Furnace Brook Middle Middle School
500 Furnace St
Marshfield MA, 02050, Plymouth County
Phone: 781-834-5020
Ranking:
(325 out of 1,316, top 25%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Marshfield School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 75 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,066 | 1,063 | 1,083 | 1,083 | 1,086 | 1,083 | 1,121 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 352 | 33.0% | 346 | 32.5% | 367 | 33.9% | 367 | 33.9% | 362 | 33.3% | 356 | 32.9% | 375 | 33.5% |
Grade 7: | 345 | 32.4% | 365 | 34.3% | 361 | 33.3% | 360 | 33.2% | 356 | 32.8% | 377 | 34.8% | 357 | 31.8% |
Grade 8: | 369 | 34.6% | 352 | 33.1% | 355 | 32.8% | 356 | 32.9% | 368 | 33.9% | 350 | 32.3% | 389 | 34.7% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 542 | 50.8% | 542 | 51.0% | 544 | 50.2% | 526 | 48.6% | 529 | 48.7% | 531 | 49.0% | 577 | 51.5% |
Female: | 524 | 49.2% | 521 | 49.0% | 539 | 49.8% | 557 | 51.4% | 557 | 51.3% | 552 | 51.0% | 532 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 9 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 1.7% | 15 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.2% | 10 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.5% |
Black: | 8 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.7% |
White: | 1,018 | 95.5% | 1,023 | 96.2% | 1,040 | 96.0% | 1,039 | 95.9% | 1,053 | 97.0% | 1,051 | 97.0% | 1,091 | 97.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 135 | 12.7% | 133 | 12.5% | 112 | 10.3% | 117 | 10.8% | 105 | 9.7% | 90 | 8.3% | 96 | 8.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 3.0% | 34 | 3.2% | 22 | 2.0% | 44 | 4.1% | 46 | 4.2% | 22 | 2.0% | 14 | 1.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.29 | 14.25 | 14.33 | 14.50 | 14.52 | 14.50 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 84% | N/A |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 57.3% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 54% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 64% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | N/A |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 80.4% | N/A |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | N/A |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | N/A |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 47% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | N/A |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 50.9% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 59% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 44% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 65% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 58% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | N/A |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 44.7% | N/A |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 30% | N/A |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 37% | N/A |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 32% | N/A |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 35% | N/A |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 47% | N/A |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 47% | N/A |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 43% | N/A |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 38% | N/A |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 33% | N/A |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 39% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Furnace Brook Middle Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.