For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 255 students in Winchendon School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Winchendon School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), 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
1,206 Students
307,136 Students
# Teachers
86 Teachers
26,286 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Winchendon 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 65-69% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#354 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
49%
Graduation Rate
65-69%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.67
# American Indian Students
2 Students
770 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
18 Students
21,401 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
97 Students
80,027 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
26%
# Black Students
24 Students
37,484 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
1,017 Students
153,850 Students
% White Students
84%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
315 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
45 Students
12,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
72
2,761
# Students in K Grade:
112
7,202
# Students in 1st Grade:
90
7,520
# Students in 2nd Grade:
89
7,881
# Students in 3rd Grade:
100
8,280
# Students in 4th Grade:
97
9,357
# Students in 5th Grade:
100
21,640
# Students in 6th Grade:
82
56,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
79
69,038
# Students in 8th Grade:
94
71,463
# Students in 9th Grade:
90
12,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
68
11,312
# Students in 11th Grade:
62
10,898
# Students in 12th Grade:
71
10,621
# Ungraded Students:
-
392
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,947 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,971. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,994 is less than the state median of $24,732. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,947
$23,971
Spending / Student
$18,994
$24,732
Best Winchendon School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Murdock Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
3 Memorial Drive
Winchendon, MA 01475
(978) 297-1256
Winchendon, MA 01475
(978) 297-1256
Grades: 6-8
| 255 students
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