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Wareham Middle

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Wareham Middle ranks 268 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-7

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Wareham Middle is a public middle school serving grades 5-7 in Wareham, MA. With 404 students, the school is part of the Wareham School District, which is ranked 293 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wareham Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 268-441 and a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 34.79% in ELA, 29.38% in Math, and 37.4% in Science, compared to state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. However, the school performs better for Hispanic students, ranking in the top quartile for ELA and top half for Math.

Interestingly, nearby middle schools like Freetown-Lakeville Middle, Old Rochester Regional Junior High, and Albert F. Ford Middle School significantly outperform Wareham Middle on academic measures, ranking in the top half to top third of Massachusetts middle schools. These higher-performing schools have similar student demographics and spending levels, suggesting Wareham Middle may have opportunities to learn from their practices and strategies.

432

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4 Viking Drive
Wareham, MA 02571-1498

(508) 291-3550

District: Wareham

Students who attend Wareham Middle usually attend:

High:

Wareham Senior High

Feeder schools for Wareham Middle:

Elementary:

Wareham Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Two or more races:

17.4%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg30%

Massachusetts avg41%

268^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

293^rd of 348Wareham 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	40.5	268 of 484	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	319 of 493	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	349 of 501	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	383 of 497	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	371 of 501	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	359 of 498	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	357 of 484	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.3	344 of 487	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	441 of 482	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	365 of 441	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.7	341 of 455	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.4	325 of 455	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.9	320 of 455	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.8	326 of 449	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.6	317 of 434	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	295 of 409	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.3	321 of 407	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	332 of 399	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	320 of 399	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.2	288 of 356	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.8	284 of 344	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.7	286 of 339	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	144 of 206	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	109 of 202	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	105 of 193	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	88 of 172	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	36.5	247 of 445	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	205 of 431	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	303 of 424	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	253 of 417	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	233 of 473	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	294 of 481	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	346 of 489	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	374 of 494	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	375 of 483	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	348 of 478	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	346 of 463	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	102 of 376	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	116 of 378	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	164 of 364	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	155 of 368	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.1	268 of 335	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	251 of 309	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	179 of 464	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	210 of 469	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	333 of 481	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	360 of 489	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	288 of 462	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	343 of 452	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	312 of 438	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	274 of 473	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	327 of 483	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	339 of 489	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	384 of 497	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	357 of 485	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	352 of 478	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	361 of 466	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	83 of 116	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.6	82 of 98	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	104 of 110	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	96 of 102	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	82 of 92	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	80 of 87	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	68 of 84	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	173 of 435	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	201 of 441	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	276 of 444	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	378 of 503	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	295 of 489	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	376 of 484	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	314 of 467	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	27.3	354 of 491	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.9	267 of 339	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	276 of 386	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	333 of 392	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	347 of 403	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	370 of 404	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	362 of 401	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	334 of 396	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	354 of 395	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-16 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)28th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)21st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science37%-4 vs state

English Language Arts35%-7 vs state

Mathematics29%-11 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 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
Wareham Middle	Public	5-7	4 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3550	432	38	11.4		266 (61.6%)	39 (9.0%)	42 (9.7%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (17.4%)	40.5	268^th of 484 public middle schools	44.6%		32	319^th of 493 public middle schools	35.3%	51		28.2	38.8	37.3		34.8		31.8	35.6	21.3		29.4	37.4		37.4		$00
Old Rochester Regional Junior High	Public	7-8	133 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-4928	407	37	11.0		361 (88.7%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	65.3	154^th of 484 public middle schools	68.2%		75.1	110^th of 493 public middle schools	77.7%	44				47.0	52.6	49.8				39.9	44.1	42.0		44.1	44.1	44.9	$20,034
Bourne Middle School	Public	6-8	77 Waterhouse Road	Bourne	02532	Barnstable County	Bourne	No	No	No	No	(508) 759-0690	394	44	8.9		334 (84.8%)	6 (1.5%)	21 (5.3%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	37.7	283^rd of 484 public middle schools	41.5%		32.4	316^th of 493 public middle schools	35.9%	33			36.0	27.2	41.6	34.2			24.6	27.4	41.7	30.9		29.2	29.2	23.3	$25,003
Old Hammondtown	Public	4-6	20 Shaw Street	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Mattapoisett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-6241	154	16	9.6		136 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)								(n/a)	56.3	60.9	76.7			65.6	60.4	54.4	68.3			61.7	67.4		67.4		$23,563
Albert F Ford Middle School	Public	5-8	708 Middle Road	Acushnet	02743	Bristol County	Acushnet	No	No	No	No	(508) 998-0265	403	31	12.9		359 (89.1%)	6 (1.5%)	20 (5.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	51	212^th of 484 public middle schools	56.2%		65.3	152^nd of 493 public middle schools	69.2%	60		51.7	37.0	33.3	52.2	42.9		61.5	47.5	35.4	30.0	43.8	52.2	36.7	44.4	34.8	$16,675
Plymouth South Middle	Public	6-8	488 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 224-2725	601	52	11.4		519 (86.4%)	11 (1.8%)	36 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.3%)	51.1	211^th of 484 public middle schools	56.4%		53.4	204^th of 493 public middle schools	58.6%	7			53.4	37.0	48.6	46.5			44.2	29.3	30.8	35.1		30.5	30.5	30.5	$22,822
Hastings Middle	Public	6-8	30 School Street	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 979-4063	415	34	12.2		341 (82.2%)	10 (2.4%)	28 (6.7%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	51.7	207^th of 484 public middle schools	57.2%		62.2	169^th of 493 public middle schools	65.7%	38			38.2	41.5	37.6	39.1			33.6	47.0	39.6	40.3		38.4	38.4	33.8	$16,170
Plymouth Commun Intermediate	Public	6-8	117 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4450	920	83	11.0		705 (76.6%)	27 (2.9%)	121 (13.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (6.5%)	50.8	214^th of 484 public middle schools	55.8%		45.4	243^rd of 493 public middle schools	50.7%	29			46.2	50.8	45.0	47.4			35.7	31.2	30.0	32.3		29.3	29.3	36.3	$22,362
Normandin Middle School	Public	6-8	81 Felton St	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 985-4300	990	84	11.8		427 (43.1%)	112 (11.3%)	388 (39.2%)	14 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.1%)	18.5	399^th of 484 public middle schools	17.6%		18.2	402^nd of 493 public middle schools	18.5%	3			31.4	22.8	19.2	24.2			19.5	16.6	15.3	17.0		12.8	12.8	12.4	$21,770
John T. Nichols Middle	Public	6-8	112 Tiger Drive	Middleborough	02346	Plymouth County	Middleborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 946-2020	688	56	12.2		573 (83.3%)	28 (4.1%)	28 (4.1%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.4%)	38.8	279^th of 484 public middle schools	42.4%		48.3	231^st of 493 public middle schools	53.1%	48			28.3	27.7	37.1	30.9			29.3	25.9	35.4	30.1		39.1	39.1	33.0	$19,261

Frequently Asked Questions about Wareham Middle

What district is Wareham Middle in?

Wareham

How many students attend Wareham Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Wareham Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Wareham Middle?

Students at Wareham Middle are 62% White, 17% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 9% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Wareham Middle attend?

Students who attend Wareham Middle usually go on to attend Wareham Senior High

Is Wareham Middle a good school?

Wareham Middle ranks 268^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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