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Grafton High School

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Grafton High School ranks 103 rd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 70% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Grafton High School is a public high school located in Grafton, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 891 students. The school is part of the Grafton District, which is ranked 91 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grafton High School consistently performs well on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better compared to the state average across subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 90.4% to 98.7% over the past few years, which are above the state average. Additionally, Grafton High School has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% in recent years, significantly lower than the state average. The school's performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools, such as Shrewsbury High School, Claremont Academy, and Millbury Junior/Senior High.

While Grafton High School performs well overall, there are some variations in performance among student subgroups. For example, the school's ranking for special education students and low socioeconomic status students is lower compared to other subgroups. However, the school's consistent high performance, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, makes it a standout educational institution in the region. Grafton High School's per-student spending has also increased from $12,570 in 2018-2019 to $14,065 in 2020-2021, which may have contributed to its academic success, along with its relatively low student-teacher ratio.

914

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,770

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24 Providence Rd
Grafton, MA 01519-1178

(508) 839-5425

District: Grafton

Feeder schools for Grafton High School:

Elementary:	Millbury Street Elementary School
	North Grafton Elementary
	North Street Elementary School
	South Grafton Elementary
Middle:	Grafton Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Asian:

10.9%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 78th percentile in 2022 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (57% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Massachusetts median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 78th-percentile peak (2022) to 70th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg56%

Massachusetts avg45%

103^rd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st of 348Grafton 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	70.8	103 of 349	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	131 of 348	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.5	80 of 347	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	74 of 342	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	79 of 285	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	123 of 351	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	140 of 345	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.0	101 of 348	71.0%	★★★★☆
2016	71.9	99 of 351	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	64.9	155 of 354	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.1	94 of 347	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	68.9	112 of 344	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.0	78 of 340	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	58 of 340	82.9%	★★★★☆
2010	76.5	85 of 335	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	57.2	173 of 322	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	71.7	98 of 319	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.2	56 of 316	82.3%	★★★★☆
2006	79.9	71 of 314	77.4%	★★★★☆
2005	71.1	101 of 311	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.2	91 of 307	70.4%	★★★★☆
2003	68.6	108 of 304	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	49 of 91	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.3	47 of 98	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	34 of 96	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	38 of 93	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	23 of 68	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	30 of 97	69.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	51 of 91	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	58.5	95 of 295	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	52 of 202	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.2	157 of 299	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	196 of 299	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	86 of 337	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	127 of 342	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.5	67 of 339	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	55 of 340	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	82 of 281	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	119 of 342	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	106 of 339	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	112 of 245	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	71 of 249	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	43.8	127 of 241	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	94.7	12 of 217	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	179 of 334	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	283 of 338	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	182 of 338	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	133 of 332	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.1	41 of 253	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	196 of 330	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	121 of 330	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	130 of 339	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	137 of 342	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	100 of 343	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	106 of 339	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.7	83 of 281	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	121 of 346	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	158 of 343	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	220 of 302	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	201 of 289	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	171 of 301	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	164 of 339	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	61 of 268	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	37.5	239 of 348	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	247 of 344	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	119 of 298	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	165 of 302	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.4	101 of 301	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	107 of 300	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	103 of 249	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	133 of 302	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	150 of 303	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+13 vs state

English Language Arts59%+8 vs state

Biology56%+17 vs state

Mathematics52%+7 vs state

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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 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 7th Grade	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
Grafton High School	Public	9-12	24 Providence Rd	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5425	914	71	12.8		667 (73.0%)	24 (2.6%)	87 (9.5%)	100 (10.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.0%)	70.8	103^rd of 349 public high schools	70.5%		65	131^st of 348 public high schools	62.4%	28			59.0				51.6			59.3		56.2			$15,770
Millbury Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	12 Martin Street	Millbury	01527	Worcester County	Millbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 865-5841	722	64	11.3		525 (72.7%)	34 (4.7%)	88 (12.2%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.0%)	40	217^th of 349 public high schools	37.8%		41.6	221^st of 348 public high schools	36.5%	4	40.9	38.1	38.5	39.7	39.4	25.7	38.5	33.2	29.5	38.7	29.5	29.4		27.5	$20,440
North High	Public	9-12	140 Harrington Way	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3370	1,376	95	14.4		232 (16.9%)	320 (23.3%)	701 (50.9%)	73 (5.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.1%)	8.3	328^th of 349 public high schools	6.0%		6.9	328^th of 348 public high schools	5.7%				17.1				11.0			10.9		5.0			$20,869
Blackstone Valley	Public	9-12	65 Pleasant Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 529-7758	1,243	111	11.2		977 (78.6%)	34 (2.7%)	164 (13.2%)	25 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.6%)	74.3	93^rd of 349 public high schools	73.4%		77.8	90^th of 348 public high schools	74.1%	3			65.4				55.2			56.3		44.9	65.8		$25,690
Nipmuc Regional High	Public	9-12	90 Pleasant Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Mendon-Upton	No	No	No	No	(508) 529-2130	534	47	11.4		461 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	45 (8.4%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	58.4	150^th of 349 public high schools	57.0%		74	99^th of 348 public high schools	71.6%	51			59.5				44.7			42.6		45.7	50.0		$21,209
Westborough High	Public	9-12	90 West Main Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7720	1,213	95	12.7		611 (50.4%)	44 (3.6%)	112 (9.2%)	409 (33.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.6%)	94.2	23^rd of 349 public high schools	93.4%		91.3	30^th of 348 public high schools	91.4%	7			82.2				80.9			75.9		75.1			$19,814
Sutton High School	Public	9-12	409 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1640	367	29	12.5		306 (83.4%)	8 (2.2%)	26 (7.1%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	83.6	66^th of 349 public high schools	81.1%		84.7	55^th of 348 public high schools	84.2%	11			67.5				64.6			66.7			45.5		$19,084
Worcester Technical High	Public	9-12	1 Manny Familia Way	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-1940	1,442	118	12.2		390 (27.0%)	297 (20.6%)	614 (42.6%)	89 (6.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.3%)	28.8	252^nd of 349 public high schools	27.8%		27.8	262^nd of 348 public high schools	24.7%	10			34.8				25.1			35.5		28.3	5.1		$25,514
Worcester Alternative High School	Public	9-12	11 McKeon Road	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 799-3245	36	13	2.8		4 (11.1%)	3 (8.3%)	24 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.9%)								(n/a)
Shrewsbury High School	Public	9-12	75 Cypress Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8800	1,891	131	14.4		896 (47.4%)	82 (4.3%)	220 (11.6%)	584 (30.9%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (5.1%)	90.7	43^rd of 349 public high schools	87.7%		88.5	40^th of 348 public high schools	88.5%	3			72.9				75.2			74.8		87.9	41.7		$16,909

Frequently Asked Questions about Grafton High School

What district is Grafton High School in?

Grafton

What is the racial makeup of Grafton High School?

Students at Grafton High School are 73% White, 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Grafton High School a good school?

Grafton High School ranks 103^rd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grafton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 914 students attended Grafton High School.

What schools feed into Grafton High School?

Grafton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Millbury Street Elementary School
Elementary : North Grafton Elementary
Elementary : North Street Elementary School
Elementary : South Grafton Elementary
Middle : Grafton Middle

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

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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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