Nissitissit Middle School

Nissitissit Middle School is one of the mid-sized middle-grades schools in Pepperell, Massachusetts, overseen by North Middlesex, with 494 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8.

Across the 7 schools in North Middlesex (2,914 students total), Nissitissit Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Nissitissit Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school shows 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.

In the area at large, Middlesex County reports that median household income runs about $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Nissitissit Middle School is one.

Varnum Brook is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nissitissit Middle School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Nissitissit Middle School's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 525 (now 494). White enrollment moved from 90% to 78% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.