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Enrollment
478
Middle
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAFTON·NCES 250537002520
Grafton Middle
22 Providence Road, Grafton, MA 01519 · (508) 839-5420 · Worcester County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- A-Test 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.
- A+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
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · 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 7 | 236 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 242 | 51% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Grafton Middle→Grafton High School
Based on grade levels within Grafton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
54.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -9.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 1 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 52.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.0% | 63.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Grafton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #82 of 304 ▼ 12 | #9 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #61 of 304 ▼ 9 | #5 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #14 of 299 | #1 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #182 of 310 | #27 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #209 of 296 | #18 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #143 of 296 | #20 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #128 of 204 | #19 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
478
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 478 | 37.9 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 36.2 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 40.7 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 40 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 38.4 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 31 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 50 | 13.2:1 | 13% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | N/A | N/A | 8% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grafton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (524 to 478); teachers down 1% (38.4 to 37.9).
About Grafton Middle
Grafton Middle, located in Grafton, Massachusetts, is a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school runs grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 478 students.
Grafton includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 3,089 students.
The student body at Grafton Middle is 70% White. After that, the student body is 16% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among Worcester County residents, the White share is about 73%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Grafton Middle has 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Massachusetts is 11.5:1.
Grafton Middle earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 87% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Worcester County show that the median household earns about $95,939 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Worcester County has 257 public schools with about 121,490 students, including Grafton Middle.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Grafton High School, is the closest to Grafton Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's student count fell 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Grafton Middle. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Grafton
- Grafton High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- Millbury Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- North Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- South Grafton ElementaryElementary · 280 students
- North Grafton ElementaryElementary · 257 students
Other schools in Grafton
- Grafton High SchoolHigh · 914 students
- Millbury Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- North Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
Other Grafton Middle schools
One other US public school is named Grafton Middle. Grafton Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Grafton MiddleYorktown, VA · 937 students
Nearby schools
- Grafton High School0.1 mi · 914
- North Street Elementary School0.9 mi · 575
- Millbury Street Elementary School1.3 mi · 585
- North Grafton Elementary1.9 mi · 257
- South Grafton Elementary2.3 mi · 280
- Mill Pond School3.8 mi · 834
Frequently asked questions
About Grafton MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Grafton Middle?
Grafton Middle enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Grafton Middle serve?
Grafton Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grafton Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grafton Middle is approximately 12.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Grafton Middle?
Student demographics at Grafton Middle are roughly 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Grafton Middle public or private?
Grafton Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grafton.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.