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Weston Middle
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 158 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 136 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 35% |
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 76.0% | 76.0% |
| 2020-21 | 76.0% | 72.0% |
| 2018-19 | 84.0% | 85.0% |
| 2017-18 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2016-17 | 74.0% | 78.0% |
Where Weston Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #13 of 304 | #11 of 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #12 of 304 | #7 of 70 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #185 of 299 | #48 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #199 of 310 | #57 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #121 of 296 | #38 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #56 of 296 | #23 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #149 of 204 | #28 of 41 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 451 | 40.7 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 40.7 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 43.2 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 39.9 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
About Weston Middle
Weston Middle runs as a small middle school in Weston, Massachusetts. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 451 students.
Weston Middle is part of a district of 5 schools: Weston, with 2,063 students.
Of every 100 students at Weston Middle, about 54 are White. Other reported shares: 27% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Middlesex County's residents are about 67% White, 13 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Weston Middle scores 63%.
Weston Middle has 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. That is in line with the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
In Middlesex County, home to about 1,638,365 people, the median household earns about $130,847 a year, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Weston Middle shares Middlesex County with 385 other public schools.
Weston Middle's closest public school neighbor is Weston High, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 451, from 484 in 2017-18. White students went from 68% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 54% in 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 12.1:1 to 11.1:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Weston Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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