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Collins Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

29 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA 01970 · (978) 740-1191 · Part of Salem School District

Salem’s School Grade D better than 12% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
611
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Collins Middle

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Salem kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Collins MiddleYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

29 Highland Avenue, Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6185
Grade 7211
Grade 8215
Enrollment over time
651’20
633’21
612’22
625’23
611’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 45%White 40%Black 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Collins Middle from Salem families.

Other schools in Salem School District

The district →
Bates
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
C−
410 students13:1
Horace Mann Laboratory
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
C−
293 students12:1
Bentley Academy Innovation School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
D
286 students14:1
Salem Early Childhood
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Salem
106 students9:1
Witchcraft Heights
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salem
C−
455 students14:1
Saltonstall School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Salem
C
412 students13:1

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