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David Prouty High

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David Prouty High ranks 205 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 42% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

David Prouty High is a grades 9–12 school in Spencer, MA, serving about 306 students in the Spencer-E Brookfield district. The district ranks 279th of 351 in Massachusetts (21st percentile, 1 star), but David Prouty High ranked 205th of 353 in 2025–2026 (42nd percentile, 2 stars), so the school is outperforming its district's overall standing. Its rank improved from the 20th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 36th–42nd percentile recently, though it remains below the state median.

Academically, 10th grade English Language Arts is a clear strength, while science and biology are weak and math is below the state average. In 2025–2026, ELA proficiency was 59.62%, above the state's 45.48% and district's 54.24%, and close to Wachusett Regional High (58.37%) and Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School (60.70%). It was well above Auburn Senior High, Leicester High, Doherty Memorial High, South High Community, Claremont Academy, and North Brookfield High. Science proficiency, however, was only 24.00%, far below the state's 40.50% and behind Bay Path (51.09%), Wachusett (46.92%), Leicester (44.30%), and Auburn (37.35%). Math proficiency was 38.46%, below the state's 43.73%; it beat Leicester, Doherty, South High, and Claremont but trailed Wachusett, Bay Path, University Pk Campus School, and Auburn.

Completion outcomes are a major concern. In 2024–2025, graduation was 77.0% and dropout was 12.2%, close to the district but weak against most nearby schools; only North Brookfield High had a lower graduation rate, and dropout was third-highest. The school has a favorable 9.9 student-teacher ratio and mid-to-high per-pupil spending of $17,944, yet science and completion remain weak, suggesting resources alone do not explain the pattern. Subgroup data show relatively stronger results for Hispanic and low-income students (around the 56th–57th percentile, 3 stars) but persistent weakness for special education students (about 16th–18th percentile, 1 star). Leicester High has a similar overall rank (201st, 43rd percentile) but a very different profile: much lower ELA, much higher science, and a 93.1% graduation rate. Key questions are why science lags so far behind ELA, why completion remains weak despite test-score gains, and how to improve special education outcomes.

306

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,255

Per pupil spending ?

47.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

302 Main Street
Spencer, MA 01562-1856

(508) 885-8505

District: Spencer-E Brookfield

Feeder schools for David Prouty High:

Elementary:	East Brookfield Elementary
	Wire Village School
Middle:	Knox Trail Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.6%

Hispanic:

19.6%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 16 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

Massachusetts avg42%

205^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

279^th of 351Spencer-E Brookfield among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	205 of 353	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	216 of 349	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	222 of 348	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	276 of 347	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	260 of 342	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	222 of 285	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	261 of 351	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	269 of 345	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	55.2	203 of 348	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.3	225 of 351	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	243 of 354	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.3	215 of 347	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.8	265 of 344	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	273 of 340	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.5	221 of 340	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.7	226 of 335	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.3	236 of 322	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.8	191 of 319	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.7	246 of 316	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.1	232 of 314	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.2	185 of 311	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.6	188 of 307	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	46.1	180 of 304	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.3	249 of 295	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	153 of 299	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.3	267 of 299	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	217 of 340	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	239 of 337	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	181 of 342	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	233 of 339	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	214 of 340	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	231 of 281	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	247 of 342	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	288 of 339	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	112 of 260	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	152 of 249	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	142 of 217	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	150 of 340	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	187 of 334	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	187 of 338	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	265 of 338	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	261 of 332	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	188 of 253	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	233 of 330	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	267 of 330	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	177 of 344	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	180 of 339	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	251 of 342	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	300 of 343	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	279 of 339	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	206 of 281	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	267 of 346	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	250 of 343	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	240 of 289	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	246 of 301	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	283 of 339	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	208 of 268	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	240 of 348	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	297 of 344	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	200 of 302	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.4	224 of 298	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	241 of 302	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	270 of 301	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	267 of 300	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	228 of 249	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	274 of 302	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	286 of 303	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)17th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%+14 vs state

