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Wahconah Regional High

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Wahconah Regional High ranks 120 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 66% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Wahconah Regional High is a public high school located in Dalton, MA, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the Central Berkshire District, which is ranked 177 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wahconah Regional High has shown consistent performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 10th-grade students scoring above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also has a strong track record in graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate consistently above 92% in recent years, outperforming the state average. However, the school's performance on MCAS Biology for all grades is slightly below the state average, and there is some variation in performance across different student subgroups, with male students outperforming female students and white students showing a decline in performance in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Wahconah Regional High performs relatively well, outpacing schools like Drury High and Hoosac Valley High School in MCAS assessments and graduation rates. However, the school lags behind higher-performing nearby schools like Mt. Greylock Regional High and Lenox Memorial High, which consistently rank among the top high schools in the state. By addressing areas of relative weakness and targeting interventions to support underperforming student subgroups, Wahconah Regional High can continue to provide a quality education for its students.

450

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,564

Per pupil spending ?

26.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Windsor Rd
Dalton, MA 01226

(413) 684-1330

District: Central Berkshire

Feeder schools for Wahconah Regional High:

Elementary:	Becket Washington School
	Craneville
	Kittredge
Middle:	Nessacus Regional Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

Massachusetts avg45%

120^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

177^th of 348Central Berkshire 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	65.9	120 of 349	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	135 of 348	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	184 of 347	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.3	116 of 342	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	142 of 285	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	186 of 351	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	201 of 345	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.6	182 of 348	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	69.4	114 of 351	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.0	173 of 354	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.2	93 of 347	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	77 of 344	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	74 of 340	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	92 of 340	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	66.5	136 of 335	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.2	137 of 322	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.2	109 of 319	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.6	165 of 316	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.6	167 of 314	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.8	142 of 311	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.8	113 of 307	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	87.3	33 of 304	89.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	66.0	77 of 295	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	26.0	231 of 299	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	250 of 299	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	173 of 337	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	151 of 342	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	177 of 339	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	177 of 340	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.7	121 of 281	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	206 of 342	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.0	171 of 339	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	139 of 334	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	143 of 338	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	208 of 338	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	110 of 332	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	105 of 253	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	126 of 330	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	137 of 330	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	99 of 339	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	123 of 342	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	190 of 343	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	82.1	63 of 339	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	166 of 281	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	167 of 346	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	220 of 343	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	207 of 302	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	134 of 289	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	204 of 301	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.9	63 of 339	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	98 of 268	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	140 of 348	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	177 of 344	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	133 of 298	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	152 of 302	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.8	213 of 301	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.6	114 of 300	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	208 of 302	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	228 of 303	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)74th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science58%+13 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics50%+6 vs state

Biology37%~ state avg

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Schools Near Wahconah Regional High

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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
Wahconah Regional High	Public	9-12	150 Windsor Rd	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 684-1330	450	41	10.9		409 (90.9%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	65.9	120^th of 349 public high schools	65.6%		63.9	135^th of 348 public high schools	61.2%	15				52.2					50.4			58.5		37.0			$21,564
Pittsfield High	Public	9-12	300 East Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 499-9535	727	70	10.4		380 (52.3%)	106 (14.6%)	166 (22.8%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.7%)	47.1	194^th of 349 public high schools	44.4%		34.2	243^rd of 348 public high schools	30.2%	49				50.0					38.0			39.1		20.3	27.5		$23,490
Eagle Education Academy	Public	6-12	53 Eagle Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 499-9724	24	10	2.4		10 (41.7%)	4 (16.7%)	8 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)								(n/a)																	$49,444
Taconic High	Public	9-12	96 Valentine Road	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 448-9600	824	89	9.2		493 (59.8%)	85 (10.3%)	149 (18.1%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (9.8%)	12.9	313^th of 349 public high schools	10.3%		14	303^rd of 348 public high schools	12.9%	10				28.9					13.2			11.8		11.5	18.0		$23,497
Hoosac Valley High School	Public	8-12	125 Savoy Rd	Cheshire	01225	Berkshire County	Hoosac Valley Regional	No	No	No	No	(413) 743-5200	296	28	10.5		253 (85.5%)	17 (5.7%)	21 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	19.8	289^th of 349 public high schools	17.2%		16.2	297^th of 348 public high schools	14.7%	8			7.8	36.4	7.8			4.1	18.2	4.1	6.7	18.0	6.7	15.6		6.5	$22,940
Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	1 Commercial Place	Adams	01220	Berkshire County	Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 743-7311	364	39	9.4		236 (64.8%)	33 (9.1%)	60 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	37.9	225^th of 349 public high schools	35.5%		60	152^nd of 348 public high schools	56.3%	73	31.4	40.3	44.8	50.0	38.7	17.7	23.1	37.3	25.7	26.0	37.3	34.4	37.3	22.5		28.4	$22,493
Lenox Memorial High	Public	6-12	197 East Street	Lenox	01240	Berkshire County	Lenox	No	No	No	No	(413) 637-5560	439	58	7.5		348 (79.3%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.0%)	22 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	88.8	48^th of 349 public high schools	86.2%		88.3	43^rd of 348 public high schools	87.6%	5	65.2	57.9	66.1	81.7	63.2	51.5	53.5	53.2	67.8	52.7	46.8	66.7	46.8	67.3	100.0	61.3	$25,049
Lee Middle/High School	Public	7-12	300 Greylock Street	Lee	01238	Berkshire County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(413) 243-2781	328	36	9.1		267 (81.4%)	4 (1.2%)	41 (12.5%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	59.3	146^th of 349 public high schools	58.2%		83.8	59^th of 348 public high schools	83.0%	87		40.3	40.0	59.3	40.2		34.8	12.0	51.9	25.2	37.3	36.7	37.3	30.5		39.2	$23,171
Charles McCann Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	70 Hodges Cross Rd	North Adams	01247	Berkshire County	Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 663-5383	514	48	10.6		483 (94.0%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	14.5	306^th of 349 public high schools	12.3%		39.8	227^th of 348 public high schools	34.8%	79				25.8					14.6			20.8		20.7			$27,537
Drury High	Public	7-12	1130 South Church Street	North Adams	01247	Berkshire County	North Adams	No	No	No	No	(413) 662-3240	438	44	9.8		337 (76.9%)	14 (3.2%)	40 (9.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.4%)	20	287^th of 349 public high schools	17.8%		18.8	288^th of 348 public high schools	17.2%	1		4.8	22.6	31.6	13.6		1.5	3.2	21.4	2.4	9.8	22.5	9.8	0.0		6.8	$26,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Wahconah Regional High

What schools feed into Wahconah Regional High?

Wahconah Regional High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Becket Washington School
Elementary : Craneville
Elementary : Kittredge
Middle : Nessacus Regional Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Wahconah Regional High?

Students at Wahconah Regional High are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Wahconah Regional High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Wahconah Regional High.

What district is Wahconah Regional High in?

Central Berkshire

Is Wahconah Regional High a good school?

Wahconah Regional High ranks 120^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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