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Raymond J Grey Junior High

16 Charter Rd, Acton, MA 01720 · (978) 264-4700 · Middlesex County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL824 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% 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.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • 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

Enrollment
824
Middle
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 741751%
Grade 840749%
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
40549%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
8010%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
182%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
26833%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
486%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
41250%
Female
40749%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Raymond J Grey Junior High→Acton-Boxborough Regional High
Feeds from
Blanchard Memorial SchoolKG–06C.T. Douglas Elementary SchoolKG–06Luther Conant SchoolKG–06McCarthy-Towne SchoolKG–06Merriam SchoolKG–06Paul P Gates Elementary SchoolKG–06
Based on grade levels within Acton-Boxborough. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
75.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
81.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -3.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 1 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 3 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2575.0%81.0%
2023-2469.0%77.0%
2022-2371.0%79.0%
2021-2265.0%80.0%
2020-2170.0%78.0%
2018-1979.0%82.0%
2017-1874.0%82.0%
2016-1776.0%84.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Raymond J Grey Junior High ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
81.0%#4 of 304
▲ 2
#4 of 70
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.0%#13 of 304
▲ 8
#8 of 70
▲ 4
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.5pp#44 of 299#15 of 69
Enrollment
ranked largest first
824#38 of 310#13 of 72
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.2:1#185 of 296#50 of 70
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.5%#48 of 296#19 of 70
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.5%#75 of 204#12 of 41
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 2024-25
Enrollment
824
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2582467.412.2:1N/A
2023-2481369.811.7:1N/A
2022-2382572.611.4:1N/A
2020-218317211.5:1N/A
2017-1896466.614.5:1N/A
2015-168886513.7:1N/A
2010-119536215.4:13% (32)
2000-01843N/AN/A2% (20)
1990-91586N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raymond J Grey Junior High.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (964 to 824); teachers up 1% (66.6 to 67.4).

About Raymond J Grey Junior High

At 16 Charter Rd in Acton, Massachusetts, Raymond J Grey Junior High operates as a large middle school. Federal data show 824 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 547 students for middle schools in Massachusetts.

Raymond J Grey Junior High is part of a district of 9 schools: Acton-Boxborough, with 5,055 students.

No group is above 50% at Raymond J Grey Junior High; the largest is White, at 49%. It is also 33% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Middlesex County's residents are about 67% White, 18 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.

With 67.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.2:1. The 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts is close to this figure.

Among Massachusetts public middle schools, Raymond J Grey Junior High outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.

The county, Middlesex County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $130,847, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 386 public schools and about 215,896 students.

McCarthy-Towne School is about 0.2 miles from Raymond J Grey Junior High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 831 to 824.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Raymond J Grey Junior High
District
Acton-Boxborough
Address
16 Charter Rd, Acton, MA 01720
Phone
(978) 264-4700
County
Middlesex County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
824
Teachers (FTE)
67
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250171000013
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Raymond J Grey Junior High
How large is Raymond J Grey Junior High?
Raymond J Grey Junior High enrolls approximately 824 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Raymond J Grey Junior High serve?
Raymond J Grey Junior High serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Raymond J Grey Junior High have?
Raymond J Grey Junior High employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Raymond J Grey Junior High?
Student demographics at Raymond J Grey Junior High are roughly 49% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 33% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Raymond J Grey Junior High public or private?
Raymond J Grey Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Acton-Boxborough.
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