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John W Rogers Middle
- B-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.
- C-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 5 | 177 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 175 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 27% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 3 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2016-17 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
Where John W Rogers Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #189 of 304 ▼ 32 | #20 of 28 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #173 of 304 ▼ 4 | #16 of 28 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #64 of 299 | #6 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #76 of 310 | #8 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #200 of 296 | #16 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #110 of 296 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #43 of 82 | #4 of 6 |
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 | 687 | 55.2 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 61.2 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 53.7 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 765 | 55 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 50.2 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 47 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 36% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | N/A | N/A | 22% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (649 to 687); teachers up 10% (50.2 to 55.2).
About John W Rogers Middle
In Rockland, Massachusetts, part of Plymouth County, John W Rogers Middle is a middle school. It is open to students in grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 687 students. Middle schools in Massachusetts have about 547 students on average; enrollment here is 26% higher.
Rockland is made up of 4 schools with 2,158 students in all.
The share of White students at John W Rogers Middle is 65%, a majority. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Plymouth County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
On staff are 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. Middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here.
John W Rogers Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
Looking at the county, Plymouth County, median household income comes to about $114,201, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 141 public schools and about 76,427 students.
John W Rogers Middle's nearest public school is Rockland Senior High (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 13.9:1 to 12.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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