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Dracut School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 848 students in Dracut School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Dracut School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% 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
6 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
3,581 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
239 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Dracut 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 96% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#265 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
44%
Graduation Rate
96%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.67
# American Indian Students
5 Students
812 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
341 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
10%
7%
# Hispanic Students
504 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
27%
# Black Students
290 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
8%
12%
# White Students
2,369 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
66%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
67 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
63
2,703
# Students in K Grade:
268
7,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
300
7,653
# Students in 2nd Grade:
316
7,738
# Students in 3rd Grade:
316
8,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
314
8,854
# Students in 5th Grade:
309
20,367
# Students in 6th Grade:
263
56,348
# Students in 7th Grade:
306
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
279
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
233
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
217
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
198
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
193
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
6
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,906 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,621 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$60 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,906
$23,913
Spending / Student
$16,621
$24,672
Best Dracut School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Justus C. Richardson Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1570 Lakeview Ave
Dracut, MA 01826
(978) 957-3330
Dracut, MA 01826
(978) 957-3330
Grades: 6-8
| 848 students
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