Summary
Somerset Berkley Regional High School is a grades 9–12 public school serving about 896 students in Somerset, MA, a town in the greater Fall River area of southeastern Massachusetts. It ranks 132nd of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025–2026 (63rd percentile, 3 stars) and is part of the Somerset Berkley Regional School District. That is a meaningful step up from the mid-2010s, when the school was a 2-star school in the low 40s by percentile; since 2018–2019 it has generally held 3 stars, peaking at 68th percentile in 2024–2025.
Academically, the school generally outperforms the state. In 2025–2026, 10th-grade MCAS proficiency was above state in all three major subjects: ELA 51.87% vs. 45.48%, Math 46.81% vs. 43.73%, and Science 43.09% vs. 40.50%, and the prior year was stronger still. ELA is the school's comparative strength — among nearby schools, only Apponequet Regional High was clearly higher in 2025–2026 — while Math trails Joseph Case High, Apponequet, and Bristol-Plymouth Vocational Technical. One outlier stands out: Biology End of Course was reported at 0% proficient versus 37.68% statewide, even though Physics (47.56% vs. 46.58% state) and 10th-grade Science were above state. That pattern suggests a small or specific testing cohort rather than a broad science weakness, but it is worth watching.
Completion numbers are a strength: a 95.9% graduation rate and 2.3% dropout rate, better than the district's 93.7% and 2.7%, and ahead of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School, Joseph Case High, and B M C Durfee High. Several nearby schools post even better results, including Diman Regional Vocational Technical High, Bristol-Plymouth, Bristol County Agricultural High, Apponequet, and Westport Middle-High School. Per-pupil spending was $15,463 in 2020–2021, among the lowest in the local comparison set, while the student–teacher ratio improved from 13.0 to 11.5. Special education students remain the clearest gap, at the 43rd percentile (2 stars), though that is up sharply from the 10th percentile. Overall, this is a solidly effective regional high school with above-state scores, strong completion rates, and clear opportunities in science and special education support.
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