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Goodrich Academy

Public Grades 9-12
Summary

Goodrich Academy is a public high school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, serving grades 9–12 with 186 students as part of the Fitchburg district, which is ranked 325 of 351 in Massachusetts.

Goodrich itself ranked 333 of 349 Massachusetts high schools in 2024–2025 (5th percentile, 0 stars), down from 314 of 354 a decade earlier. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 74.6% and its dropout rate 14.9% — both worse than the Fitchburg district's 84.8% and 8.8%, and worse than Fitchburg High in the same district (90.5% graduation, 6.5% dropout). Among nearby schools, Goodrich has the lowest graduation rate and the highest dropout rate: Oakmont Regional High School (98.7% graduation, 0.0% dropout), Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical (98.6% / 0.9%), Lunenburg High (97.0% / 3.0%), and North Middlesex Regional (90.9% / 6.2%) all fare much better, while Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School posted 90.0% graduation with a 10.0% dropout rate.

MCAS results in 2024–2025 were also low: 11.54% proficiency in 10th-grade ELA, 7.69% in Math, 13.33% in Science, and 0% in Biology. Those figures trail the Fitchburg district and sit far below the state. For low-income students, Goodrich's subgroup rank is 312 of 334 (7th percentile, 0 stars). The school also has a student–teacher ratio of 19.7 — higher than most nearby schools — and per-student spending of $13,478 in 2020–2021, lower than many neighbors. One bright spot: 2022–2023 Math proficiency reached 53.85%, above both district and state, though it did not persist.

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)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015
!English Language Arts scores 39 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school9%
District avg20%
Massachusetts avg45%
Not ranked this year
Goodrich Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
325th of 351Fitchburg 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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Students at Goodrich Academy are 59% Hispanic, 31% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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

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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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