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Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Groton Dunstable Regional Middle
Set in Groton, Massachusetts, Groton Dunstable Regional Middle is a mid-sized junior high, part of Groton-Dunstable. It hosts 739 students across grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 547 students per school, that is 35% above typical.
Groton-Dunstable comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,300 students; Groton Dunstable Regional Middle is among them.
On demographics, Groton Dunstable Regional Middle records that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 10% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Groton Dunstable Regional Middle has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
Zooming out to the county, Middlesex County reports that median household income runs about $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Groton Dunstable Regional Middle is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).
Nearest neighbor: Florence Roche School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Looking at the recent track record. Groton Dunstable Regional Middle's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 765 (now 739). Over the same period, the White share fell from 89% to 79%.
On the community side, the feed for Groton Dunstable Regional Middle typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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