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Atlantic Middle

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Atlantic Middle ranks 141 st of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Massachusetts middle schools

601

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,030

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

86 Hollis Avenue
Quincy, MA 02171

(617) 984-8727

District: Quincy

Students who attend Atlantic Middle usually attend:

High:

North Quincy High

Feeder schools for Atlantic Middle:

Elementary:	Francis W Parker
	Montclair
	Squantum

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

59.7%

White:

28.0%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg44%

Massachusetts avg41%

141^st of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Quincy

185^th of 348Quincy 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	67.1	141 of 484	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	141 of 493	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	174 of 501	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	149 of 497	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	162 of 501	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	165 of 498	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	116 of 484	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	134 of 487	72.5%	★★★★☆
2016	53.9	226 of 482	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.3	154 of 441	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	186 of 455	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.4	212 of 455	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.4	199 of 455	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	217 of 449	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	171 of 434	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	130 of 409	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.2	137 of 407	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.5	212 of 399	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.7	206 of 399	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.0	211 of 356	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.4	208 of 344	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	44.8	201 of 339	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	180 of 209	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	69 of 195	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	91 of 127	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	87 of 120	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	93 of 134	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	87 of 135	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	86 of 123	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	90 of 128	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	82 of 119	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	49.5	165 of 445	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	134 of 431	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	111 of 424	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	68 of 417	83.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	48 of 181	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	11 of 180	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	67.6	15 of 155	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	48.2	44 of 154	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	20 of 135	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	34 of 138	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	5 of 127	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	178 of 473	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	171 of 481	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	195 of 489	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	173 of 494	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	156 of 483	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	183 of 478	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.3	103 of 463	77.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	106 of 376	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	162 of 378	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	109 of 364	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	94 of 368	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	31 of 464	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	27 of 469	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	45 of 481	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	40 of 489	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	33 of 462	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	35 of 452	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	22 of 438	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	117 of 473	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	122 of 483	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	160 of 489	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	131 of 497	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	154 of 485	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	160 of 478	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	126 of 466	73.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	136 of 435	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	151 of 441	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	205 of 444	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.3	47 of 503	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	45 of 489	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	24 of 484	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	12 of 467	97.4%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	46.9	254 of 491	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	82.9	52 of 339	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	242 of 386	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	273 of 392	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.6	357 of 403	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	289 of 404	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	263 of 401	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	272 of 396	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	169 of 395	57.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+22 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)85th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)48th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-43 vs school

African American (2023)14th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+16 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Civics37%~ state avg

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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
Atlantic Middle	Public	6-8	86 Hollis Avenue	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8727	601	35	17.3		168 (28.0%)	27 (4.5%)	29 (4.8%)	359 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	67.1	141^st of 484 public middle schools	70.9%		67.9	141^st of 493 public middle schools	71.4%					58.3	55.3	57.5	57.1				39.4	42.5	45.5	42.4		43.9	43.9	36.9	$18,030
Central Middle	Public	6-8	875 Hancock Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8725	671	42	15.8		248 (37.0%)	25 (3.7%)	30 (4.5%)	346 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	89.5	59^th of 484 public middle schools	87.8%		89.5	56^th of 493 public middle schools	88.6%	3				69.0	63.6	71.6	68.0				69.2	60.7	52.7	61.0		62.4	62.4	66.3	$18,455
Broad Meadows Middle	Public	6-8	50 Calvin Rd	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8723	318	29	11.1		165 (51.9%)	39 (12.3%)	30 (9.4%)	69 (21.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	41.5	259^th of 484 public middle schools	46.5%		45.2	244^th of 493 public middle schools	50.5%	15				47.9	41.2	42.0	43.6				26.8	26.2	17.8	23.6		27.0	27.0	33.3	$23,378
South West Middle School	Public	5-8	444 Granite Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8729	449	38	11.8		125 (27.8%)	80 (17.8%)	66 (14.7%)	130 (29.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.6%)	42.2	252^nd of 484 public middle schools	47.9%		36.2	295^th of 493 public middle schools	40.2%	43			40.0	40.2	36.0	45.7	40.5			32.6	31.8	27.0	28.6	30.0	42.4	26.2	33.7	32.7	$21,003
Point Webster Middle	Public	5-8	60 Lancaster Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-6600	377	32	11.6		99 (26.3%)	87 (23.1%)	55 (14.6%)	125 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	40.9	263^rd of 484 public middle schools	45.7%		46.7	239^th of 493 public middle schools	51.5%	24			27.9	18.6	36.6	45.2	32.3			30.2	20.9	27.2	28.0	26.6	32.6	37.6	35.2	42.4	$20,588
Charles S Pierce Middle	Public	6-8	451 Central Avenue	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4568	1,002	87	11.5		637 (63.6%)	143 (14.3%)	56 (5.6%)	97 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.6%)	85.6	69^th of 484 public middle schools	85.7%		85.2	72^nd of 493 public middle schools	85.4%	3				61.0	67.0	60.3	62.8				60.1	63.9	49.7	58.0		69.2	69.2	55.7	$19,570
Frederick Pilot Middle School	Public	7-8	270 Columbia Road	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1650	215	32	6.7		4 (1.9%)	82 (38.1%)	120 (55.8%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	6.2	476^th of 484 public middle schools	1.7%		7	476^th of 493 public middle schools	3.4%						6.0	9.7	8.3					1.5	2.6	2.2		2.6	2.6	3.5	$37,031
Higginson-Lewis K-8 School	Public	3-8	131 Walnut Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8247	213	23	9.2		10 (4.7%)	78 (36.6%)	117 (54.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	9.4	451^st of 484 public middle schools	6.8%		6.6	483^rd of 493 public middle schools	2.0%	32	0.0	9.5	0.0	26.5	7.3	5.3	8.6	3.6	4.8	0.0	17.7	0.0	2.6	4.8	8.0	5.3	6.4	8.3	$41,639
East Middle School	Public	5-8	305 River St.	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0170	999	76	13.0		532 (53.3%)	71 (7.1%)	78 (7.8%)	282 (28.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.3%)	69.8	131^st of 484 public middle schools	72.9%		65.9	148^th of 493 public middle schools	70.0%	17			47.6	43.0	43.0	50.9	46.0			48.5	52.1	55.3	57.0	53.2	57.8	51.9	54.8	42.6	$18,094
Maria Weston Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	1051 Commercial Street	Weymouth	02189	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 337-4500	1,187	107	11.1		735 (61.9%)	103 (8.7%)	201 (16.9%)	76 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.0%)	44.9	239^th of 484 public middle schools	50.6%		45.2	245^th of 493 public middle schools	50.3%	6				48.8	35.6	52.7	45.6				33.6	26.3	27.4	29.0		26.6	26.6	29.4	$20,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Atlantic Middle

How many students attend Atlantic Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Atlantic Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Atlantic Middle?

Students at Atlantic Middle are 60% Asian, 28% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Atlantic Middle in?

Quincy

What high school do graduates of Atlantic Middle attend?

Students who attend Atlantic Middle usually go on to attend North Quincy High

Is Atlantic Middle a good school?

Atlantic Middle ranks 141^st of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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