Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Marshall Middle School
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 2 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 4 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Marshall Middle School
Marshall Middle School operates as a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in Billerica, Massachusetts, overseen by Billerica. Current enrollment sits at 596 students spanning grades 5 through 7.
Within Billerica, which oversees 8 schools and 4,972 students, Marshall Middle School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Marshall Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Middlesex County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages about 11.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Marshall Middle School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).
Nearest neighbor: Billerica Memorial High School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marshall Middle School has declined 9%, going from 652 students in 2018 to 596 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 66% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- Billerica Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Thomas DitsonElementary · 542 students
- Locke MiddleMiddle · 531 students
- ParkerElementary · 446 students
- Hajjar ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- John F KennedyElementary · 330 students
- Billerica Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Thomas DitsonElementary · 542 students
- Locke MiddleMiddle · 531 students
- ParkerElementary · 446 students
- Hajjar ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Billerica Memorial High School0.7 mi · 1,816
- Parker0.9 mi · 446
- Hajjar Elementary1.1 mi · 401
- Frederick J Dutile1.3 mi · 310
- Locke Middle1.9 mi · 531
- John F Kennedy2.0 mi · 330