Central Tree Middle

Central Tree Middle sits in Rutland, Massachusetts, and is classified as a middle school. It enrolls 369 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 33% below the 547-student average for middle schools in Massachusetts.

Central Tree Middle is one of the 13 schools that make up Wachusett (6,557 students in total).

The share of students at Central Tree Middle who are White is 82%. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Worcester County, the White share is about 73%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.

The school lists 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. The average for middle schools in Massachusetts, 11.5:1, is lower.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Worcester County show that the median household earns about $95,939 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Worcester County, 257 public schools serve about 121,490 students.

Naquag Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Central Tree Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 7.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.

Federal enrollment counts increased from 344 (2020-21) to 369 (2024-25).

People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.