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Southbridge Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Southbridge Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Southbridge, MA, with 428 students. The school is part of the Southbridge school district, which is ranked 346 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southbridge Middle School consistently performs below the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.36% of Southbridge students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41.53%. In mathematics, only 18.23% of Southbridge students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 40.74%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking lower than most Massachusetts middle schools for Hispanic students and English Language Learner students. Southbridge Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts middle schools, with a ranking of 376 out of 484 in the 2024-2025 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

In comparison, the nearby middle schools, such as Leicester Middle, Sutton Middle School, and Charlton Middle School, generally outperform Southbridge Middle School on academic measures and have higher school rankings. For example, Sutton Middle School ranked 185 out of 484 Massachusetts middle schools in 2024-2025, with 42.39% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 40.72% in Mathematics. The higher spending per student at Southbridge Middle School compared to nearby schools may suggest resource allocation challenges or higher costs that are not translating into improved student outcomes.

380

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,436

Per pupil spending ?

132 Torrey Road
Southbridge, MA 01550

(508) 764-5440

District: Southbridge

Students who attend Southbridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Southbridge High School

Feeder schools for Southbridge Middle School:

Elementary:	Charlton Street
	Eastford Road
	West Street

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

White:

28.7%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2019 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg13%

Massachusetts avg41%

376^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 17 pts since 2019

From bottom 5% (2019) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

346^th of 348Southbridge 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	22.2	376 of 484	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	397 of 493	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	441 of 501	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	455 of 497	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	477 of 501	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	472 of 498	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.8	422 of 445	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	413 of 431	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	418 of 424	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	378 of 417	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	146 of 181	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	122 of 180	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	104 of 155	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	114 of 154	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	88 of 135	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	132 of 138	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	113 of 127	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	380 of 473	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	411 of 481	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	441 of 489	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	466 of 494	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	466 of 483	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	460 of 478	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	449 of 463	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	271 of 376	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	258 of 378	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	335 of 364	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	335 of 368	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	326 of 335	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	311 of 322	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	289 of 309	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	315 of 464	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	338 of 469	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	410 of 481	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	441 of 489	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	445 of 462	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	439 of 452	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	429 of 438	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	359 of 473	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	384 of 483	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	421 of 489	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	450 of 497	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	467 of 485	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	464 of 478	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	451 of 466	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	347 of 435	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	383 of 441	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	407 of 444	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	455 of 503	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	472 of 489	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	469 of 484	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	454 of 467	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.0	461 of 491	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.6	335 of 339	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	284 of 386	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	327 of 392	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	363 of 403	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	397 of 404	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	393 of 401	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	394 of 396	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	395 of 395	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-3 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics30%-9 vs state

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

Science14%-27 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
Southbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	132 Torrey Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5440	380	41	9.2		109 (28.7%)	14 (3.7%)	238 (62.6%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	22.2	376^th of 484 public middle schools	22.3%		19	397^th of 493 public middle schools	19.5%	21		18.3	20.3	29.6	23.4		16.8	18.0	19.4	18.2		14.3	14.3	29.9	$25,436
Charlton Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Oxford Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	No	(508) 248-1423	631	49	13.0		520 (82.4%)	11 (1.7%)	64 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	44.7	240^th of 484 public middle schools	50.4%		41.9	264^th of 493 public middle schools	46.5%	24	33.1	30.3	38.0	44.4	36.3	24.0	23.5	35.4	30.7	28.4	40.0	39.6	39.8	38.1	$16,910
Dudley Middle School	Public	5-8	70 Dudley-Oxford Road	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-2224	540	42	12.9		402 (74.4%)	25 (4.6%)	91 (16.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	37.2	285^th of 484 public middle schools	41.1%		35.3	298^th of 493 public middle schools	39.6%	13	32.8	40.7	35.0	37.3	36.6	42.6	28.2	27.9	17.2	28.5	53.0	30.4	40.8	27.6	$16,016
Webster Middle School	Public	5-8	75 Poland Street	Webster	01570	Worcester County	Webster	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-1922	566	45	12.7		257 (45.4%)	43 (7.6%)	224 (39.6%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	16.4	412^th of 484 public middle schools	14.9%		19.3	395^th of 493 public middle schools	19.9%	17	9.3	21.1	12.5	19.4	15.7	14.8	22.1	19.8	13.8	17.5	16.1	13.6	14.8	15.3	$20,642
Oxford Middle	Public	6-8	497 Main Street	Oxford	01540	Worcester County	Oxford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 987-6074	385	38	10.0		292 (75.8%)	11 (2.9%)	66 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	33	309^th of 484 public middle schools	36.2%		32.5	314^th of 493 public middle schools	36.3%	5		23.4	34.0	40.9	32.8		25.6	28.6	11.5	21.2		29.8	29.8	31.3	$18,258
Tantasqua Regional Junior High	Public	7-8	320 Brookfield Rd	Fiskdale	01518	Worcester County	Tantasqua	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-7381	576	49	11.6		492 (85.4%)	7 (1.2%)	39 (6.8%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	64.3	161^st of 484 public middle schools	66.7%		72	124^th of 493 public middle schools	74.8%	37			37.8	49.5	43.8			42.4	46.9	44.7		46.5	46.5	46.7	$17,774
Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	9 West Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 832-7722	628	46	13.5		478 (76.1%)	28 (4.5%)	75 (11.9%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	60	177^th of 484 public middle schools	63.4%		64.9	155^th of 493 public middle schools	68.6%	22		34.5	46.6	53.9	45.1		47.4	34.1	39.1	40.3		42.3	42.3	47.0	$17,481
Knox Trail Middle School	Public	5-8	73 Ash Street	Spencer	01562	Worcester County	Spencer-E Brookfield	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 885-8550	415	30	13.6		286 (68.9%)	17 (4.1%)	92 (22.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	22.3	375^th of 484 public middle schools	22.5%		23.6	366^th of 493 public middle schools	25.8%	9	10.2	35.6	11.3	25.2	20.2	12.8	22.1	12.4	24.0	17.7	28.9	20.6	24.5	19.4	$18,874
Sutton Middle School	Public	6-8	383 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1630	313	22	13.9		280 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	58.1	185^th of 484 public middle schools	61.8%		61.6	171^st of 493 public middle schools	65.3%	14		41.9	35.6	50.6	42.4		46.2	33.7	41.6	40.7		42.2	42.2	47.7	$18,008
Leicester Middle	Public	5-8	174 Paxton Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 892-7030	394	31	12.7		263 (66.8%)	27 (6.9%)	72 (18.3%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	38	282^nd of 484 public middle schools	41.7%		40.8	276^th of 493 public middle schools	44.0%	6	23.1	27.0	27.0	40.7	29.0	31.9	22.5	31.5	31.3	29.4	42.9	35.0	39.2	37.0	$18,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Southbridge Middle School

How many students attend Southbridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Southbridge Middle School.

Is Southbridge Middle School a good school?

Southbridge Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Southbridge Middle School?

Students at Southbridge Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 29% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Southbridge Middle School in?

Southbridge

What high school do graduates of Southbridge Middle School attend?

Students who attend Southbridge Middle School usually go on to attend Southbridge High School

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