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Sullivan Middle

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Sullivan Middle ranks 320 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Sullivan Middle is a public middle school located in Worcester, MA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 844 students. The school is part of the Worcester school district, which is ranked 302 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sullivan Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 257 and 400 out of around 500 schools. The school has maintained a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. While the school's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are generally lower than the state averages across all grades and subjects, it performs relatively better for its African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 50% of schools for these subgroups.

Interestingly, Sullivan Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10 to 11.9 students per teacher over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby middle schools like Burncoat Middle, Forest Grove Middle, and Worcester East Middle. Additionally, the school's spending per student has been increasing, from $16,125 in 2018-2019 to $17,673 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the state average.

940

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,504

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 Apricot Street
Worcester, MA 01603

(508) 799-3350

District: Worcester

Students who attend Sullivan Middle usually attend:

High:	South High Community
	University Pk Campus School

Feeder schools for Sullivan Middle:

Elementary:	Canterbury
	Columbus Park
	Gates Lane
	Goddard School/Science Technical
	More...
	Heard Street
	Quinsigamond
	Vernon Hill School
	Woodland Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

White:

22.9%

African American:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 21 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

320^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Worcester

302^nd of 348Worcester 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	31.0	320 of 484	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	306 of 493	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	318 of 501	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	360 of 497	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	352 of 501	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	400 of 498	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	384 of 484	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	370 of 487	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.7	257 of 482	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	301 of 441	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.6	317 of 455	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.0	309 of 455	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	11.0	409 of 455	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	392 of 449	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	390 of 434	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	376 of 409	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	375 of 407	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	356 of 399	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.4	358 of 399	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	10.4	324 of 356	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.0	319 of 344	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.5	320 of 339	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	92 of 206	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	48 of 202	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	71 of 209	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	119 of 212	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	163 of 193	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	113 of 195	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	97 of 172	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	103 of 127	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	96 of 120	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	102 of 134	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	108 of 135	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	111 of 123	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	118 of 128	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	114 of 119	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	367 of 445	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	365 of 431	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	373 of 424	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	401 of 417	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	62 of 181	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	54 of 180	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	56 of 155	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	63 of 154	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	66 of 135	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	90 of 138	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	117 of 127	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	316 of 473	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	298 of 481	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	307 of 489	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	363 of 494	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	350 of 483	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	401 of 478	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	377 of 463	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	237 of 376	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	233 of 378	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	268 of 364	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	310 of 368	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	273 of 335	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	270 of 322	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	268 of 309	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	5 of 42	88.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	3 of 36	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	66.8	5 of 26	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	43.8	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	286 of 464	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	268 of 469	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	303 of 481	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	372 of 489	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	361 of 462	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	386 of 452	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	385 of 438	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	318 of 473	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	308 of 483	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	317 of 489	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	358 of 497	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	339 of 485	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	383 of 478	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	369 of 466	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	96 of 116	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	74 of 98	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	74 of 110	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	68 of 102	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	51 of 92	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.8	74 of 87	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	77 of 84	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	373 of 435	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	335 of 441	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	341 of 444	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	365 of 503	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	355 of 489	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	410 of 484	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	399 of 467	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	321 of 491	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.7	256 of 339	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	251 of 386	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	219 of 392	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	233 of 403	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	284 of 404	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	264 of 401	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	322 of 396	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	302 of 395	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)88th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)35th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)24th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-7 vs state

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

Science20%-21 vs state

Civics19%-21 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
Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	140 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3350	940	73	12.7		215 (22.9%)	139 (14.8%)	462 (49.1%)	82 (8.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.3%)	31	320^th of 484 public middle schools	33.9%		34	306^th of 493 public middle schools	37.9%	14		97.9	31.0	29.9	34.2		97.9	27.0	20.9	28.2		20.5	20.5	18.6	$23,504
Leicester Middle	Public	5-8	174 Paxton Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 892-7030	394	31	12.7		263 (66.8%)	27 (6.9%)	72 (18.3%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	38	282^nd of 484 public middle schools	41.7%		40.8	276^th of 493 public middle schools	44.0%	6	23.1	27.0	27.0	40.7	29.0	31.9	22.5	31.5	31.3	29.4	42.9	35.0	39.2	37.0	$18,580
Forest Grove Middle	Public	7-8	495 Grove Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3420	839	73	11.4		264 (31.5%)	129 (15.4%)	355 (42.3%)	53 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.1%)	31.4	319^th of 484 public middle schools	34.1%		22.2	375^th of 493 public middle schools	23.9%	56			29.3	32.6	31.0			18.7	25.8	22.3		24.6	24.6	29.1	$22,156
Worcester East Middle	Public	7-8	420 Grafton Street	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3430	731	51	14.3		98 (13.4%)	149 (20.4%)	418 (57.2%)	42 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	19.4	394^th of 484 public middle schools	18.6%		15.9	420^th of 493 public middle schools	14.8%	26			25.3	22.7	23.9			13.6	17.9	15.9		13.2	13.2	19.1	$22,852
Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	9 West Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 832-7722	628	46	13.5		478 (76.1%)	28 (4.5%)	75 (11.9%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	60	177^th of 484 public middle schools	63.4%		64.9	155^th of 493 public middle schools	68.6%	22		34.5	46.6	53.9	45.1		47.4	34.1	39.1	40.3		42.3	42.3	47.0	$17,481
Burncoat Middle School	Public	7-8	135 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3390	720	53	13.5		180 (25.0%)	135 (18.8%)	328 (45.6%)	45 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	35	292^nd of 484 public middle schools	39.7%		31	324^th of 493 public middle schools	34.3%	32			27.7	32.2	29.7			29.1	33.0	30.8		25.1	25.1	27.1	$23,380
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		286 (68.9%)	17 (4.1%)	92 (22.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	22.3	375^th of 484 public middle schools	22.5%		23.6	366^th of 493 public middle schools	25.8%	9	10.2	35.6	11.3	25.2	20.2	12.8	22.1	12.4	24.0	17.7	28.9	20.6	24.5	19.4	$18,874
Mountview Middle	Public	6-8	270 Shrewsbury Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 829-5577	773	52	14.8		610 (78.9%)	42 (5.4%)	64 (8.3%)	31 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	77.9	96^th of 484 public middle schools	80.2%		75.1	109^th of 493 public middle schools	77.9%	13		51.0	53.9	54.9	53.3		63.9	58.9	51.1	57.9		47.4	47.4	54.2	$15,098
Oxford Middle	Public	6-8	497 Main Street	Oxford	01540	Worcester County	Oxford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 987-6074	385	38	10.0		292 (75.8%)	11 (2.9%)	66 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	33	309^th of 484 public middle schools	36.2%		32.5	314^th of 493 public middle schools	36.3%	5		23.4	34.0	40.9	32.8		25.6	28.6	11.5	21.2		29.8	29.8	31.3	$18,258
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		390 (42.7%)	51 (5.6%)	91 (10.0%)	328 (35.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	92.1	47^th of 484 public middle schools	90.3%		87.4	64^th of 493 public middle schools	87.0%	17			62.9	69.5	66.3			67.9	72.8	70.4		64.1	64.1	67.0	$17,175

Frequently Asked Questions about Sullivan Middle

What high school do graduates of Sullivan Middle attend?

Students who attend Sullivan Middle usually go on to attend South High Community

Is Sullivan Middle a good school?

Sullivan Middle ranks 320^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sullivan Middle in?

Worcester

How many students attend Sullivan Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 940 students attended Sullivan Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Sullivan Middle?

Students at Sullivan Middle are 49% Hispanic, 23% White, 15% African American, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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