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Marlborough 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 is 1 public middle school serving 944 students in Marlborough School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Marlborough School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 73% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
7 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
4,729 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
411 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Marlborough 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 85% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#325 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
41%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
44%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
44%

Graduation Rate
85%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.68
# American Indian Students
1 Student
816 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
49 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
2,699 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
57%
28%
# Black Students
233 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
5%
12%
# White Students
1,541 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
33%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
203 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
231
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
411
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
405
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
452
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
438
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
414
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
421
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
289
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
296
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
359
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
209
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
270
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
285
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
239
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
10
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,904 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 $23,315 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$104 MM
$21,850 MM

Spending
$110 MM
$22,544 MM

Revenue / Student
$21,904
$23,845

Spending / Student
$23,315
$24,602

Best Marlborough School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
1 Lt Charles W. Whitcomb School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
25 Union Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 460-3502
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 460-3502
Grades: 6-8
| 944 students
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