Murdock Middle School

Murdock Middle School operates as a tight-knit intermediate school in Winchendon, Massachusetts, run under Winchendon. Current enrollment sits at 281 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% below the state mean of about 547.

Winchendon runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,188 students. Murdock Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Murdock Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder comes out to 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Worcester County indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Worcester County runs 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), of which Murdock Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Murdock High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Murdock Middle School has expanded 3%, going from 273 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.