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Hale

55 Hartley Road, Stow, MA 01775 · (978) 897-4788 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
Enrollment
247
Middle
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 69338%
Grade 76526%
Grade 88936%
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
19780%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
166%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
146%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
177%
DISTRICT 5% · 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
11848%
Female
12852%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hale→Nashoba Regional
Based on grade levels within Nashoba. 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
70.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +0.0pp since 2016
Math
69.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -11.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2016, while math scores are down about 11 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2570.0%69.0%
2023-2466.0%64.0%
2022-2371.0%65.0%
2021-2262.0%61.0%
2020-2166.0%59.0%
2018-1977.0%75.0%
2017-1876.0%82.0%
2016-1770.0%80.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Hale ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#30 of 304
▲ 14
#20 of 70
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.0%#31 of 304
▲ 5
#19 of 70
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+8.0pp#25 of 299#8 of 69
Enrollment
ranked largest first
247#288 of 310#70 of 72
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#120 of 296#37 of 70
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
34.6%#215 of 296#65 of 70
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.9%#48 of 204#6 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 2024-25
Enrollment
247
-53 (-18%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524722.311.1:1N/A
2023-24237259.5:1N/A
2022-232702610.4:1N/A
2020-213002810.7:1N/A
2017-1830123.412.9:1N/A
2015-162882213.1:1N/A
2010-112951915.5:15% (14)
2000-01256N/AN/A1% (3)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hale.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (301 to 247); teachers down 5% (23.4 to 22.3).

About Hale

Hale, a small middle school, is located in Stow, Massachusetts. It reported 247 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts enroll about 547 students on average.

Nashoba is responsible for 6 schools, Hale included, with 2,990 students in all.

The student body at Hale is 80% White. After that, the student body is 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. Among all residents of Middlesex County, the White share is about 67%. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Hale are from different groups.

Based on 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Hale has a ratio of 11.1:1. It is about the same as the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.

Middlesex County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $130,847 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Hale shares Middlesex County with 385 other public schools.

Hale's closest public school neighbor is Center School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Hale is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was 247 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 300.

Hale has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Hale
District
Nashoba
Address
55 Hartley Road, Stow, MA 01775
Phone
(978) 897-4788
County
Middlesex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
247
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250831001868
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Nashoba
Other schools in Stow
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Hale
How many students attend Hale?
Hale enrolls approximately 247 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hale serve?
Hale serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hale?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hale is approximately 11.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hale?
Student demographics at Hale are roughly 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hale in?
Hale is part of Nashoba.
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