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Goodrich Academy

Public Grades 9-12
333rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 349 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 5% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Goodrich Academy is a public high school located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 226 students. The school is part of the Fitchburg School District, which is ranked 311 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Goodrich Academy consistently underperforms the state and district averages in MCAS Next Generation assessments for 10th grade students in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 11.54% of Goodrich Academy's 10th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 27.64% in the Fitchburg district and 50.66% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 7.69% of 10th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 21.16% in Fitchburg and 44.6% statewide.

Goodrich Academy's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 76.1% to 87.4%, which is lower than the state average. The school's dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 5.1% to 9.2% in recent years. Goodrich Academy's academic performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Fitchburg High, North Middlesex Regional, and Oakmont Regional High School, which consistently outperform Goodrich Academy on MCAS assessments and have higher graduation rates.

186
Students ?
19.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,271
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 111 Goodrich Street
       Fitchburg, MA  01420

(978) 345-3244

District: Fitchburg


Feeder schools for Goodrich Academy:

Elementary:    Crocker Elementary
    McKay Elementary School
    Reingold Elementary
    South Street Early Learning Center
Middle:    Arthur M Longsjo Middle School
    Memorial Middle School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.6%
White:
31.2%
Two or more races:
5.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school9%
District avg20%
Massachusetts avg45%
333rd of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Fitchburg
311th of 348Fitchburg 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20256.6333 of 3494.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.7314 of 35411.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202512.6312 of 3346.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)7th percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Science13%-33 vs state
English Language Arts12%-39 vs state
Mathematics8%-37 vs state
Biology0%-39 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Goodrich Academy.

Goodrich Academy ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Massachusetts high schools.

Students at Goodrich Academy are 59% Hispanic, 31% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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Latest Massachusetts data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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