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David Prouty High

Public Grades 9-12
216th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 349 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 38% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

David Prouty High is a public high school located in Spencer, Massachusetts, serving 331 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Spencer-E Brookfield school district, which is ranked 289 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

David Prouty High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, with a ranking between 203 and 276 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in 2024-2025 of 47.46% in English Language Arts, 29.63% in Mathematics, and 37.74% in Science. In comparison, Wachusett Regional High, located about 8.8 miles away, had significantly higher proficiency rates in the same year.

David Prouty High has also experienced fluctuating graduation rates, ranging from 68.1% to 80.2% over the past few years, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 11.9% to 22.3%. These metrics are less favorable compared to nearby schools, such as Wachusett Regional High, which had a 95.5% graduation rate and a 1.6% dropout rate in 2023-2024. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with generally lower rankings for female, male, white, and special education students compared to the state averages.

306
Students ?
9.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,255
Per pupil spending ?
43.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 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 — 31st percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Biology scores 19 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg32%
Massachusetts avg45%
216th of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
289th of 348Spencer-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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202540.2216 of 34938.1%★★☆☆☆
202441.3222 of 34836.2%★★☆☆☆
202322.5276 of 34720.5%★☆☆☆☆
202226.1260 of 34224.0%★☆☆☆☆
202125.4222 of 28522.1%★☆☆☆☆
201934.3261 of 35125.6%★☆☆☆☆
201834.9269 of 34522.0%★☆☆☆☆
201755.2203 of 34841.7%★★☆☆☆
201651.3225 of 35135.9%★★☆☆☆
201545.6243 of 35431.4%★★☆☆☆
201452.3215 of 34738.0%★★☆☆☆
201337.8265 of 34423.0%★☆☆☆☆
201230.0273 of 34019.7%★☆☆☆☆
201149.5221 of 34035.0%★★☆☆☆
201043.7226 of 33532.5%★★☆☆☆
200938.3236 of 32226.7%★☆☆☆☆
200848.8191 of 31940.1%★★☆☆☆
200728.7246 of 31622.2%★☆☆☆☆
200631.1232 of 31426.1%★☆☆☆☆
200550.2185 of 31140.5%★★☆☆☆
200446.6188 of 30738.8%★★☆☆☆
200346.1180 of 30440.8%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202220.3249 of 29515.6%★☆☆☆☆
201943.2153 of 29948.8%★★☆☆☆
201814.3267 of 29910.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202530.6239 of 33729.1%★☆☆☆☆
202451.2181 of 34247.1%★★☆☆☆
202333.8233 of 33931.3%★★☆☆☆
202241.3214 of 34037.1%★★☆☆☆
202118.2231 of 28117.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.2247 of 34227.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.7288 of 33915.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202434.0152 of 24939.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.5142 of 21734.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202541.7187 of 33444.0%★★☆☆☆
202446.6187 of 33844.7%★★☆☆☆
202323.1265 of 33821.6%★☆☆☆☆
202222.6261 of 33221.4%★☆☆☆☆
202130.0188 of 25325.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.6233 of 33029.4%★☆☆☆☆
201826.7267 of 33019.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202545.5180 of 33946.9%★★☆☆☆
202428.6251 of 34226.6%★☆☆☆☆
202311.4300 of 34312.5%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1279 of 33917.7%★☆☆☆☆
202131.1206 of 28126.7%★☆☆☆☆
201928.7267 of 34622.8%★☆☆☆☆
201838.4250 of 34327.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202419.7240 of 28917.0%★☆☆☆☆
202321.4246 of 30118.3%★☆☆☆☆
202221.5283 of 33916.5%★☆☆☆☆
202127.7208 of 26822.4%★☆☆☆☆
201937.1240 of 34831.0%★★☆☆☆
201822.4297 of 34413.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202528.4224 of 29824.8%★☆☆☆☆
202422.0241 of 30220.2%★☆☆☆☆
202313.1270 of 30110.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.8267 of 30011.0%★☆☆☆☆
202114.6228 of 2498.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.5274 of 3029.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.4286 of 3035.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Male (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2024)39th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school
Special Education (2024)17th percentile-19 vs school
Disabled (2022)16th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts47%-3 vs state
Science38%-8 vs state
Mathematics30%-15 vs state
Biology20%-19 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about David Prouty High

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended 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

David Prouty High ranks 216th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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Latest Massachusetts data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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