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Rumney Marsh Academy

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Rumney Marsh Academy ranks 349 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Rumney Marsh Academy is a public middle school in Revere, MA, serving 579 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Revere school district, which is ranked 292 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Rumney Marsh Academy has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a high of 193 out of 441 Massachusetts middle schools in 2014-2015 to its current ranking of 349 out of 484 in 2024-2025.

Academically, Rumney Marsh Academy's performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is generally below the state and district averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (28.31%), Mathematics (17.5%), and Science (22.09%) are all lower than the state averages (41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively) and the Revere district averages (25.97%, 25.47%, and 26.72%). The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom quartile or third of Massachusetts middle schools for Special Education, White, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Disabled students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Revere district, such as Susan B. Anthony Middle School and Garfield Middle School, Rumney Marsh Academy's academic performance is generally lower. Additionally, when compared to higher-performing schools in the region, such as Melrose Middle and Winthrop Middle School, Rumney Marsh Academy's academic performance is significantly lower. These trends suggest that Rumney Marsh Academy may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address its challenges and improve outcomes for all students.

587

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,447

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 American Legion Highway
Revere, MA 02151

(781) 388-3500

District: Revere

Students who attend Rumney Marsh Academy usually attend:

High:

Revere High

Feeder schools for Rumney Marsh Academy:

Elementary:	A. C. Whelan Elementary School
	Abraham Lincoln
	Beachmont Veterans Memorial School
	Garfield Elementary School
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	Paul Revere
	Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.1%

White:

25.2%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg41%

349^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Revere

292^nd of 348Revere 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	26.1	349 of 484	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	385 of 493	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	363 of 501	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	319 of 497	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	343 of 501	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	319 of 498	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	278 of 484	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.8	236 of 487	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.1	195 of 482	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.9	193 of 441	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.1	219 of 455	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.7	245 of 455	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	245 of 455	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.3	219 of 449	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.3	274 of 434	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.6	302 of 409	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	337 of 407	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	318 of 399	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.1	301 of 399	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	24.1	105 of 134	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	104 of 123	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	100 of 128	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	371 of 445	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	385 of 431	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	316 of 424	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	336 of 417	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	100 of 181	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	79 of 180	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	91 of 155	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	49 of 135	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	371 of 473	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	403 of 481	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	395 of 489	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	340 of 494	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	308 of 483	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	264 of 478	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	250 of 463	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	240 of 376	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	270 of 378	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	213 of 364	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	175 of 368	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	155 of 335	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	128 of 322	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	93 of 309	69.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	295 of 464	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	355 of 469	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	321 of 481	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	219 of 489	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	220 of 462	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	157 of 452	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	159 of 438	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	325 of 473	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	359 of 483	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	313 of 489	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	303 of 497	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	365 of 485	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	345 of 478	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	289 of 466	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	392 of 435	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	389 of 441	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	349 of 444	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.6	231 of 503	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	250 of 489	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	169 of 484	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	136 of 467	70.9%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	339 of 491	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	229 of 339	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	287 of 386	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	318 of 392	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	313 of 403	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	278 of 404	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	304 of 401	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	284 of 396	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	287 of 395	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)31st percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics32%-7 vs state

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Science22%-19 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 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 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
Rumney Marsh Academy	Public	6-8	140 American Legion Highway	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-3500	587	57	10.3		148 (25.2%)	20 (3.4%)	388 (66.1%)	22 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	26.1	349^th of 484 public middle schools	27.9%		20.9	385^th of 493 public middle schools	21.9%	36		27.9	29.8	27.2	28.3		19.6	19.6	13.3	17.5		22.1	22.1	32.2	$19,447
Susan B. Anthony Middle School	Public	6-8	107 Newhall Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-7520	545	61	8.9		147 (27.0%)	15 (2.8%)	351 (64.4%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	26.2	347^th of 484 public middle schools	28.3%		26.5	354^th of 493 public middle schools	28.2%	7		20.6	31.3	30.4	27.4		24.1	19.2	21.2	21.5		17.2	17.2	29.4	$22,296
Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	176 Garfield Avenue	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8298	542	50	10.7		116 (21.4%)	15 (2.8%)	370 (68.3%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	27	339^th of 484 public middle schools	30.0%		26.9	351^st of 493 public middle schools	28.8%	12		25.2	34.1	24.3	28.0		18.2	22.5	27.7	22.9		14.2	14.2	28.4	$18,800
Clark Avenue School	Public	5-8	8 Clark Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5100	673	53	12.7		25 (3.7%)	26 (3.9%)	616 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	9.2	456^th of 484 public middle schools	5.8%		8.1	467^th of 493 public middle schools	5.3%	11	19.5	8.1	12.9	14.1	13.6	19.3	3.8	11.6	9.6	11.0	16.7	6.4	11.4	9.8	$21,648
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy	Public	5-8	180 Walnut Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5240	436	45	9.7		40 (9.2%)	23 (5.3%)	369 (84.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	397^th of 484 public middle schools	18.0%		19.9	390^th of 493 public middle schools	20.9%	7	26.1	24.1	32.7	22.7	26.4	11.5	8.1	23.1	5.3	12.1	23.9	11.6	17.5	15.6	$25,598
Joseph A. Browne School	Public	5-8	180 Walnut Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5235	487	54	9.0		27 (5.5%)	36 (7.4%)	419 (86.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.8	438^th of 484 public middle schools	9.5%		10.8	453^rd of 493 public middle schools	8.1%	15	17.4	17.0	12.4	16.1	15.4	16.2	8.0	6.9	16.2	11.2	29.4	12.0	18.4	13.6	$23,450
Winthrop Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Payson Street	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5507	439	33	13.2		409 (93.2%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70.4	128^th of 484 public middle schools	73.6%		71.4	129^th of 493 public middle schools	73.8%	1		55.0	54.7	58.1	56.0		49.3	46.4	62.8	53.1		36.5	36.5	36.5	$18,194
Saugus Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Pearce Memorial Dr.	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5027	616	45	13.6		314 (51.0%)	39 (6.3%)	181 (29.4%)	50 (8.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.1%)	31.7	315^th of 484 public middle schools	34.9%		27.4	348^th of 493 public middle schools	29.4%	33		20.5	23.7	23.1	22.4		23.4	25.0	48.9	31.9		27.3	27.3	31.0	$17,462
Breed Middle School	Public	6-8	90 OCallaghan Way	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7330	1,265	98	12.8		109 (8.6%)	95 (7.5%)	927 (73.3%)	101 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.5%)	12.1	435^th of 484 public middle schools	10.1%		13.5	444^th of 493 public middle schools	9.9%	9		17.3	14.9	17.9	16.6		11.1	7.1	11.7	9.8		15.0	15.0	13.0	$20,084
Melrose Middle	Public	6-8	350 Lynn Fells Parkway	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2100	886	67	13.2		645 (72.8%)	52 (5.9%)	57 (6.4%)	63 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.4%)	78.2	95^th of 484 public middle schools	80.4%		80.4	88^th of 493 public middle schools	82.2%	7		56.8	57.8	55.8	56.8		59.0	55.7	41.9	52.1		47.9	47.9	60.2	$15,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Rumney Marsh Academy

What is the racial makeup of Rumney Marsh Academy?

Students at Rumney Marsh Academy are 66% Hispanic, 25% White, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Rumney Marsh Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended Rumney Marsh Academy.

What district is Rumney Marsh Academy in?

Revere

Is Rumney Marsh Academy a good school?

Rumney Marsh Academy ranks 349^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Rumney Marsh Academy attend?

Students who attend Rumney Marsh Academy usually go on to attend Revere High

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