Best Middle Schools in Massachusetts (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

272

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked middle school in Massachusetts, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Massachusetts middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Jonas Clarke Middle	Lexington	Lexington	82%	76%	Exceeds Expectations	823
#2	A+	Wayland Middle School	Wayland	Wayland	80%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	621
#3	A+	High Rock School	Needham	Needham	78%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	446
#4	A+	Charles E Brown Middle	Newton Centre	Newton	77%	75%	Meets Expectations	750
#5	A+	Concord Middle	Concord	Concord	77%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	650
#6	A+	Hopkinton Middle School	Hopkinton	Hopkinton	77%	71%	Exceeds Expectations	972
#7	A+	Ottoson Middle	Arlington	Arlington	77%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	922
#8	A+	Wm Diamond Middle	Lexington	Lexington	77%	75%	Meets Expectations	942
#9	A+	Raymond J Grey Junior High	Acton	Acton-Boxborough	76%	69%	Exceeds Expectations	825
#10	A+	Wellesley Middle	Wellesley	Wellesley	75%	69%	Exceeds Expectations	922
#11	A+	Weston Middle	Weston	Weston	75%	75%	Meets Expectations	444
#12	A+	Mccall Middle	Winchester	Winchester	74%	71%	Exceeds Expectations	1,037
#13	A+	Pollard Middle	Needham	Needham	74%	69%	Exceeds Expectations	818
#14	A+	Dover Sherborn Regional Middle School	Dover	Dover-Sherborn	72%	69%	Meets Expectations	482
#15	A+	E W Thurston Middle	Westwood	Westwood	72%	69%	Meets Expectations	661
#16	A+	Ephraim Curtis Middle	Sudbury	Sudbury	72%	71%	Meets Expectations	850
#17	A+	Blanchard Middle	Westford	Westford	71%	69%	Meets Expectations	543
#18	A+	F A Day Middle	Newtonville	Newton	70%	70%	Meets Expectations	920
#19	A+	Gibbs School	Arlington	Arlington	70%	65%	Exceeds Expectations	511
#20	A+	Sarah W Gibbons Middle	Westborough	Westborough	70%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	590
#21	A+	Cohasset Middle School	Cohasset	Cohasset	69%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	295
#22	A+	Hale	Stow	Nashoba	69%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	270
#23	A+	Stony Brook School	Westford	Westford	69%	69%	Meets Expectations	612
#24	A	Hingham Middle School	Hingham	Hingham	69%	70%	Meets Expectations	844
#25	A	Oak Hill Middle	Newton	Newton	69%	69%	Meets Expectations	657
#26	A	P Brent Trottier	Southborough	Southborough	69%	71%	Meets Expectations	385
#27	A	Sharon Middle	Sharon	Sharon	69%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	845
#28	A	Thomas Blake Middle	Medfield	Medfield	69%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	582
#29	A	Wood Hill Middle School	Andover	Andover	69%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	338
#30	A	Arthur W Coolidge Middle	Reading	Reading	68%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	429
#31	A	Doherty Middle	Andover	Andover	68%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	461
#32	A	John Glenn Middle	Bedford	Bedford	68%	68%	Meets Expectations	597
#33	A	North Reading Middle	North Reading	North Reading	68%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	541
#34	A	Andover West Middle	Andover	Andover	67%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	518
#35	A	Bigelow Middle	Newton	Newton	67%	70%	Meets Expectations	435
#36	A	Littleton Middle School	Littleton	Littleton	67%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	385
#37	A	Oak Middle School	Shrewsbury	Shrewsbury	67%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	944
#38	A	Miles River Middle	Hamilton	Hamilton-Wenham	66%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	371
#39	A	Rindge Avenue Upper School	Cambridge	Cambridge	66%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	274
#40	A	Wilson Middle	Natick	Natick	66%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	778
#41	A	J F Kennedy Middle School	Natick	Natick	65%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	884
#42	A	Norwell Middle School	Norwell	Norwell	65%	67%	Meets Expectations	498
#43	A	Robert H Adams Middle School	Holliston	Holliston	65%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	655
#44	A	Central Middle	Quincy	Quincy	64%	62%	Meets Expectations	647
#45	A-	Glenbrook Middle	Longmeadow	Longmeadow	64%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	332
#46	A-	Charles S Pierce Middle	Milton	Milton	63%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	956
#47	A-	Manchester Essex Regional Middle School	Manchester	Manchester Essex Regional	62%	60%	Meets Expectations	283
#48	A-	South Middle School	Braintree	Braintree	62%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	514
#49	A-	Walter S Parker Middle	Reading	Reading	62%	61%	Meets Expectations	464
#50	A-	Gates Middle School	Scituate	Scituate	61%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	605
#51	A-	Lynnfield Middle School	Lynnfield	Lynnfield	61%	64%	Meets Expectations	713
#52	A-	Duxbury Middle	Duxbury	Duxbury	60%	60%	Meets Expectations	623
#53	A-	Medway Middle	Medway	Medway	60%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	653
#54	A-	Ashland Middle	Ashland	Ashland	59%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	682
#55	A-	Easton Middle School	North Easton	Easton	59%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	821
#56	A-	Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Marblehead	Marblehead	59%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	418
#57	A-	Williams Middle	Longmeadow	Longmeadow	59%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	282
