For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 551 students in Tantasqua School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Tantasqua School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% 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
3 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
1,752 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
134 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Tantasqua 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 93% has decreased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#137 out of 397 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
44%
Graduation Rate
93%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.67
# American Indian Students
5 Students
812 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
21 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
132 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
27%
# Black Students
28 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
1,494 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
85%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
65 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
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:
261
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
290
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
309
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
315
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
294
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
273
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
10
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,580 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,256 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$34 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,580
$23,913
Spending / Student
$18,256
$24,672
Best Tantasqua School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tantasqua Regional Jr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
320 Brookfield Rd
Fiskdale, MA 01518
(508) 347-7381
Fiskdale, MA 01518
(508) 347-7381
Grades: 7-8
| 551 students
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