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Duxbury High

Public Grades 9-12

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 97% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Duxbury High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 862 students. Located in Duxbury, Massachusetts, the school is part of the Duxbury School District, which is ranked 23rd out of 348 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Duxbury High has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Massachusetts, with a statewide ranking as high as 9th out of 349 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Duxbury High students consistently outperform the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 84.39% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66%. In Mathematics, 89.6% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 44.6%. The school also excels in Science, with 77.59% of 10th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 45.89%. Duxbury High maintains an exceptional four-year graduation rate of 98.7% and a very low dropout rate of 0.0%.

While Duxbury High outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Scituate High School and Norwell High, other high-performing schools in the region, like Pembroke High School, also demonstrate strong academic performance. This suggests that the Pembroke and Scituate school districts, along with the Norwell and Duxbury districts, offer high-quality public education options for families in the region.

808

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,350

Per pupil spending ?

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 94th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (78% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Massachusetts high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg78%

Massachusetts avg45%

9^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 348Duxbury 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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics90%+45 vs state

English Language Arts84%+34 vs state

Science78%+32 vs state

Biology62%+23 vs state

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Schools Near Duxbury 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	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		739 (91.5%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.2%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.5%)	95.7	9^th of 349 public high schools	97.4%		88.3	42^nd of 348 public high schools	87.9%	33					84.4						89.6				77.6		62.4			$20,350
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		1,008 (90.1%)	13 (1.2%)	53 (4.7%)	12 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.3%)	58.9	148^th of 349 public high schools	57.6%		79.2	84^th of 348 public high schools	75.9%	64					61.2						47.1				39.8		49.2			$19,474
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		927 (89.7%)	23 (2.2%)	57 (5.5%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	55.5	160^th of 349 public high schools	54.2%		57.9	162^nd of 348 public high schools	53.4%	2					44.9						49.2				48.3			34.3		$00
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		646 (93.6%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	68.6	109^th of 349 public high schools	68.8%		79.7	79^th of 348 public high schools	77.3%	30					50.0						51.2				67.5		64.2			$19,104
Rising Tide Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	59 Armstrong Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Rising Tide Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 747-2620	617	58	10.5		493 (79.9%)	18 (2.9%)	35 (5.7%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	80.3	78^th of 349 public high schools	77.7%		72.1	103^rd of 348 public high schools	70.4%	25	40.5	58.7	66.3	50.5	72.2	54.1	65.2	46.2	60.4	49.5	68.5	55.2	53.9	43.5	52.0	48.6		48.3	48.4	$17,929
Map Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	11 Resnik Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Map Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 830-9500	301	27	11.0		213 (70.8%)	15 (5.0%)	37 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	11.1	320^th of 349 public high schools	8.3%		17.4	293^rd of 348 public high schools	15.8%	27					20.7						7.7				25.0		17.7			$21,007
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		887 (75.9%)	36 (3.1%)	167 (14.3%)	20 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (4.7%)	44.3	205^th of 349 public high schools	41.3%		33.3	245^th of 348 public high schools	29.6%	40					48.6						36.2				38.0		32.3			$21,887
Norwell High	Public	9-12	18 South Street	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8810	601	52	11.6		549 (91.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	92.1	35^th of 349 public high schools	90.0%		94.3	13^th of 348 public high schools	96.3%	22					81.5						80.8				68.7		69.5			$20,933
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		626 (91.0%)	18 (2.6%)	23 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	41.9	209^th of 349 public high schools	40.1%		39.1	230^th of 348 public high schools	33.9%	21		39.1	40.0	21.4	49.4	32.7		40.7	37.7	24.8	30.2	33.9		35.2	38.6	35.2		22.4	26.5	$21,263
Hanover High	Public	9-12	287 Cedar Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-5450	663	50	13.2		609 (91.9%)	10 (1.5%)	19 (2.9%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	80.6	75^th of 349 public high schools	78.5%		85.5	52^nd of 348 public high schools	85.1%	23					66.9						63.6				60.5		59.6			$18,901

Frequently Asked Questions about Duxbury High

What is the racial makeup of Duxbury High?

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

How many students attend Duxbury High?

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

Is Duxbury High a good school?

Yes! Duxbury High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools.

What district is Duxbury High in?

Duxbury

What schools feed into Duxbury High?

Duxbury High is fed by the following schools:

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

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