#58	A-	Wm H Galvin Middle	Canton	Canton	59%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	753
#59	A-	Grafton Middle	Grafton	Grafton	58%	60%	Meets Expectations	524
#60	A-	Groton Dunstable Regional Middle	Groton	Groton-Dunstable	58%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	723
#61	A-	Horace Mann	Franklin	Franklin	58%	57%	Meets Expectations	376
#62	A-	Chocksett Middle School	Sterling	Wachusett	57%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	279
#63	A-	Rupert A Nock Middle	Newburyport	Newburyport	57%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	481
#64	B+	Hanover Middle	Hanover	Hanover	57%	55%	Meets Expectations	801
#65	B+	Masconomet Regional Middle School	Boxford	Masconomet	56%	58%	Meets Expectations	559
#66	B+	Amherst Regional Middle School	Amherst	Amherst-Pelham	55%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	372
#67	B+	Harold L Qualters Middle	Mansfield	Mansfield	55%	53%	Meets Expectations	790
#68	B+	Mccarthy Middle School	Chelmsford	Chelmsford	55%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	844
#69	B+	Galvin Middle School	Wakefield	Wakefield	54%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	1,065
#70	B+	Putnam Avenue Upper School	Cambridge	Cambridge	54%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	251
#71	B+	Robert E Melican Middle School	Northborough	Northborough	54%	54%	Meets Expectations	537
#72	B+	Millis Middle	Millis	Millis	53%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	270
#73	B+	Monomoy Regional Middle School	Chatham	Monomoy Regional School District	53%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	439
#74	B+	Mountview Middle	Holden	Wachusett	53%	54%	Meets Expectations	772
#75	B+	Remington Middle	Franklin	Franklin	53%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	367
#76	B+	Dr Kevin M Hurley Middle School	Seekonk	Seekonk	52%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	490
#77	B+	Furnace Brook Middle	Marshfield	Marshfield	52%	52%	Meets Expectations	868
#78	B+	Locke Middle	Billerica	Billerica	52%	51%	Meets Expectations	549
#79	B+	Melrose Middle	Melrose	Melrose	52%	56%	Meets Expectations	869
#80	B+	North Andover Middle	North Andover	North Andover	52%	51%	Meets Expectations	1,035
#81	B+	Wilmington Middle School	Wilmington	Wilmington	52%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	631
#82	B+	Annie Sullivan Middle School	Franklin	Franklin	51%	48%	Meets Expectations	318
#83	B+	East Middle School	Braintree	Braintree	51%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	971
#84	B+	Ipswich Middle School	Ipswich	Ipswich	51%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	362
#85	B+	Luther Burbank Middle School	Lancaster	Nashoba	51%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	243
#86	B	Dartmouth Middle	North Dartmouth	Dartmouth	51%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	804
#87	B	John J Ahern	Foxborough	Foxborough	51%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	733
#88	B	Berkley Middle School	Berkley	Berkley	50%	48%	Meets Expectations	373
#89	B	Marshall Simonds Middle	Burlington	Burlington	50%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	817
#90	B	Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School	Shirley	Ayer Shirley School District	49%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	367
#91	B	Dighton Middle School	Dighton	Dighton-Rehoboth	49%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	366
#92	B	Freetown Lakeville Middle School	Lakeville	Freetown-Lakeville	49%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	675
#93	B	King Philip Middle School	Norfolk	King Philip	49%	47%	Meets Expectations	670
#94	B	Lunenburg Middle School	Lunenburg	Lunenburg	49%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	380
#95	B	North Attleborough Middle	North Attleborough	North Attleborough	49%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	956
#96	B	Winthrop Middle School	Winthrop	Winthrop	49%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	425
#97	B	Atlantic Middle	Quincy	Quincy	48%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	551
#98	B	Birchland Park	East Longmeadow	East Longmeadow	48%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	598
#99	B	Central Tree Middle	Rutland	Wachusett	48%	48%	Meets Expectations	371
#100	B	Marshall Middle School	Billerica	Billerica	48%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	604
#101	B	Miscoe Hill School	Mendon	Mendon-Upton	48%	51%	Meets Expectations	635
#102	B	Nessacus Regional Middle School	Dalton	Central Berkshire	48%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	345
#103	B	Vassal Lane Upper School	Cambridge	Cambridge	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	273
#104	B	Douglas Middle School	Douglas	Douglas	47%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	298
#105	B	Wilbraham Middle	Wilbraham	Hampden-Wilbraham	47%	45%	Meets Expectations	599
#106	B	Watertown Middle	Watertown	Watertown	46%	47%	Meets Expectations	532
#107	B-	John F Kennedy Middle	Waltham	Waltham	46%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	600
#108	B-	John W Wynn Middle	Tewksbury	Tewksbury	46%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	496
#109	B-	Joseph Case JR High	Swansea	Swansea	46%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	498
#110	B-	Stoneham Central Middle School	Stoneham	Stoneham	46%	44%	Meets Expectations	678
#111	B-	Swampscott Middle	Swampscott	Swampscott	46%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	679
