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Ware Middle School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Ware Middle School is a small public school in Ware, Massachusetts, serving grades 4–6 with 261 students as part of the Ware district. In 2025–2026, its MCAS Next Generation percent-proficient results were 19.17% in English Language Arts, 24.69% in Math, and 28.77% in Science — all below the Massachusetts averages of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%. Math is a relative bright spot, running 4.61 points above the Ware district average and exceeding it in each of the four years provided, while ELA falls 3.21 points below the district and 20.86 points below the state, with 6th grade ELA at just 15.91%.

Compared with nearby middle schools, Ware sits in the lower-middle tier. Its Math and Science results top Knox Trail Middle School, John F Kennedy Middle, and Quaboag Regional Middle Innovation School, but trail Amherst Regional Middle School, Tantasqua Regional Junior High, and Jabish Middle School. Science comparisons are tricky because Ware reports 5th-grade science while several neighbors report 8th grade; the closest match, Chestnut Hill Community School, also serves grades 4–6 and scored 33.12% in science versus Ware's 28.77%, and 49.68% in ELA versus Ware's 19.17%.

Ware has been below the state in all three subjects in every year shown. ELA dropped from 33.89% in 2022–2023 to 19.17%, a decline of 14.72 points, and Science fell about 11 points in 2025–2026 after peaking at 39.77%. The student-teacher ratio rose from 11.4 in 2022–2023 to 14.3 in 2024–2025 — roughly 25% larger — while ELA and Math declined. Spending was mid-range at $15,973 per student in 2020–2021, though similar-spending peers such as Tantasqua and Jabish scored much higher. Free/reduced-lunch data and rank history were not provided, so economic context and overall ranking could not be assessed.

261

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,707

Per pupil spending ?

67.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

239 West Street
Ware, MA 01082

(413) 967-6903

District: Ware

Students who attend Ware Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ware Junior/Senior High School

Feeder schools for Ware Middle School:

Elementary:

Stanley M Koziol Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Massachusetts avg41%

731^st of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	19.7	731 of 899	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	637 of 906	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	628 of 916	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	604 of 928	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	622 of 932	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	567 of 936	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	722 of 942	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	721 of 934	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	748 of 938	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.9	690 of 932	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.5	651 of 914	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.4	719 of 926	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.1	664 of 928	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.8	585 of 930	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.2	647 of 924	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.1	686 of 920	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.7	688 of 909	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.0	615 of 908	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.2	608 of 911	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.4	580 of 911	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	53.4	454 of 884	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	497 of 672	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	489 of 632	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	543 of 665	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	466 of 656	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	701 of 869	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	605 of 869	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	614 of 886	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	576 of 887	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	584 of 901	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	537 of 898	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	738 of 902	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	710 of 893	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	425 of 475	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.0	220 of 458	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	318 of 446	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.9	82 of 379	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	487 of 742	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	394 of 736	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	359 of 760	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	281 of 757	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	426 of 772	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.3	258 of 705	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	418 of 700	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	511 of 685	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	719 of 879	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	621 of 884	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	607 of 891	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	583 of 896	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	616 of 908	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	553 of 904	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	609 of 907	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	673 of 898	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	653 of 709	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	573 of 717	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	379 of 731	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	468 of 703	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	546 of 905	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	438 of 894	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	642 of 896	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	708 of 886	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	42.2	547 of 925	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	686 of 734	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	658 of 737	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	648 of 753	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	618 of 762	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	668 of 764	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	629 of 765	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	710 of 780	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	705 of 772	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science29%-12 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

English Language Arts19%-21 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 (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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
Ware Middle School	Public	4-6	239 West Street	Ware	01082	Hampshire County	Ware	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 967-6903	261	18	14.3	67.0%	203 (77.8%)	9 (3.4%)	32 (12.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)								(n/a)	21.5	20.6	15.9			19.2	21.8	31.5	21.6			24.7	28.8		28.8		$19,707
Quaboag Regional Middle Innovation School	Public	7-8	284 Old West Brookfield Road	Warren	01083	Worcester County	Quaboag Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 436-5991	196	11	18.0	44.4%	160 (81.6%)	3 (1.5%)	18 (9.2%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	23.2	370^th of 478 public middle schools	22.6%		23.7	365^th of 484 public middle schools	24.6%	5				19.5	29.1	25.0				21.0	13.6	16.8		20.2	20.2	26.6	$9,777
Jabish Middle School	Public	7-8	62 North Washington Street	Belchertown	01007	Hampshire County	Belchertown	No	No	No	No	(413) 323-0433	343	25	13.6	23.3%	292 (85.1%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (7.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	60.3	168^th of 478 public middle schools	64.9%		56.5	189^th of 484 public middle schools	61.0%	21				48.7	50.3	49.5				39.1	40.6	39.9		42.6	42.6	36.3	$18,460
Chestnut Hill Community School	Public	4-6	59 State Street	Belchertown	01007	Hampshire County	Belchertown	No	No	No	No	(413) 323-0437	494	34	14.6	26.1%	408 (82.6%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (11.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)								(n/a)	51.6	35.5	62.3			49.7	34.0	31.2	39.1			34.7	33.1		33.1		$18,056
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	27.4%	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	$18,507
Paul R Baird Middle	Public	6-8	1 Rooney Road	Ludlow	01056	Hampden County	Ludlow	No	No	No	No	(413) 583-5685	513	46	11.1	39.0%	377 (73.5%)	12 (2.3%)	104 (20.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	33.2	306^th of 478 public middle schools	36.0%		33.7	300^th of 484 public middle schools	38.0%	6			11.5	18.2	31.9	20.7			43.3	28.5	26.2	32.8		35.8	35.8	29.6	$21,711
Quabbin Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	800 South Street	Barre	01005	Worcester County	Quabbin	No	No	No	No	(978) 355-4651	510	35	14.7	34.9%	435 (85.3%)	12 (2.4%)	38 (7.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	26.3	343^rd of 478 public middle schools	28.2%		35.2	290^th of 484 public middle schools	40.1%	53			30.8	19.2	25.9	25.2			27.9	24.1	23.6	25.2		25.2	25.2	22.4	$20,305
Wilbraham Middle	Public	6-8	466 Stony Hill Road	Wilbraham	01095	Hampden County	Hampden-Wilbraham	No	No	No	No	(413) 596-9061	613	47	13.0	21.0%	490 (79.9%)	19 (3.1%)	56 (9.1%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)	70	124^th of 478 public middle schools	74.1%		67.4	139^th of 484 public middle schools	71.3%	15			49.5	51.1	47.9	49.5			52.4	52.0	49.2	51.2		46.3	46.3	44.9	$19,159
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	47.5%	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	$19,175
John F Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	1385 Berkshire Avenue	Springfield	01151	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7510	366	39	9.3	91.3%	19 (5.2%)	76 (20.8%)	260 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	6.1	470^th of 478 public middle schools	1.7%		11.2	443^rd of 484 public middle schools	8.5%	27			10.0	6.5	10.1	8.8			6.6	2.9	3.5	4.4		4.6	4.6	3.6	$27,390

Frequently Asked Questions about Ware Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ware Middle School?

Students at Ware Middle School are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Ware Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ware Middle School usually go on to attend Ware Junior/Senior High School

What district is Ware Middle School in?

Ware

How many students attend Ware Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Ware Middle School.

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