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How has Groton Dunstable Regional Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
739
Middle
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROTON-DUNSTABLE·NCES 250550000805
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
346 Main Street, Groton, MA 01450 · (978) 448-6155 · Middlesex County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL739 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- C+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
12.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · 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 5 | 175 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 191 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 190 | 26% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle→Groton Dunstable Regional
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Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -4.0pp since 2016
Math
55.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -16.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 4 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 16 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2018-19 | 65.0% | 68.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 65.0% |
| 2016-17 | 64.0% | 71.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Groton Dunstable Regional Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #79 of 304 ▼ 4 | #32 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #66 of 304 ▲ 19 | #33 of 70 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #109 of 299 | #21 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 739 | #61 of 310 | #21 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #220 of 296 | #60 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #213 of 296 | #64 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #179 of 204 | #35 of 41 |
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
739
+33 (+5%) vs 2020
+127% since 1990-91, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 739 | 57.5 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 63.3 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 723 | 60.2 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 62 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 765 | 58.1 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 787 | 57 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 926 | 53 | 17.5:1 | 4% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | N/A | N/A | 3% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 325 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Groton Dunstable Regional Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (765 to 739); teachers down 1% (58.1 to 57.5).
About Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Groton-Dunstable, located in Groton, Massachusetts. It enrolled 739 students in grades 5 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 35% higher than the average for middle schools in Massachusetts, which is about 547.
The district, Groton-Dunstable, operates 5 schools serving 2,300 students.
White students account for 79% of enrollment at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle. Other students are 10% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That is higher than the 67% White share among all Middlesex County residents. Groton Dunstable Regional Middle has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Groton Dunstable Regional Middle, 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1.
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Massachusetts public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Middlesex County has about 1,638,365 residents, and median household income is about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Middlesex County number 386 and enroll about 215,896.
The closest public school to Groton Dunstable Regional Middle is Florence Roche School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
NCES assigns Groton Dunstable Regional Middle the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle saw enrollment rise 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.9 students per teacher, compared with 11.4 in 2020-21.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Groton-Dunstable
- Groton Dunstable RegionalHigh · 659 students
- Florence Roche SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Swallow/Union SchoolElementary · 210 students
- Boutwell SchoolElementary · 77 students
Other schools in Groton
- Groton Dunstable RegionalHigh · 659 students
- Florence Roche SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Boutwell SchoolElementary · 77 students
Nearby schools
- Florence Roche School0.1 mi · 615
- Boutwell School0.5 mi · 77
- Groton Dunstable Regional3.1 mi · 659
- Ayer Shirley Regional High School3.5 mi · 417
- Page Hilltop Elementary School3.5 mi · 539
- Varnum Brook3.6 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Groton Dunstable Regional MiddleHow large is Groton Dunstable Regional Middle?
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle enrolls approximately 739 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Groton Dunstable Regional Middle serve?
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle is approximately 12.9:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Groton Dunstable Regional Middle?
At Groton Dunstable Regional Middle, the student body is approximately 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Groton Dunstable Regional Middle public or private?
Groton Dunstable Regional Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Groton-Dunstable.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.