Broad Meadows Middle

Broad Meadows Middle is one of the tight-knit junior highs in Quincy, Massachusetts, run under Quincy, with 318 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 547 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

Quincy comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 9,939 students; Broad Meadows Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, Broad Meadows Middle lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 22% Asian, 12% Black, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Norfolk County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Norfolk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $130,739 per year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Norfolk County runs 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), of which Broad Meadows Middle is one.

Merrymount is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Broad Meadows Middle has decreased 17%, going from 382 students in 2018 to 318 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 65% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.