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Bourne High School

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Bourne High School ranks 202 nd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 42% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Bourne High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Bourne, Massachusetts, with a total enrollment of 335 students. The school is part of the Bourne District, which is ranked 258 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bourne High School has seen a decline in its four-year graduation rates, dropping from 93.9% in 2021-2022 to 85.1% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the nearby Carver Middle/High School (94.2%), Plymouth North High (94.0%), and Old Rochester Regional High (96.8%). Additionally, Bourne High School has a higher dropout rate, ranging from 3.5% in 2021-2022 to 5.0% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the dropout rates of the nearby schools mentioned.

Bourne High School's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally lower than the state averages and nearby schools. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 10th-grade proficiency rates were 54.17% in English Language Arts, 36.62% in Mathematics, and 31.75% in Science, all of which were below the state averages. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with the school ranking lower for female students, male students, and white students compared to the state. While the school's proximity to the Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical school may provide opportunities for collaboration, addressing the school's declining performance and identifying the underlying factors will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for its students.

341

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,966

Per pupil spending ?

30.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Waterhouse Rd
Bourne, MA 02532-3609

(508) 759-0670

District: Bourne

Feeder schools for Bourne High School:

Elementary:	Bourne Intermediate School
	Bournedale Elementary School
Middle:	Bourne Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.6%

Two or more races:

8.2%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2025) from a 21st-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Science scores 14 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg41%

Massachusetts avg45%

202^nd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

258^th of 348Bourne 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
2025	45.1	202 of 349	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.5	138 of 348	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	246 of 347	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	271 of 342	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	186 of 285	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	218 of 351	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	208 of 345	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.1	219 of 348	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.2	226 of 351	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.9	179 of 354	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.6	161 of 347	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	149 of 344	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	163 of 340	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.9	152 of 340	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.3	160 of 335	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.9	63 of 322	80.4%	★★★★☆
2008	63.5	138 of 319	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.6	155 of 316	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.6	108 of 314	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.0	177 of 311	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.7	128 of 307	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	54.9	154 of 304	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	26.3	228 of 299	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	232 of 299	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	209 of 337	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	170 of 342	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	228 of 339	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	250 of 340	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.2	167 of 281	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	204 of 342	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	224 of 339	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	212 of 334	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.1	104 of 338	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	185 of 338	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.7	300 of 332	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	158 of 253	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	204 of 330	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	256 of 330	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	181 of 339	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.8	101 of 342	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	27.5	254 of 343	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	278 of 339	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	196 of 281	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	253 of 346	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.4	199 of 343	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	84.6	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	206 of 301	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	301 of 339	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	148 of 268	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	224 of 348	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	246 of 344	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	216 of 298	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	153 of 302	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.5	257 of 301	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	279 of 300	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	190 of 249	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	224 of 302	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	227 of 303	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2019)88th percentile+50 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2019)24th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+4 vs state

Biology43%+4 vs state

Mathematics37%-8 vs state

Science32%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Bourne High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Bourne High School	Public	9-12	75 Waterhouse Rd	Bourne	02532	Barnstable County	Bourne	No	No	No	No	(508) 759-0670	341	36	9.5		268 (78.6%)	5 (1.5%)	24 (7.0%)	11 (3.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	45.1	202^nd of 349 public high schools	42.1%		63.5	138^th of 348 public high schools	60.3%	64				54.2					36.6			31.8		43.2			$25,966
Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	220 Sandwich Rd	Bourne	02532	Barnstable County	Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 759-7711	838	86	9.7		669 (79.8%)	24 (2.9%)	74 (8.8%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.2%)	52.9	169^th of 349 public high schools	51.6%		47.3	203^rd of 348 public high schools	41.7%	34				41.0					45.9			51.0		36.1			$27,155
Wareham Senior High	Public	8-12	7 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3510	533	62	8.5		337 (63.2%)	58 (10.9%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (14.6%)	18.3	292^nd of 349 public high schools	16.3%		21.9	279^th of 348 public high schools	19.8%	13			25.0	26.9	25.0			11.1	22.8	11.1	23.1	22.1	23.1	24.7		16.7	$00
Wareham Cooperative Alternative School	Public	9-12	7 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3500	39	3	14.1		26 (66.7%)	2 (5.1%)	5 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.4%)								(n/a)				0.0													$00
Sandwich Middle High School	Public	7-12	365 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd	East Sandwich	02537	Barnstable County	Sandwich	No	No	No	No	(508) 888-4900	888	83	10.6		757 (85.2%)	17 (1.9%)	58 (6.5%)	24 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.5%)	58.8	149^th of 349 public high schools	57.3%		75.2	97^th of 348 public high schools	72.1%	52		53.9	53.9	54.1	53.9		55.8	45.6	46.8	50.4	49.2	46.7	49.2	47.2		46.4	$26,546
Mashpee Middle-High School	Public	7-12	500 Old Barnstable Road	Mashpee	02649	Barnstable County	Mashpee	No	No	No	No	(508) 539-3600	600	62	9.6		410 (68.3%)	29 (4.8%)	61 (10.2%)	7 (1.2%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.3%)	63.1	134^th of 349 public high schools	61.6%		60.9	150^th of 348 public high schools	56.9%	16		36.3	38.0	58.1	37.1		31.0	26.3	45.1	28.6	29.3	52.0	29.3	43.5		34.3	$25,212
Plymouth South High	Public	9-12	490 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 224-7512	1,001	99	10.1		892 (89.1%)	18 (1.8%)	56 (5.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.8%)	32.3	241^st of 349 public high schools	30.9%		31.3	251^st of 348 public high schools	27.9%	10				40.3					26.5			34.5		27.5			$24,305
Falmouth High	Public	9-12	874 Gifford Street	Falmouth	02540	Barnstable County	Falmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 540-2200	714	66	10.7		538 (75.4%)	43 (6.0%)	66 (9.2%)	10 (1.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.2%)	50.4	180^th of 349 public high schools	48.4%		48.1	197^th of 348 public high schools	43.4%	17				52.4					35.2			45.8		46.0			$24,789
Old Rochester Regional High	Public	9-12	135 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	No	(508) 758-3745	643	51	12.5		563 (87.6%)	22 (3.4%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	65.3	123^rd of 349 public high schools	64.8%		68.8	117^th of 348 public high schools	66.4%	6				59.0					49.4			50.7		47.1			$22,878
Carver Middle/High School	Public	6-12	60 South Meadow Road	Carver	02330	Plymouth County	Carver	No	No	No	No	(508) 866-6130	688	71	9.6		626 (91.0%)	18 (2.6%)	23 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	41.9	209^th of 349 public high schools	40.1%		39.1	230^th of 348 public high schools	33.9%	21	39.1	40.0	21.4	49.4	32.7	40.7	37.7	24.8	30.2	33.9	35.2	38.6	35.2		22.4	26.5	$21,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Bourne High School

How many students attend Bourne High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Bourne High School.

What district is Bourne High School in?

Bourne

What schools feed into Bourne High School?

Bourne High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bourne Intermediate School
Elementary : Bournedale Elementary School
Middle : Bourne Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Bourne High School?

Students at Bourne High School are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Bourne High School a good school?

Bourne High School ranks 202^nd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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