Summary:
ZIP code 02169 in Quincy, Massachusetts contains three public middle schools serving a combined 1,144 students: South West Middle School (grades 5–8, 449 students), Point Webster Middle (grades 5–8, 377 students), and Broad Meadows Middle (grades 6–8, 318 students). All three belong to the Quincy district, which ranks 183rd of 351 districts statewide (48th percentile, 2 stars). Each school currently holds a 2-star rating, and test results come from MCAS Next Generation, reported as percent proficient.
Broad Meadows Middle has the best current overall rank at 252 of 478 (47th percentile), along with the smallest enrollment, the lowest student/teacher ratio (11.1), and the highest per-student spending ($18,502). Its 8th-grade ELA score of 50.94% proficient is the highest single result in the group and beats both district and state, and its 8th-grade Civics score of 42.45 is above the state. South West Middle leads in all-grade Math (30.48) and Science (38.24), with standout 5th-grade Math (44.34) and Science (46.23), but has the weakest 8th-grade Civics (27.00). Point Webster Middle spends the least ($15,613), has the strongest 5th-grade ELA (41.00), and has declined the most in rank — from the 52nd percentile in 2023–24 to 40th now, losing its 3-star rating.
Math is the shared weakness: the three-school all-grade average is 28.45, versus 43.03 in the district and 41.11 statewide. Comparisons by overall grade level favor South West and Point Webster partly because they serve 5th grade, where scores tend to be stronger; looking only at grades 6–8, Broad Meadows posts the highest ELA and Math averages. Rank trends show Point Webster declining, Broad Meadows dropping then stabilizing, and South West fluctuating while staying 2-star. No school here is above district or state across all core subjects, so parents should weigh each school's specific strengths against the common Math challenge.
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