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North Intermediate

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North Intermediate ranks 231 st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

North Intermediate is a public elementary school in Wilmington, Massachusetts, serving 249 students in grades 4-5. The school consistently outperforms the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 47.72% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 62.66% proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively.

North Intermediate's academic performance is particularly strong for its Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, ranking 34th out of 757 Massachusetts elementary schools in this category. The school also performs well for its female students, ranking 170th out of 869 Massachusetts elementary schools. However, the school's performance for male students and students with disabilities is relatively lower, with 3-star ratings in these categories. Compared to nearby schools, North Intermediate generally outperforms other Wilmington district schools, but some schools in other districts, such as Birch Meadow in Reading and South Elementary in Andover, outperform North Intermediate in certain academic areas.

Overall, North Intermediate is a high-performing elementary school that consistently ranks in the top 30% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's strong academic performance, particularly for its Low SES and female student populations, makes it a standout in the Wilmington district and the broader Massachusetts education landscape.

246

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,644

Per pupil spending ?

11.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 Salem Street
Wilmington, MA 01887

(978) 694-6040

District: Wilmington

Students who attend North Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Wilmington Middle School
High:	Wilmington High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2022 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (75th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2022) to 75th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg51%

Massachusetts avg41%

231^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Wilmington

86^th of 348Wilmington 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	74.7	231 of 906	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	230 of 916	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	260 of 928	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	170 of 932	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	268 of 936	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	261 of 942	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	208 of 934	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	231 of 938	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	69.0	278 of 932	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	287 of 914	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.2	330 of 926	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.6	389 of 928	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.7	320 of 930	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.7	246 of 924	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	315 of 920	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.4	355 of 909	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	272 of 908	70.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.1	248 of 911	72.8%	★★★★☆
2006	69.1	281 of 911	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.2	265 of 887	70.1%	★★★★☆
2004	64.3	343 of 882	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.4	410 of 884	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	57.3	80 of 141	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	238 of 672	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	134 of 632	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	91 of 665	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	60 of 656	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	170 of 869	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	212 of 886	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	235 of 887	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	193 of 901	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	293 of 898	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	298 of 902	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	220 of 893	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	215 of 736	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	186 of 760	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	34 of 757	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	72.7	140 of 772	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	209 of 705	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	156 of 700	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	42 of 685	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	281 of 884	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	213 of 891	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	288 of 896	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.3	146 of 908	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	239 of 904	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	213 of 907	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	194 of 898	78.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	279 of 717	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	239 of 731	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	220 of 703	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	316 of 905	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	366 of 894	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	261 of 896	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	151 of 886	83.0%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	71.7	265 of 925	71.4%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	64.7	110 of 399	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	242 of 737	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	272 of 753	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	364 of 762	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	220 of 764	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	320 of 765	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	345 of 780	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	259 of 772	66.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)72nd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2021)43rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+22 vs state

Science59%+18 vs state

English Language Arts48%+6 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)		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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
North Intermediate	Public	4-5	320 Salem Street	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6040	246	21	11.4		205 (83.3%)	4 (1.6%)	14 (5.7%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	74.7	231^st of 906 public elementary schools	74.5%		76.7	230^th of 916 public elementary schools	74.9%	1		51.9	44.5	47.7		68.3	58.4	62.7	59.1	59.1	$21,644
Woburn Street	Public	1-3	227 Woburn Street	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6020	368	31	11.7		282 (76.6%)	12 (3.3%)	34 (9.2%)	22 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)								(n/a)	53.2			53.2	48.4			48.4			$22,370
E Ethel Little School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Barberry Lane	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 664-7820	303	25	11.9		257 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	90	69^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.5	37^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.0%	32	80.0	60.4	86.0	75.9	80.0	45.8	82.5	69.7	87.7	87.7	$20,042
West Intermediate	Public	4-5	22 Carter Lane	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6050	309	27	11.5		241 (78.0%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.8%)	30 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	72.3	257^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.9	308^th of 916 public elementary schools	66.4%	51		53.5	43.3	49.1		56.6	54.6	55.8	60.8	60.8	$24,989
Shawsheen Elementary	Public	1-3	298 Shawsheen Avenue	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 694-6030	304	30	10.0		239 (78.6%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.9%)	24 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)								(n/a)	45.4			45.4	44.3			44.3			$22,829
Boutwell	Public	PK-K	17 Boutwell Avenue	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6070	128	10	12.6		102 (79.7%)	3 (2.3%)	12 (9.4%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)								(n/a)											$25,242
Wood End Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Sunset Rock Lane	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-5420	236	18	13.3		200 (84.7%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.2%)	16 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	77.6	210^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.8%		85.9	117^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.2%	93	46.7	62.1	61.7	56.2	44.4	69.0	63.8	57.9	74.5	74.5	$19,634
Heath-Brook	Public	PK, KG-1	165 Shawsheen Street	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 640-7865	300	24	12.5		224 (74.7%)	20 (6.7%)	24 (8.0%)	22 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)								(n/a)											$20,916
South Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Woburn Street	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 247-9800	438	34	12.9		295 (67.4%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.2%)	73 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	91.9	51^st of 906 public elementary schools	94.4%		94	29^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.8%	22	64.9	65.8	62.7	64.5	74.0	76.3	77.3	75.9	81.1	81.1	$22,447
Birch Meadow	Public	K-5	27 A B Lord Dr	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 944-2335	359	33	10.7		295 (82.2%)	10 (2.8%)	16 (4.5%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	76.9	220^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.7%		79.9	185^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.8%	35	56.1	58.9	50.6	54.7	50.9	58.9	61.5	57.6	64.1	64.1	$19,866

Frequently Asked Questions about North Intermediate

How many students attend North Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended North Intermediate.

Is North Intermediate a good school?

North Intermediate ranks 231^st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is North Intermediate in?

Wilmington

What is the racial makeup of North Intermediate?

Students at North Intermediate are 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of North Intermediate attend?

Students who attend North Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilmington Middle School
High : Wilmington High

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