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Collins Middle

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Collins Middle ranks 318 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Massachusetts middle schools

611

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,747

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29 Highland Avenue
Salem, MA 01970

(978) 740-1191

District: Salem

Students who attend Collins Middle usually attend:

High:	Salem High
	Salem Prep High School

Feeder schools for Collins Middle:

Elementary:	Bates
	Carlton
	Horace Mann Laboratory
	Saltonstall School
	More...
	Witchcraft Heights

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.5%

White:

40.3%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

318^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

276^th of 348Salem 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	31.4	318 of 484	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	381 of 493	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	387 of 501	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	388 of 497	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	359 of 501	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	339 of 498	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	304 of 484	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	311 of 487	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.2	295 of 482	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.6	335 of 441	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.4	378 of 455	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.2	374 of 455	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	356 of 455	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	359 of 449	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.9	348 of 434	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	336 of 409	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.0	339 of 407	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.2	314 of 399	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.2	318 of 399	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.3	296 of 356	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.4	290 of 344	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	24.8	269 of 339	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	87 of 206	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	153 of 202	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	102 of 209	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	145 of 212	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	145 of 193	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	154 of 195	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	84 of 172	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	280 of 445	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	333 of 431	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	330 of 424	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	214 of 417	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	94 of 181	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	86 of 180	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	89 of 155	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	83 of 154	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	81 of 135	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	75 of 138	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	59 of 127	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	294 of 473	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	351 of 481	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	356 of 489	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	389 of 494	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	352 of 483	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	349 of 478	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	294 of 463	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	302 of 376	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	355 of 378	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	345 of 364	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	344 of 368	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	248 of 335	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	192 of 322	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	205 of 309	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	10 of 42	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	26.7	26 of 36	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	349 of 464	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	421 of 469	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	428 of 481	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	419 of 489	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	365 of 462	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	313 of 452	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	289 of 438	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	328 of 473	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	404 of 483	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	406 of 489	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	379 of 497	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	347 of 485	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	319 of 478	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	303 of 466	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	97 of 116	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	80 of 110	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	143 of 435	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.7	327 of 441	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	305 of 444	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	434 of 503	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	387 of 489	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	342 of 484	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	263 of 467	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	352 of 491	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	34.4	216 of 339	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	191 of 386	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.9	276 of 392	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	297 of 403	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	297 of 404	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	296 of 401	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	278 of 396	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	236 of 395	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)76th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+15 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)36th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

Science33%-9 vs state

Civics23%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-20 vs state

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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 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 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
Collins Middle	Public	6-8	29 Highland Avenue	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 740-1191	611	48	12.6		246 (40.3%)	43 (7.0%)	272 (44.5%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	31.4	318^th of 484 public middle schools	34.3%		21.4	381^st of 493 public middle schools	22.7%	63			31.5	34.4	33.3	33.1			19.1	20.5	22.8	20.9		32.5	32.5	23.3	$25,747
J Henry Higgins Middle	Public	6-8	85 Perkins Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	No	(978) 536-4800	1,320	107	12.3		860 (65.2%)	66 (5.0%)	338 (25.6%)	25 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.0%)	34.5	294^th of 484 public middle schools	39.3%		40	278^th of 493 public middle schools	43.6%	16			29.3	25.7	28.0	27.7			30.0	26.3	34.2	30.3		34.6	34.6	26.9	$19,718
Village School	Public	4-6	93 Village Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 639-3159	529	48	10.9		439 (83.0%)	12 (2.3%)	41 (7.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)								(n/a)	49.1	59.3	52.2			53.7	58.7	56.8	62.7			59.3	61.9		61.9		$21,866
Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Public	7-8	217 Pleasant Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3120	411	38	10.7		346 (84.2%)	13 (3.2%)	29 (7.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	85.1	72^nd of 484 public middle schools	85.1%		87.9	62^nd of 493 public middle schools	87.4%	10				58.0	72.8	66.3				65.3	58.5	61.5		48.4	48.4	57.6	$20,302
Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	4-8	17 Lime Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead Community Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 631-0777	192	16	12.0		136 (70.8%)	11 (5.7%)	28 (14.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)	77.7	98^th of 484 public middle schools	79.8%		57.7	187^th of 493 public middle schools	62.1%	89	54.6	31.9	55.3	64.3	70.8	53.4	60.6	29.8	40.4	69.1	45.8	48.2	31.9	50.0	38.0	50.0	$20,386
Swampscott Middle	Public	5-8	207 Forest Avenue	Swampscott	01907	Essex County	Swampscott	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 596-8820	654	60	10.8		494 (75.5%)	31 (4.7%)	88 (13.5%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	64	163^rd of 484 public middle schools	66.3%		74.7	111^th of 493 public middle schools	77.5%	52		46.2	35.1	36.4	53.6	42.9		45.9	46.3	46.8	41.9	45.1	53.1	45.5	48.9	63.6	$19,244
Thurgood Marshall Mid	Public	6-8	100 Brookline Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7360	1,310	106	12.3		107 (8.2%)	130 (9.9%)	939 (71.7%)	89 (6.8%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.6%)	11.8	439^th of 484 public middle schools	9.3%		13	447^th of 493 public middle schools	9.3%	8			15.7	13.8	16.7	15.3			11.3	10.9	12.2	11.4		12.5	12.5	12.6	$20,932
Pickering Middle	Public	6-8	70 Conomo Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7440	583	59	9.8		110 (18.9%)	33 (5.7%)	347 (59.5%)	66 (11.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	27	340^th of 484 public middle schools	29.8%		22.4	372^nd of 493 public middle schools	24.5%	32			27.0	21.2	32.3	26.2			20.8	15.2	28.4	20.7		26.9	26.9	33.8	$24,052
Beverly Middle School	Public	5-8	502 Cabot Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	No	(978) 921-6103	1,388	112	12.4		1,023 (73.7%)	51 (3.7%)	215 (15.5%)	27 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.2%)	60.6	174^th of 484 public middle schools	64.0%		63	164^th of 493 public middle schools	66.7%	10		36.1	44.5	41.7	42.1	41.0		45.1	54.2	47.8	39.0	46.6	49.3	36.8	43.7	41.8	$17,744
Holten Richmond Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Conant Street	Danvers	01923	Essex County	Danvers	No	No	No	No	(978) 774-8590	745	74	10.0		575 (77.2%)	29 (3.9%)	98 (13.2%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	45.1	238^th of 484 public middle schools	50.8%		52.8	209^th of 493 public middle schools	57.6%	29			33.9	33.2	36.0	34.4			32.0	31.0	35.8	33.0		42.6	42.6	38.0	$20,515

Frequently Asked Questions about Collins Middle

What high school do graduates of Collins Middle attend?

Students who attend Collins Middle usually go on to attend Salem High

How many students attend Collins Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Collins Middle.

Is Collins Middle a good school?

Collins Middle ranks 318^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Collins Middle in?

Salem

What is the racial makeup of Collins Middle?

Students at Collins Middle are 45% Hispanic, 40% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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