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Silver Lake Regional Middle School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 269 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 51% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
| 2018-19 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2017-18 | 61.0% | 63.0% |
| 2016-17 | 70.0% | 67.0% |
Where Silver Lake Regional Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In 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 |
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 | 544 | 45 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 43.2 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 42.6 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 41 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 45 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 46 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 619 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 14% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 1,114 | N/A | N/A | 7% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 844 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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.
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