Collins Middle

Collins Middle is a 6-8 campus of mid-tier scale in Salem, Massachusetts, operated by Salem, hosting 611 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Salem, which oversees 11 schools and 3,831 students, Collins Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Collins Middle logs that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 40% White, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Collins Middle has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Collins Middle higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Essex County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Collins Middle is one of 221 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students).

The closest other public school is Horace Mann Laboratory, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Collins Middle.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Collins Middle has rose 14%, going from 536 students in 2018 to 611 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 51% to 40% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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