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Sarah W Gibbons Middle

Public Grades 7-8

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Sarah W Gibbons Middle is a grades 7–8 school in Westborough, MA serving 610 students, and it has earned five stars in every year shown in its rank history, placing 26th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools — the 95th percentile — in 2025–2026. That keeps it firmly in the top 5–6% of middle schools statewide, though slightly below its late-2010s peak, when it occasionally reached the top 1–2%.

Academically, 2025–2026 MCAS proficiency is very strong: ELA 70.71, math 73.19, science 67.86, and civics 69.04, against state averages of about 40 in each subject — roughly 32 points above the state in math and 31 in ELA. Among nearby schools, Hopkinton Middle School ranks higher (14th of 478, 97th percentile) and leads in math, science, and civics, while P Brent Trottier (31st of 478) is close behind and edges Gibbons in science and civics. Gibbons is essentially tied with Hopkinton in ELA and clearly ahead of Oak Middle School (53rd), Ashland Middle (72nd), Grafton Middle (81st), and Robert E. Melican Middle School (117th). Science is the least distinctive subject — only 0.65 points above the Westborough district average, compared with 9.4 points in ELA and 5.2 in math.

Most student groups perform at a high level: male students rank in the 96th percentile, female students 93rd, English learners 89th, and special education students 87th. The clearest gap is among low-income students, whose percentile fell from 86th in 2024–2025 to 70th in 2025–2026; Hispanic students (71st) and multiracial students (70th) also trail the school's overall 95th percentile, though small group sizes can make year-to-year changes volatile. Gibbons has 10.5 students per teacher and spent $17,992 per student in 2020–2021. Hopkinton spends less with larger classes and still scores higher, suggesting instruction, curriculum, and school culture matter as much as staffing. The district's earlier-grades Mill Pond School shows lower ELA and math proficiency.

610

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,890

Per pupil spending ?

17.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

20 Fisher Street
Westborough, MA 01581

(508) 836-7740

District: Westborough

Students who attend Sarah W Gibbons Middle usually attend:

High:

Westborough High

Feeder schools for Sarah W Gibbons Middle:

Elementary:	Annie E Fales
	Elsie A Hastings Elementary
	J Harding Armstrong

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.1%

Asian:

37.0%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Massachusetts middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg65%

Massachusetts avg41%

26^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 5% (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	94.4	26 of 478	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	24 of 484	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	32 of 493	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	26 of 501	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	21 of 497	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	17 of 501	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	7 of 498	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	18 of 484	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.7	26 of 487	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	92.9	6 of 482	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.3	6 of 441	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	88.5	24 of 455	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	34 of 455	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.4	27 of 455	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	87.7	30 of 449	93.3%	★★★★★
2010	86.1	45 of 434	89.6%	★★★★☆
2009	88.7	30 of 409	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	85.8	44 of 407	89.2%	★★★★☆
2007	87.3	36 of 399	91.0%	★★★★★
2006	89.7	27 of 399	93.2%	★★★★★
2005	90.8	26 of 356	92.7%	★★★★★
2004	86.2	44 of 344	87.2%	★★★★☆
2003	88.7	34 of 339	90.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	18 of 206	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	24 of 209	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	54 of 212	74.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	20 of 131	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	26 of 127	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	28 of 120	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	12 of 134	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.2	19 of 135	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	9 of 123	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	15 of 128	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	14 of 119	88.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	80.4	47 of 445	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	94.3	18 of 431	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	8 of 424	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	35 of 417	91.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	22 of 193	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	52.7	41 of 181	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	25 of 180	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	10 of 155	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	75.7	8 of 154	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	5 of 135	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	43.7	54 of 127	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	35 of 468	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	22 of 473	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	34 of 481	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	23 of 489	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	37 of 494	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	30 of 483	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	3 of 478	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	17 of 463	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	112 of 383	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	72 of 376	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	101 of 378	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	125 of 364	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	131 of 368	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	80 of 335	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	23 of 322	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	29 of 309	90.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	136 of 461	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	64 of 464	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	58 of 469	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	65 of 481	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	60 of 489	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	32 of 462	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	18 of 452	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	66 of 438	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	19 of 470	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	33 of 473	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	29 of 483	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	21 of 489	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	11 of 497	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	10 of 485	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	15 of 478	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	22 of 466	95.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	34 of 112	69.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	17 of 116	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	12 of 102	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	14 of 87	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	17 of 84	79.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	56 of 436	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	52 of 435	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	40 of 441	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	39 of 444	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	20 of 503	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	8 of 489	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	8 of 484	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	34 of 467	92.7%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	94.4	22 of 491	95.5%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	98.4	7 of 339	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	39 of 393	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	89.3	34 of 386	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	36 of 392	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	31 of 403	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	28 of 404	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	30 of 401	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	10 of 396	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	34 of 395	91.4%	★★★★★

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)

