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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SILVER LAKE·NCES 251083001721

Silver Lake Regional Middle School

256 Pembroke Street, Kingston, MA 02364 · (781) 582-3555 · Plymouth County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Massachusetts public middle schools
  • 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.
  • B+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
544
Middle
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 547
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · 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 726949%
Grade 827551%
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
48790%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
295%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
143%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
27350%
Female
27150%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Silver Lake Regional Middle School→Silver Lake Regional High
Based on grade levels within Silver Lake. 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
45.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -25.0pp since 2016
Math
49.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -18.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 25 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 18 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2545.0%49.0%
2023-2441.0%40.0%
2022-2346.0%48.0%
2021-2243.0%44.0%
2020-2144.0%40.0%
2018-1960.0%60.0%
2017-1861.0%63.0%
2016-1770.0%67.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Silver Lake Regional Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Plymouth County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#108 of 304
▲ 38
#10 of 28
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#141 of 304
▲ 7
#13 of 28
▲ 4
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+3.5pp#98 of 299#11 of 28
Enrollment
ranked largest first
544#145 of 310#14 of 28
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.1:1#182 of 296#11 of 26
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.5%#274 of 296#21 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.4%#80 of 82#6 of 6
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
544
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 844
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255444512.1:1N/A
2023-2456343.213.0:1N/A
2022-2352842.612.4:1N/A
2020-215234112.8:1N/A
2017-185424512.0:1N/A
2015-166224613.5:1N/A
2010-116194214.7:114% (85)
2000-011,114N/AN/A7% (79)
1990-91844N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Lake Regional Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (542 to 544); teachers unchanged (45 to 45).

About Silver Lake Regional Middle School

Silver Lake Regional Middle School, a mid-sized middle school, is located in Kingston, Massachusetts. Enrollment totals 544 students across grades 7 through 8.

Silver Lake Regional Middle School is among 3 schools run by Silver Lake, which serves 1,661 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Silver Lake Regional Middle School is White, at 90%. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 77%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Silver Lake Regional Middle School scores 19%.

There are 45 full-time-equivalent teachers at Silver Lake Regional Middle School, giving a ratio of 12.1:1. It is about the same as the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.

Silver Lake Regional Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of Massachusetts public middle schools.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Plymouth County show that the median household earns about $114,201 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Plymouth County, 141 public schools serve about 76,427 students.

Silver Lake Regional High is about 0.2 miles from Silver Lake Regional Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Federal data place Silver Lake Regional Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment figures show a rise of 21 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Plymouth County at a glance

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Population
535,075
Census ACS
Median income
$114,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
141
76,427 students

Quick facts

School name
Silver Lake Regional Middle School
District
Silver Lake
Address
256 Pembroke Street, Kingston, MA 02364
Phone
(781) 582-3555
County
Plymouth County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
544
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
251083001721
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Silver Lake
Other schools in Kingston
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Frequently asked questions

About Silver Lake Regional Middle School
How many students attend Silver Lake Regional Middle School?
Silver Lake Regional Middle School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Silver Lake Regional Middle School serve?
Silver Lake Regional Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Silver Lake Regional Middle School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Silver Lake Regional Middle School.
How diverse is Silver Lake Regional Middle School?
Silver Lake Regional Middle School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Silver Lake Regional Middle School public or private?
Silver Lake Regional Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Silver Lake.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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