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Enrollment
914
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHREWSBURY·NCES 251077001825
Oak Middle School
45 Oak Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 · (508) 841-1200 · Worcester County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL914 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 438 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 476 | 52% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Oak Middle School→Shrewsbury High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shrewsbury. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +0.0pp since 2016
Math
70.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +8.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2016, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 61.0% | 61.0% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 66.0% |
| 2017-18 | 70.0% | 69.0% |
| 2016-17 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Oak Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #28 of 304 ▲ 18 | #2 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #48 of 304 ▲ 23 | #4 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #51 of 299 | #6 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 914 | #25 of 310 | #4 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #266 of 296 | #35 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #20 of 296 | #4 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #125 of 204 | #18 of 32 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
914
-71 (-7%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 915
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 20.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 914 | 64.1 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 941 | 68.8 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 944 | 74.6 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 985 | 48 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,009 | 64 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,027 | 65 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 915 | 58 | 15.8:1 | 16% (147) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,009 to 914); teachers unchanged (64 to 64.1).
About Oak Middle School
Oak Middle School is a public middle school run by Shrewsbury in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. The school has 914 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts enroll about 547 students on average.
Shrewsbury counts 9 schools and 5,956 students, including Oak Middle School.
The student body at Oak Middle School has no majority group. White students lead at 43%. The next largest groups are 36% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 30 points below the 73% share among Worcester County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
There are about 14.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Oak Middle School, which has 64.1. Middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1, 2.7 fewer students per teacher than here.
Oak Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 92% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
In the surrounding county, Worcester County, median household income comes to about $95,939, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 257, with about 121,490 students.
Of the public schools around it, Oak Middle School is closest to Sherwood Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Oak Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell by 7% across 4 years, from 985 in 2020-21 to 914 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.5:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Worcester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
867,788
Census ACS
Median income
$95,939
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
257
121,490 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Sherwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- Major Howard W. Beal SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Floral Street SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Spring Street SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Calvin Coolidge SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Sherwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- Major Howard W. Beal SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Floral Street SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Spring Street SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Calvin Coolidge SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other Oak Middle schools
One other US public school is named Oak Middle. Oak Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oak MiddleLos Alamitos, CA · 998 students
Nearby schools
- Sherwood Middle School0.1 mi · 951
- Major Howard W. Beal School0.7 mi · 623
- Walter J. Paton School1.0 mi · 269
- Parker Road Preschool1.2 mi · 193
- Calvin Coolidge School1.6 mi · 287
- Shrewsbury High School1.7 mi · 1,891
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Middle SchoolHow large is Oak Middle School?
Oak Middle School enrolls approximately 914 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Oak Middle School serve?
Oak Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Oak Middle School have?
Oak Middle School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Oak Middle School?
Student demographics at Oak Middle School are roughly 43% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 36% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Oak Middle School in?
Oak Middle School is part of Shrewsbury.
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