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Ephraim Curtis Middle
- 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.
- B-Three-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 275 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 275 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 33% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 77.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 77.0% |
| 2020-21 | 75.0% | 69.0% |
| 2018-19 | 78.0% | 73.0% |
| 2017-18 | 75.0% | 70.0% |
| 2016-17 | 75.0% | 67.0% |
Where Ephraim Curtis Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #12 of 304 ▲ 5 | #10 of 70 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #20 of 304 ▲ 17 | #12 of 70 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #166 of 299 | #44 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #39 of 310 | #14 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #54 of 296 | #19 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #152 of 296 | #52 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #87 of 204 | #15 of 41 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 816 | 82.4 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 85.1 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 78.1 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 910 | 77 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 74.5 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 991 | 72 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,064 | 80 | 13.3:1 | 3% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 925 | N/A | N/A | 2% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 731 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (941 to 816); teachers up 11% (74.5 to 82.4).
About Ephraim Curtis Middle
Ephraim Curtis Middle is a mid-sized middle school serving families in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 816 students. On average, middle schools in Massachusetts enroll around 547, and this school is 49% larger than that mark.
Ephraim Curtis Middle is among 5 schools run by Sudbury, which serves 2,529 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ephraim Curtis Middle is 72% White. The next largest groups are 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Ephraim Curtis Middle are from different groups.
Based on 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Ephraim Curtis Middle has a ratio of 9.9:1. The average for middle schools in Massachusetts, 11.5:1, is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Ephraim Curtis Middle lands at A, ahead of 89% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Middlesex County show that the median household earns about $130,847 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Middlesex County has 386 public schools with about 215,896 students, including Ephraim Curtis Middle.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Peter Noyes, is about 1.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Ephraim Curtis Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 816, compared with 910 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 11.8 in 2020-21 to 9.9 in 2024-25.
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