Furnace Brook Middle

At 500 Furnace Street in Marshfield, Massachusetts, Furnace Brook Middle operates as a mid-sized middle school. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 799 students. On average, middle schools in Massachusetts enroll around 547, and this school is 46% above that mark.

Marshfield has a total of 8 schools and 3,637 students, Furnace Brook Middle among them.

White students are 90% of those enrolled at Furnace Brook Middle. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Plymouth County overall, about 77% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 76.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.5:1. The average for middle schools in Massachusetts, 11.5:1, is higher.

In Plymouth County, home to about 535,075 people, the median household earns about $114,201 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Furnace Brook Middle shares Plymouth County with 140 other public schools.

Marshfield High sits about 0.2 miles from Furnace Brook Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 799, down from 905 in 2020-21.

Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Furnace Brook Middle. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.