Summary:
Newburyport has one public high school serving grades 9–12: Newburyport High, with 743 students in the Newburyport district. It is a strong performer statewide: its 2025–2026 rank is 64th out of 353 Massachusetts high schools, placing it in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars. That is an improvement from 91st out of 348 in 2023–2024, a 27-position gain. The district is ranked 99th out of 351 districts, at the 72nd percentile with 4 stars, so the high school’s school-level rank is stronger than the district’s overall rank.
In every reported MCAS Next Generation subject, Newburyport High exceeds the state proficiency rate. In 2025–2026, 10th-grade ELA is 64.91% vs. 45.48% statewide, Mathematics is 60.12% vs. 43.73%, Science is 62.11% vs. 40.50%, and End-of-Course Biology is 56.28% vs. 37.68%. In 2024–2025, ELA is 70.39% vs. 50.66%, Mathematics is 56.18% vs. 44.60%, Science is 67.86% vs. 45.89%, and All-Grades Biology is 60.84% vs. 39.02%. School results closely mirror district results. Year over year, 10th-grade ELA fell 5.48 points and Science fell 5.75 points, while Mathematics rose 3.94 points; all remain above state. Biology comparisons differ by grade scope, so compare them carefully.
Completion outcomes are very strong: the graduation rate is 98.0% and the dropout rate is 1.0%, compared with the district’s 97.1% graduation rate and 1.0% dropout rate. The student-teacher ratio is 10.3, though no state comparison is provided. Per-student spending is listed at $17,791 for 2020–2021, which is older than most other metrics. Free/reduced lunch percentage is not reported, so economic context is unavailable. Overall, Newburyport High offers high statewide ranking, improving rank momentum, above-state proficiency, and strong completion outcomes.
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