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Southbridge Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Southbridge Middle School is a grades 6–8 school serving 380 students in Southbridge, MA, a small town in south-central Massachusetts, and it sits within the Southbridge district, which ranks near the bottom of the state. The school itself ranked 367th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 23rd percentile with 1 star, while the district ranks 344th of 351 — 2nd percentile, 0 stars.

On 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation tests, 25.2% of students were proficient in English language arts, 24.32% in math, 14.5% in science, and 20.45% in grade 8 civics — below state averages in every subject, but above the Southbridge district average in every subject. Compared with nearby schools, Southbridge Middle posts higher ELA and math proficiency than Webster Middle School, Knox Trail Middle School, and Quaboag Regional Middle Innovation School, and it is close to Oxford Middle in math. However, it trails Sutton Middle School, Auburn Middle, Tantasqua Regional Junior High, Dudley Middle School, and Charlton Middle School by wide margins. Science is the clearest weakness: at 14.5% proficient, it is the lowest science score among these comparison schools — even below Webster.

The school has improved steadily, moving from the 5th percentile statewide in 2018–2019 and 2020–2021 to 23rd in 2025–2026, with ELA and math proficiency also rising. Eighth-grade math, at 35.11% proficient, is a bright spot and above the district's 33.57%. Notably, Southbridge Middle has the lowest student–teacher ratio (9.2) and highest per-student spending ($19,218 in 2020–2021) among nearby schools, yet outcomes remain low — a contrast worth asking about. Subgroup results offer encouragement: English language learners rank at the 58th percentile (3 stars), low-income students at the 39th percentile, and special education students at the 24th percentile, up from 13th in 2023–2024.

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 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg16%

Massachusetts avg41%

367^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 18 pts since 2019

From bottom 5% (2019) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

344^th of 351Southbridge 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
2026	23.5	367 of 478	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	44.1	82 of 193	57.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	23.8	351 of 468	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.0	248 of 383	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	37.6	283 of 461	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	23.2	365 of 470	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.2	333 of 436	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.5	273 of 393	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ 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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 vs state

Civics20%-19 vs state

Science14%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	23.5	367^th of 478 public middle schools	23.2%		22.2	376^th of 484 public middle schools	22.3%	9		21.9	24.8	29.0	25.2		18.5	18.0	35.1	24.3		14.5	14.5	20.5	$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	21.1%	520 (82.4%)	11 (1.7%)	64 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	34.5	294^th of 478 public middle schools	38.5%		44.7	240^th of 484 public middle schools	50.4%	54	31.7	25.2	29.2	35.6	30.5	32.6	34.7	21.3	27.8	28.9	43.8	32.9	38.0	31.1	$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	30.2%	402 (74.4%)	25 (4.6%)	91 (16.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	36.7	284^th of 478 public middle schools	40.6%		37.2	285^th of 484 public middle schools	41.1%	1	38.8	33.3	43.6	32.4	37.1	39.7	39.0	25.7	23.4	31.4	42.2	24.8	32.8	24.1	$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%)	11.7	436^th of 478 public middle schools	8.8%		16.4	412^th of 484 public middle schools	14.9%	24	19.2	13.0	16.1	10.3	14.6	16.8	14.6	14.4	12.6	14.6	24.0	13.6	18.8	11.9	$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	35.8%	292 (75.8%)	11 (2.9%)	66 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	32.5	312^th of 478 public middle schools	34.7%		33	309^th of 484 public middle schools	36.2%	3		31.4	32.0	29.7	31.1		37.3	21.6	16.0	24.8		25.0	25.0	33.0	$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	27.5%	492 (85.4%)	7 (1.2%)	39 (6.8%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	52.8	197^th of 478 public middle schools	58.8%		64.3	161^st of 484 public middle schools	66.7%	36			33.7	38.3	36.2			42.0	40.2	41.0		43.2	43.2	37.4	$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	23.1%	478 (76.1%)	28 (4.5%)	75 (11.9%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	56.6	182^nd of 478 public middle schools	61.9%		60	177^th of 484 public middle schools	63.4%	5		32.7	40.5	45.8	39.5		36.4	40.9	48.1	41.6		45.2	45.2	46.3	$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	43.8%	286 (68.9%)	17 (4.1%)	92 (22.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	22.1	374^th of 478 public middle schools	21.8%		22.3	375^th of 484 public middle schools	22.5%	1	11.0	22.5	30.1	20.2	21.5	8.2	22.5	22.5	18.9	18.6	21.9	18.9	20.1	21.5	$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	10.2%	280 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	64	154^th of 478 public middle schools	67.8%		58.1	185^th of 484 public middle schools	61.8%	31		43.6	37.7	42.4	41.0		56.4	31.3	57.7	47.5		48.5	48.5	56.7	$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	36.6%	263 (66.8%)	27 (6.9%)	72 (18.3%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	33.9	296^th of 478 public middle schools	38.1%		38	282^nd of 484 public middle schools	41.7%	14	15.8	21.4	28.2	31.5	24.5	13.8	24.4	23.8	29.6	23.1	27.7	28.3	28.0	43.4	$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 23.2% 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

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