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Georgetown Middle School

11 Winter Street, Georgetown, MA 01833 · (978) 352-5790 · Essex County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
Enrollment
187
Middle
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 710355%
Grade 88445%
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
16890%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
95%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
63%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
9953%
Female
8847%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Georgetown Middle School→Georgetown High School
Feeds from
Penn BrookKG–06
Based on grade levels within Georgetown. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
34.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -26.0pp since 2016
Math
28.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -30.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 34 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 26 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 30 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2534.0%28.0%
2023-2430.0%39.0%
2022-2343.0%37.0%
2021-2246.0%32.0%
2020-2146.0%31.0%
2018-1966.0%44.0%
2017-1853.0%48.0%
2016-1760.0%58.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Georgetown Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Essex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
28.0%#214 of 304
▼ 67
#24 of 40
▼ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.0%#198 of 304
▲ 4
#23 of 40
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-8.0pp#18 of 299#2 of 40
Enrollment
ranked largest first
187#300 of 310#39 of 40
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.7%#41 of 204#6 of 29
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 2024-25
Enrollment
187
-17 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2518717.210.9:1N/A
2023-2418914.513.0:1N/A
2022-2318615.811.8:1N/A
2020-212041811.3:1N/A
2017-1823012.119.0:1N/A
2015-162401912.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Georgetown Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (230 to 187); teachers up 41% (12.1 to 17.2).

About Georgetown Middle School

The public middle-grades school Georgetown Middle School is located in Georgetown, Massachusetts. There are 187 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Massachusetts enroll around 547, and this school is 66% below that mark.

Georgetown counts 4 schools and 1,197 students, including Georgetown Middle School.

By race and ethnicity, Georgetown Middle School is 90% White. Next come 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 68% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.

The school lists 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. The average for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 11.5:1.

Essex County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 221 public schools in the county, enrolling about 113,427, Georgetown Middle School among them.

Georgetown Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Georgetown High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Georgetown Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

Enrollment fell by 8% across 4 years, from 204 in 2020-21 to 187 in 2024-25.

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Essex County at a glance

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Population
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students

Quick facts

School name
Georgetown Middle School
District
Georgetown
Address
11 Winter Street, Georgetown, MA 01833
Phone
(978) 352-5790
County
Essex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
187
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250522002764
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Georgetown Middle. Georgetown Middle School is the 5th largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Georgetown Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Georgetown Middle School?
Georgetown Middle School enrolls approximately 187 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Georgetown Middle School serve?
Georgetown Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Georgetown Middle School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Georgetown Middle School.
How diverse is Georgetown Middle School?
Georgetown Middle School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Georgetown Middle School public or private?
Georgetown Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Georgetown.
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