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Furnace Brook Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

500 Furnace Street, Marshfield, MA 02050 · (781) 834-5020 · Part of Marshfield School District

Marshfield’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
799
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Furnace Brook Middle

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Marshfield kids: Marshfield High

On the path

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

K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Furnace Brook MiddleYou are here
9–12Marshfield High1,119 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts61%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

500 Furnace Street, Marshfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6234
Grade 7261
Grade 8304
Enrollment over time
905’20
846’21
868’22
849’23
799’24

Down 11.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Furnace Brook Middle from Marshfield families.

Other schools in Marshfield School District

The district →
Daniel Webster
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marshfield
A−
313 students11:1
Jeffrey W. Granatino Early Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Marshfield
83 students21:1
Martinson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marshfield
A−
445 students12:1
Gov Edward Winslow
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marshfield
A+
357 students12:1
South River
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marshfield
A−
272 students12:1
Eames Way School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marshfield
A−
249 students12:1

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; Marshfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.