Summary:
ZIP code 02035 covers Foxborough, Massachusetts and contains exactly one middle school: John J Ahern, located at 111 Mechanic Street, serving grades 5–8 with 772 students (roughly 193 per grade) as part of the Foxborough district, which ranks 88th of 351 districts statewide (75th percentile, 4 stars). The school's student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1 for 2024–2025, and per-student spending was $18,703 in 2020–2021. Free/reduced lunch information is not available in this data, so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed. Because there is only one middle school here, comparisons are best made against the district, the state, and the school's own prior years.
On 2025–2026 MCAS, John J Ahern is above the state in all-grade ELA, math, and science, but below its own district in ELA and math. Math is the strongest subject at 52.85% proficient versus the state's 41.11%, though still behind the district's 55.80%. Grade 6 math stands out at 58.56%, while grade 7 math dips to 43.02%. ELA is 48.21% versus the state's 40.03%, but 1.43 points under the district's 49.64%. Science is 42.90%, slightly above the state's 40.98%. The weak spots are grade 8 science at 32.20% (6.73 points below the state's 38.93%) and grade 8 civics at 37.71% versus the state's 39.77%.
Trends matter here: ELA was essentially flat year over year (48.09% to 48.21%), but math fell 2.01 points, science dropped 5.87 points, and grade 8 civics had the largest slide, down 8.85 points from 46.56% to 37.71%. The school's rank moved from 74th percentile in 2023–2024 to 73rd in 2024–2025 and 68th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026 — still above the median, but its weakest showing in this three-year window. Lower grades generally outperform grade 8 across subjects, suggesting 8th grade science and civics, plus 7th grade math, are the areas most worth watching.
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