Middle school (grades 6-8) · Framingham, MA

Fuller Middle

Federal NCES profile for Fuller Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 250498000464
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
41
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fuller Middle earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools.

#4 of 4
middle schools in Framingham · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
9.1:1
small classes for Massachusetts
592
students enrolled

Fuller Middle has class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Fuller Middle ranks #4 of 4 middle schools in Framingham, MA.

School address

Enrollment

592

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

65.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.1:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-26% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Fuller Middle compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Fuller Middle

Fuller Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Framingham, Massachusetts, enrolling 592 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9.1:1, Fuller Middle is leaner than roughly 88% of Massachusetts schools and 26% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 592 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (57%) and White (28%) (diversity index 59/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 296 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 49.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Framingham's middle schools, it stands alongside Walsh Middle (785 students): Fuller Middle is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (9.1:1 vs 10.9:1).

Framingham also operates Framingham High School (2,534 students) and Walsh Middle (785 students) alongside Fuller Middle.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Fuller Middle compares

Fuller Middle on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.1:1 ▼ 26% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 592 top 26% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
592
Bigger than 72% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
9.1:1
students per teacher - 26% below state mean
Top 12% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
49.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,781
per pupil, district-wide - above Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 296 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
44
in-school suspensions + 71 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 57.1%
White 28.4%
African American 6.3%
Two or More 5.6%
Asian 2.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 57.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.5, Fuller Middle is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Framingham, which includes Fuller Middle.

$24,781
Per student
+10%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+49%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 49.2%
State 41.4%
Federal 9.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Fuller Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Framingham High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Walsh Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Barbieri Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Cameron Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Potter Road Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Fuller Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Framingham · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools in Framingham

3 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Fuller Middle's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Fuller Middle

How many students attend Fuller Middle?

Fuller Middle has 592 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Framingham, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fuller Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Fuller Middle is 9.1:1, which is 26% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 42% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fuller Middle?

The largest demographic group at Fuller Middle is Hispanic or Latino at 57.1% of enrollment, in Framingham, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fuller Middle?

Fuller Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Fuller Middle rank among middle schools in Framingham?

By Resource Investment Index, Fuller Middle ranks #4 of 4 middle schools in Framingham, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Framingham on the city page.

Is Fuller Middle a good school?

Fuller Middle earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Framingham?

Besides Fuller Middle, Framingham also operates Framingham High School (2,534 students), Walsh Middle (785 students), and Barbieri Elementary (671 students). See the Framingham district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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