Tested Remotely (2021)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)85th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)70th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%+32 vs state

English Language Arts71%+31 vs state

Civics69%+29 vs state

Science68%+27 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	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
Sarah W Gibbons Middle	Public	7-8	20 Fisher Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7740	610	58	10.5	17.7%	257 (42.1%)	20 (3.3%)	84 (13.8%)	226 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	94.4	26^th of 478 public middle schools	94.6%		94.2	24^th of 484 public middle schools	95.0%	2				69.4	72.0	70.7				72.3	74.0	73.2		67.9	67.9	69.0	$20,890
Mill Pond School	Public	4-6	6 Olde Hickory Path	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 836-7780	834	76	10.9	16.4%	377 (45.2%)	30 (3.6%)	94 (11.3%)	302 (36.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.1%)								(n/a)	53.6	57.5	64.1			58.4	62.7	65.3	78.3			68.9	68.7		68.7		$20,602
Robert E. Melican Middle School	Public	6-8	145 Lincoln Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7020	545	51	10.7	17.6%	362 (66.4%)	15 (2.8%)	64 (11.7%)	69 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	25 (4.6%)	72.6	117^th of 478 public middle schools	75.5%		76.2	103^rd of 484 public middle schools	78.7%	14			46.3	39.1	49.7	44.9			52.7	45.6	59.4	52.4		60.6	60.6	62.6	$19,936
P Brent Trottier	Public	6-8	49 Parkerville Rd	Southborough	01772	Worcester County	Southborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 485-2400	404	41	9.8	7.9%	284 (70.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)	68 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	93.6	31^st of 478 public middle schools	93.5%		92.3	41^st of 484 public middle schools	91.5%	10			62.7	62.6	79.0	68.3			69.8	68.4	73.8	70.7		74.1	74.1	77.6	$24,000
Sherwood Middle School	Public	5-6	28 Sherwood Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8670	951	71	13.3	18.6%	401 (42.2%)	37 (3.9%)	95 (10.0%)	352 (37.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.1%)								(n/a)		45.5	58.4			52.4		54.0	68.9			61.9	57.3		57.3		$17,375
Oak Middle School	Public	7-8	45 Oak Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-1200	914	64	14.2	15.0%	390 (42.7%)	51 (5.6%)	91 (10.0%)	328 (35.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	90.3	53^rd of 478 public middle schools	88.9%		92.1	47^th of 484 public middle schools	90.3%	6				58.6	69.0	63.6				60.8	75.0	67.6		63.7	63.7	64.2	$17,175
Grafton Middle	Public	7-8	22 Providence Road	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5420	478	38	12.6	19.0%	335 (70.1%)	8 (1.7%)	38 (7.9%)	75 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	81.9	81^st of 478 public middle schools	83.1%		81.7	84^th of 484 public middle schools	82.6%	3				50.5	61.0	56.1				50.5	61.8	56.6		61.0	61.0	55.4	$15,961
Hopkinton Middle School	Public	6-8	88 Hayden Rowe Street	Hopkinton	01748	Middlesex County	Hopkinton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 497-9831	996	70	14.1	7.2%	549 (55.1%)	8 (0.8%)	48 (4.8%)	342 (34.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.7%)	96.2	14^th of 478 public middle schools	97.1%		97.1	7^th of 484 public middle schools	98.6%	7			69.9	71.1	74.4	71.7			77.3	79.7	81.8	79.5		73.2	73.2	78.0	$17,371
1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School	Public	6-8	25 Union Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3502	965	103	9.3	62.2%	229 (23.7%)	60 (6.2%)	641 (66.4%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	22.4	372^nd of 478 public middle schools	22.2%		21.1	383^rd of 484 public middle schools	20.9%	11			26.0	26.3	22.0	24.9			22.3	18.9	27.4	22.6		14.3	14.3	20.0	$21,195
Ashland Middle	Public	6-8	87 West Union Street	Ashland	01721	Middlesex County	Ashland	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 881-0167	685	59	11.6	23.4%	377 (55.0%)	26 (3.8%)	139 (20.3%)	110 (16.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.4%)	84.4	72^nd of 478 public middle schools	84.9%		84.8	74^th of 484 public middle schools	84.7%	2			51.2	47.3	70.5	56.5			60.2	59.9	66.4	62.3		64.3	64.3	62.7	$15,841

Frequently Asked Questions about Sarah W Gibbons Middle

What district is Sarah W Gibbons Middle in?

Westborough

What high school do graduates of Sarah W Gibbons Middle attend?

Students who attend Sarah W Gibbons Middle usually go on to attend Westborough High

How many students attend Sarah W Gibbons Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Sarah W Gibbons Middle.

Is Sarah W Gibbons Middle a good school?

Yes. Sarah W Gibbons Middle ranks in the top 5.4% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sarah W Gibbons Middle?

Students at Sarah W Gibbons Middle are 42% White, 37% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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