Summary:
ZIP code 01520 has one middle school, Mountview Middle in Holden, MA, serving grades 6–8 with 773 students as part of the Wachusett district. In 2025–2026, Mountview is a 4-star school ranked 91st out of 478 Massachusetts middle schools, placing it in the 81st percentile. Its district, Wachusett, is ranked 97th out of 351 with a 72nd percentile and 4 stars. The school has been 4 stars for three years and improved its rank from 109th out of 493 (78th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 91st out of 478 (81st percentile) in 2025–2026.
It outperformed both its district and the state in every reported 2025–2026 subject. Proficiency was 50.85% in ELA (district 49.40%, state 40.03%), 60.20% in Mathematics (district 53.76%, state 41.11%), 56.31% in Science (district 53.20%, state 40.98%), and 61.43% in 8th grade Civics (district 57.47%, state 39.77%). The standout is 6th grade Mathematics: 76.28% proficient, which is 33.69 points above the state and 13.61 points above the district. The main relative weak spot is 7th grade ELA at 39.55%, which is 3.84 points below the district and 0.36 points below the state.
Year over year, Science had the largest gain, rising 8.96 points from 47.35% to 56.31%, and Civics rose 7.26 points from 54.17% to 61.43%. Mathematics improved by 2.31 points from 57.89% to 60.20%, while ELA slipped 2.40 points from 53.25% to 50.85% but still remained 10.82 points above the state. For context, the student-teacher ratio was 14.8 in 2024–2025 and per-student spending was $12,986 in 2020–2021; free/reduced lunch data is not available in this file. Overall, parents looking in this area will find one consistently strong, 4-star middle school with particular strengths in 6th grade math, Civics, and Science improvement, and 7th grade ELA as the area to watch.
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