Walpole Middle School

Walpole Middle School in East Walpole, MA is a grades 6–8 school serving 829 students—the largest enrollment among the nearby middle schools compared here—and it belongs to the Walpole district, which ranks 42nd of 351 Massachusetts districts (88th percentile, 4 stars). The school itself ranks 93rd of 478 schools in 2025–26 (81st percentile, 4 stars), with a student-teacher ratio of 11.2. On the 2025–26 MCAS Next Generation, proficiency is 55.08% in ELA, 61.50% in math, 40.23% in grade 8 science, and 50.76% in grade 8 civics—above the state in every subject tested, by roughly 15 points in ELA, 20 points in math, and 11 points in civics.

Among nearby schools, Walpole Middle sits in the middle-upper tier. It trails the four top-ranked nearby middle schools—Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School, Thomas Blake Middle, E W Thurston Middle, and Sharon Middle—but outranks Millis Middle, King Philip Middle School, John J Ahern, and Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School. Math is its clearest relative strength at 61.50% proficient, fifth of 11 nearby schools. ELA is more mid-pack at 55.08%, seventh of 11. Grade 8 science is the relative weak spot: 40.23%, tenth of 11 and above only Foxborough, though it is still just above the state's 38.93% and essentially even with the district's grade 8 science result.

Comparative effectiveness rankings vary by student group. The school ranks relatively high for male and female students and for students with disabilities, with lower comparative rankings for some smaller student groups—an area worth asking the school about directly. Note some data limits: Walpole Middle has only one year of rank history here, and free/reduced-lunch and per-student spending figures are not reported, so socioeconomic and resource comparisons are not possible.