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Does Marblehead Veterans Middle School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
411
Middle
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARBLEHEAD·NCES 250726001789
Marblehead Veterans Middle School
217 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA 01945 · (781) 639-3120 · Essex County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 180 | 44% |
| Grade 8 | 231 | 56% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Marblehead Veterans Middle School→Marblehead High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marblehead. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -4.0pp since 2016
Math
62.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 down about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 66.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 65.0% |
| 2017-18 | 75.0% | 64.0% |
| 2016-17 | 70.0% | 65.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Marblehead Veterans Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #46 of 304 ▼ 3 | #4 of 40 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #45 of 304 ▲ 2 | #5 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #142 of 299 | #19 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #216 of 310 | #27 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #93 of 296 | #13 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #244 of 296 | #23 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #66 of 204 | #10 of 29 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
411
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 411 | 38.2 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 40.6 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 40.7 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 40 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 40.5 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 42 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 38 | 12.4:1 | 9% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marblehead Veterans Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (489 to 411); teachers down 6% (40.5 to 38.2).
About Marblehead Veterans Middle School
Marblehead Veterans Middle School serves students in Marblehead, Massachusetts, as a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Enrollment is 411 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 8. Against the 547-student average for middle schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 25% lower.
Marblehead Veterans Middle School is part of Marblehead, where 5 schools serve 2,564 students.
Most students at Marblehead Veterans Middle School are White: 84% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 68% White. Marblehead Veterans Middle School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 38.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.8:1. That ratio is under the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
allk12 grades Marblehead Veterans Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Essex County show that median household income is about $101,883, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marblehead Veterans Middle School is one of 221 public schools in Essex County, which together enroll about 113,427 students.
Village School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Marblehead Veterans Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Marblehead Veterans Middle School saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marblehead
- Marblehead HighHigh · 861 students
- Village SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- Lucretia and Joseph Brown SchoolElementary · 445 students
- GloverElementary · 318 students
Other schools in Marblehead
- Marblehead HighHigh · 861 students
- Village SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- Lucretia and Joseph Brown SchoolElementary · 445 students
- GloverElementary · 318 students
- Marblehead Community Charter Public SchoolMiddle · 192 students
Nearby schools
- Village School0.4 mi · 529
- Lucretia and Joseph Brown School0.5 mi · 445
- Marblehead High0.6 mi · 861
- Marblehead Community Charter Public School0.8 mi · 192
- Glover1.1 mi · 318
- Saltonstall School1.9 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Marblehead Veterans Middle SchoolHow many students attend Marblehead Veterans Middle School?
Marblehead Veterans Middle School enrolls approximately 411 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Marblehead Veterans Middle School serve?
Marblehead Veterans Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Marblehead Veterans Middle School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Marblehead Veterans Middle School.
How diverse is Marblehead Veterans Middle School?
Marblehead Veterans Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Marblehead Veterans Middle School?
Marblehead Veterans Middle School is overseen by Marblehead in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.