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Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1 Hospital Road, Shirley, MA 01464 · (978) 772-8600 · Part of Ayer-Shirley School District

Shirley’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
410
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Shirley kids: Ayer Shirley Regional High School

On the path

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

K–5Lura A. White Elementary School357 students
6–8Ayer Shirley Regional Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Ayer Shirley Regional High Schoolin Ayer

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts43%
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 ↗

1 Hospital Road, Shirley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6140
Grade 7132
Grade 8138
Enrollment over time
410’20
390’21
367’22
379’23
410’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 15%Black 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%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 Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School from Shirley families.

Other schools in Ayer-Shirley School District

The district →
Page Hilltop Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ayer
B−
539 students13:1
Lura A. White Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Shirley
C+
357 students12:1
Ayer Shirley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ayer
A−
417 students11:1

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