For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 429 students in Athol-Royalston School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Athol-Royalston School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
4 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
1,563 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
115 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Athol-Royalston School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#349 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
44%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.67
# American Indian Students
1 Student
812 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
23 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
219 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
27%
# Black Students
34 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
1,233 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
79%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
53 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
65
2,703
# Students in K Grade:
129
7,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
147
7,653
# Students in 2nd Grade:
114
7,738
# Students in 3rd Grade:
111
8,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
132
8,854
# Students in 5th Grade:
116
20,367
# Students in 6th Grade:
126
56,348
# Students in 7th Grade:
116
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
103
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
115
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
111
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
99
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
77
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
2
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,316 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,608 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,316
$23,913
Spending / Student
$19,608
$24,672
Best Athol-Royalston School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Athol-royalston Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1062 Pleasant Street
Athol, MA 01331
(978) 249-2430
Athol, MA 01331
(978) 249-2430
Grades: 5-8
| 429 students
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