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Northbridge Middle
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 120 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 37% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 18 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.0% | 45.0% |
| 2017-18 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| 2016-17 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
Where Northbridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #175 of 304 | #23 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #209 of 304 | #30 of 45 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #132 of 299 | #15 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #230 of 310 | #33 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #171 of 296 | #16 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #241 of 296 | #38 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.5% | #4 of 204 | #1 of 32 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 33.4 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 38 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 38.5 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 52 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 49 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 48 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 818 | 54 | 15.2:1 | 26% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | N/A | N/A | 21% (116) |
About Northbridge Middle
At 171 Linwood Avenue in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, Northbridge Middle operates as a small middle school. Enrollment stands at 394 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 28% below the average of about 547 students for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Northbridge Middle is among 3 schools run by Northbridge, which serves 1,838 students.
Of every 100 students at Northbridge Middle, about 83 are White. It is also 12% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Worcester County is roughly 73% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
Northbridge Middle reports a ratio of 11.8 students per teacher, from 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Massachusetts is similar, at 11.5:1.
In the wider Worcester County area, the median household earns about $95,939 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Worcester County counts 257 public schools with about 121,490 students.
Northbridge High sits about 0.5 miles from Northbridge Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are 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.
From 657 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 394 by 2024-25.
Northbridge Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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