Summary:
ZIP code 01982 (South Hamilton, Massachusetts) is served by a single middle school, Miles River Middle, which enrolls 391 students in grades 6 through 8 and belongs to the Hamilton-Wenham district. Because there is only one middle school in the area, families have no local school-to-school comparison to make—Miles River is the middle school option for this ZIP code—so the most useful context is how it stacks up against its district and the state.
That comparison is very favorable. In 2025–2026, Miles River ranked 44 of 478 middle schools statewide, placing it in the 91st percentile with 5 stars, while the Hamilton-Wenham district ranked 32 of 351 districts, also in the 91st percentile with 5 stars. Proficiency rates are well above Massachusetts averages: 66.58% in English language arts, 67.26% in math, and 67.41% in science, each roughly 26 points above the state and slightly above the district. The rank history is consistently strong—92nd percentile with 5 stars in 2023–2024, 87th percentile with 4 stars in 2024–2025, and back to 5 stars in 2025–2026.
Grade-level results show 8th grade as the standout: 76.30% in ELA, 74.81% in math, 74.07% in civics, and 67.41% in science, all far above state averages. Seventh grade is the relative low point, at 57.14% in ELA and 60.32% in math, though still well above state. Math improved the most year over year, climbing from 59.07% to 67.26%, while science slipped from 73.11% to 67.41% and civics edged down from 76.27% to 74.07%. The student-teacher ratio is 10.3, and per-student spending was $18,217 in 2020–2021; free/reduced lunch information is not available in the data, so economic context cannot be assessed.
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