Robert E. Melican Middle School
145 Lincoln St
Northborough MA, 01532, Worcester County
Phone: 508-351-7020
Ranking: (263 out of 1,316, top 20%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Northborough 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: | 53 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 52 | |||||||
Total Students: | 623 | 644 | 655 | 649 | 634 | 609 | 616 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 206 | 33.1% | 216 | 33.5% | 194 | 29.6% | 232 | 35.7% | 219 | 34.5% | 191 | 31.4% | 218 | 35.4% |
Grade 7: | 216 | 34.7% | 194 | 30.1% | 238 | 36.3% | 225 | 34.7% | 192 | 30.3% | 217 | 35.6% | 198 | 32.1% |
Grade 8: | 201 | 32.3% | 233 | 36.2% | 223 | 34.0% | 192 | 29.6% | 223 | 35.2% | 201 | 33.0% | 200 | 32.5% |
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: | 300 | 48.2% | 306 | 47.5% | 315 | 48.1% | 328 | 50.5% | 296 | 46.7% | 297 | 48.8% | 302 | 49.0% |
Female: | 323 | 51.8% | 338 | 52.5% | 340 | 51.9% | 321 | 49.5% | 338 | 53.3% | 312 | 51.2% | 305 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 57 | 9.1% | 52 | 8.1% | 42 | 6.4% | 37 | 5.7% | 34 | 5.4% | 39 | 6.4% | 49 | 8.0% |
Hispanic: | 23 | 3.7% | 25 | 3.9% | 26 | 4.0% | 18 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.3% | 11 | 1.8% |
Black: | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% |
White: | 511 | 82.0% | 536 | 83.2% | 558 | 85.2% | 576 | 88.8% | 571 | 90.1% | 543 | 89.2% | 542 | 88.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 23 | 3.7% | 24 | 3.7% | 17 | 2.6% | 11 | 1.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 6.9% | 42 | 6.5% | 42 | 6.4% | 35 | 5.4% | 27 | 4.3% | 27 | 4.4% | 21 | 3.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.72 | 12.72 | 12.60 | 13.19 | 12.82 | 11.60 | 12.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 90% | 64% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 84% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 87% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 69% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 78% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 67% |
2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 60.9% | 42% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 62% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 46% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 46% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 56% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 57% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 72% | 60% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 85.0% | 66% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 90% | 68% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 66% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 82% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 70% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 91% | 72% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 82% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 71% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 47% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 49% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 53% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 59% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 62% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 74% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 75% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 94% | 75% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 78% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 95% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 99% | 98% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91% | 92% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | 78% |
2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 55.8% | 37% |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 39% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 39% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 66% | 45% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 73% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 71% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 54% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 62.6% | 32% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 33% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 57% | 33% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 53% | 32% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 33% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 74% | 39% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% | 39% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 71% | 39% |
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* Robert E. Melican Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.