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The fastest-growing public middle schools in Massachusetts

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public middle schools in Massachusetts, drawn from 82 qualifying public middle schools. Veritas Preparatory Charter School leads the list at 121%, against a median of 5.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Massachusetts

Top Enrollment growth

121%

Median Enrollment growth

5.9%

FASTEST GROWING · MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Veritas Preparatory Charter School	Springfield, MA	Veritas Preparatory Charter School	322	712	121%
2	Bridgewater Middle School	Bridgewater, MA	Bridgewater-Raynham	510	828	62.4%
3	J F Kennedy Middle School	Natick, MA	Natick	641	911	42.1%
4	East Middle School	Braintree, MA	Braintree	715	999	39.7%
5	Beverly Middle School	Beverly, MA	Beverly	997	1,388	39.2%
6	Quabbin Regional Middle School	Barre, MA	Quabbin	396	510	28.8%
7	Morton Middle	Fall River, MA	Fall River	587	751	27.9%
8	South West Middle School	Quincy, MA	Quincy	362	449	24.0%
9	John F Kennedy Middle	Waltham, MA	Waltham	512	635	24.0%
10	Hopkinton Middle School	Hopkinton, MA	Hopkinton	805	996	23.7%
11	Clark Avenue School	Chelsea, MA	Chelsea	554	673	21.5%
12	Cambridge Street Upper School	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	248	301	21.4%
13	Impact Prep at Chestnut	Springfield, MA	Springfield	229	278	21.4%
14	Atlantic Middle	Quincy, MA	Quincy	497	601	20.9%
15	Fuller Middle	Framingham, MA	Framingham	501	592	18.2%
16	Howard School	West Bridgewater, MA	West Bridgewater	288	335	16.3%
17	Burncoat Middle School	Worcester, MA	Worcester	623	720	15.6%
18	Talbot Innovation School	Fall River, MA	Fall River	506	582	15.0%
19	Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School	Blackstone, MA	Blackstone-Millville	426	487	14.3%
20	Athol-Royalston Middle School	Athol, MA	Athol-Royalston	391	446	14.1%
21	Westfield Middle School	Westfield, MA	Westfield	588	671	14.1%
22	Ashland Middle	Ashland, MA	Ashland	601	685	14.0%
23	Melrose Middle	Melrose, MA	Melrose	777	886	14.0%
24	Collins Middle	Salem, MA	Salem	536	611	14.0%
25	Hanson Middle School	Hanson, MA	Whitman-Hanson	393	442	12.5%
26	Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School	Shirley, MA	Ayer Shirley School District	370	410	10.8%
27	Cameron Middle School	Framingham, MA	Framingham	535	592	10.7%
28	Watertown Middle	Watertown, MA	Watertown	527	583	10.6%
29	Charles S Pierce Middle	Milton, MA	Milton	914	1,002	9.6%
30	Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School	Norwood, MA	Norwood	737	807	9.5%
31	Rindge Avenue Upper School	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	267	292	9.4%
32	Col Moses Parker School	Chelmsford, MA	Chelmsford	715	778	8.8%
33	Sullivan Middle	Worcester, MA	Worcester	865	940	8.7%
34	John F Kennedy Middle School	Woburn, MA	Woburn	483	521	7.9%
35	Putnam Avenue Upper School	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	263	283	7.6%
36	Raynham Middle School	Raynham, MA	Bridgewater-Raynham	663	710	7.1%
37	Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School	South Yarmouth, MA	Dennis-Yarmouth	447	477	6.7%
38	Keith Middle School	New Bedford, MA	New Bedford	892	949	6.4%
39	Randolph Community Middle	Randolph, MA	Randolph	602	640	6.3%
40	Vassal Lane Upper School	Cambridge, MA	Cambridge	281	298	6.0%
41	Marshall Simonds Middle	Burlington, MA	Burlington	801	848	5.9%
42	Point Webster Middle	Quincy, MA	Quincy	356	377	5.9%
43	John W Rogers Middle	Rockland, MA	Rockland	649	687	5.9%
44	Central Middle	Quincy, MA	Quincy	634	671	5.8%
45	Oak Hill Middle	Newton, MA	Newton	614	649	5.7%
46	Wm Diamond Middle	Lexington, MA	Lexington	887	936	5.5%
47	Locke Middle	Billerica, MA	Billerica	506	531	4.9%
48	Justus C. Richardson Middle School	Dracut, MA	Dracut	877	916	4.4%
49	Leonard Middle School	Lawrence, MA	Lawrence	297	310	4.4%
50	Arthur M Longsjo Middle School	Fitchburg, MA	Fitchburg	590	614	4.1%

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