Summary:
ZIP code 02032 has exactly one middle school, Walpole Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in East Walpole, MA as part of the Walpole district. It enrolls 829 students with a student-teacher ratio of 11.2. The school is rated 4 stars, ranks 93rd out of 478 Massachusetts middle schools, and sits in the 81st percentile; the Walpole district is also 4 stars, ranks 42nd out of 351 districts, and is in the 88th percentile. Free/reduced-price lunch data are not reported, so that figure is unknown.
Math is the clearest strength: 61.50% proficient in all grades versus 41.11% statewide, with every reported grade far above the state — 6th grade by 22.31 points, 7th by 22.03, and 8th by 18.10. The strongest result is 6th-grade math at 64.90% proficient, 22.31 points above the state. ELA is also strong at 55.08% proficient versus 40.03% statewide, and grade-level gaps range from 10.44 points above in 7th grade to 18.68 points above in 6th. Civics is another bright spot: 8th-grade civics is 50.76%, 10.99 points above the state. Science is the relative weak spot at 40.23%, only 1.30 points above the state’s 8th-grade science result and 0.75 points below the state’s all-grades science figure; it is 21.27 points below math and 14.85 points below ELA, but slightly above the district’s 8th-grade science score of 40.00%.
Compared with the Walpole district, Walpole Middle School is slightly above on every reported grade-by-grade ELA, math, science, and civics comparison, such as 6th-grade ELA (+0.31), 8th-grade math (+1.10), 8th-grade science (+0.23), and 8th-grade civics (+0.39). On all-grade lines, however, the school appears below the district in ELA, math, and science; this likely reflects how district all-grade figures aggregate other schools, grades, or populations outside this single ZIP-code middle school. Overall, it is a high-performing, 4-star school within a strong 4-star district, with especially strong math, solid ELA and civics, and science closer to the state average.
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