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Hopkinton Middle School
- 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.
- B+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 | 351 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 309 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 336 | 34% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 up about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 78.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.0% | 77.0% |
| 2020-21 | 76.0% | 73.0% |
| 2018-19 | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| 2017-18 | 73.0% | 81.0% |
| 2016-17 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
Where Hopkinton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #1 of 304 ▲ 2 | #1 of 70 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #8 of 304 ▲ 2 | #5 of 70 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #93 of 299 | #30 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 996 | #12 of 310 | #4 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #263 of 296 | #67 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #84 of 296 | #31 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.7% | #10 of 82 | #3 of 27 |
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 | 996 | 70.3 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 960 | 68.6 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 972 | 66.6 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 922 | 68 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 805 | 65.6 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 849 | 66 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 822 | 56 | 14.7:1 | 3% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | N/A | N/A | 1% (6) |
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (805 to 996); teachers up 7% (65.6 to 70.3).
About Hopkinton Middle School
Hopkinton Middle School is a large middle school in Massachusetts, located in Hopkinton. Its 996 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 547 students.
Hopkinton Middle School is run by Hopkinton, whose 6 schools enroll 4,227 students.
Hopkinton Middle School's enrollment is 55% White. Enrollment also includes 34% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Middlesex County, the White share is about 67%. The chance that two students picked at random at Hopkinton Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Its teaching staff equals 70.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.2:1. That ratio is over the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Hopkinton Middle School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% 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.
Hopkinton Pre-School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
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).
Hopkinton Middle School saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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- Hopkinton Middle SchoolContoocook, NH · 165 students
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- Hopkinton High0.1 mi · 1,267
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- Marathon Elementary School0.4 mi · 545
- Elmwood1.1 mi · 648
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