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Georgetown High School

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Georgetown High School ranks 186 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 47% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Georgetown High School is a public high school serving 289 students in grades 9-12 in Georgetown, Massachusetts. The school is part of the Georgetown District, which is ranked 205 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Georgetown High School has experienced fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 18th out of 351 Massachusetts high schools in 2018-2019 (rated 5 stars) to a low of 186th out of 349 in 2024-2025 (rated 2 stars). The school performs particularly well for Hispanic students, ranking 63rd out of 245 Massachusetts high schools in 2024-2025 and earning a 4-star rating. However, the school struggles with its performance for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts high schools in these categories. Georgetown High School maintains relatively strong graduation rates, ranging from 94.7% to 97.3% over the past few years, and low dropout rates between 1.4% and 2.6%.

Compared to nearby schools, Georgetown High School generally outperforms Haverhill High, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Newburyport High, Masconomet Regional High School, and North Andover High. The school's per-student spending has increased from $16,182 in 2018-2019 to $18,517 in 2020-2021, and its student-teacher ratio has improved from 9.2 in 2021-2022 to 11.0 in 2023-2024, suggesting a commitment to investing in the school's resources.

268

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,956

Per pupil spending ?

9.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Winter Street
Georgetown, MA 01833-2091

(978) 352-5790

District: Georgetown

Feeder schools for Georgetown High School:

Elementary:	Penn Brook
Middle:	Georgetown Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

14.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Massachusetts avg45%

186^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

205^th of 348Georgetown 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	49.5	186 of 349	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.5	92 of 348	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	188 of 347	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.6	104 of 342	69.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	92 of 285	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.3	18 of 351	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	64 of 345	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.6	80 of 348	77.0%	★★★★☆
2016	76.2	74 of 351	78.9%	★★★★☆
2015	78.8	49 of 354	86.2%	★★★★☆
2014	72.2	104 of 347	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	78.5	47 of 344	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	71.5	103 of 340	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	83.7	25 of 340	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.2	35 of 335	89.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	52 of 322	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	80.3	58 of 319	81.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.3	66 of 316	79.1%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	102 of 314	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.5	64 of 311	79.4%	★★★★☆
2004	84.2	46 of 307	85.0%	★★★★☆
2003	75.3	89 of 304	70.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	67.1	70 of 295	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	152 of 299	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	154 of 337	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	96 of 342	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	174 of 339	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.4	127 of 340	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	98 of 281	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.0	37 of 342	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	42 of 339	87.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	63 of 245	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	249 of 334	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.3	147 of 338	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.7	289 of 338	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	197 of 339	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.4	80 of 342	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.4	212 of 343	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.5	83 of 339	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	86 of 281	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.9	13 of 346	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	72.9	101 of 343	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	251 of 302	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.9	68 of 289	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	30.0	197 of 301	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	234 of 339	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.7	52 of 348	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	32.0	261 of 344	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	192 of 298	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.6	90 of 302	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	39.8	181 of 301	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.2	117 of 300	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	93 of 249	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.8	24 of 302	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	71.2	80 of 303	73.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)76th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics41%-4 vs state

Science41%-5 vs state

Biology37%~ state avg

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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 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Georgetown High School	Public	9-12	11 Winter Street	Georgetown	01833	Essex County	Georgetown	No	No	No	No	(978) 352-5790	268	29	9.3		219 (81.7%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (14.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	49.5	186^th of 349 public high schools	46.7%		77.5	92^nd of 348 public high schools	73.6%	94		50.0			41.0			40.7		36.5			$21,956
Triton Regional High School	Public	9-12	112 Elm Street	Byfield	01922	Essex County	Triton	No	No	No	No	(978) 462-8171	538	51	10.6		470 (87.4%)	4 (0.7%)	32 (5.9%)	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	57.1	154^th of 349 public high schools	55.9%		56.1	168^th of 348 public high schools	51.7%	14		52.3			48.1			44.4		35.7			$24,939
Pentucket Regional Senior High	Public	9-12	24 Main Street	West Newbury	01985	Essex County	Pentucket	No	No	No	No	(978) 363-5507	578	50	11.5		508 (87.9%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.8%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	83.2	67^th of 349 public high schools	80.8%		78.7	87^th of 348 public high schools	75.0%	20		74.4			59.7			64.1		42.7			$20,102
Greenleaf Academy	Public	6-12	58 Chadwick Street	Bradford	01835	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3487	34	5	6.8		15 (44.1%)	3 (8.8%)	15 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)													$38,901
Whittier Regional Vocational	Public	9-12	115 Amesbury Line Rd	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 373-4101	1,285	124	10.3		763 (59.4%)	39 (3.0%)	386 (30.0%)	22 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.7%)	66.6	114^th of 349 public high schools	67.3%		61.8	146^th of 348 public high schools	58.0%	32		61.7			49.4			50.5		41.8			$25,241
Gateway Academy	Public	7-12	415 Primrose St	Haverhill	01830	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-3473	156	14	11.1		89 (57.1%)	3 (1.9%)	59 (37.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)	18.2	10.0	22.2	0.0		4.6	27.3		27.3	0.0		20.0	$22,453
Masconomet Regional High School	Public	9-12	20 Endicott Rd	Boxford	01921	Essex County	Masconomet	No	No	No	No	(978) 887-2323	924	76	12.2		812 (87.9%)	9 (1.0%)	37 (4.0%)	31 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.6%)	88.2	51^st of 349 public high schools	85.4%		83.4	64^th of 348 public high schools	81.6%	13		76.1			67.7			68.6		83.3	40.0		$24,896
North Andover High	Public	9-12	430 Osgood Street	North Andover	01845	Essex County	North Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 794-1711	1,328	100	13.3		894 (67.3%)	51 (3.8%)	218 (16.4%)	96 (7.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.4%)	75.7	88^th of 349 public high schools	74.8%		70.5	108^th of 348 public high schools	69.0%	20		61.8			54.9			63.4		51.9			$17,283
Ipswich High	Public	9-12	134 High Street	Ipswich	01938	Essex County	Ipswich	No	No	No	No	(978) 356-3137	447	50	8.9		369 (82.6%)	8 (1.8%)	45 (10.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	86.8	58^th of 349 public high schools	83.4%		71.8	105^th of 348 public high schools	69.8%	47		74.5			69.8			64.0		57.3			$24,698
Haverhill High	Public	9-12	137 Monument Street	Haverhill	01832	Essex County	Haverhill	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 374-5700	1,922	154	12.5		854 (44.4%)	114 (5.9%)	868 (45.2%)	37 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.0%)	25.5	264^th of 349 public high schools	24.4%		21.3	281^st of 348 public high schools	19.3%	17		30.6			25.8			32.0		24.7			$19,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Georgetown High School

What is the racial makeup of Georgetown High School?

Students at Georgetown High School are 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Georgetown High School a good school?

Georgetown High School ranks 186^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Georgetown High School?

Georgetown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Penn Brook
Middle : Georgetown Middle School

How many students attend Georgetown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Georgetown High School.

What district is Georgetown High School in?

Georgetown

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