Best Middle Schools In Massachusetts For 2018: Report

As the 2017-18 school year kicks off, parents and students heading to their first day of school can see how their middle school stacks up against others in the state as Niche.com has released its annual rankings of best public middle schools in the country.

The 2018 rankings released this month rank elementary, middle and high schools as well as school districts. We put lists together for each. You can see the Best Elementary Schools and Best High Schools in Massachusetts here.

To arrive at these rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. The methodology for each category of ranking varied. (Click here for more information on how Niche calculates its rankings.)

Niche assigns a standardized score for each factor, which is then weighted before an overall score is calculated for each school district. The overall scores are again standardized and some districts are disqualified from receiving a final letter grade if there isn’t enough data. School districts are then ranked numerically and assigned grades.

• Sign up for free local news alerts and daily newsletters for your town

According to Niche, these are the best public middle schools in Massachusetts (You can see the full list here.):

1. Edward W. Brooke Charter School - East Boston
2. Brooke Charter School - Roslindale
3. William Diamond Middle School - Lexington
4. Jonas Clarke Middle School - Lexington
5. Blanchard Middle School - Westford
6. Wayland Middle School - Wayland
7. Winthrop L. Chenery Midde School - Belmont
8. F.A. Day Middle School - Newton
9. Wellesley Middle School - Wellesley
10. Heath School - Brookline
11. Bigelow Middle School - Newton
12. Oak Hill Middle School - Newton
13. Stony Brook School - Westford
14. Carlisle School - Carlisle
15. Weston Middle School - Weston
16. Brooke Mattapan - Boston
17. Raymond J. Grey Junior High School - Acton-Boxborough
18. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School - Hadley
19. Richmond Consolidated School - Richmond
20. High Rock School - Needham
21. Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School - Westborough
22. Lawrence School - Brookline
23. Pollard Middle School - Needham
24. Baker School - Brookline
25. Charles E. Brown Middle School - Newton

Niche ranked the Solon City School District in Solon, Ohio the best school district in the country. With an overall Niche grade of A+, the district received a grade of A+ in academics, teachers, clubs and activities, college prep and health and safety. In the category of diversity, Niche awarded the school district an A-.

Niche’s data for its K-12 school district rankings comes from various sources including the U.S. Department of Education, the National Center for Education Statistics and the Civil Rights Data Collection. The rankings also rely on data that is self-reported by Niche users and schools. (Click here to learn more about where Niche’s data comes from.)

What do you think of the rankings? Let us know in the comments below.

Image via Shutterstock