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P Brent Trottier
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 130 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 32% |
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Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 4 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 66.0% | 68.0% |
| 2018-19 | 75.0% | 82.0% |
| 2017-18 | 69.0% | 80.0% |
| 2016-17 | 78.0% | 80.0% |
Where P Brent Trottier ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #41 of 304 ▼ 10 | #4 of 45 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #17 of 304 ▼ 5 | #1 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #99 of 299 | #11 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #222 of 310 | #31 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #52 of 296 | #2 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #146 of 296 | #22 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #98 of 204 | #14 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 | 404 | 41 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 40.5 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 38.2 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 38 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 36.7 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 42 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | N/A | N/A | 1% (3) |
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (460 to 404); teachers up 12% (36.7 to 41).
About P Brent Trottier
P Brent Trottier is one of the public schools in Southborough, Massachusetts. It is a small middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 404 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 547-student average for middle schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 26% lower.
Within Southborough, P Brent Trottier is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,310 students.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at P Brent Trottier. Smaller groups are 17% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. For comparison, Worcester County is about 73% White. The chance that two students picked at random at P Brent Trottier belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
With 41 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at P Brent Trottier was 9.9:1. The 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts is higher than this school's figure.
Measured against Massachusetts public middle schools, P Brent Trottier receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Worcester County has about 867,788 residents, and median household income is about $95,939, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 257 public schools in Worcester County, with a combined enrollment of about 121,490.
The closest public school to P Brent Trottier is Margaret A Neary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of P Brent Trottier, there are at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 404 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 381.
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