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Westfield Middle School

Q: Is Westfield Middle School a good school?

Westfield Middle School ranks 227 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Westfield Middle School is a public middle school serving 706 students in grades 7-8 in Westfield, MA, which is part of the Westfield school district. While the school spends around $16,000 per student, which is higher than the state average, its academic performance as measured by MCAS Next Generation test scores is generally below the state average across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Westfield Middle School's statewide ranking has steadily declined from the top 2 quartiles in 2014-2015 to the bottom 2 quartiles in recent years, indicating a concerning trend of worsening academic performance. Additionally, the school performs worse than the nearby Westfield Intermediate School and Agawam Junior High across most academic metrics, suggesting room for improvement. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.7 is also slightly higher than these nearby schools, potentially indicating a need to re-evaluate resource allocation and staffing levels.

While Westfield Middle School performs relatively well for African American and English Language Learner students, it struggles with Asian, Hispanic, and Multi-racial student groups, ranking in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts middle schools for these subgroups. Addressing these equity concerns and the overall declining performance should be a priority for the school and Westfield district to improve student outcomes.

671

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,075

Per pupil spending ?

49%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 West Silver Street
Westfield, MA 01085-3899

(413) 568-1900

District: Westfield

Students who attend Westfield Middle School usually attend:

High:

Westfield High

Feeder schools for Westfield Middle School:

Elementary:	Abner Gibbs
	Franklin Ave
	Highland
	Munger Hill
	More...
	Paper Mill
	Southampton Road

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

20.0%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (53rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Massachusetts avg41%

227^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

254^th of 348Westfield 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	47.0	227 of 484	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	234 of 493	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	280 of 501	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	311 of 497	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	301 of 501	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	272 of 498	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	301 of 484	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.8	334 of 487	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.1	400 of 482	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.7	316 of 441	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	362 of 455	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	349 of 455	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	340 of 455	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	368 of 449	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	323 of 434	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	312 of 409	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.0	304 of 407	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.0	292 of 399	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.9	250 of 399	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.8	273 of 356	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.5	255 of 344	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.2	257 of 339	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	59.2	73 of 212	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	88 of 195	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	9.9	121 of 134	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	122 of 135	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	116 of 123	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	109 of 128	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	40.3	219 of 445	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.6	298 of 431	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	238 of 424	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	218 of 417	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	86 of 181	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	15 of 180	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	61.3	20 of 155	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	34.9	130 of 154	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	113 of 135	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	58 of 127	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	240 of 473	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	227 of 481	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	269 of 489	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	327 of 494	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	316 of 483	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	278 of 478	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	293 of 463	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	247 of 376	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	185 of 378	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	214 of 364	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	223 of 368	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	220 of 335	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	263 of 322	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	265 of 309	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	235 of 464	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	218 of 469	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	238 of 481	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	321 of 489	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	273 of 462	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	257 of 452	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	250 of 438	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	220 of 473	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	235 of 483	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	284 of 489	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	298 of 497	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	276 of 485	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	267 of 478	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	299 of 466	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	11.5	85 of 98	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	71 of 110	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	56 of 87	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	179 of 435	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	250 of 441	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	230 of 444	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	322 of 503	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	308 of 489	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	277 of 484	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	241 of 467	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	38.3	298 of 491	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	41.2	184 of 339	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	213 of 386	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	218 of 392	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	290 of 403	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	325 of 404	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	298 of 401	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	257 of 396	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	279 of 395	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)66th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)46th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)13th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2023)10th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics43%+4 vs state

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Science33%-9 vs state

Mathematics32%-8 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 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
Westfield Middle School	Public	7-8	30 West Silver Street	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 568-1900	671	57	11.7		485 (72.3%)	18 (2.7%)	134 (20.0%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.7%)	47	227^th of 484 public middle schools	53.1%		48	234^th of 493 public middle schools	52.5%	7			26.7	44.6	36.1			24.2	39.8	32.3		32.8	32.8	42.9	$18,075
Westfield Intermediate School	Public	5-6	350 Southampton Road	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6441	729	65	11.2		497 (68.2%)	11 (1.5%)	156 (21.4%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)								(n/a)	36.2	36.3			36.2	30.0	41.4			35.9	42.9		42.9		$19,100
Agawam Junior High	Public	7-8	1305 Springfield Street	Feeding Hills	01030	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 821-0561	527	60	8.7		425 (80.6%)	18 (3.4%)	56 (10.6%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	40	271^st of 484 public middle schools	44.0%		41.7	268^th of 493 public middle schools	45.6%	3			32.8	32.3	32.5			29.4	27.1	28.2		36.8	36.8	31.2	$22,512
West Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	31 Middle School Dr	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3404	909	79	11.4		554 (60.9%)	41 (4.5%)	208 (22.9%)	63 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	31.8	314^th of 484 public middle schools	35.1%		39.2	283^rd of 493 public middle schools	42.6%	31		36.6	37.6	24.4	32.8		40.3	26.2	11.3	25.8		20.6	20.6	20.0	$17,596
Roberta G. Doering School	Public	5-6	68 Main Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 789-1400	522	42	12.3		410 (78.5%)	10 (1.9%)	63 (12.1%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)								(n/a)	27.8	34.4			31.0	25.9	38.8			32.2	40.5		40.5		$20,445
Springfield Legacy Academy	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	299	27	11.0		4 (1.3%)	20 (6.7%)	273 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4.8	480^th of 484 public middle schools	0.8%		5.4	489^th of 493 public middle schools	0.8%	9		1.8	0.0	4.0	1.9		1.8	0.0	1.0	0.8		2.2	2.2	6.3	$27,013
Impact Prep at Chestnut	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	278	18	15.1		17 (6.1%)	33 (11.9%)	219 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	8.6	459^th of 484 public middle schools	5.2%		7.8	469^th of 493 public middle schools	4.9%	10		14.1	14.1	16.4	14.6		6.1	7.5	3.3	5.8		8.6	8.6	6.8	$42,812
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	265	28	9.4		26 (9.8%)	63 (23.8%)	157 (59.2%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	62.2	170^th of 484 public middle schools	64.9%		57.7	186^th of 493 public middle schools	62.3%	16		60.4	38.5	52.6	50.4		30.8	36.3	53.3	39.4		44.2	44.2	45.5	$30,972
Springfield Public Day Middle School	Public	6-8	732 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7281	60	9	6.5		4 (6.7%)	10 (16.7%)	40 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	4.6	482^nd of 484 public middle schools	0.4%		6.5	484^th of 493 public middle schools	1.8%	2		10.0	5.9	0.0	4.7			0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	$38,805
Springfield Middle School	Public	6-8	732 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01102	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7284	18	4	4.0		0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)	15 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)					0.0					0.0					$40,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Westfield Middle School

What district is Westfield Middle School in?

Westfield

Is Westfield Middle School a good school?

Westfield Middle School ranks 227^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Westfield Middle School attend?

Students who attend Westfield Middle School usually go on to attend Westfield High

What is the racial makeup of Westfield Middle School?

Students at Westfield Middle School are 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Westfield Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended Westfield Middle School.

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