Robert E. Melican Middle School

Located at 145 Lincoln Street, in Northborough, Massachusetts, Robert E. Melican Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that caters to 545 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Northborough.

Northborough comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,567 students; Robert E. Melican Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Robert E. Melican Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest looks like 13% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Robert E. Melican Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Worcester County reports that the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Worcester County runs 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), of which Robert E. Melican Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Lincoln Street, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert E. Melican Middle School.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 626 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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