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Dudley-Charlton Regional School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,155 students in Dudley-Charlton Regional School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle Schools in Dudley-Charlton Regional School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% 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
7 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
3,432 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
264 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Dudley-Charlton Regional School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#227 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
44%
Graduation Rate
94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.68
# American Indian Students
3 Students
816 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
28 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
413 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
28%
# Black Students
95 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
3%
12%
# White Students
2,766 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
81%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
122 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
97
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
261
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
201
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
258
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
262
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
261
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
280
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
295
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
283
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
297
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
270
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
253
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
206
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
204
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
4
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,448 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 $18,230 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$63 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$63 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,448
$23,845
Spending / Student
$18,230
$24,602
Best Dudley-Charlton Regional School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Charlton Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2 Oxford Road
Charlton, MA 01507
(508) 248-1423
Charlton, MA 01507
(508) 248-1423
Grades: 5-8
| 603 students
Rank: #22.
Dudley Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
70 Dudley-oxford Road
Dudley, MA 01571
(508) 943-2224
Dudley, MA 01571
(508) 943-2224
Grades: 5-8
| 552 students
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