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Rupert A Nock Middle
- B+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.
- A+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 | 156 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 149 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 35% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2016, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 44.0% |
| 2018-19 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2016-17 | 64.0% | 61.0% |
Where Rupert A Nock Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #95 of 304 ▲ 25 | #11 of 40 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #55 of 304 ▲ 22 | #8 of 40 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #8 of 299 | #1 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #189 of 310 | #23 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #25 of 296 | #6 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #272 of 296 | #26 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #68 of 204 | #11 of 29 |
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 | 470 | 50.4 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 50.9 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 50.6 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 43 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 42.7 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 41 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 11% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 788 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 656 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (559 to 470); teachers up 18% (42.7 to 50.4).
About Rupert A Nock Middle
Rupert A Nock Middle is a middle school located in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in Essex County. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 470 students.
Newburyport is the district for Rupert A Nock Middle. It has 4 schools and 2,107 students.
Federal enrollment data show Rupert A Nock Middle is 89% White. The school is also 7% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 68%. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Rupert A Nock Middle, 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.3:1. That is lower than the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Measured against Massachusetts public middle schools, Rupert A Nock Middle 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.
Among Essex County residents, the median household income is $101,883, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Rupert A Nock Middle is one of 221 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Edward G. Molin Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rupert A Nock Middle.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 5% from its 2020-21 level of 497. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.6:1 to 9.3:1.
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