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Dracut School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 896 students in Dracut School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Dracut School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
6 Schools
535 Schools
# Students
3,628 Students
307,136 Students
# Teachers
229 Teachers
26,286 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Dracut School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#260 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
49%
Graduation Rate
95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.67
# American Indian Students
9 Students
770 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
306 Students
21,401 Students
% Asian Students
9%
7%
# Hispanic Students
447 Students
80,027 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
26%
# Black Students
283 Students
37,484 Students
% Black Students
8%
12%
# White Students
2,507 Students
153,850 Students
% White Students
69%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
315 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
70 Students
12,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
54
2,761
# Students in K Grade:
291
7,202
# Students in 1st Grade:
318
7,520
# Students in 2nd Grade:
313
7,881
# Students in 3rd Grade:
306
8,280
# Students in 4th Grade:
316
9,357
# Students in 5th Grade:
258
21,640
# Students in 6th Grade:
294
56,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
294
69,038
# Students in 8th Grade:
308
71,463
# Students in 9th Grade:
227
12,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
208
11,312
# Students in 11th Grade:
199
10,898
# Students in 12th Grade:
234
10,621
# Ungraded Students:
8
392
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,700 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,971. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,406 is less than the state median of $24,732. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$60 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,700
$23,971
Spending / Student
$16,406
$24,732
Best Dracut School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Justus C. Richardson Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1570 Lakeview Ave
Dracut, MA 01826
(978) 957-3330
Dracut, MA 01826
(978) 957-3330
Grades: 6-8
| 896 students
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