#112	B-	Triton Regional Middle School	Byfield	Triton	46%	50%	Meets Expectations	320
#113	B-	Chestnut Accelerated Middle School Talented And Gifted	Springfield	Springfield	45%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	274
#114	B-	Nauset Regional Middle	Orleans	Nauset	45%	45%	Meets Expectations	528
#115	B-	Old Rochester Regional JR High	Mattapoisett	Old Rochester	45%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	424
#116	B-	Tantasqua Regional JR High	Fiskdale	Tantasqua	45%	44%	Meets Expectations	551
#117	B-	Albert F Ford Middle School	Acushnet	Acushnet	44%	42%	Meets Expectations	407
#118	B-	Beverly Middle School	Beverly	Beverly	44%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,367
#119	B-	Dorothy L Beckwith Rehoboth	Rehoboth	Dighton-Rehoboth	44%	46%	Meets Expectations	446
#120	B-	James S Daley Middle School	Lowell	Lowell	44%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	674
#121	B-	Pentucket Regional Middle	West Newbury	Pentucket	44%	43%	Meets Expectations	358
#122	B-	Robert J Coelho Middle School	Attleboro	Attleboro	44%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	573
#123	B-	Somerset Middle School	Somerset	Somerset	44%	44%	Meets Expectations	575
#124	B-	John F Kennedy Middle School	Florence	Northampton	43%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	583
#125	B-	Madeleine Dugger Andrews	Medford	Medford	43%	44%	Meets Expectations	456
#126	B-	Tyngsborough Middle	Tyngsborough	Tyngsborough	43%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	400
#127	C+	Auburn Middle	Auburn	Auburn	43%	41%	Meets Expectations	652
#128	C+	Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School (Charter)	East Harwich	Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District)	42%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	250
#129	C+	Lawrence	Falmouth	Falmouth	42%	41%	Meets Expectations	477
#130	C+	Silver Lake Regional Middle School	Kingston	Silver Lake	42%	44%	Meets Expectations	528
#131	C+	Sutton Middle School	Sutton	Sutton	42%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	296
#132	C+	Dedham Middle School	Dedham	Dedham	41%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	540
#133	C+	Jabish Middle School	Belchertown	Belchertown	41%	38%	Meets Expectations	338
#134	C+	Overlook Middle School	Ashburnham	Ashburnham-Westminster	41%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	549
#135	C+	Pembroke Community Middle School	Pembroke	Pembroke	41%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	405
#136	C+	Bridgewater Middle School	Bridgewater	Bridgewater-Raynham	40%	42%	Meets Expectations	742
#137	C+	Hanson Middle School	Hanson	Whitman-Hanson	40%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	449
#138	C+	Abington Middle School	Abington	Abington	39%	37%	Meets Expectations	647
#139	C+	Amesbury Middle	Amesbury	Amesbury	39%	36%	Meets Expectations	584
#140	C+	Hastings Middle	Fairhaven	Fairhaven	39%	41%	Meets Expectations	438
#141	C+	Nissitissit Middle School	Pepperell	North Middlesex	39%	42%	Meets Expectations	481
#142	C+	Web Du Bois Regional Middle School	Great Barrington	Berkshire Hills	39%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	325
#143	C+	Dr Philip O Coakley Middle School	Norwood	Norwood	38%	37%	Meets Expectations	776
#144	C+	Norton Middle	Norton	Norton	38%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	553
#145	C	Cambridge Street Upper School	Cambridge	Cambridge	38%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	293
#146	C	Holten Richmond Middle School	Danvers	Danvers	37%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	772
#147	C	John W Rogers Middle	Rockland	Rockland	37%	35%	Meets Expectations	715
#148	C	Michael E Smith Middle School	South Hadley	South Hadley	37%	35%	Meets Expectations	526
#149	C	Plymouth South Middle	Plymouth	Plymouth	37%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	620
#150	C	Wamsutta Middle School	Attleboro	Attleboro	37%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	576
#151	C	Cyrus Peirce	Nantucket	Nantucket	36%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	380
#152	C	Hawthorne Brook	Townsend	North Middlesex	36%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	464
#153	C	John F Kennedy Middle School	Woburn	Woburn	36%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	514
#154	C	Justus C Richardson Middle School	Dracut	Dracut	36%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	848
#155	C	Plymouth Commun Intermediate	Plymouth	Plymouth	36%	38%	Meets Expectations	878
#156	C	Charlton Middle School	Charlton	Dudley-Charlton Reg	35%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	592
#157	C	Daniel L Joyce Middle School	Woburn	Woburn	35%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	447
#158	C	Dudley Middle School	Dudley	Dudley-Charlton Reg	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	547
#159	C	John W Mcdevitt Middle School	Waltham	Waltham	35%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	595
#160	C	South West Middle School	Quincy	Quincy	35%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	437
#161	C	Whitman Middle	Whitman	Whitman-Hanson	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	504
#162	C	Dennis Yarmouth Middle School	South Yarmouth	Dennis-Yarmouth	34%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	476
#163	C	Odonnell Middle School	Stoughton	Stoughton	34%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	815
#164	C	Raynham Middle School	Raynham	Bridgewater-Raynham	34%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	725
#165	C-	Cyril K Brennan Middle School	Attleboro	Attleboro	34%	33%	Meets Expectations	623
