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Shepherd Hill Regional High

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Shepherd Hill Regional High ranks 231 st of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 35% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Shepherd Hill Regional High is a grade 9–12 school in Dudley, MA, part of the Dudley-Charlton Regional district, serving 942 students — one of the larger high schools in its area, second only to Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School (1,188). In the 2025–26 rankings it places 231st of 353 Massachusetts high schools, at the 35th percentile with 2 stars, while its district ranks 257th of 351, at the 27th percentile with 1 star — so the school currently sits above its district's overall standing.

Ranking history shows a long decline, from 135th of 351 (62nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2015–16 to 231st (35th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26. Tenth-grade MCAS proficiency in 2025–26 was ELA 24.74%, Math 28.8%, and Science 31.64%, all below the state (45.48%, 43.73%, 40.5%) and below most neighbors, including Sutton High School, Tantasqua Regional Senior High, Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School, Auburn Senior High, and Millbury Junior/Senior High, though above Southbridge High School and Bartlett High School. ELA has fallen sharply, from 52.02% in 2023–24 to 24.74% in 2025–26. Biology End-of-Course is a bright spot at 40.44%, above the state's 37.68%. Graduation (92.2%) and dropout (4.4%) rates are mid-pack.

Context matters: the school has the lowest per-student spending in its comparison set ($14,916 in 2020–21) and the highest student-teacher ratio (14.3), versus 7.6 at Tantasqua Regional Senior High and 7.2 at Douglas High School. Effectiveness ranks for several student groups fall below its overall 35th percentile, including Hispanic (16th), White (22nd), Special Education (25th), female (28th), and low-SES (32nd) students. Reported physics proficiency was also unusually low (3.49% in 2022–23, 9.23% in 2023–24) against state rates above 50%.

942

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,279

Per pupil spending ?

23%

Free/discounted lunch ?

68 Dudley Oxford Road
Dudley, MA 01571

(508) 943-6700

District: Dudley-Charlton Regional

Feeder schools for Shepherd Hill Regional High:

Elementary:	Charlton Elementary
	Dudley Elementary
	Heritage School
	Mason Road School
Middle:	Charlton Middle School
	Dudley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.9%

Hispanic:

13.5%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

Massachusetts avg42%

231^st of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

257^th of 351Dudley-Charlton Regional 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
2026	33.7	231 of 353	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	213 of 349	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	206 of 348	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	180 of 347	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	171 of 342	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	136 of 285	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	156 of 351	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	195 of 345	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.2	157 of 348	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.5	135 of 351	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.2	123 of 354	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.0	140 of 347	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.3	123 of 344	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.3	90 of 340	73.5%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	107 of 340	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.3	107 of 335	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.3	128 of 322	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.2	131 of 319	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.4	97 of 316	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.8	128 of 314	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.0	103 of 311	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	75.0	86 of 307	72.0%	★★★★☆
2003	77.1	76 of 304	75.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	87 of 148	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.9	228 of 295	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	170 of 202	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	255 of 299	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	206 of 299	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	244 of 340	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.8	211 of 337	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	201 of 342	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	217 of 339	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	182 of 340	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.0	115 of 281	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	186 of 342	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	191 of 339	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	219 of 260	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	200 of 245	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	193 of 249	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	185 of 241	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	136 of 217	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	80 of 149	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	122 of 206	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	112 of 193	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	232 of 340	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	158 of 334	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	233 of 338	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	183 of 338	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	142 of 332	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	73 of 253	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	174 of 330	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	252 of 330	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	214 of 344	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	206 of 339	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	201 of 342	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	155 of 343	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	161 of 339	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	164 of 281	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	139 of 346	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	212 of 343	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	224 of 298	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	172 of 302	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.4	266 of 289	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	177 of 301	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	149 of 339	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	100 of 268	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	215 of 348	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	245 of 344	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	236 of 302	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	223 of 298	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	204 of 302	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	196 of 301	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	168 of 300	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	144 of 249	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	159 of 302	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	199 of 303	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-27 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Biology40%+3 vs state

