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Silver Lake School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 563 students in Silver Lake School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Silver Lake School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% 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
2 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
1,589 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
128 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Silver Lake School District, which is ranked within the top 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 97% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#157 out of 397 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
44%
Graduation Rate
97%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.68
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
4%
28%
% Black
2%
12%
% White
91%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,588 is higher than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,203 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,588
$23,845
Spending / Student
$23,203
$24,602
Best Silver Lake School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Silver Lake Regional Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
256 Pembroke Street
Kingston, MA 02364
(781) 582-3555
Kingston, MA 02364
(781) 582-3555
Grades: 7-8
| 563 students
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