Summary:
The 01507 zip code is home to a single middle school, Charlton Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Dudley-Charlton Regional school district. While the school's student-teacher ratio is slightly lower than the state average, its academic performance on MCAS assessments has generally been below the state's proficiency levels in English Language Arts and Mathematics over the past two school years.
Charlton Middle School is ranked 239 out of 348 middle schools in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 23.46% to 44.37% in English Language Arts and 23.46% to 35.44% in Mathematics, while in the 2023-2024 school year, the rates were 25.33% to 40.94% in English Language Arts and 20.13% to 35.14% in Mathematics. The school's performance in Science was closer to the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 39.6% to 40% in the 2024-2025 school year and 37.84% to 50.68% in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average per-student spending, the data suggests that Charlton Middle School is facing challenges in improving student academic achievement. Without any other middle schools in the immediate area to compare to, it is difficult to fully assess the school's performance and identify specific areas for improvement. However, the data indicates that the school may benefit from targeted interventions and additional support to help raise student proficiency levels and overall academic outcomes.
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