For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 379 students in Ayer Shirley School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Ayer Shirley School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
4 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
1,687 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
140 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Ayer Shirley School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 393 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 80-84% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#196 out of 397 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
44%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.68
# American Indian Students
11 Students
816 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
69 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
4%
7%
# Hispanic Students
226 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
28%
# Black Students
99 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
6%
12%
# White Students
1,187 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
70%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
90 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
84
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
123
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
143
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
159
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
116
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
140
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
131
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
134
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
130
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
115
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
97
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
101
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
121
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
93
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
-
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,996 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,894 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,996
$23,845
Spending / Student
$21,894
$24,602
Best Ayer Shirley School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1 Hospital Road
Shirley, MA 01464
(978) 772-8600
Shirley, MA 01464
(978) 772-8600
Grades: 6-8
| 379 students
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