Summary:
ZIP code 01923 is served by exactly one middle school, Holten Richmond Middle School in the Danvers area, which serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 745 students. Because it is the only public middle school in this ZIP code, there are no local peer schools to compare it with directly; instead, parents can compare its results with the Danvers district and Massachusetts state averages.
In 2025–2026 MCAS, the school’s standout subject is 8th grade Civics: 43.32% proficient, above the district’s 42.29% and the state’s 39.77%, and up 5.35 points from 37.97% in 2024–2025. Science is also a local strength at 38.71% proficient—6.58 points above the district—but just 2.27 points below the state and down 3.91 points from last year. 6th grade ELA is close to state at 39.33%, and grade-level results in Math and ELA are generally above the district’s, suggesting the school is often doing better than nearby district results even when it trails the state.
Weak spots: 7th grade ELA is 25.20% proficient, 14.71 points below the state and the lowest grade-level result shown; Math in grades 6–8 remains below state by roughly 5.6 to 10.0 points, and all-grade ELA (31.97%) and Math (32.35%) trail district and state. The school’s rank moved from 58th percentile in 2023–2024 to 51st in 2024–2025 to 50th in 2025–2026, with stars falling from 3 to 2. Other context: 10:1 student-teacher ratio, $17,153 per-student spending (2020–2021), and the free/reduced lunch percentage is unavailable. The main takeaway is to protect Civics and local Science gains while prioritizing 7th grade ELA and grade-level math.
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