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Duxbury High

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Duxbury High ranks 44 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 88% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Duxbury High is a 9–12 high school serving 808 students in Duxbury, Massachusetts, a coastal South Shore town whose Duxbury district ranked 46th of 351 districts statewide. The school itself ranked 44th of 353 high schools in 2025–26 (88th percentile, 4 stars), and it is a consistent top performer: it was 9th of 349 in 2024–25 and 12th of 347 in 2022–23, both 5-star years, and its percentile rank has never fallen below 87.

Among nearby schools, Duxbury High is second only to Norwell High (31st statewide) and ahead of Rising Tide Charter Public School (63rd), Scituate High School (72nd), Hanover High (73rd), and Marshfield High (87th). Its 2025–26 10th-grade proficiency scores — 72.54% ELA, 75.65% math, and 63.87% science — are far above state averages of 45.48%, 43.73%, and 40.5%. Completion outcomes are among the best locally, with a 99.1% graduation rate and 0.5% dropout rate; only Norwell is slightly higher and lower. The student–teacher ratio of 9.9 is the second-lowest in the group, and per-student spending of $17,414 is mid-to-high but not the highest — Plymouth North High spends $21,849 with much lower outcomes.

The school's subgroup results stand out. Low-income students ranked 29th of 340 (91st percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–26 and 2nd of 334 the year before, while special education students ranked 35th of 298 (88th percentile). Graduation has stayed between 97.8% and 99.6% over the last five reported years, with dropout no higher than 0.9%. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are not available in the data, so economic composition cannot be compared directly.

808

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,834

Per pupil spending ?

7.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

71 Alden Street
Duxbury, MA 02332

(781) 934-7650

District: Duxbury

Feeder schools for Duxbury High:

Elementary:	Alden School
	Chandler Elementary
Middle:	Duxbury Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (68% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Massachusetts high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg66%

Massachusetts avg42%

44^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 351Duxbury 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	89.4	44 of 353	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	95.7	9 of 349	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	42 of 348	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	94.8	12 of 347	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	45 of 342	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	25 of 285	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	16 of 351	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	26 of 345	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	81.8	31 of 348	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	81.0	33 of 351	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	82.4	20 of 354	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	83.4	11 of 347	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	81.9	18 of 344	94.8%	★★★★★
2012	85.1	10 of 340	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	85.8	15 of 340	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	83.0	39 of 335	88.4%	★★★★☆
2009	83.5	40 of 322	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.6	64 of 319	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	76.4	64 of 316	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	80.7	64 of 314	79.6%	★★★★☆
2005	86.8	29 of 311	90.7%	★★★★★
2004	87.3	34 of 307	88.9%	★★★★☆
2003	82.5	60 of 304	80.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	85.5	35 of 295	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	23 of 202	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	95.3	12 of 299	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	36 of 299	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	37 of 340	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	95.6	8 of 337	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	37 of 342	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	94.5	10 of 339	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	61 of 340	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	22 of 281	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	23 of 342	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	29 of 340	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	99.7	2 of 334	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	11 of 338	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	6 of 338	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	60.6	127 of 332	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	72 of 253	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	46 of 330	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	17 of 330	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	49 of 344	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	95.0	14 of 339	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	47 of 342	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	94.2	18 of 343	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	28 of 339	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	28 of 281	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	23 of 346	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	23 of 343	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	11 of 89	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	24 of 78	69.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	35 of 298	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	99.6	6 of 302	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	27 of 289	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	17 of 301	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	68.4	93 of 339	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	48 of 268	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	25 of 348	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	41 of 344	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	46 of 302	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	93.1	17 of 298	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	46 of 302	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	17 of 301	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	52 of 300	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	30 of 249	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	17 of 302	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	27 of 303	91.1%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics76%+32 vs state

