Enrollment
297
Middle
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRITON·NCES 251174001470
Triton Regional Middle School
112 Elm Street, Byfield, MA 01922 · (978) 463-5845 · Essex County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Community
0
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 147 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 51% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Triton Regional Middle School→Triton Regional High School
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -9.0pp since 2016
Math
48.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +9.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 9 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
| 2017-18 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 39.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Triton Regional Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #112 of 304 ▲ 20 | #15 of 40 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #135 of 304 ▼ 3 | #17 of 40 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #42 of 299 | #4 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #269 of 310 | #35 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #43 of 296 | #8 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #256 of 296 | #24 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #13 of 204 | #2 of 29 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
297
-62 (-17%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 297 | 30.7 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 30.1 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 31.5 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 31 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 29.2 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 31 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 22% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | N/A | N/A | 9% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Triton Regional Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (416 to 297); teachers up 5% (29.2 to 30.7).
About Triton Regional Middle School
Triton Regional Middle School is a small middle school in Byfield, Massachusetts. The school's 297 students are in grades 7 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Massachusetts average about 547 students each.
Triton, which runs Triton Regional Middle School, has 5 schools and 2,074 students.
White students are the large majority at Triton Regional Middle School, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 68% White. By the diversity index, Triton Regional Middle School comes in at 25%.
The school reports 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.7 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1.
Measured against Massachusetts public middle schools, Triton Regional Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In the county around the school, Essex County, median household income is about $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Triton Regional Middle School is among the 221 public schools in Essex County.
The nearest other public school, Triton Regional High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 359 in 2020-21 and 297 in 2024-25, a decrease of 62 students. The ratio was 11.6:1 in 2020-21 and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Triton
- Triton Regional High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Pine GroveElementary · 429 students
- Newbury ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Salisbury ElementaryElementary · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Triton Regional High School0.0 mi · 538
- Pine Grove3.0 mi · 429
- Georgetown Middle School3.7 mi · 187
- Georgetown High School3.7 mi · 268
- Perley Elementary3.7 mi · 68
- Newbury Elementary4.0 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Triton Regional Middle SchoolHow large is Triton Regional Middle School?
Triton Regional Middle School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 07-08.
Is Triton Regional Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Triton Regional Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Triton Regional Middle School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Triton Regional Middle School.
How diverse is Triton Regional Middle School?
Triton Regional Middle School reports a student body of 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Triton Regional Middle School in?
Triton Regional Middle School is part of Triton.
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