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Groton Dunstable Regional

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Groton Dunstable Regional ranks 50 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 86% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Groton Dunstable Regional is a high-performing public high school serving 689 students in grades 9-12 in Groton, Massachusetts. Part of the Groton-Dunstable District, which is ranked 44 out of 348 districts in the state, Groton Dunstable Regional consistently ranks among the top high schools in Massachusetts, with a statewide ranking as high as 6th out of 347 schools in the 2022-2023 school year.

Academically, Groton Dunstable Regional excels, with MCAS proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75.71% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in MCAS Next Generation/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66%. The school also maintains high graduation rates, ranging from 95.6% to 98.2% over the past few years, and low dropout rates, between 0.5% and 0.6%. Groton Dunstable Regional's performance is strong across different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Chelmsford High and Nashoba Valley Technical High School, Groton Dunstable Regional outperforms them in academic metrics, including MCAS proficiency rates and statewide rankings. This sustained excellence is a testament to the school's commitment to providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

659

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,437

Per pupil spending ?

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

703 Chicoppe Row
Groton, MA 01450-0730

(978) 448-6362

District: Groton-Dunstable

Feeder schools for Groton Dunstable Regional:

Elementary:	Florence Roche School
	Swallow/Union School
Middle:	Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Asian:

8.5%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (70% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Massachusetts high schools

✓98% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

Massachusetts avg45%

50^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 348Groton-Dunstable 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	88.4	50 of 349	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	38 of 348	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	95.3	6 of 347	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	28 of 342	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	27 of 285	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	10 of 351	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	27 of 345	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	83.9	7 of 348	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	82.6	18 of 351	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	83.1	13 of 354	96.3%	★★★★★
2014	80.9	26 of 347	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	82.2	15 of 344	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	81.2	34 of 340	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	83.1	28 of 340	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	88.2	10 of 335	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	87.7	14 of 322	95.7%	★★★★★
2008	88.3	20 of 319	93.7%	★★★★★
2007	87.5	16 of 316	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	87.0	25 of 314	92.0%	★★★★★
2005	86.7	31 of 311	90.0%	★★★★★
2004	89.1	24 of 307	92.2%	★★★★★
2003	87.0	36 of 304	88.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	59 of 91	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.4	24 of 98	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	7 of 96	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	70.7	39 of 97	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	29 of 91	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	84.7	39 of 295	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	96.6	11 of 299	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	24 of 299	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	47 of 337	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	31 of 342	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	6 of 339	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	42 of 340	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	13 of 281	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	14 of 342	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	12 of 339	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	39 of 334	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	97.7	7 of 338	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	11 of 338	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	52 of 332	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	16 of 330	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	54 of 339	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	41 of 342	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	94.0	20 of 343	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	25 of 339	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	35 of 281	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	11 of 346	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	30 of 343	91.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	63 of 302	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	98.1	10 of 289	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	16 of 301	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	61 of 339	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	17 of 348	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	47 of 344	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	53 of 298	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	43 of 302	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	93.6	13 of 301	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	36 of 300	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	33 of 249	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	13 of 302	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	33 of 303	89.1%	★★★★☆

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)88th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+25 vs state

Mathematics75%+30 vs state

Science64%+19 vs state

Biology64%+25 vs state

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Schools Near Groton Dunstable Regional

