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Marlborough High

Public Grades 9-12
213th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 353 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 40% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Marlborough High is a public high school in Marlborough, MA, serving grades 9–12 with 985 students as part of the Marlborough district. In 2025–2026 the school ranked 213/353 in Massachusetts (40th percentile, 2 stars), placing it below the state median but above its own district, which ranks 290/351 (17th percentile, 1 star).

The clearest good news is momentum. The school’s rank climbed from 18th percentile in 2022–2023 to 40th percentile in 2025–2026 — its strongest showing in the past decade. The 2024–2025 graduation rate rose to 94.0%, up from 83.9% the year before, and the dropout rate fell to 3.2% from 7.7% and 11.1% in the prior two years. Those figures beat the district and are stronger than Framingham High School (75.7% graduation, 15.6% dropout), Hudson High (88.7%, 5.9%) and Maynard High (91.5%, 7.3%), though they trail Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High, Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, Westborough High and others.

Academically, grade-10 MCAS results in ELA, math and science sit below state averages by roughly 6–10 percentage points, only slightly above district results. Biology End of Course is a bright spot at 54.29% proficient, above the state’s 37.68%, while Physics End of Course is a severe weakness at 16.47%, far below the state’s 46.58% and Assabet Valley Vocational High School’s 95.83%. Subgroup results vary widely: special education rose to the 60th percentile, while English Language Learner effectiveness fell to the 25th percentile. Spending was $20,329 per student in 2020–2021, higher than several neighbors, even as test outcomes remain below many of them.

985
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,315
Per pupil spending ?
46.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 431 Bolton Street
       Marlborough, MA  01752-3992

(508) 460-3500

District: Marlborough


Feeder schools for Marlborough High:

Elementary:    Charles Jaworek School
    Francis J Kane
    Richer
Middle:    1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.7%
White:
27.1%
African American:
6.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2026
Strengths
✓94% graduate within 4 years
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Physics scores 30 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school33%
District avg32%
Massachusetts avg42%
213th of 353
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 15 pts since 2016
From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
290th of 351Marlborough 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202638.0213 of 35339.7%★★☆☆☆
202538.4223 of 34936.1%★★☆☆☆
202426.2268 of 34823.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.3286 of 34717.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.0275 of 34219.6%★☆☆☆☆
201934.0262 of 35125.4%★☆☆☆☆
201835.4265 of 34523.2%★☆☆☆☆
201737.5265 of 34823.9%★☆☆☆☆
201638.6264 of 35124.8%★☆☆☆☆
201550.5225 of 35436.4%★★☆☆☆
201450.6221 of 34736.3%★★☆☆☆
201351.0228 of 34433.7%★★☆☆☆
201253.2209 of 34038.5%★★☆☆☆
201148.9224 of 34034.1%★★☆☆☆
201055.2193 of 33542.4%★★☆☆☆
200962.6146 of 32254.7%★★★☆☆
200857.9165 of 31948.3%★★☆☆☆
200762.0132 of 31658.2%★★★☆☆
200674.8101 of 31467.8%★★★☆☆
200570.5105 of 31166.2%★★★☆☆
200460.5141 of 30754.1%★★★☆☆
200360.3132 of 30456.6%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202420.2131 of 16018.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202212.3295 of 2950.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.1274 of 2998.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.2276 of 2997.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202629.679 of 10524.8%★☆☆☆☆
202543.534 of 8359.0%★★★☆☆
202446.525 of 8670.9%★★★★☆
202333.368 of 8419.0%★☆☆☆☆
202232.274 of 773.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201949.033 of 8259.8%★★★☆☆
201852.632 of 7758.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202633.9225 of 34033.8%★★☆☆☆
202549.2176 of 33747.8%★★☆☆☆
202422.9272 of 34220.5%★☆☆☆☆
202325.8261 of 33923.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.2249 of 34026.8%★☆☆☆☆
201938.3234 of 34231.6%★★☆☆☆
201831.3264 of 33922.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202639.4144 of 26044.6%★★☆☆☆
202536.2146 of 24540.4%★★☆☆☆
202428.8165 of 24933.7%★★☆☆☆
202318.2204 of 24115.4%★☆☆☆☆
202225.9156 of 21728.1%★☆☆☆☆
201936.1131 of 20636.4%★★☆☆☆
201835.8127 of 19334.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202637.8205 of 34039.7%★★☆☆☆
202529.7245 of 33426.6%★☆☆☆☆
202430.7243 of 33828.1%★☆☆☆☆
202315.4301 of 33810.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.6282 of 33215.1%★☆☆☆☆
201928.4260 of 33021.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.6275 of 33016.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202637.7202 of 34441.3%★★☆☆☆
202524.5257 of 33924.2%★☆☆☆☆
202426.4257 of 34224.9%★☆☆☆☆
202314.0295 of 34314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202214.9285 of 33915.9%★☆☆☆☆
201928.9266 of 34623.1%★☆☆☆☆
201830.9267 of 34322.2%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202343.047 of 8242.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202648.1120 of 29859.7%★★★☆☆
202521.6256 of 30215.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.2242 of 28916.3%★☆☆☆☆
202318.6267 of 30111.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.8291 of 33914.2%★☆☆☆☆
201925.6292 of 34816.1%★☆☆☆☆
201821.0302 of 34412.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202644.2158 of 30247.7%★★☆☆☆
202548.1150 of 29849.7%★★★☆☆
202445.3167 of 30244.7%★★☆☆☆
202327.5222 of 30126.2%★☆☆☆☆
202236.1198 of 30034.0%★★☆☆☆
201944.6174 of 30242.4%★★☆☆☆
201846.2191 of 30337.0%★★☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)60th percentile+20 vs school
White (2026)48th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+5 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile+25 vs school
Male (2026)41st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile~ school
Female (2026)34th percentile-6 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile-15 vs school
African American (2024)18th percentile-5 vs school
Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Biology54%+17 vs state
English Language Arts36%-9 vs state
Science35%-6 vs state
Mathematics34%-10 vs state
Physics16%-30 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Marlborough High

Marlborough High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charles Jaworek School
Elementary : Francis J Kane
Elementary : Richer
Middle : 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb School

Students at Marlborough High are 62% Hispanic, 27% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Marlborough High ranks 213th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 985 students attended Marlborough High.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


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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