Summary
Center For Technical Education Innovation is a public high school serving grades 9–12 with 821 students in Leominster, Massachusetts, part of the Leominster district and sharing the 122 Granite Street campus with Leominster High School.
In 2025–26, the school ranked 258th of 353 Massachusetts high schools (27th percentile, 1 star), a recent low point after years generally in the low-30s or high-20s percentile. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 93.0%, above the district’s 90.9%, and its dropout rate was 1.4%, far below the district’s 5.7%. That completion strength contrasts with 2025–26 MCAS Next Generation 10th-grade proficiency: ELA 36.53%, Math 27.71%, Science 15.29%, and Biology End-of-Course 24.13%. These are close to Leominster district averages (36.1%, 26.15%, 14.55%, and 26.52%) but well below state averages (45.48%, 43.73%, 40.5%, and 37.68%), with the biggest gaps in math and science.
Compared with nearby schools, the school keeps students in school but trails most peers academically. Fitchburg High has lower proficiency in these subjects, and Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School is close in science but higher in ELA and math. Leominster High School shares the campus and has similar ELA and math scores, yet much higher Science (21.15% vs. 15.29%) and Biology EOC (47.78% vs. 24.13%), while the school has a lower dropout rate (1.4% vs. 6.8%). Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical, another regional technical school, outperforms it on rank, graduation, dropout, ELA, math, and science, and spends $22,165 per student (2020–21) with an 11.9 student/teacher ratio, compared with the school’s $13,320 and 20.5. Oakmont Regional High School, Lunenburg High, and Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School also generally post higher academic and completion results. The school has improved its student/teacher ratio from 24.7 in 2022–23 to 20.5 in 2024–25 and has some bright spots, including students with disabilities ranking at the 50th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–26. For parents, the key takeaways are strong retention and completion, weaker math/science proficiency, and tighter resources than many neighboring schools.
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