#166	C-	Maria Weston Chapman Middle School	Weymouth		34%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	1,195
#167	C-	Walsh Middle	Framingham	Framingham	34%	34%	Meets Expectations	789
#168	C-	Wareham Middle	Wareham	Wareham	34%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	437
#169	C-	Westfield Middle School	Westfield	Westfield	34%	33%	Meets Expectations	691
#170	C-	Agawam Junior High	Feeding Hills	Agawam	33%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	518
#171	C-	Benjamin Friedman Middle	Taunton	Taunton	33%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	730
#172	C-	Georgetown Middle School	Georgetown	Georgetown	33%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	186
#173	C-	John T Nichols Middle	Middleborough	Middleborough	33%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	708
#174	C-	Joseph H Martin	East Taunton	Taunton	33%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	642
#175	C-	Leicester Middle	Leicester	Leicester	33%	34%	Meets Expectations	409
#176	C-	Ralph B Omaley Middle	Gloucester	Gloucester	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	622
#177	C-	Sky View Middle School	Leominster	Leominster	33%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	886
#178	C-	Northbridge Middle	Whitinsville	Northbridge	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	481
#179	C-	Bourne Middle School	Bourne	Bourne	31%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	431
#180	C-	Broad Meadows Middle	Quincy	Quincy	31%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	321
#181	C-	David J Quinn Middle School	Hudson	Hudson	31%	31%	Meets Expectations	558
#182	C-	J Henry Higgins Middle	Peabody	Peabody	31%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,346
#183	C-	Kathryn P Stoklosa Middle School	Lowell	Lowell	31%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	633
#184	C-	Point Webster Middle	Quincy	Quincy	31%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	411
#185	C-	Samoset School	Leominster	Leominster	31%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	504
#186	C-	Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (Charter)	Framingham	Christa McAuliffe Charter School (District)	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	329
#187	D+	Burncoat Middle School	Worcester	Worcester	29%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	712
#188	D+	Collins Middle	Salem	Salem	29%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	612
#189	D+	John J Mcglynn Middle School	Medford	Medford	29%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	461
#190	D+	Quabbin Regional Middle School	Barre	Quabbin	29%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	517
#191	D+	Dupont Middle	Chicopee	Chicopee	28%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	696
#192	D+	Greenfield Middle	Greenfield	Greenfield	28%	28%	Meets Expectations	300
#193	D+	John G Whittier	Haverhill	Haverhill	28%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	484
#194	D+	Memorial Middle School	Fitchburg	Fitchburg	28%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	581
#195	D+	Murdock Middle School	Winchendon	Winchendon	28%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	269
#196	D+	Oxford Middle	Oxford	Oxford	28%	31%	Meets Expectations	504
#197	D+	Sullivan Middle	Worcester	Worcester	28%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	827
#198	D+	Ashfield Middle School	Brockton	Brockton	27%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	448
#199	D+	Narragansett Middle	Baldwinville	Narragansett	27%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	359
#200	D+	Paul R Baird Middle	Ludlow	Ludlow	27%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	516
#201	D+	Saugus Middle School	Saugus	Saugus	27%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	598
#202	D+	Bf Butler Middle School	Lowell	Lowell	26%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	514
#203	D+	Clinton Middle School	Clinton	Clinton	26%	24%	Meets Expectations	545
#204	D+	Forest Grove Middle	Worcester	Worcester	26%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	897
#205	D+	Spark Academy	Lawrence	Lawrence	26%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	437
#206	D+	West Springfield Middle	West Springfield	West Springfield	26%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	897
#207	D+	Consentino Middle School	Haverhill	Haverhill	25%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	700
#208	D	Pickering Middle	Lynn	Lynn	25%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	552
#209	D	Bellamy Middle	Chicopee	Chicopee	24%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	776
#210	D	Dr An Wang School	Lowell	Lowell	24%	24%	Meets Expectations	659
#211	D	Dr Paul Nettle	Haverhill	Haverhill	24%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	570
#212	D	John F Parker Middle	Taunton	Taunton	24%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	494
#213	D	Parthum Middle School	Lawrence	Lawrence	24%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	568
#214	D	Theodore Herberg Middle	Pittsfield	Pittsfield	24%	25%	Meets Expectations	496
#215	D	Barnstable Intermediate School	Hyannis	Barnstable	23%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	651
#216	D	North Middle School	Brockton	Brockton	23%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	448
#217	D	Rumney Marsh Academy	Revere	Revere	23%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	568
#218	D	Stacy Middle	Milford	Milford	23%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,030
