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Holliston High

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Holliston High ranks 38 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 89% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Holliston High is a public high school located in Holliston, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 803 students. The school is part of the Holliston District, which is ranked 56 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Holliston High consistently performs well on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with a high percentage of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts (76.6%), Mathematics (79.03%), and Science (70.33%) for the 2024-2025 school year. These scores are significantly higher than the state averages, indicating strong academic achievement at the school. Additionally, Holliston High has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 93.0% to 96.5% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate between 1.0% and 3.0% during the same period. The school's performance across various student subgroups, such as female and white students, is also noteworthy, with the school ranking highly in these categories compared to other Massachusetts high schools.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Medfield Senior High, Hopedale Junior Senior High, and Milford High, Holliston High outperforms them on MCAS assessments and graduation rates, suggesting a higher level of educational quality and student success. Holliston High's consistent high performance and 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the years is a testament to the school's commitment to academic excellence and the dedication of its staff.

809

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,769

Per pupil spending ?

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

370 Hollis Street
Holliston, MA 01746

(508) 429-0677

District: Holliston

Feeder schools for Holliston High:

Elementary:	Miller School
	Placentino Elementary
Middle:	Robert H. Adams Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.9%

Asian:

9.3%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (73% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Massachusetts high schools

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

!Physics scores 44 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg70%

Massachusetts avg45%

38^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^th of 348Holliston 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	91.3	38 of 349	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	60 of 348	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	57 of 347	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	53 of 342	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	13 of 285	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	56 of 351	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	65 of 345	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	29 of 348	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	78.8	45 of 351	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	78.7	50 of 354	85.9%	★★★★☆
2014	83.1	14 of 347	96.0%	★★★★★
2013	74.9	73 of 344	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.5	31 of 340	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	81.3	46 of 340	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	81.8	49 of 335	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	86.1	24 of 322	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	76.7	76 of 319	76.2%	★★★★☆
2007	88.3	14 of 316	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	84.6	43 of 314	86.3%	★★★★☆
2005	85.5	37 of 311	88.1%	★★★★☆
2004	87.4	33 of 307	89.3%	★★★★☆
2003	84.1	51 of 304	83.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	37 of 91	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	43 of 98	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	45 of 96	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	26 of 93	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	8 of 97	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	72.4	25 of 91	72.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	59.2	93 of 295	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	97.8	2 of 202	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	28 of 299	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	66.0	90 of 299	69.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	27 of 337	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	72 of 342	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	59 of 339	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	45 of 340	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	11 of 281	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	77 of 342	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	47 of 339	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	71 of 245	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	88 of 249	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	81 of 241	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.7	39 of 217	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	53 of 334	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	46 of 338	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	49 of 338	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	33 of 332	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	17 of 253	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	22 of 330	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	39 of 330	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	45 of 339	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	52 of 342	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	64 of 343	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	68 of 339	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	14 of 281	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	54 of 346	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	81 of 343	76.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	37 of 302	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	114 of 289	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	64 of 301	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	108 of 339	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	91.9	13 of 268	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	59 of 348	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	148 of 344	57.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	42 of 298	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	66 of 302	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	74 of 301	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	61 of 300	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	10 of 249	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	71 of 302	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	73 of 303	75.9%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics79%+34 vs state

