For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 510 students in Quabbin School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Quabbin School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
7 Schools
522 Schools
# Students
2,111 Students
300,339 Students
# Teachers
144 Teachers
26,170 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Quabbin School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 391 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#235 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
44%
Graduation Rate
87%
90%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)24.7%
22.8%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.69
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
7%
28%
% Black
2%
13%
% White
87%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,556 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,855. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,464 is less than the state median of $24,613. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$46 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$43 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,556
$23,855
Spending / Student
$20,464
$24,613
Best Quabbin School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Quabbin Regional Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
800 South Street
Barre, MA 01005
(978) 355-4651
Barre, MA 01005
(978) 355-4651
Gr: 6-8 | 510 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 15%
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