McCarthy Middle School

Regular School · Chelmsford, MA

McCarthy Middle School is a regular school school in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, serving grades 07–08 with 808 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

07 – 08

Enrollment

808

Teachers (FTE)

65.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	509	63%
Asian	164	20%
Hispanic/Latino	63	8%
Black or African American	36	4%
Two or more races	34	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	808	408M / 400F

English Language Learners: 16 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45.0% +8.3pp	36.7%	740
Reading Proficiency	65.0% +15.8pp	49.2%	740
Science Proficiency	56.0%	—	330

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.82 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	808	100%

Contact & Location

250 North Rd

Chelmsford, MA 01824

Phone: (978)251-5122

http://www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us/mccarthy

District

Chelmsford

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,006

District enrollment: 5,055

Other Schools in District

Byam School Elementary
Center Elementary School Elementary
Charles D Harrington Elementary
South Row Elementary
Chelmsford High High
Col Moses Parker School Middle
Community Education Center Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 01824) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250351000478

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD