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Saugus Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
25 Dow Street
Saugus, MA 01906
Phone
(781) 231-5027
District
Saugus
County
ESSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
598
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.4% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Saugus Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
41%
21%
42%
20%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
39%
22%
40%
19%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
40%
32%
43%
38%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 203 33.9%
Grade 7 204 34.1%
Grade 8 191 31.9%
Total 598 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.5% 56.2% 57.0%
Black 5.1% 6.0% 9.8%
Hispanic 31.6% 30.3% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.5% 6.4% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 1.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,566 7,001,399
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,651.1 892
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.8% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.7% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.2% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 21.4% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,768 2,762,070
Single Parent Households With Children 4.5% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.8% 46.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 26.3% 32.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.4% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 11.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.2% 12.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.0% 10.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 6.3% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,341 $30,877,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,036 $5,093,000 8.4%
Staff $527 $1,318,000 2.2%
General Administration $186 $466,000 0.8%
School Administration $1,082 $2,706,000 4.5%
Operation $1,432 $3,582,000 5.9%
Transportation $389 $973,000 1.6%
Other $624 $1,562,000 2.6%
Total Support $6,275 $15,700,000 26.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,499 $13,758,000 22.8%
Total Expenditures $24,115 $60,335,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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