Georgetown Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 103 | 55% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 45% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 31.0% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2016-17 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
Where Georgetown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In 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 |
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 | 187 | 17.2 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 14.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 15.8 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 18 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 12.1 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 19 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
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.
The allk12 page for Georgetown Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Essex County at a glance
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