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Enrollment
540
Middle
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUDLEY-CHARLTON REG·NCES 250436001595
Dudley Middle School
70 Dudley-Oxford Road, Dudley, MA 01571 · (508) 943-2224 · Worcester County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
42 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 | 119 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 136 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 26% |
Student demographics
41%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
Dudley 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
37.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -16.0pp since 2016
Math
28.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -24.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 37 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 16 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 24 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
| 2016-17 | 53.0% | 52.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dudley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #212 of 304 ▲ 5 | #28 of 45 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #182 of 304 ▲ 11 | #24 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #44 of 299 | #9 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #149 of 310 | #22 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #227 of 296 | #24 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #182 of 296 | #26 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #157 of 204 | #21 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
540
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 540 | 41.6 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 43.8 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 43.2 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 28 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 46.1 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 45 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 44 | 14.2:1 | 20% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | N/A | N/A | 11% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dudley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (574 to 540); teachers down 10% (46.1 to 41.6).
About Dudley Middle School
Dudley Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school in Dudley, Massachusetts. School enrollment was 540 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8.
Dudley Middle School sits within Dudley-Charlton Reg, which has 7 schools and 3,476 students.
At Dudley Middle School, White students make up 74% of the student body. The remaining shares are 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 73% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.0:1, with 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Dudley Middle School is located in Worcester County, where the median household income is $95,939, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dudley Middle School is one of 257 public schools in the county.
Shepherd Hill Regional High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Dudley Middle School holds 7 other public schools.
Dudley Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 539 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 540. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.3:1 to 13.0:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Dudley Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Charlton Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Heritage SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Charlton ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Dudley ElementaryElementary · 315 students
- Mason Road SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Dudley
- Shepherd Hill Regional HighHigh · 942 students
- Dudley ElementaryElementary · 315 students
- Mason Road SchoolElementary · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Shepherd Hill Regional High0.2 mi · 942
- Mason Road School0.8 mi · 290
- Dudley Elementary1.5 mi · 315
- Webster Middle School2.4 mi · 566
- Bartlett High School2.4 mi · 408
- Park Avenue Elementary2.4 mi · 738
Frequently asked questions
About Dudley Middle SchoolHow large is Dudley Middle School?
Dudley Middle School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 05-08.
Is Dudley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dudley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Dudley Middle School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Dudley Middle School.
How diverse is Dudley Middle School?
Dudley Middle School reports a student body of 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dudley Middle School public or private?
Dudley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dudley-Charlton Reg.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.