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Hopkinton Middle School

88 Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748 · (508) 497-9831 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL996 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% 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.
  • 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
996
Middle
DISTRICT 705 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 635135%
Grade 730931%
Grade 833634%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
54955%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
485%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
34234%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
475%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
51151%
Female
48549%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hopkinton Middle School→Hopkinton High
Feeds from
Hopkins Elementary School04–05
Based on grade levels within Hopkinton. 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
76.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -4.0pp since 2016
Math
82.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +2.0pp since 2016

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2576.0%82.0%
2023-2473.0%81.0%
2022-2373.0%78.0%
2021-2274.0%77.0%
2020-2176.0%73.0%
2018-1979.0%83.0%
2017-1873.0%81.0%
2016-1780.0%80.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Hopkinton Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn 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
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
996
+74 (+8%) vs 2020
+116% since 2000-01, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2599670.314.2:1N/A
2023-2496068.614.0:1N/A
2022-2397266.614.6:1N/A
2020-219226813.6:1N/A
2017-1880565.612.3:1N/A
2015-168496612.9:1N/A
2010-118225614.7:13% (21)
2000-01461N/AN/A1% (6)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopkinton Middle School.

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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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
Hopkinton Middle School
District
Hopkinton
Address
88 Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748
Phone
(508) 497-9831
County
Middlesex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
996
Teachers (FTE)
70
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250633000468
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Hopkinton Middle schools

One other US public school is named Hopkinton Middle. Hopkinton Middle School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Hopkinton Middle School
How large is Hopkinton Middle School?
Hopkinton Middle School enrolls approximately 996 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hopkinton Middle School serve?
Hopkinton Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hopkinton Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hopkinton Middle School is approximately 14.2:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hopkinton Middle School?
At Hopkinton Middle School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 34% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hopkinton Middle School public or private?
Hopkinton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hopkinton.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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