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Leicester High

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Leicester High ranks 201 st of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 43% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Leicester High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Leicester, MA, a small town in central Massachusetts near Worcester, with about 388 students in the Leicester district. It currently ranks 201st of 353 Massachusetts high schools — the 43rd percentile, or 2 stars — placing it mid-pack statewide and ahead of most Worcester comprehensive high schools, including Burncoat Senior High, Doherty Memorial High, South High Community, Worcester Technical High, and Claremont Academy. It is roughly even with David Prouty High and slightly behind Auburn Senior High; the selective MA Academy for Math and Science School is not a like-for-like comparison.

Completion is a clear strength: the graduation rate is 93.1% and the dropout rate is 3.4%, both better than the Worcester district (85.5% and 8.5%) and far better than David Prouty High's 77.0% and 12.2%, though behind Worcester Technical High. Class sizes are relatively small, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.6 versus 12.2 at Worcester Technical High and 15.2 at Doherty Memorial High, and per-student spending of $14,827 in 2020–2021 is lower than most nearby schools, including Auburn Senior High — mid-tier results at a comparatively low cost.

On the latest 10th-grade MCAS, Science (44.3%) and Biology (39.39%) are above state averages (40.5% and 37.68%) and the highest among the nearby comprehensive schools listed. English language arts (36.47%) and math (34.15%) are below state averages, though they beat most Worcester schools including Worcester Technical High and Burncoat Senior High, and ELA has slipped from 48.84% in 2022–2023. Physics is a severe outlier at 6.98% proficient versus the state's 46.58%. Among student groups, the school's relative effectiveness ranks near average for male students and lower for female students and low-income students.

388

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,835

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

964 Main Street
Leicester, MA 01524

(508) 892-7030

District: Leicester

Feeder schools for Leicester High:

Elementary:	Leicester Elementary
Middle:	Leicester Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

19.8%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2019 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2026) from a 26th-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Physics scores 40 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg42%

201^st of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

260^th of 351Leicester 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
2026	42.5	201 of 353	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	195 of 349	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	225 of 348	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	214 of 347	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	205 of 342	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	168 of 285	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	258 of 351	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.5	194 of 345	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.1	192 of 348	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.8	132 of 351	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.0	162 of 354	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.1	120 of 347	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.7	118 of 344	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.1	134 of 340	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.3	207 of 340	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.7	176 of 335	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	199 of 322	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.7	183 of 319	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.9	158 of 316	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.9	198 of 314	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.4	166 of 311	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.6	157 of 307	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	54.7	155 of 304	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	57.2	99 of 295	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.0	249 of 299	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	166 of 299	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	215 of 340	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.2	148 of 337	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	245 of 342	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	235 of 339	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	185 of 340	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	156 of 281	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	264 of 342	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.0	158 of 339	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	159 of 245	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	112 of 249	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	146 of 241	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	117 of 217	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	48 of 149	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	98 of 206	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	85 of 193	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	249 of 340	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	209 of 334	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	224 of 338	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	249 of 338	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	290 of 332	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	191 of 253	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	241 of 330	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	200 of 330	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	176 of 344	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	226 of 339	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	188 of 342	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	188 of 343	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	217 of 339	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	172 of 281	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	248 of 346	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	209 of 343	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	196 of 298	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	169 of 289	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	240 of 301	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	273 of 339	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	209 of 268	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	289 of 348	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	202 of 344	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	193 of 302	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	177 of 298	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	214 of 302	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	201 of 300	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	196 of 249	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	259 of 302	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	209 of 303	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science44%+4 vs state

Biology39%~ state avg

English Language Arts36%-9 vs state

Mathematics34%-10 vs state

Physics7%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Leicester High	Public	9-12	964 Main Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	No	(508) 892-7030	388	36	10.6	39.7%	252 (64.9%)	27 (7.0%)	77 (19.8%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	42.5	201^st of 353 public high schools	43.1%		46.7	195^th of 349 public high schools	44.1%	6			36.5				34.2			44.3		39.4	7.0		$19,835
South High Community	Public	9-12	170 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3325	1,800	123	14.6	70.8%	405 (22.5%)	358 (19.9%)	792 (44.0%)	168 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (4.3%)	21.2	286^th of 353 public high schools	19.0%		37	229^th of 349 public high schools	34.4%	57			27.3				21.6			20.8		20.5			$20,630
David Prouty High	Public	9-12	302 Main Street	Spencer	01562	Worcester County	Spencer-E Brookfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 885-8505	306	31	9.9	47.1%	207 (67.6%)	11 (3.6%)	60 (19.6%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	41.6	205^th of 353 public high schools	41.9%		40.2	216^th of 349 public high schools	38.1%	11			59.6				38.5			24.0		23.5			$20,255
University Pk Campus School	Public	7-12	12 Freeland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3591	233	20	11.4	80.3%	23 (9.9%)	30 (12.9%)	149 (63.9%)	21 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	44.6	194^th of 353 public high schools	45.0%		31.6	242^nd of 349 public high schools	30.7%	48	18.6	18.0	45.7	18.3	9.5	23.1	42.4	16.1	15.4	32.4	15.4	26.7		15.4	$20,671
Claremont Academy	Public	7-12	15 Claremont Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3077	474	36	13.0	84.2%	34 (7.2%)	49 (10.3%)	354 (74.7%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	7	338^th of 353 public high schools	4.2%		12.7	314^th of 349 public high schools	10.0%	24	10.7	11.8	12.1	11.3	10.7	10.4	4.7	10.5	9.1	5.8	9.1	7.5		6.5	$23,407
Auburn Senior High	Public	9-12	99 Auburn Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	No	(508) 832-7711	834	69	12.0	26.5%	595 (71.3%)	53 (6.4%)	113 (13.5%)	54 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	47.1	186^th of 353 public high schools	47.3%		51.8	173^rd of 349 public high schools	50.4%	13			38.1				42.0			37.4		36.6			$16,844
Doherty Memorial High	Public	9-12	299 Highland Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3270	1,573	103	15.2	59.8%	556 (35.3%)	274 (17.4%)	559 (35.5%)	93 (5.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (5.7%)	32.5	233^rd of 353 public high schools	34.0%		38.4	222^nd of 349 public high schools	36.4%	11			34.3				26.3			25.2		32.6			$21,608
Worcester Alternative High School	Public	7-12	11 McKeon Road	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 799-3245	36	13	2.8	91.7%	4 (11.1%)	3 (8.3%)	24 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.9%)								(n/a)
Ma Academy for Math and Science School	Public	11-12	85 Prescott Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Ma Academy for Math and Science	No	No	No	No	(508) 831-5859	99	6	16.5	—	29 (29.3%)	3 (3.0%)	6 (6.1%)	57 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								(n/a)															$00
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	67.1%	390 (27.0%)	297 (20.6%)	614 (42.6%)	89 (6.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.3%)	20	293^rd of 353 public high schools	17.0%		28.8	252^nd of 349 public high schools	27.8%	41			24.9				21.1			22.3		18.3			$25,514

Frequently Asked Questions about Leicester High

What district is Leicester High in?

Leicester

What is the racial makeup of Leicester High?

Students at Leicester High are 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Leicester High a good school?

Leicester High ranks 201^st of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leicester High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Leicester High.

What schools feed into Leicester High?

Leicester High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Leicester Elementary
Middle : Leicester Middle

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