#219	D	Frost Middle School	Lawrence	Lawrence	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	514
#220	D	Garfield Middle School	Revere	Revere	22%	22%	Meets Expectations	546
#221	D	James Sullivan Middle School	Lowell	Lowell	22%	22%	Meets Expectations	592
#222	D	Susan B Anthony Middle School	Revere	Revere	22%	22%	Meets Expectations	557
#223	D	Knox Trail Middle School	Spencer	Spencer-E Brookfield	21%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	363
#224	D	Quaboag Regional Middle Innovation School	Warren	Quaboag Regional	21%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	203
#225	D	1 Lt Charles W Whitcomb School	Marlborough	Marlborough	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	1,044
#226	D	Keith Middle School	New Bedford	New Bedford	20%	22%	Meets Expectations	870
#227	D	Gardner Middle School	Gardner	Gardner	19%	21%	Meets Expectations	489
#228	D	Guilmette Middle School	Lawrence	Lawrence	19%	21%	Meets Expectations	459
#229	D	Randolph Community Middle	Randolph	Randolph	19%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	566
#230	D-	Eugene Wright Science And Technology Academy	Chelsea	Chelsea	19%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	451
#231	D-	Southbridge Middle School	Southbridge	Southbridge	19%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	405
#232	D-	Van Sickle Academy	Springfield	Springfield	19%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	256
#233	D-	Fuller Middle	Framingham	Framingham	18%	21%	Meets Expectations	616
#234	D-	Great Falls Middle	Montague	Gill-Montague	18%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	207
#235	D-	Normandin Middle School	New Bedford	New Bedford	18%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,051
#236	D-	West Middle School	Brockton	Brockton	18%	15%	Meets Expectations	557
#237	D-	Worcester East Middle	Worcester	Worcester	18%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	740
#238	D-	Arthur M Longsjo Middle School	Fitchburg	Fitchburg	17%	19%	Meets Expectations	588
#239	D-	Athol Royalston Middle School	Athol	Athol-Royalston	17%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	429
#240	D-	Henry J Robinson Middle	Lowell	Lowell	17%	16%	Meets Expectations	603
#241	D-	Arlington Middle School	Lawrence	Lawrence	16%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	575
#242	D-	Cameron Middle School	Framingham	Framingham	16%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	553
#243	D-	Morton Middle	Fall River	Fall River	16%	19%	Meets Expectations	690
#244	D-	South Middle School	Brockton	Brockton	16%	15%	Meets Expectations	518
#245	D-	Webster Middle School	Webster	Webster	16%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	590
#246	D-	Joseph A Browne School	Chelsea	Chelsea	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	511
#247	D-	Rise Academy At Van Sickle	Springfield	Springfield	15%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	241
#248	D-	Roosevelt Middle School	New Bedford	New Bedford	15%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	778
#249	D-	Talbot Innovation School	Fall River	Fall River	15%	16%	Meets Expectations	533
#250	D-	East Middle School	Brockton	Brockton	14%	15%	Meets Expectations	452
#251	D-	Plouffe Middle School	Brockton	Brockton	14%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	652
#252	F	Breed Middle School	Lynn	Lynn	14%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,221
#253	F	Stem Middle Academy	Springfield	Springfield	14%	14%	Meets Expectations	297
#254	F	Forest Park Middle	Springfield	Springfield	13%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	352
#255	F	Thurgood Marshall Mid	Lynn	Lynn	13%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,215
#256	F	Clark Avenue School	Chelsea	Chelsea	12%	13%	Meets Expectations	671
#257	F	John T Reid Middle	Pittsfield	Pittsfield	12%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	450
#258	F	Impact Prep At Chestnut	Springfield	Springfield	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	206
#259	F	John F Kennedy Middle	Springfield	Springfield	10%	11%	Meets Expectations	390
#260	F	Matthew J Kuss Middle	Fall River	Fall River	10%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	682
#261	F	Oliver Middle School	Lawrence	Lawrence	10%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	351
#262	F	South End Middle School	Springfield	Springfield	10%	7%	Exceeds Expectations	187
#263	F	Joseph Metcalf School	Holyoke	Holyoke	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	373
#264	F	Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary	Holyoke	Holyoke	8%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	399
#265	F	Springfield Realization Academy	Springfield	Springfield	8%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	133
#266	F	Kiley Academy	Springfield	Springfield	7%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	315
#267	F	Kiley Prep	Springfield	Springfield	6%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	266
#268	F	Leonard Middle School	Lawrence	Lawrence	6%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	327
#269	F	Frederick Pilot Middle School	Dorchester	Boston	4%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	323
#270	F	Holyoke Stem Academy	Holyoke	Holyoke	3%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	290
#271	F	Springfield Legacy Academy	Springfield	Springfield	2%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	321
#272	F	Springfield Public Day Middle School	Springfield	Springfield	2%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	51

