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Littleton High School

Public Grades 9-12

20^th

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of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 94% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Littleton High School is a public high school in Littleton, MA, serving grades 9–12 with 482 students as part of the Littleton district. In 2025–2026, it ranked 20th of 353 Massachusetts high schools—94th percentile with 5 stars—placing it in the top decile statewide. Among nearby schools, it ranks behind Acton-Boxborough Regional High, The Bromfield High School, and Westford Academy, but ahead of Chelmsford High, Nashoba Regional, Groton Dunstable Regional, and Ayer Shirley Regional High School. Its recent history is mostly strong, with a dip to 88th in 2023–2024 followed by a rebound to 32nd and then 20th.

Science is Littleton’s standout academic strength. On 2025–2026 10th-grade MCAS, 84.35% of students were proficient in Science—the highest among the nearby comparison schools and 43.85 points above the state average. Its Biology End of Course score was 79%, second only to Acton-Boxborough Regional High among nearby schools with reported results. Math and ELA are also well above state averages—75.83% and 71.79% proficient, respectively—but relatively mid-pack nearby. ELA trails The Bromfield High School, Acton-Boxborough Regional High, Maynard High, Westford Academy, Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School, and Nashoba Regional, while math trails The Bromfield High School, Acton-Boxborough Regional High, and Westford Academy.

Graduation is strong at 97.6% with a 1.6% dropout rate. That is slightly below The Bromfield High School, Westford Academy, and Chelmsford High on those measures, but clearly stronger than Maynard High, which had a 91.5% graduation rate and 7.3% dropout rate. In 2025–2026, the school also ranked very well for several student groups, including students with disabilities and male and female students. Littleton spent $16,979 per student in 2020–2021, lower than most nearby districts while achieving top-decile results, and its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 13.0—moderate for the area.

482

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,392

Per pupil spending ?

7.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

56 King Street
Littleton, MA 01460

(978) 952-2555

District: Littleton

Feeder schools for Littleton High School:

Elementary:	Russell St Elementary
	Shaker Lane Elementary
Middle:	Littleton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

Asian:

16.4%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (78% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Massachusetts high schools

✓98% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg76%

Massachusetts avg42%

20^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 351Littleton 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	95.0	20 of 353	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	32 of 349	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.7	88 of 348	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	45 of 347	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	92.4	20 of 342	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	26 of 285	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	23 of 351	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	34 of 345	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	79.8	46 of 348	86.8%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	63 of 351	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	12 of 354	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	83.4	11 of 347	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	80.8	30 of 344	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	82.0	26 of 340	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	85.4	18 of 340	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	38 of 335	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	86.2	21 of 322	93.5%	★★★★★
2008	84.6	34 of 319	89.3%	★★★★☆
2007	72.1	79 of 316	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	82.9	51 of 314	83.8%	★★★★☆
2005	79.5	68 of 311	78.1%	★★★★☆
2004	76.1	83 of 307	73.0%	★★★★☆
2003	79.3	70 of 304	77.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	2 of 94	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	75.8	30 of 91	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	36 of 98	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	25 of 96	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	51 of 97	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	74.1	59 of 295	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	40 of 299	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.1	22 of 299	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	31 of 340	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	10 of 337	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	93 of 342	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.9	13 of 340	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	9 of 281	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	49 of 342	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	10 of 339	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	84.1	40 of 338	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	35 of 332	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	15 of 344	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.6	55 of 339	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	73 of 342	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	53 of 343	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	31 of 339	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.9	49 of 281	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	12 of 346	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	60 of 343	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	18 of 298	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	47.1	122 of 302	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	88 of 289	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.9	43 of 301	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	62 of 339	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	25 of 268	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	68.9	85 of 348	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	37 of 344	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	34 of 302	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	88.3	40 of 298	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	118 of 302	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.4	53 of 301	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	93.4	15 of 300	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	22 of 249	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	30 of 302	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	40 of 303	86.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2026)98th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science84%+44 vs state

