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Brockton 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 2025 school year, there are 10 public middle schools serving 4,095 students in Brockton School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle Schools in Brockton School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
24 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
14,869 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
956 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Brockton School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 79% has increased from 78% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#367 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
44%
Graduation Rate
79%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.68
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
7%
% Hispanic
21%
28%
% Black
60%
12%
% White
12%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,318 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,566 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$317 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$321 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,318
$23,845
Spending / Student
$21,566
$24,602
Best Brockton School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Plouffe Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
250 Crescent Street
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 894-4301
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 894-4301
Grades: 6-8
| 629 students
Rank: #22.
Ashfield Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
225 Coe Road
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 580-7268
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 580-7268
Grades: 6-8
| 517 students
Rank: #33.
Edgar B Davis
(Math: 17% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
380 Plain Street
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 580-7360
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 580-7360
Grades: K-8
| 944 students
Rank: #44.
Huntington Therapeutic Day School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
365 Westgate Drive
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7203
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7203
Grades: 8-12
| 36 students
Rank: #55.
West Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
271 West St
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7381
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7381
Grades: 6-8
| 492 students
Rank: #66.
East Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
464 Centre Street
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 580-7351
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 580-7351
Grades: 6-8
| 432 students
Rank: #77.
Frederick Douglass Academy
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20% )
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
175 Warren Avenue
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7033
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7033
Grades: 8-11
| 12 students
Rank: #88.
Brockton Virtual Learning Academy
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
470 Forest Avenue
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 562-6222
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 562-6222
Grades: 2-12
| 159 students
Rank: #99.
North Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
108 Oak Street
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7371
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7371
Grades: 6-8
| 406 students
Rank: #1010.
South Middle School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
105 Keith Avenue
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7311
Brockton, MA 02301
(508) 580-7311
Grades: 6-8
| 468 students
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