Hawthorne Brook

Middle school·Grades 5-8 Townsend, Massachusetts·01469
Score
26.8/100
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#201
Among 274 Massachusetts middle schools
#2
In North Middlesex
Top 74%
In Massachusetts

Score 26.8/100: better than 26% of Massachusetts middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meeting or exceeding expectations on state tests in Massachusetts, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Massachusetts schools.

English language arts
27%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 43%, better than 27% of them
432 students tested
Math
25%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 43%, better than 25% of them
428 students tested
Science
30%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 42%, better than 31% of them
221 students tested
All Massachusetts schools (ELA / math)
42% / 42%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 14 published results by grade and test

As published by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 5MCAS ELA24115
English language artsGrade 6MCAS ELA30105
English language artsGrade 7MCAS ELA19103
English language artsGrade 8MCAS ELA35108
English language artsAll gradesMCAS ELA27432
MathGrade 5MCAS Mathematics23115
MathGrade 6MCAS Mathematics7105
MathGrade 7MCAS Mathematics3299
MathGrade 8MCAS Mathematics37108
MathAll gradesMCAS Mathematics25428
ScienceGrade 5MCAS Science34114
ScienceGrade 8MCAS Science26107
ScienceAll gradesMCAS Science30221
Social studiesGrade 8MCAS Civics19106

School profile

Grades
5-8
Students
452
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
452
Typical middle school: 543
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Middlesex County

Contact

Address
64 Brookline Rd
Townsend, MA 01469

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Massachusetts. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Hawthorne Brook at a glance

Hawthorne Brook is a public middle school in Townsend, Massachusetts, serving grades 5-8. It is part of the North Middlesex school district. It has about 452 students (a typical Massachusetts middle school has 543).

In 2025-26 state tests, 27% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 25% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Massachusetts middle schools, it scores 26.8 out of 100: better than 26% of them, ranking #201 of 274. Its English language arts result fell by 11 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.