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Enrollment
631
Middle
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUDLEY-CHARLTON REG·NCES 250436001597
Charlton Middle School
2 Oxford Road, Charlton, MA 01507 · (508) 248-1423 · Worcester County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 152 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 163 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 155 | 25% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Charlton Middle School→Shepherd Hill Regional High
Based on grade levels within Dudley-Charlton Reg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -23.0pp since 2016
Math
28.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -24.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 23 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 24 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2016-17 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Charlton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #213 of 304 ▼ 18 | #29 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #186 of 304 ▼ 3 | #25 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #14 of 299 | #4 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #99 of 310 | #12 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #228 of 296 | #25 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #233 of 296 | #36 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #130 of 204 | #20 of 32 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
631
0 (0%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 631 | 48.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 48.4 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 47.8 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 31 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 691 | 50 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 53 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 51 | 15.5:1 | 14% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 785 | N/A | N/A | 9% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (691 to 631); teachers down 3% (50 to 48.5).
About Charlton Middle School
Families in Charlton, Massachusetts, are served by Charlton Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. It offers grades 5 through 8 and has 631 students enrolled.
Charlton Middle School sits within Dudley-Charlton Reg, which has 7 schools and 3,476 students.
White students are 82% of those enrolled at Charlton Middle School. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 73% White among all Worcester County residents. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at Charlton Middle School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 48.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.0:1. The average for middle schools in Massachusetts, 11.5:1, is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Charlton Middle School lands at C, ahead of 28% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
The school's county is Worcester County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $95,939, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 257 public schools in the county, enrolling about 121,490, Charlton Middle School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Heritage School, is about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Charlton Middle School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (631) and 2024-25 (631). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.0:1, from 20.4:1.
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Worcester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,788
Census ACS
Median income
$95,939
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
257
121,490 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dudley-Charlton Reg
- Shepherd Hill Regional HighHigh · 942 students
- Dudley Middle SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Heritage SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Charlton ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Dudley ElementaryElementary · 315 students
- Mason Road SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Charlton
- Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- Heritage SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Charlton ElementaryElementary · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage School0.1 mi · 425
- Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School0.9 mi · 1,188
- Charlton Elementary1.6 mi · 333
- Oxford High3.5 mi · 453
- Oxford Middle3.7 mi · 385
- Alfred M Chaffee3.9 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Charlton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Charlton Middle School?
Charlton Middle School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades 05-08.
Is Charlton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charlton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Charlton Middle School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Charlton Middle School.
How diverse is Charlton Middle School?
Charlton Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Charlton Middle School?
Charlton Middle School is overseen by Dudley-Charlton Reg in Worcester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.