Enrollment
300
Middle
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COHASSET·NCES 250378002910
Cohasset Middle School
143 Pond Street, Cohasset, MA 02025 · (781) 236-1070 · Norfolk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- ATest 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.
- AThree-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
10.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 6 | 108 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 34% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Cohasset Middle School→Cohasset High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cohasset. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
83.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +10.0pp since 2020
Math
71.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 77.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 73.0% | 46.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cohasset Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #22 of 304 ▲ 13 | #5 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #1 of 304 ▲ 3 | #1 of 33 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #16 of 299 | #3 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #265 of 310 | #33 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #63 of 296 | #6 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #278 of 296 | #34 of 34 |
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
300
-57 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 300 | 29.8 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 33.6 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 29.5 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 29 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cohasset Middle School.
About Cohasset Middle School
Cohasset Middle School, located in Cohasset, Massachusetts, is a small middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 300 students. Middle schools in Massachusetts average about 547 students, which makes this school 45% below average.
Cohasset is the local district for Cohasset Middle School. It runs 4 schools with 1,397 students.
Roughly 90% of students at Cohasset Middle School are White. The remaining students are 4% Black and 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Norfolk County, the White share is about 70%. The diversity index for Cohasset Middle School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. Statewide, middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1.
Cohasset Middle School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 96% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
The school's county is Norfolk County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 198 public schools in the county, enrolling about 101,300, Cohasset Middle School among them.
Cohasset High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Cohasset Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Cohasset Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Cohasset Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 16% drop took enrollment from 357 in 2020-21 to 300 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.3:1 to 10.1:1.
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Norfolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
730,082
Census ACS
Median income
$130,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
198
101,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cohasset
- Cohasset High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Joseph OsgoodElementary · 369 students
- Deer HillElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Cohasset
- Cohasset High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Joseph OsgoodElementary · 369 students
- Deer HillElementary · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Cohasset High School0.0 mi · 381
- Joseph Osgood0.4 mi · 369
- Deer Hill0.5 mi · 347
- Hatherly Elementary2.7 mi · 263
- Cushing Elementary2.8 mi · 352
- East Elementary School3.0 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Cohasset Middle SchoolHow many students attend Cohasset Middle School?
Cohasset Middle School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cohasset Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cohasset Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cohasset Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cohasset Middle School is approximately 10.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cohasset Middle School?
At Cohasset Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Cohasset Middle School public or private?
Cohasset Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cohasset.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.