Summary:
ZIP code 02021 has one public middle school, Wm H Galvin Middle, serving grades 6–8 with 716 students in the Canton school district in Massachusetts. It is a 4-star school ranked 77th out of 478 in 2025–2026, 71st out of 484 in 2024–2025, and 83rd out of 493 in 2023–2024, placing it in the 83rd–85th percentile. The district ranks 58th of 351 in Massachusetts. Student-teacher ratio is 10.5:1 in 2024–2025, and spending per student was $18,425 in 2020–2021; free/reduced lunch data is blank/unknown for 2024–2025.
Academically, the school is above state averages in every reported subject in 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation results. All-grades proficiency was 58.31% in ELA, 60.71% in math, 49.78% in science, and 60.62% in grade 8 civics, compared with state rates of 40.03%, 41.11%, 40.98%, and 39.77%. Grade-level highlights include 8th grade math at 75.88% proficient, versus 73.00% district and 41.67% state, and 8th grade civics at 60.62%, versus 58.55% district and 39.77% state. Other strengths are 6th grade ELA at 60.49%, 8th grade ELA at 59.65%, and 7th grade math at 54.19%, all above district and state.
Compared with the district, the school is close in many areas and strongest in 8th grade math and civics. Science needs watching: all-grades science was 51.73% district vs 49.78% school, although grade-aligned 8th grade science was 49.78% school vs 48.07% district vs 38.93% state. Year over year, ELA fell from 62.27% to 58.31%, science from 54.66% to 49.78%, civics from 61.60% to 60.62%, while math was essentially flat from 60.78% to 60.71%. Even with declines, all reported subject results remain above the state. Overall, Wm H Galvin Middle is a stable, high-performing 4-star choice with notable math and civics strengths and watch items in ELA and science.
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