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Which teacher or staff member at Wilmington Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
782
Middle
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILMINGTON·NCES 251305001578
Wilmington Middle School
25 Carter Lane, Wilmington, MA 01887 · (978) 694-6080 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- B+Test 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.
- AThree-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
9.5:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 218 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 266 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 26% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 63% smaller than its 8th grade class (200).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Wilmington Middle School→Wilmington High
Based on grade levels within Wilmington. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -15.0pp since 2016
Math
54.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -6.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 48.0% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 68.0% |
| 2017-18 | 55.0% | 65.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.0% | 60.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wilmington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #83 of 304 ▲ 5 | #33 of 70 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #127 of 304 ▼ 9 | #45 of 70 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #29 of 299 | #9 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #51 of 310 | #18 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #36 of 296 | #13 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #227 of 296 | #67 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #152 of 204 | #30 of 41 |
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
782
+67 (+9%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 934
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 782 | 82.2 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 781 | 78.2 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 74.8 | 8.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 74 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 836 | 74.2 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 872 | 68 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 944 | 75 | 12.6:1 | 9% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 934 | N/A | N/A | 4% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilmington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (836 to 782); teachers up 11% (74.2 to 82.2).
About Wilmington Middle School
In Wilmington, Massachusetts, part of Middlesex County, Wilmington Middle School is a middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 782 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 547 students.
Enrollment across the 7 schools in Wilmington totals 2,756 students.
The student body at Wilmington Middle School is 82% White. Enrollment also includes 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Middlesex County, the White share is about 67%. Wilmington Middle School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 9.5:1 comes from the school's 82.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.0 students per teacher below the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
allk12 grades Wilmington Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Among Middlesex County residents, the median household income is $130,847, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Wilmington Middle School, Middlesex County has 385 other public schools.
Nearest public school: West Intermediate, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Wilmington Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 67 more students in 2024-25.
Community posts for Wilmington Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilmington
- Wilmington HighHigh · 619 students
- Woburn StreetElementary · 368 students
- West IntermediateElementary · 309 students
- Shawsheen ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- North IntermediateElementary · 246 students
- BoutwellElementary · 128 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Wilmington HighHigh · 619 students
- Woburn StreetElementary · 368 students
- West IntermediateElementary · 309 students
- Shawsheen ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- North IntermediateElementary · 246 students
- BoutwellElementary · 128 students
Other Wilmington Middle schools
One other US public school is named Wilmington Middle. Wilmington Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Wilmington Middle SchoolWilmington, IL · 254 students
Nearby schools
- West Intermediate0.1 mi · 309
- Boutwell0.2 mi · 128
- Shawsheen Elementary1.2 mi · 304
- Wilmington High1.3 mi · 619
- Fox Hill1.4 mi · 437
- Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School1.5 mi · 1,282
Frequently asked questions
About Wilmington Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilmington Middle School?
Wilmington Middle School enrolls approximately 782 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wilmington Middle School serve?
Wilmington Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Wilmington Middle School have?
Wilmington Middle School employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilmington Middle School?
At Wilmington Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Wilmington Middle School in?
Wilmington Middle School is part of Wilmington.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.