Summary:
Norfolk County Agricultural is the only high school in the Norfolk County Agricultural area, serving grades 9–12 to 597 students at 400 Main Street in Walpole, MA. Because it is a single-school district, its school-level and district-level figures for test scores, graduation, and dropout rates are identical.
The school's biggest strengths are its completion outcomes and its science performance. In 2024–25 it posted a 98.6% graduation rate and just a 1.4% dropout rate, and its student-teacher ratio of 9.8 is favorable. On MCAS Next Generation exams, it outperformed the state in English Language Arts, Science, and Biology in both years shown. Science was above the state by 7.90 points in 2024–25 and 7.36 points in 2025–26, while Biology was above by 8.53 and 9.54 points — its most stable relative advantages. ELA was a standout in 2024–25 at 60.78 versus the state's 50.66, though the advantage narrowed to 48.37 versus 45.48 in 2025–26. Its relative rank also improved, from 175 of 348 (50th percentile) in 2023–24 to 149 of 353 (58th percentile) in 2025–26, holding 3 stars throughout.
Mathematics is the clear area of concern: it is the only subject where the school falls below the state average in both years, by 12.13 points in 2024–25 and 17.24 points in 2025–26. In 2025–26, only 26.49% of 10th graders were proficient in Mathematics, compared with 43.73% statewide. Other figures include a district rank of 171 of 351 (51st percentile, 3 stars), per-student spending of $23,659 in 2020–21, and a free/reduced lunch rate that is not reported in this data.
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