For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 938 students in North Middlesex 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 Schools in North Middlesex School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% 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
2,994 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
239 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
North Middlesex 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 92% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#188 out of 397 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
44%
Graduation Rate
92%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.68
# American Indian Students
3 Students
816 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
75 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
269 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
28%
# Black Students
82 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
3%
12%
# White Students
2,451 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
82%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
111 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
93
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
245
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
223
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
249
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
257
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
232
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
239
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
239
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
229
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
231
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
172
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
183
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
214
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
176
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
12
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,485 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 $21,422 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$70 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$64 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,485
$23,845
Spending / Student
$21,422
$24,602
Best North Middlesex School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nissitissit Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
33 Chace Avenue
Pepperell, MA 01463
(978) 743-1007
Pepperell, MA 01463
(978) 743-1007
Grades: 5-8
| 486 students
Rank: #22.
Hawthorne Brook
(Math: 39% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
64 Brookline Rd
Townsend, MA 01469
(978) 597-6914
Townsend, MA 01469
(978) 597-6914
Grades: 5-8
| 452 students
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