Raymond J Grey Junior High

Raymond J Grey Junior High, a well-populated middle school in Acton, Massachusetts, overseen by Acton-Boxborough, enrolls 824 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 51% larger than the state mean of about 547.

Acton-Boxborough comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,055 students; Raymond J Grey Junior High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Raymond J Grey Junior High records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 33% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Raymond J Grey Junior High is one campus in the mix.

McCarthy-Towne School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Raymond J Grey Junior High operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 964 students in 2018 compared to 824 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 56% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Raymond J Grey Junior High community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.