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Harold L Qualters Middle
- 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 236 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 256 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 34% |
School pathway
Test scores
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 56 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 10 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2018-19 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 61.0% |
| 2016-17 | 61.0% | 66.0% |
Where Harold L Qualters Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #72 of 304 ▼ 9 | #3 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #68 of 304 ▼ 18 | #1 of 26 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #61 of 299 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #58 of 310 | #8 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #41 of 296 | #1 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #173 of 296 | #15 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #36 of 204 | #2 of 18 |
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 | 750 | 77.9 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 786 | 81.8 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 79.8 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 81 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 82.4 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,043 | 86 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,150 | 68 | 16.9:1 | 12% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 972 | N/A | N/A | 6% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 841 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (941 to 750); teachers down 5% (82.4 to 77.9).
About Harold L Qualters Middle
Harold L Qualters Middle is a middle school located in Mansfield, Massachusetts, in Bristol County. A federal count lists 750 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 547, so this school runs 37% above that.
Harold L Qualters Middle belongs to Mansfield, a district of 5 schools and 3,283 students.
Roughly 74% of students at Harold L Qualters Middle are White. The rest of enrollment is 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. That is close to the 77% White share among all Bristol County residents. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 77.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.6:1. On average, middle schools in Massachusetts have 11.5:1, compared with 9.6:1 here.
allk12 grades Harold L Qualters Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Bristol County, the median household income is $85,625, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Bristol County has 142 public schools and roughly 80,897 students.
Mansfield High is located about 0.1 miles from Harold L Qualters Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Harold L Qualters Middle in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at Harold L Qualters Middle dropped 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 804 to 750 students.
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