English Language Arts73%+27 vs state

Science64%+23 vs state

Biology59%+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 (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
Duxbury High	Public	9-12	71 Alden Street	Duxbury	02332	Plymouth County	Duxbury	No	No	No	No	(781) 934-7650	808	81	9.9	7.1%	739 (91.5%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.2%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.5%)	89.4	44^th of 353 public high schools	87.5%		95.7	9^th of 349 public high schools	97.4%	35					72.5						75.7				63.9		59.1			$21,834
Marshfield High	Public	9-12	167 Forest Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5050	1,119	102	10.9	16.4%	1,008 (90.1%)	13 (1.2%)	53 (4.7%)	12 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.3%)	75.1	87^th of 353 public high schools	75.4%		58.9	148^th of 349 public high schools	57.6%	61					60.6						58.7				51.9		48.9			$19,256
Silver Lake Regional High	Public	9-12	260 Pembroke Street	Kingston	02364	Plymouth County	Silver Lake	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 585-3844	1,034	86	12.0	22.2%	927 (89.7%)	23 (2.2%)	57 (5.5%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	43.4	198^th of 353 public high schools	43.9%		55.5	160^th of 349 public high schools	54.2%	38					35.3						44.0				34.6			32.8		$9,878
Pembroke High School	Public	9-12	80 Learning Lane	Pembroke	02359	Plymouth County	Pembroke	No	No	No	No	(781) 293-9281	690	56	12.3	17.4%	646 (93.6%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	67.3	109^th of 353 public high schools	69.1%		68.6	109^th of 349 public high schools	68.8%						51.4						55.8				63.2		31.1			$21,057
Rising Tide Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	59 Armstrong Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Rising Tide Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 747-2620	617	58	10.5	26.1%	493 (79.9%)	18 (2.9%)	35 (5.7%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	83.1	63^rd of 353 public high schools	82.2%		80.3	78^th of 349 public high schools	77.7%	15	42.4	55.4	53.9	49.5	76.3	50.4	50.6	55.4	40.2	50.6	79.0	49.2	44.7	54.4	54.9	49.7		47.2	51.1	$17,734
Map Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	11 Resnik Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Map Academy Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 830-9500	301	27	11.0	63.5%	213 (70.8%)	15 (5.0%)	37 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	5.3	346^th of 353 public high schools	2.0%		11.1	320^th of 349 public high schools	8.3%	26					13.3						5.0				0.0		0.0			$20,031
Plymouth North High	Public	9-12	41 Obery Street	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 830-4400	1,169	105	11.1	31.2%	887 (75.9%)	36 (3.1%)	167 (14.3%)	20 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (4.7%)	49.9	174^th of 353 public high schools	50.7%		44.3	205^th of 349 public high schools	41.3%	31					56.3						36.5				32.9		34.3			$24,003
Norwell High	Public	9-12	18 South Street	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8810	601	52	11.6	6.7%	549 (91.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	93.3	31^st of 353 public high schools	91.2%		92.1	35^th of 349 public high schools	90.0%	4					82.4						85.1				70.3		60.7			$20,273
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	27.5%	626 (91.0%)	18 (2.6%)	23 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	38	212^th of 353 public high schools	39.9%		41.9	209^th of 349 public high schools	40.1%	3		29.0	41.9	25.9	40.0	32.6		25.7	39.8	30.6	30.8	31.9		44.1	21.6	44.1		38.2	20.5	$22,511
Hanover High	Public	9-12	287 Cedar Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-5450	663	50	13.2	10.4%	609 (91.9%)	10 (1.5%)	19 (2.9%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	79.4	73^rd of 353 public high schools	79.3%		80.6	75^th of 349 public high schools	78.5%	2					55.9						58.0				60.4		59.2			$18,574

Frequently Asked Questions about Duxbury High

How many students attend Duxbury High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 808 students attended Duxbury High.

Is Duxbury High a good school?

Duxbury High ranks 44^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Duxbury High?

Duxbury High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alden School
Elementary : Chandler Elementary
Middle : Duxbury Middle

What is the racial makeup of Duxbury High?

Students at Duxbury High are 91% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Duxbury High in?

Duxbury

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