Marshall Simonds Middle

Set in Burlington, Massachusetts, Marshall Simonds Middle is a heavily attended 6-8 campus, part of Burlington. It enrolls 848 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 55% larger than the state mean of about 547.

Within Burlington, which oversees 6 schools and 3,510 students, Marshall Simonds Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Marshall Simonds Middle logs that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) logs that median household earnings sit near $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marshall Simonds Middle is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

Memorial is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marshall Simonds Middle.

Marshall Simonds Middle operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 801 students in 2018 compared to 848 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 61% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.