Summary:
Worcester, Massachusetts has 8 public high schools—a mix of large comprehensive 9–12 campuses and smaller 7–12 schools—all serving the Worcester district, which ranks 304th of 351 districts statewide (13th percentile, 1 star); together they enroll 8,007 students, with a median school size of about 1,225.
The clear academic standout is University Pk Campus School, ranked 194th of 353 (45th percentile, 2 stars), with a 95.1% graduation rate, 0.0% dropout, and 10th-grade ELA of 45.71—slightly above the state's 45.48—plus Math of 42.42, close to the state's 43.73. Because it serves grades 7–12, its all-grade scores are far lower. Among traditional 9–12 schools, Doherty Memorial High leads: 233rd (34th percentile, 2 stars), 88.5% graduation, above-district scores in every 10th-grade subject, and the group's highest Biology EOC at 32.59. Worcester Technical High has the best completion profile—96.7% graduation, 1.6% dropout—and the highest spending ($19,173), though it ranks 293rd with mixed test scores.
At the other end, North High (325th, 0 stars) graduates 79.2% with a 13.2% dropout rate, and Claremont Academy (338th, 0 stars) has the highest dropout rate at 16.7%. South High Community, the largest at 1,800 students, graduates 83.8%—below the district's 85.5%—and fell from 229th to 286th. Worcester Alternative High School enrolls only 36 students and has no rank, test, or spending data, so comparisons are unreliable. Free/reduced-lunch data is not reported for any school.
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