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Haverhill High

Public Grades 9-12

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 24% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Haverhill High is a public high school in Haverhill, Massachusetts, serving 1,991 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Haverhill School District, which is ranked 281 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Haverhill High consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, typically between 250-300 out of 350 schools. The school's MCAS proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state averages across all subject areas, with only 30.56% of 10th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 50.66%. Haverhill High also struggles with lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates than the state average. The school's performance lags behind nearby high-performing schools like Pentucket Regional Senior High and North Andover High, which rank in the top 25% and top 30% of Massachusetts high schools, respectively.

Haverhill High's challenges appear to be rooted in a combination of socioeconomic factors and potential systemic issues within the school and district. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 10% of Massachusetts high schools for this metric. While Haverhill High spends around $15,000 per student, which is higher than the state average, its performance is more comparable to other struggling schools in the Haverhill district, such as Gateway Academy and Greenleaf Academy.

1,922

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,265

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

137 Monument Street
Haverhill, MA 01832-2597

(978) 374-5700

District: Haverhill

Feeder schools for Haverhill High:

Elementary:	Bradford Elementary
	Caleb Dustin Hunking School
	Golden Hill
	Pentucket Lake Elementary
	More...
	Silver Hill Elementary School
	Tilton
	Walnut Square
Middle:	Consentino Middle School
	Dr Paul Nettle
	John G Whittier

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

White:

44.4%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (28% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg45%

264^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

281^st of 348Haverhill 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	25.5	264 of 349	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	281 of 348	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	264 of 347	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	259 of 342	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	224 of 285	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	270 of 351	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	257 of 345	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	277 of 348	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.7	270 of 351	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.9	287 of 354	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	278 of 347	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.8	292 of 344	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.3	284 of 340	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	283 of 340	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.4	276 of 335	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	261 of 322	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	258 of 319	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.8	186 of 316	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.6	226 of 314	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	234 of 311	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.6	189 of 307	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	30.2	220 of 304	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	120 of 148	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	120 of 160	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	65 of 142	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	83 of 133	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	68 of 94	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	73 of 137	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	62 of 134	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.2	257 of 295	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	162 of 202	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	250 of 299	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	253 of 299	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	42 of 86	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	66 of 84	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.0	11 of 77	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	36.0	33 of 46	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	64 of 82	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.4	16 of 77	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	244 of 337	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	289 of 342	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	237 of 339	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	247 of 340	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	218 of 281	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	260 of 342	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	237 of 339	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	211 of 245	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	229 of 249	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	218 of 241	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	176 of 217	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	126 of 149	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	167 of 206	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	139 of 193	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	303 of 334	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	308 of 338	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	298 of 338	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	283 of 332	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	212 of 253	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	287 of 330	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	283 of 330	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	281 of 339	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	266 of 342	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	282 of 343	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	223 of 281	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	284 of 346	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	274 of 343	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	73 of 89	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	208 of 302	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	230 of 289	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	234 of 301	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	290 of 339	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	224 of 268	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	306 of 348	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	298 of 344	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	211 of 298	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	234 of 302	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	216 of 301	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	214 of 300	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	207 of 249	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	234 of 302	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	242 of 303	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)37th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-14 vs state

English Language Arts31%-20 vs state

Mathematics26%-19 vs state

Biology25%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Haverhill High

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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 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 Civics 8th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
Methuen High	Public	9-12	1 Ranger Rd	Methuen	01844	Essex County	Methuen	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-6040	1,841	141	13.0		653 (35.5%)	126 (6.8%)	955 (51.9%)	71 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (1.7%)	30.2	246^th of 349 public high schools	29.5%		31.3	250^th of 348 public high schools	28.2%	4		34.1			26.2			37.5		24.9		$17,714
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence	Public, Charter	9-12	15 Union Street	Lawrence	01840	Essex County	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 722-8410	140	5	27.8		14 (10.0%)	6 (4.3%)	112 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)								(n/a)												$32,446
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
RISE Academy	Public	8-12	530 Broadway Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5905	74	10	7.7		2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)		0.0			0.0							$28,930
High School Learning Center	Public	9-12	1 Parker Street	Lawrence	01843	Essex County	Lawrence	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 975-5917	198	15	12.8		6 (3.0%)	3 (1.5%)	186 (93.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		0.0			0.0							$22,511

Frequently Asked Questions about Haverhill High

Is Haverhill High a good school?

Haverhill High ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Massachusetts high schools.

What schools feed into Haverhill High?

Haverhill High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bradford Elementary
Elementary : Caleb Dustin Hunking School
Elementary : Golden Hill
Elementary : Pentucket Lake Elementary
Elementary : Silver Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Tilton
Elementary : Walnut Square
Middle : Consentino Middle School
Middle : Dr Paul Nettle
Middle : John G Whittier

What is the racial makeup of Haverhill High?

Students at Haverhill High are 45% Hispanic, 44% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Haverhill High in?

Haverhill

How many students attend Haverhill High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,922 students attended Haverhill High.

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