The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Math. The lowest is 48% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on North Intermediate
North Intermediate serves just two grades, four and five, as one of two intermediate schools in the Wilmington public schools. Its enrollment is toward the smaller side for a school serving this two-grade band, and the student body is predominantly white, with much smaller shares of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students. The school reports no data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nor on the proportion of students with individualized education plans or English learner classifications. A parent considering this school will want to ask the district directly about those student-support numbers, as they are central to understanding what resources are available.
On state assessments, North Intermediate shows a clear split between subjects. In math, more than three in five students scored proficient or above in the most recent testing year. That places the school’s overall proficiency across subjects above the midpoint among districts in Middlesex County, a large and competitive comparison set. In English language arts, the picture is softer; just under half of students reached proficiency. Science, which is tested only at grade five in this grade span, landed in between, with about three in five students scoring proficient or above. The ELA results have drifted downward over the past several years. In 2017-18 the school posted a strong proficiency rate, but the trend since then has been a gradual decline, with the most recent year the lowest in that span. Math has held steadier; after a dip in the pandemic year, it recovered and has stayed in a consistent range for several years now.
Because North Intermediate does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and the data do not indicate Title I status. No information was available on discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, course access, or staffing ratios. Those are gaps a family may want to explore with school leadership.
The town of Wilmington is a suburban community with a notable corporate base. Several large technology and life-sciences companies are headquartered there, giving the local economy a commercial-industrial dimension that is unusual for a town of its size. Wilmington grew rapidly after World War II, quadrupling in population, and continues to grow at a modest pace. The town is mostly car-dependent, with Interstate 93 and several state routes running through it. An MBTA commuter rail station in the center provides rail access to Boston. The town’s civic life clusters around the Town Common, but the schools are spread across separate campuses; North Intermediate is one of several elementary and intermediate buildings distributed through residential neighborhoods. Housing values are high, consistent with the broader Middlesex County market, and the rental market is similarly priced, making this an expensive place to live by national standards.
The district brief turned up no recent referendum, curriculum changes, or other parent-relevant shifts on record. That could mean the district has been operating on a stable footing, or that recent changes were not captured in the available sources. A parent may want to check the district website or attend a school committee meeting for current topics.
North Intermediate fits a family looking for a straightforward public school in a middle-grades-only setting, within a suburban town with solid employment and commuting options. The math results are a clear strength. The ELA trend is a softer spot worth watching, and the absence of several key student-support metrics means a prospective parent should probe directly about the school’s special education and English learner services, as well as any student support staffing.
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