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Atlantic Middle
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 22 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Atlantic Middle
Atlantic Middle is a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Quincy, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Quincy. The school instructs 601 students in grades 6 through 8.
Within Quincy, which oversees 20 schools and 9,939 students, Atlantic Middle is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Atlantic Middle logs that 60% of the student body identifies as Asian; the rest reads as 28% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Atlantic Middle shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Atlantic Middle higher than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Norfolk County) records that median household earnings sit near $130,739, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Norfolk County runs 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), of which Atlantic Middle is one.
The closest other public school is Francis W Parker, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Atlantic Middle operates from a suburban location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Atlantic Middle has grew 21%, going from 497 students in 2018 to 601 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 37% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.
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