Biology79%+41 vs state

Mathematics76%+32 vs state

English Language Arts72%+26 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
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	7.9%	361 (74.9%)	8 (1.7%)	25 (5.2%)	79 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	95	20^th of 353 public high schools	94.3%		92.4	32^nd of 349 public high schools	90.8%	12			71.8				75.8			84.4		79.0			$18,392
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	6.7%	873 (58.0%)	41 (2.7%)	52 (3.5%)	517 (34.4%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	95.6	15^th of 353 public high schools	95.8%		93.8	24^th of 349 public high schools	93.1%	9			76.2				80.1			78.1		76.1			$17,213
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	28.5%	286 (68.6%)	37 (8.9%)	65 (15.6%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	75.9	84^th of 353 public high schools	76.2%		62.8	136^th of 349 public high schools	61.0%	52			58.3				45.1			55.0		65.6			$19,413
Acton-Boxborough Regional High	Public	9-12	36 Charter Rd	Acton	01720	Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough	No	No	No	No	(978) 264-4700	1,622	120	13.4	10.9%	744 (45.9%)	58 (3.6%)	134 (8.3%)	613 (37.8%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	56 (3.5%)	97.7	6^th of 353 public high schools	98.3%		95.1	13^th of 349 public high schools	96.3%	7			86.2				85.3			82.3		80.4			$20,844
The Bromfield High School	Public	9-12	14 Massachusetts Avenue	Harvard	01451	Worcester County	Harvard	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 456-4152	328	30	11.0	9.5%	243 (74.1%)	8 (2.4%)	14 (4.3%)	41 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	96.7	10^th of 353 public high schools	97.2%		95.4	11^th of 349 public high schools	96.8%	1			92.8				90.4			81.0			71.8		$24,744
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School	Public, Charter	7-12	49 Antietam St	Devens	01434	Middlesex County	Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District)	Yes	No	No	No	(978) 772-3293	388	41	9.4	12.9%	294 (75.8%)	10 (2.6%)	31 (8.0%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	90.7	39^th of 353 public high schools	89.0%		83.6	65^th of 349 public high schools	81.4%	26	38.7	48.4	76.1	43.2	38.7	48.4	68.7	43.2	54.7	65.7	54.7			49.2	$18,909
Nashoba Valley Technical High School	Public	9-12	100 Littleton Road	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 692-4711	767	64	12.0	30.1%	567 (73.9%)	20 (2.6%)	116 (15.1%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	30.4	243^rd of 353 public high schools	31.2%		41.7	210^th of 349 public high schools	39.8%	33			38.5				28.9			29.8		16.7			$24,081
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	9.9%	541 (82.1%)	17 (2.6%)	24 (3.6%)	56 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	89.1	45^th of 353 public high schools	87.3%		88.4	50^th of 349 public high schools	85.7%	5			69.4				75.0			65.6		58.8			$20,437
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	15.0%	874 (62.3%)	65 (4.6%)	133 (9.5%)	265 (18.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (4.1%)	87.7	48^th of 353 public high schools	86.4%		79.8	79^th of 349 public high schools	77.4%	31			68.5				66.2			62.4		64.1			$17,972
Maynard High	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Drive	Maynard	01754	Middlesex County	Maynard	No	No	No	No	(978) 897-8891	310	32	9.6	23.2%	233 (75.2%)	9 (2.9%)	48 (15.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	84.6	58^th of 353 public high schools	83.6%		69	108^th of 349 public high schools	69.1%	50			78.2				62.3			57.9			58.9		$26,395

Frequently Asked Questions about Littleton High School

What district is Littleton High School in?

Littleton

What is the racial makeup of Littleton High School?

Students at Littleton High School are 75% White, 16% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Littleton High School?

Littleton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Russell St Elementary
Elementary : Shaker Lane Elementary
Middle : Littleton Middle School

Is Littleton High School a good school?

Yes. Littleton High School ranks in the top 5.7% of Massachusetts high schools.

How many students attend Littleton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Littleton High School.

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