Mathematics38%-5 vs state

Science24%-16 vs state

Biology24%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
David Prouty High	Public	9-12	302 Main Street	Spencer	01562	Worcester County	Spencer-E Brookfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 885-8505	306	31	9.9	47.1%	207 (67.6%)	11 (3.6%)	60 (19.6%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	41.6	205^th of 353 public high schools	41.9%		40.2	216^th of 349 public high schools	38.1%	11				59.6					38.5			24.0		23.5			$20,255
Leicester High	Public	9-12	964 Main Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	No	(508) 892-7030	388	36	10.6	39.7%	252 (64.9%)	27 (7.0%)	77 (19.8%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	42.5	201^st of 353 public high schools	43.1%		46.7	195^th of 349 public high schools	44.1%	6				36.5					34.2			44.3		39.4	7.0		$19,835
North Brookfield High	Public	6-12	10 New School Drive	North Brookfield	01535	Worcester County	North Brookfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 867-7131	157	29	5.4	50.3%	131 (83.4%)	9 (5.7%)	15 (9.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	13.5	17.7	24.0	10.0	17.7	5.6	0.0	8.3		5.2	16.0		16.0			25.0	$21,967
South High Community	Public	9-12	170 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3325	1,800	123	14.6	70.8%	405 (22.5%)	358 (19.9%)	792 (44.0%)	168 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (4.3%)	21.2	286^th of 353 public high schools	19.0%		37	229^th of 349 public high schools	34.4%	57				27.3					21.6			20.8		20.5			$20,630
Auburn Senior High	Public	9-12	99 Auburn Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	No	(508) 832-7711	834	69	12.0	26.5%	595 (71.3%)	53 (6.4%)	113 (13.5%)	54 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	47.1	186^th of 353 public high schools	47.3%		51.8	173^rd of 349 public high schools	50.4%	13				38.1					42.0			37.4		36.6			$16,844
University Pk Campus School	Public	7-12	12 Freeland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3591	233	20	11.4	80.3%	23 (9.9%)	30 (12.9%)	149 (63.9%)	21 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	44.6	194^th of 353 public high schools	45.0%		31.6	242^nd of 349 public high schools	30.7%	48		18.6	18.0	45.7	18.3		9.5	23.1	42.4	16.1	15.4	32.4	15.4	26.7		15.4	$20,671
Doherty Memorial High	Public	9-12	299 Highland Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3270	1,573	103	15.2	59.8%	556 (35.3%)	274 (17.4%)	559 (35.5%)	93 (5.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (5.7%)	32.5	233^rd of 353 public high schools	34.0%		38.4	222^nd of 349 public high schools	36.4%	11				34.3					26.3			25.2		32.6			$21,608
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	57 Old Muggett Hill Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-5971	1,188	123	9.6	31.7%	910 (76.6%)	26 (2.2%)	217 (18.3%)	19 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	66.5	112^th of 353 public high schools	68.3%		60.6	142^nd of 349 public high schools	59.3%	30				60.7					54.2			51.1		35.8			$24,516
Claremont Academy	Public	7-12	15 Claremont Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3077	474	36	13.0	84.2%	34 (7.2%)	49 (10.3%)	354 (74.7%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	7	338^th of 353 public high schools	4.2%		12.7	314^th of 349 public high schools	10.0%	24		10.7	11.8	12.1	11.3		10.7	10.4	4.7	10.5	9.1	5.8	9.1	7.5		6.5	$23,407
Worcester Alternative High School	Public	7-12	11 McKeon Road	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 799-3245	36	13	2.8	91.7%	4 (11.1%)	3 (8.3%)	24 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about David Prouty High

How many students attend David Prouty High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended David Prouty High.

What schools feed into David Prouty High?

David Prouty High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Brookfield Elementary
Elementary : Wire Village School
Middle : Knox Trail Middle School

Is David Prouty High a good school?

David Prouty High ranks 205^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is David Prouty High in?

Spencer-E Brookfield

What is the racial makeup of David Prouty High?

Students at David Prouty High are 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

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