Science32%-9 vs state

Mathematics29%-15 vs state

English Language Arts25%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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 End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Shepherd Hill Regional High	Public	9-12	68 Dudley Oxford Road	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	No	(508) 943-6700	942	66	14.3	23.0%	734 (77.9%)	39 (4.1%)	127 (13.5%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.2%)	33.7	231^st of 353 public high schools	34.6%		40.6	213^th of 349 public high schools	39.0%	18			24.7				28.8			31.6		40.4			$16,279
Bartlett High School	Public	9-12	52 Lake Parkway	Webster	01570	Worcester County	Webster	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-8552	408	35	11.6	54.4%	162 (39.7%)	37 (9.1%)	175 (42.9%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	9.8	324^th of 353 public high schools	8.2%		10.9	321^st of 349 public high schools	8.0%	3			10.4				15.6			8.8		10.4			$24,821
Southbridge High School	Public	9-12	132 Torrey Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5450	419	43	9.8		114 (27.2%)	19 (4.5%)	276 (65.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8	336^th of 353 public high schools	4.8%		6.2	336^th of 349 public high schools	3.7%				7.7				6.9			8.8		11.1			$23,841
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	57 Old Muggett Hill Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-5971	1,188	123	9.6	34.8%	910 (76.6%)	26 (2.2%)	217 (18.3%)	19 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	66.5	112^th of 353 public high schools	68.3%		60.6	142^nd of 349 public high schools	59.3%	30			60.7				54.2			51.1		35.8			$24,516
Oxford High	Public	9-12	100 Carbuncle Drive	Oxford	01540	Worcester County	Oxford	No	No	No	No	(508) 987-6081	453	44	10.3	35.3%	294 (64.9%)	24 (5.3%)	96 (21.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	31	239^th of 353 public high schools	32.3%		19	291^st of 349 public high schools	16.6%	52			33.7				32.2			29.4		21.7			$19,403
Southbridge Academy	Public	6-12	25 Cole Avenue	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5414	21	2	9.5		9 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)								(n/a)															$53,578
Sutton High School	Public	9-12	409 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1640	367	29	12.5	14.6%	306 (83.4%)	8 (2.2%)	26 (7.1%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	75.6	86^th of 353 public high schools	75.6%		83.6	66^th of 349 public high schools	81.1%	20			58.4				59.6			47.1			63.5		$19,084
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	33 Davis Street	Douglas	01516	Worcester County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(508) 476-4100	267	37	7.2	21.5%	232 (86.9%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (8.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	38.9	208^th of 353 public high schools	41.1%		44.6	204^th of 349 public high schools	41.5%	4			34.5				29.3			28.6		41.3			$21,835
Auburn Senior High	Public	9-12	99 Auburn Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	No	(508) 832-7711	834	69	12.0	20.1%	595 (71.3%)	53 (6.4%)	113 (13.5%)	54 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	47.1	186^th of 353 public high schools	47.3%		51.8	173^rd of 349 public high schools	50.4%	13			38.1				42.0			37.4		36.6			$16,844
Millbury Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	12 Martin Street	Millbury	01527	Worcester County	Millbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 865-5841	722	64	11.3	29.3%	525 (72.7%)	34 (4.7%)	88 (12.2%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.0%)	32.4	234^th of 353 public high schools	33.7%		40	217^th of 349 public high schools	37.8%	17	22.0	31.3	35.2	27.4	41.0	26.2	34.6	32.6	30.8	30.4	30.8	18.3		27.6	$20,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Shepherd Hill Regional High

What schools feed into Shepherd Hill Regional High?

Shepherd Hill Regional High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charlton Elementary
Elementary : Dudley Elementary
Elementary : Heritage School
Elementary : Mason Road School
Middle : Charlton Middle School
Middle : Dudley Middle School

How many students attend Shepherd Hill Regional High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 942 students attended Shepherd Hill Regional High.

Is Shepherd Hill Regional High a good school?

Shepherd Hill Regional High ranks 231^st of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Shepherd Hill Regional High in?

Dudley-Charlton Regional

What is the racial makeup of Shepherd Hill Regional High?

Students at Shepherd Hill Regional High are 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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