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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 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 Civics 8th Grade	Total
Groton Dunstable Regional	Public	9-12	703 Chicoppe Row	Groton	01450	Middlesex County	Groton-Dunstable	No	No	No	No	(978) 448-6362	659	48	13.7		541 (82.1%)	17 (2.6%)	24 (3.6%)	56 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	88.4	50^th of 349 public high schools	85.7%		89.5	38^th of 348 public high schools	89.1%	12					75.7						74.6				64.5		63.6		$20,437
Ayer Shirley Regional High School	Public	9-12	141 Washington Street	Ayer	01432	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	417	36	11.4		286 (68.6%)	37 (8.9%)	65 (15.6%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	62.8	136^th of 349 public high schools	61.0%		72.1	104^th of 348 public high schools	70.1%	32					58.1						39.6				58.1		55.1		$19,413
North Middlesex Regional	Public	9-12	19 Main Street	Townsend	01469	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	No	(978) 597-8721	711	54	13.1		577 (81.2%)	17 (2.4%)	63 (8.9%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	67.9	111^th of 349 public high schools	68.2%		64.1	133^rd of 348 public high schools	61.8%	22					59.0						45.9				60.0		44.9		$18,486
Westford Academy	Public	9-12	30 Patten Road	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5570	1,504	102	14.6		873 (58.0%)	41 (2.7%)	52 (3.5%)	517 (34.4%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	93.8	24^th of 349 public high schools	93.1%		95.7	9^th of 348 public high schools	97.4%	15					78.6						79.2				79.1		77.5		$17,213
Innovation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	72 Tyng Road	Tyngsboro	01879	Middlesex County	Innovation Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 649-0432	770	70	11.0		433 (56.2%)	71 (9.2%)	132 (17.1%)	80 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.0%)	53.1	166^th of 349 public high schools	52.4%		69.8	113^th of 348 public high schools	67.5%	53	29.7	29.0	49.0	58.2	55.8	41.3	32.3	36.0	35.1	20.4	41.2	31.0	32.3	21.4	40.3	26.9	39.3	36.1	$18,260
Tyngsborough High School	Public	9-12	36 Norris Rd	Tyngsborough	01879	Middlesex County	Tyngsborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 649-7571	405	31	12.8		281 (69.4%)	24 (5.9%)	36 (8.9%)	40 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	73.2	98^th of 349 public high schools	71.9%		76	95^th of 348 public high schools	72.7%	3					61.1						58.0				55.2		47.6		$18,667
Littleton High School	Public	9-12	56 King Street	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	No	(978) 952-2555	482	37	13.0		361 (74.9%)	8 (1.7%)	25 (5.2%)	79 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	92.4	32^nd of 349 public high schools	90.8%		78.7	88^th of 348 public high schools	74.7%	56					74.8						74.1				82.9		86.1		$18,392
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School	Public, Charter	7-12	49 Antietam St	Devens	01434	Middlesex County	Francis W. Parker Charter Essential	Yes	No	No	No	(978) 772-3293	388	41	9.4		294 (75.8%)	10 (2.6%)	31 (8.0%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	83.6	65^th of 349 public high schools	81.4%		84.7	54^th of 348 public high schools	84.5%	11			43.1	58.8	79.3	51.1			49.2	50.0	60.3	49.6		65.2	61.4	65.2		48.5	$18,909
Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	250 Pawtucket Blvd	Tyngsborough	01879	Middlesex County	Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 441-4807	2,314	206	11.2		790 (34.1%)	192 (8.3%)	763 (33.0%)	457 (19.7%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	91 (3.9%)	53	168^th of 349 public high schools	51.9%		49	195^th of 348 public high schools	44.0%	27					48.7						45.8				43.1		39.7		$26,918
Chelmsford High	Public	9-12	200 Richardson Rd	North Chelmsford	01863	Middlesex County	Chelmsford	No	No	No	No	(978) 251-5111	1,402	100	13.9		874 (62.3%)	65 (4.6%)	133 (9.5%)	265 (18.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (4.1%)	79.8	79^th of 349 public high schools	77.4%		88.3	41^st of 348 public high schools	88.2%	38					75.4						62.6				53.3		54.5		$17,972

Frequently Asked Questions about Groton Dunstable Regional

How many students attend Groton Dunstable Regional?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Groton Dunstable Regional.

Is Groton Dunstable Regional a good school?

Groton Dunstable Regional ranks 50^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Groton Dunstable Regional?

Students at Groton Dunstable Regional are 82% White, 8% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Groton Dunstable Regional in?

Groton-Dunstable

What schools feed into Groton Dunstable Regional?

Groton Dunstable Regional is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Florence Roche School
Elementary : Swallow/Union School
Middle : Groton Dunstable Regional Middle

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