English Language Arts77%+26 vs state

Science70%+24 vs state

Biology69%+30 vs state

Physics0%-44 vs state

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Schools Near Holliston 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 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
Holliston High	Public	9-12	370 Hollis Street	Holliston	01746	Middlesex County	Holliston	No	No	No	No	(508) 429-0677	809	65	12.4		622 (76.9%)	8 (1.0%)	62 (7.7%)	75 (9.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.7%)	91.3	38^th of 349 public high schools	89.1%		83.7	60^th of 348 public high schools	82.8%	22			76.6				79.0			70.3		68.8	0.0		$16,769
Medway High	Public	9-12	88 Summer Street	Medway	02053	Norfolk County	Medway	No	No	No	No	(508) 533-3227	622	45	13.8		492 (79.1%)	15 (2.4%)	62 (10.0%)	25 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.5%)	81.3	72^nd of 349 public high schools	79.4%		86.6	49^th of 348 public high schools	85.9%	23			65.1				56.3			73.5		64.5			$18,054
Ashland High	Public	9-12	65 East Union St.	Ashland	01721	Middlesex County	Ashland	No	No	No	No	(508) 881-0177	884	63	14.0		531 (60.1%)	24 (2.7%)	174 (19.7%)	123 (13.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	87.6	56^th of 349 public high schools	84.0%		84.9	53^rd of 348 public high schools	84.8%	3			72.5				73.0			65.8		63.4			$15,615
Hopkinton High	Public	9-12	90 Hayden Rowe Street	Hopkinton	01748	Middlesex County	Hopkinton	No	No	No	No	(508) 497-9820	1,267	88	14.3		789 (62.3%)	10 (0.8%)	68 (5.4%)	336 (26.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.5%)	95.1	15^th of 349 public high schools	95.7%		96.4	5^th of 348 public high schools	98.6%	10			84.3				80.2			79.5		79.1			$17,844
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School	Public	9-12	750 Winter Street	Framingham	01702	Middlesex County	South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 416-2252	896	90	9.9		378 (42.2%)	46 (5.1%)	404 (45.1%)	11 (1.2%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	37.7	226^th of 349 public high schools	35.2%		43.7	213^th of 348 public high schools	38.8%	13			37.6				29.2			44.5		33.8			$31,734
Millis High School	Public	9-12	245 Plain Street	Millis	02054	Norfolk County	Millis	No	No	No	No	(508) 376-7010	286	27	10.6		231 (80.8%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (10.5%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	87.1	57^th of 349 public high schools	83.7%		86.5	51^st of 348 public high schools	85.3%	6			77.6				63.6			68.4		39.3			$23,075
Dover-Sherborn Regional High	Public	9-12	9 Junction Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover-Sherborn	No	No	No	No	(508) 785-1730	610	62	9.8		417 (68.4%)	17 (2.8%)	42 (6.9%)	91 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	97.9	1^st of 349 public high schools	99.7%		95.7	8^th of 348 public high schools	97.7%	7			93.4				89.1			87.1		82.7			$24,941
Milford High	Public	9-12	31 West Fountain Street	Milford	01757	Worcester County	Milford	No	No	No	No	(508) 478-1110	1,316	111	11.8		651 (49.5%)	67 (5.1%)	493 (37.5%)	23 (1.7%)	30 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (3.7%)	34.6	236^th of 349 public high schools	32.4%		34	244^th of 348 public high schools	29.9%	8			42.3				31.7			31.3		22.7			$21,238
Natick High	Public	9-12	15 West Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6600	1,761	140	12.5		1,245 (70.7%)	61 (3.5%)	160 (9.1%)	175 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (6.2%)	90	44^th of 349 public high schools	87.4%		84.4	57^th of 348 public high schools	83.6%	13			71.1				71.1			78.6			72.0		$19,992
Hopedale Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	25 Adin Street	Hopedale	01747	Worcester County	Hopedale	No	No	No	No	(508) 634-2217	456	45	10.1		354 (77.6%)	9 (2.0%)	68 (14.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	57	155^th of 349 public high schools	55.6%		79.6	80^th of 348 public high schools	77.0%	75	34.5	45.8	51.2	40.0	50.6	38.6	49.4	44.8	43.2	43.7	43.2	34.5		37.0	$19,403

Frequently Asked Questions about Holliston High

What district is Holliston High in?

Holliston

How many students attend Holliston High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 809 students attended Holliston High.

What is the racial makeup of Holliston High?

Students at Holliston High are 77% White, 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Holliston High?

Holliston High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Miller School
Elementary : Placentino Elementary
Middle : Robert H. Adams Middle School

Is Holliston High a good school?

Holliston High ranks 38^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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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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