brook Middle School, which is also part of the North Middlesex district, has performed similarly to Nissitissit Middle School. However, Nissitissit Middle School outperforms several other nearby schools, such as Sky View Middle School in Leominster and Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School. The top-performing nearby schools are in the Westford and Chelmsford districts, such as Blanchard Middle and Stony Brook School, which consistently rank among the top middle schools in Massachusetts.

494

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,755

Per pupil spending ?

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Chace Avenue
Pepperell, MA 01463

(978) 743-1007

District: North Middlesex

Students who attend Nissitissit Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Middlesex Regional

Feeder schools for Nissitissit Middle School:

Elementary:

Varnum Brook

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

!Civics scores 11 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

Massachusetts avg41%

217^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the North Middlesex

182^nd of 348North Middlesex 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	49.9	217 of 484	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	248 of 493	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	170 of 501	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	159 of 497	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	140 of 501	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	122 of 498	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	79 of 484	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	115 of 487	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	64.1	177 of 482	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.1	158 of 441	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.0	164 of 455	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.1	187 of 455	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	165 of 455	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.8	198 of 449	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.5	145 of 434	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.7	135 of 409	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.3	149 of 407	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.7	129 of 399	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.3	120 of 399	69.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.6	81 of 356	77.2%	★★★★☆
2004	70.7	105 of 344	69.5%	★★★★☆
2003	73.9	90 of 339	73.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	47.0	171 of 445	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	213 of 431	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	64 of 424	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	31 of 417	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	250 of 473	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	279 of 481	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	203 of 489	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	171 of 494	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	142 of 483	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	110 of 478	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	74 of 463	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	203 of 376	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	152 of 378	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	98 of 364	73.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	254 of 464	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	246 of 469	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	122 of 481	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	89 of 489	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	67 of 462	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	87 of 452	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	75 of 438	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	194 of 473	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	217 of 483	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	143 of 489	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	152 of 497	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	134 of 485	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	123 of 478	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	78 of 466	83.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	59.7	35 of 102	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	213 of 435	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	217 of 441	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	221 of 444	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	180 of 503	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	192 of 489	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	161 of 484	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	97 of 467	79.2%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	65.6	152 of 491	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	78.2	65 of 339	80.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	241 of 386	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	266 of 392	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	193 of 403	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	190 of 404	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	166 of 401	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	130 of 396	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	79 of 395	80.0%	★★★★☆

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)81st percentile+9 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)69th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)66th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science43%~ state avg

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-7 vs state

Civics28%-11 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Best middle school in the world. Great teachers, great students, great building, and you learn a lot there, too. The technology in the building is great, it being a fairly new school (10 years old). Anyone even considering going to Nissitissit should definitely go there, or at least look into it more. I recently graduated from NMS and would give anything to go back. NMS you rock! Close Quote

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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
Nissitissit Middle School	Public	5-8	33 Chace Avenue	Pepperell	01463	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 743-1007	494	47	10.5		384 (77.7%)	13 (2.6%)	57 (11.5%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.7%)	49.9	217^th of 484 public middle schools	55.2%		44.7	248^th of 493 public middle schools	49.7%	31	30.9	40.5	42.4	45.5	39.8	28.5	38.8	33.6	34.2	33.8	47.2	38.7	43.0	28.1	$18,755
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle	Public	5-8	346 Main Street	Groton	01450	Middlesex County	Groton-Dunstable	No	No	No	No	(978) 448-6155	739	57	12.8		586 (79.3%)	12 (1.6%)	31 (4.2%)	71 (9.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.6%)	83	79^th of 484 public middle schools	83.7%		82.3	82^nd of 493 public middle schools	83.4%	3	51.7	60.9	65.0	60.5	59.6	42.8	55.0	59.6	60.5	54.6	63.0	57.1	60.0	47.8	$20,944
Hawthorne Brook	Public	5-8	64 Brookline Rd	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 597-6914	449	37	12.0		374 (83.3%)	15 (3.3%)	40 (8.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	41.6	256^th of 484 public middle schools	47.1%		42	263^rd of 493 public middle schools	46.7%	7	37.1	36.9	37.1	40.6	37.9	25.7	25.2	20.0	39.1	27.5	48.6	38.1	43.3	28.6	$19,261
Blanchard Middle	Public	6-8	14 West Street	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5582	541	45	12.0		304 (56.2%)	11 (2.0%)	22 (4.1%)	200 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	93.9	29^th of 484 public middle schools	94.0%		95.5	17^th of 493 public middle schools	96.6%	12		64.9	60.5	75.6	67.0		77.1	69.2	76.5	74.3		72.0	72.0	78.3	$18,034
Stony Brook School	Public	6-8	9 Farmer Way	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-2708	546	42	12.9		353 (64.7%)	8 (1.5%)	17 (3.1%)	160 (29.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	92.6	39^th of 484 public middle schools	91.9%		93.8	29^th of 493 public middle schools	94.1%	10		63.5	66.7	70.1	66.7		70.7	78.1	80.6	76.5		65.2	65.2	60.9	$17,676
Lunenburg Middle School	Public	6-8	1079 Massachusetts Avenue	Lunenburg	01462	Worcester County	Lunenburg	No	No	No	No	(978) 582-4710	382	25	15.2		306 (80.1%)	18 (4.7%)	39 (10.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	71.3	123^rd of 484 public middle schools	74.6%		67.2	142^nd of 493 public middle schools	71.2%	19		46.7	51.9	55.3	50.8		50.7	47.2	41.7	46.9		47.8	47.8	59.1	$17,054
Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Hospital Road	Shirley	01464	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	410	33	12.4		286 (69.8%)	29 (7.1%)	62 (15.1%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	64.1	162^nd of 484 public middle schools	66.5%		56.3	194^th of 493 public middle schools	60.6%	32		43.0	37.6	56.3	45.6		45.1	36.0	38.5	40.0		62.6	62.6	52.5	$18,922
Tyngsborough Middle	Public	6-8	50 Norris Rd	Tyngsborough	01879	Middlesex County	Tyngsborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 649-3115	395	35	11.3		273 (69.1%)	23 (5.8%)	41 (10.4%)	42 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	58.7	184^th of 484 public middle schools	62.0%		52.1	214^th of 493 public middle schools	56.6%	30		39.4	38.1	44.9	41.1		33.6	37.7	51.4	41.5		45.2	45.2	48.0	$19,905
Littleton Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Russell Street	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	No	(978) 486-8938	373	29	12.9		280 (75.1%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.8%)	57 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	91.6	50^th of 484 public middle schools	89.7%		89.7	52^nd of 493 public middle schools	89.5%	2		72.6	72.9	73.6	73.0		62.1	57.1	64.2	61.0		67.0	67.0	69.8	$17,336
Sky View Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Kennedy Way	Leominster	01453	Worcester County	Leominster	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 534-7780	869	56	15.4		328 (37.7%)	84 (9.7%)	389 (44.8%)	28 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	47.2	224^th of 484 public middle schools	53.7%		43.4	253^rd of 493 public middle schools	48.7%	29		38.3	39.2	39.4	38.9		27.6	34.6	43.8	35.1		25.0	25.0	43.4	$17,200

Frequently Asked Questions about Nissitissit Middle School

What district is Nissitissit Middle School in?

North Middlesex

What is the racial makeup of Nissitissit Middle School?

Students at Nissitissit Middle School are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Nissitissit Middle School attend?

Students who attend Nissitissit Middle School usually go on to attend North Middlesex Regional

How many students attend Nissitissit Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Nissitissit Middle School.

Is Nissitissit Middle School a good school?

Nissitissit Middle School ranks 217^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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