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Raymond J Grey Junior High
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 417 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 407 | 49% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 79.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 80.0% |
| 2020-21 | 70.0% | 78.0% |
| 2018-19 | 79.0% | 82.0% |
| 2017-18 | 74.0% | 82.0% |
| 2016-17 | 76.0% | 84.0% |
Where Raymond J Grey Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In 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 |
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 | 824 | 67.4 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 813 | 69.8 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 825 | 72.6 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 831 | 72 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 964 | 66.6 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 888 | 65 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 953 | 62 | 15.4:1 | 3% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 843 | N/A | N/A | 2% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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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