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Somerset Middle School
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 10 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 13 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Somerset Middle School
Somerset Middle School operates as an average-sized intermediate school in Somerset, Massachusetts, part of Somerset. Current enrollment sits at 610 students spanning grades 6 through 8.
Somerset Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Somerset, a district that educates 1,620 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Somerset Middle School reports that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder looks like 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.
In the surrounding community, census data for Bristol County shows the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Bristol County runs 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), of which Somerset Middle School is one.
The closest other public school is South, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Somerset Middle School has held roughly steady, going from 606 students in 2018 to 610 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 93% to 88%.
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