Summary:
Zip code 02186 has one public middle school, Charles S Pierce Middle, serving grades 6–8 in the Milton district with 1,002 students. Because it is the only middle school in the zip code, parents cannot compare it with another local middle school; instead, the useful comparisons are with the district, Massachusetts, and the school’s own past performance. The school is relatively large for a middle school, and its district is ranked 35 of 351 districts, in the 90th percentile with 5 stars.
Academically, the school is high-performing and improving. In 2025–2026 MCAS results, science was the standout: 74.31% proficient, above the district’s 70.16% and far above the state’s 40.98%. ELA was 65.24% versus the district’s 63.11% and the state’s 40.03%, and 8th grade civics was 65.95% versus the district’s 65.36% and the state’s 39.77%. Civics also made the largest year-over-year gain, rising from 55.70% to 65.95%. Math is the relative weak spot: 59.06% proficient, which is 3.10 points below the district but still 17.95 points above the state. The lowest grade-level result is 7th grade math at 52.06%, and 7th grade is also a dip in ELA at 58.10%, though both remain above state averages. Across all reported subjects and grades, the school is above the state.
The school’s rank improved from 72 of 493 in 2023–2024 to 61 of 478 in 2025–2026, placing it in the 87th percentile with 4 stars, while the district holds 5 stars. Other context: the student-teacher ratio was 11.5 in 2024–2025, and spending was $16,475 per student in 2020–2021; free/reduced lunch is not reported in this record, so economic context cannot be assessed. For parents, the main takeaway is that the school is a strong, improving school with standout science, ELA, and civics results, and math—especially 7th grade math—is the area to watch. No test-score values in this record are suppressed or bounded; all reported MCAS values are exact percentages.
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