Summary:
Zip code 01463 in Pepperell, MA is served by a single public middle school, Nissitissit Middle School, which enrolls 494 students in grades 5–8 and belongs to the North Middlesex district.
Because Nissitissit Middle School is the only middle school in the area, parents have no local public alternative to compare it with. The more useful comparison is against its district and the state, and there the school stands out. Its 2025–2026 statewide rank is 203 of 478 schools, the 58th percentile with 3 stars, while North Middlesex ranks in the 35th percentile with 2 stars. The school has also climbed steadily, from the 50th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 55th and then the 58th, gaining 45 rank positions over two reported years. Notably, it improved in ELA, math, science, and civics from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 while the district declined in all four.
Science is the clearest strength: all-grade science reached 44.0% proficient, above both district (36.6%) and state (41.0%), with grade 8 science at 42.6% versus 38.9% statewide. ELA is slightly above state overall at 40.8%, driven by grades 7 and 8 — grade 8 ELA hit 47.8%, about 6.1 points above state. Math is uneven: overall math is 35.6% versus 41.1% state, and grades 5 and 8 trail by roughly 7–8 points, but grade 6 math is a bright spot at 44.2%, far above district. Grade 8 civics is the biggest gap, 29.6% versus 39.8% state, though still above district. Class sizes look favorable at a 10.5 student-teacher ratio, with per-student spending of $17,368 in 2020–2021; free/reduced lunch data is not reported.
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