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B+

South Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

220 Peach Street, Braintree, MA 02184 · (781) 380-0160 · Part of Braintree School District

Braintree Town’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
635
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about South Middle School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Braintree Town kids: Braintree High

On the path

Where Braintree Town kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8South Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Braintree Highin Braintree

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

220 Peach Street, Braintree

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5168
Grade 6169
Grade 7149
Grade 8149
Enrollment over time
645’20
532’21
514’22
638’23
635’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Asian 27%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Middle School from Braintree Town families.

Other schools in Braintree School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Braintree Town’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.