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Brockton High

Public Grades 9-12
296th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 349 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 15% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Brockton High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,586 students. Located in Brockton, Massachusetts, the school is part of the Brockton School District, which is ranked 332 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brockton High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools over the past decade, typically ranking between 236-305 out of 285-351 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, with a brief 2-star rating in the 2015-2016 school year. Brockton High's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are significantly lower than the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.54% of 10th graders at Brockton High were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 20.17% at Brockton High versus 44.6% statewide. The school has also struggled with low graduation rates, ranging from 65.3% to 83.4% over the past few years, and high dropout rates, fluctuating between 6.8% and 13.2% in recent years.

While the nearby schools in the Brockton School District generally perform at a similar or lower level than Brockton High, some nearby schools in other districts, such as East Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School, Stoughton High, and Oliver Ames High, significantly outperform Brockton High in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key indicators. While Brockton High faces significant challenges, the data suggests that there is room for improvement, particularly in comparison to these higher-performing nearby schools.

3,598
Students ?
17.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,134
Per pupil spending ?
81.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 470 Forest Avenue
       Brockton, MA  02301

(508) 580-7633

District: Brockton


Feeder schools for Brockton High:

Elementary:    Brookfield
    Downey
    Dr W Arnone Community School
    Edgar B Davis
    More...
Middle:    Ashfield Middle School
    East Middle School
    North Middle School
    Plouffe Middle School
    More...
Racial breakdown:

African American:
64.4%
Hispanic:
19.7%
White:
9.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (19% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school19%
District avg19%
Massachusetts avg45%
296th of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3High Schools in the Brockton
332nd of 348Brockton 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
202517.7296 of 34915.2%★☆☆☆☆
202415.1300 of 34813.8%★☆☆☆☆
202312.2304 of 34712.4%★☆☆☆☆
202215.1291 of 34214.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.4236 of 28517.2%★☆☆☆☆
201914.1305 of 35113.1%★☆☆☆☆
201819.4298 of 34513.6%★☆☆☆☆
201725.1288 of 34817.2%★☆☆☆☆
201644.6246 of 35129.9%★★☆☆☆
201544.0250 of 35429.4%★☆☆☆☆
201432.1273 of 34721.3%★☆☆☆☆
201339.6260 of 34424.4%★☆☆☆☆
201235.2263 of 34022.6%★☆☆☆☆
201137.3256 of 34024.7%★☆☆☆☆
201041.5236 of 33529.6%★★☆☆☆
200945.0216 of 32232.9%★★☆☆☆
200842.0215 of 31932.6%★★☆☆☆
200727.1249 of 31621.2%★☆☆☆☆
200634.2223 of 31429.0%★☆☆☆☆
200523.2247 of 31120.6%★☆☆☆☆
200425.9236 of 30723.1%★☆☆☆☆
200327.8224 of 30426.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202527.1112 of 14824.3%★☆☆☆☆
202424.4121 of 16024.4%★☆☆☆☆
202319.2119 of 14216.2%★☆☆☆☆
202230.894 of 13329.3%★★☆☆☆
202126.774 of 9421.3%★☆☆☆☆
201925.2110 of 13719.7%★☆☆☆☆
201825.8109 of 13418.7%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202544.355 of 9139.6%★★☆☆☆
202420.383 of 9815.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.477 of 9619.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.774 of 9320.4%★☆☆☆☆
201912.989 of 978.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.283 of 918.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202225.7215 of 29527.1%★☆☆☆☆
201914.4276 of 2997.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.3275 of 2998.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202555.315 of 8381.9%★★★★☆
202439.838 of 8655.8%★★★☆☆
202342.744 of 8447.6%★★★☆☆
202239.940 of 7748.1%★★★☆☆
201937.543 of 8247.6%★★☆☆☆
201846.637 of 7751.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202517.2285 of 33715.4%★☆☆☆☆
202415.4293 of 34214.3%★☆☆☆☆
202311.1302 of 33910.9%★☆☆☆☆
202216.4283 of 34016.8%★☆☆☆☆
202115.6237 of 28115.7%★☆☆☆☆
201913.1305 of 34210.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.9296 of 33912.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202532.5161 of 24534.3%★★☆☆☆
202427.0172 of 24930.9%★★☆☆☆
202320.5194 of 24119.5%★☆☆☆☆
202238.4121 of 21744.2%★★☆☆☆
202137.284 of 14943.6%★★☆☆☆
201928.6148 of 20628.2%★☆☆☆☆
201835.4128 of 19333.7%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202528.614 of 1926.3%★★☆☆☆
202470.33 of 2889.3%★★★★★
202333.014 of 2339.1%★★☆☆☆
202269.93 of 1782.4%★★★★☆
201942.212 of 2347.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.1276 of 33417.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.1284 of 33816.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.5300 of 33811.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.4285 of 33214.2%★☆☆☆☆
202121.5206 of 25318.6%★☆☆☆☆
201914.9297 of 33010.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.6278 of 33015.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202514.7302 of 33910.9%★☆☆☆☆
202413.3296 of 34213.5%★☆☆☆☆
202311.2302 of 34312.0%★☆☆☆☆
202213.6290 of 33914.5%★☆☆☆☆
202115.0234 of 28116.7%★☆☆☆☆
201910.1312 of 3469.8%★☆☆☆☆
201813.9308 of 34310.2%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202510.485 of 894.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.985 of 872.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.979 of 823.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.764 of 7817.9%★☆☆☆☆
20194.557 of 581.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201841.140 of 5527.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.4250 of 30217.2%★☆☆☆☆
202416.4259 of 28910.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.2233 of 30122.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.3284 of 33916.2%★☆☆☆☆
202121.3225 of 26816.0%★☆☆☆☆
201915.1315 of 3489.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.5299 of 34413.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202511.3265 of 29811.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.1238 of 30221.2%★☆☆☆☆
202319.1252 of 30116.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.4268 of 30010.7%★☆☆☆☆
202140.3167 of 24932.9%★★☆☆☆
201917.8272 of 3029.9%★☆☆☆☆
201833.1239 of 30321.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+67 vs school
Asian (2025)40th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+19 vs school
Disabled (2022)27th percentile+12 vs school
Homeless (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school
African American (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school
Female (2025)15th percentile~ school
White (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Physics45%~ state avg
English Language Arts30%-21 vs state
Mathematics20%-24 vs state
Science20%-26 vs state
Biology10%-29 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Open Quote brockton high offers ALOT of opportunities and was rated one of the top ten schools in mass.,so I don't know why it got a low rating. Close Quote





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Brockton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brookfield
Elementary : Downey
Elementary : Dr W Arnone Community School
Elementary : Edgar B Davis
Elementary : Gilmore Elementary School
Elementary : Hancock
Elementary : John F Kennedy
Elementary : Louis F Angelo Elementary
Elementary : Manthala George Junior School
Elementary : Mary E. Baker School
Elementary : Oscar F Raymond
Middle : Ashfield Middle School
Middle : East Middle School
Middle : North Middle School
Middle : Plouffe Middle School
Middle : South Middle School
Middle : West Middle School

Students at Brockton High are 64% African American, 20% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,598 students attended Brockton High.

Brockton High ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Massachusetts high schools.


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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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