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Old Rochester School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 424 students in Old Rochester 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 Old Rochester School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
2 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
1,051 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
90 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Old Rochester School District, which is ranked within the top 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 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#137 out of 397 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
44%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.67
# American Indian Students
n/a
812 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
15 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
32 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
27%
# Black Students
31 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
3%
12%
# White Students
917 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
87%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
54 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
2,703
# Students in K Grade:
-
7,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
7,653
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
7,738
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
8,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
8,854
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
20,367
# Students in 6th Grade:
-
56,348
# Students in 7th Grade:
230
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
194
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
149
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
151
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
151
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
170
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
6
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,122 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 $21,969 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,122
$23,913
Spending / Student
$21,969
$24,672
Best Old Rochester School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Old Rochester Regional Jr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
133 Marion Rd
Mattapoisett, MA 02739
(508) 758-4928
Mattapoisett, MA 02739
(508) 758-4928
Grades: 7-8
| 424 students
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