Summary
Clinton Senior High is a public high school in Clinton, MA, serving grades 9–12 with 582 students in the Clinton district, which ranks 275th of 351 Massachusetts districts (22nd percentile, 1 star). The school’s 2025–2026 rank is 236th of 353 high schools (33rd percentile, 2 stars), its best result in the provided history and a move up from mostly 1-star years. Completion is stronger than proficiency: 92.8% graduation and 2.4% dropout in 2024–2025, with graduation ranging from 89.6% to 94.5% over five reported years.
Compared with nearby schools, Clinton sits near the bottom of the area’s comprehensive high schools, close only to Assabet Valley Vocational High School (230th/353, 35th percentile, 2 stars). Its 2025–2026 10th-grade MCAS results trail the state: ELA 34.81 vs. 45.48, Math 33.58 vs. 43.73, and Science 26.77 vs. 40.50. Science is the largest weakness, with Biology at 22.61 vs. the state’s 37.68 and Physics at 28.33 vs. 44.25 in 2024–2025. Higher-performing neighbors include Shrewsbury High School, Algonquin Regional High, Nashoba Regional, West Boylston Junior/Senior High, Tahanto Regional High, and Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School.
Clinton’s completion profile is better than Hudson High’s (88.7% graduation, 5.9% dropout), even though Hudson has much higher MCAS scores. Several student groups, including low-income and special education students, improved in state effectiveness rankings, but the English Language Learner subgroup fell to the 4th percentile (0 stars) after 73rd percentile a year earlier—an urgent concern. Resources do not offer a simple explanation: Clinton spent $15,903 per student in 2020–2021, mid-range among these schools, and its 12.7 student-teacher ratio is higher than most nearby high performers but lower than Shrewsbury’s 14.4. Overall, Clinton shows recent positive momentum in rank and completion but remains below the state and most neighbors in MCAS proficiency, especially science.
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