How Massachusetts's middle schools compare

A: 63B: 63C: 60D: 65F: 21

46% of the 272 ranked middle schools in Massachusetts earn an A or B (63 A grades, 63 B, 60 C, 65 D, 21 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 206 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (76% here, 70% nationally), and 110 exceed it. On average 41% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 40% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Wood Hill Middle School (69% against 39%, A), Amherst Regional Middle School (55% against 36%, B+), James S Daley Middle School (44% against 27%, B-), Glenbrook Middle (64% against 48%, A-), Doherty Middle (68% against 53%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 68): Newton (4), Andover (3), Lexington (2), Needham (2).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Springfield (13, 1 at A or B), Lawrence (7, 0 at A or B), Lowell (6, 1 at A or B), Brockton (6, 0 at A or B), Quincy (5, 2 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Beverly Middle School (1,367 students, B-, #118), J Henry Higgins Middle (1,346 students, C-, #182), Breed Middle School (1,221 students, F, #252).

Middle schools in Massachusetts that are not ranked

11 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (1)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

F Next Wave Junior High, Somerville

Very small schools (2)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

F Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School, Lowell
F Springfield Middle School, Springfield

Not yet graded (8)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Bird Middle, East Walpole
Eleanor N Johnson Middle, Walpole
Gateway Regional Middle School, Huntington
Helen Y Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School, Boston
Holyoke Middle School, Holyoke
Memorial Middle, Hull
Rockport Middle, Rockport
Up Academy Charter School Of Boston, South Boston

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Massachusetts.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Massachusetts

What is the best middle school in Massachusetts?

Jonas Clarke Middle in Lexington ranks first among the 272 ranked middle schools in Massachusetts with a SchoolGrade of A+, 82% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 76%.

How are middle schools in Massachusetts ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Massachusetts have?

SchoolGrade grades 283 public middle schools in Massachusetts; 272 are ranked here and 11 are listed as not ranked.