Southbridge Middle School

Southbridge Middle School is a tight-knit middle-grades school in Southbridge, Massachusetts, overseen by Southbridge. The school teaches 380 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 547 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Southbridge (1,828 students total), Southbridge Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Southbridge Middle School logs that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 29% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Southbridge Middle School lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.

Across the wider county, Worcester County reports that median household income runs about $95,939, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Worcester County runs 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), of which Southbridge Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Southbridge High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southbridge Middle School.

Southbridge Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 483 students in 2018 compared to 380 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 37% to 29%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.