South Middle School

South Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school located in Brockton, Massachusetts. School enrollment was 398 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts average about 547 students.

South Middle School is run by Brockton, whose 24 schools enroll 15,280 students.

At South Middle School, Black students make up 68% of the student body. The school is also 15% Hispanic, 12% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 8% Black share among all Plymouth County residents. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school reported 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.4:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher below the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.

allk12 grades South Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

According to the American Community Survey, in Plymouth County, the median household income is $114,201, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. South Middle School is one of 141 public schools in the county.

The school nearest to South Middle School is Brockton Virtual Learning Academy, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The federal government classifies South Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.

Enrollment at South Middle School declined 31% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 575 to 398 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.0:1 in 2020-21, and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.

The South Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.