Summary:
ZIP code 01826 contains exactly one public middle school — Justus C. Richardson Middle School, serving grades 6–8 to 916 students in Dracut, Massachusetts — so families here have a single middle school option, and the most meaningful comparisons are to the Dracut district, the state, and the school's own prior years.
Academically, the picture is mixed and varies sharply by grade and subject. The school is above the state average in 7th grade English Language Arts (45.45% proficient, 5.54 points above the state), 6th grade math (45.10%, +2.51), 8th grade math (43.52%, +1.85), and 8th grade civics (43.52%, +3.75). It falls below the state in 6th grade ELA (37.28%, 2.98 points below), 8th grade ELA (38.89%, 2.81 points below), and 7th grade math (33.88%, 3.60 points below). The clearest weakness is science, at 30.12% proficient — more than 10 points below the state all-grade rate and nearly 9 points below the state's 8th grade science figure. School-wide averages hide these differences, so subject-level results are worth checking.
Looking year over year, math rose 3.40 points to 40.79%, science gained 4.38 points, and 8th grade civics climbed 5.48 points to 43.52%, moving from slightly below to clearly above the state. ELA slipped 3.09 points to 40.59%, though it remains slightly above state and district levels. The school's statewide rank improved from the 50th to the 59th percentile over three years while holding 3 stars, while the Dracut district ranks at the 40th percentile with 2 stars. Free/reduced lunch data is not reported, so economic context is unknown, and per-student spending of $12,345 dates from 2020–2021. The student-teacher ratio is 14.5.
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