Summary:
The Old Rochester area includes two schools serving grades 7 through 12 in Mattapoisett, MA: Old Rochester Regional Junior High (grades 7–8, 407 students) and Old Rochester Regional High (grades 9–12, 643 students). Combined enrollment is 1,050 students, with the high school holding about 61.2% of that total. Both belong to the Old Rochester district, which is listed at 107 of 351, 70th percentile, 3 stars.
Old Rochester Regional High is the standout. It ranks 93 of 353, in the 74th percentile with 4 stars, up from 3 stars in the two prior years. Its graduation rate is 96.1% and its dropout rate is 0.7%. It is above the state in every reported MCAS subject: ELA 10th grade at 62.58% vs 45.48% statewide, math at 56.44% vs 43.73%, science at 47.77% vs 40.50%, and Biology at 46.51% vs 37.68%. Math rose +7.09 points year over year and ELA +3.61, while science slipped −2.91 points but stayed above state.
Old Rochester Regional Junior High ranks 165 of 478, in the 65th percentile with 3 stars, down from 4 stars and the 78th percentile in 2023–2024. ELA is its strength at 50% proficient vs 40.03% statewide, but math trails at 39.07% vs 41.11%, and 8th-grade math sits exactly at the state level. Science and civics remain above state, yet both declined. The junior high has a lower student-teacher ratio (11.0 vs 12.5) and slightly lower per-student spending ($17,934 vs $18,403 in 2020–2021), and free/reduced-lunch percentages are not provided for either school.
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