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Marlborough High

Q: Is Marlborough High a good school?

Marlborough High ranks 223 rd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Marlborough High?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Marlborough High?

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

Q: What schools feed into 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

Public Grades 9-12

223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 36% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Marlborough High is a public high school located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,013 students. The school is part of the Marlborough School District, which is ranked 299 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marlborough High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, ranging from 221 to 286 out of 342-354 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with a brief period of a 2-star rating in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. Marlborough High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students generally performing better than male students, and Hispanic and White students performing better than African American and English Language Learner students. Students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform the worst, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts high schools.

Marlborough High's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is consistently below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 30-40% in most subject areas, compared to the state average of 45-60%. The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 85.3% in 2022-2023 to 82.9% in 2023-2024, and its dropout rate has increased from 9.2% in 2021-2022 to 11.2% in 2022-2023. Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High, Westborough High, and Algonquin Regional High, Marlborough High performs significantly worse, suggesting the need for comprehensive improvement strategies to address the identified challenges.

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 2014 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Biology scores 21 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg45%

223^rd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

299^th of 348Marlborough 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	38.4	223 of 349	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	268 of 348	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	286 of 347	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	275 of 342	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	262 of 351	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	265 of 345	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.5	265 of 348	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.6	264 of 351	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.5	225 of 354	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.6	221 of 347	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	228 of 344	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.2	209 of 340	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.9	224 of 340	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.2	193 of 335	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.6	146 of 322	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.9	165 of 319	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.0	132 of 316	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.8	101 of 314	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.5	105 of 311	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.5	141 of 307	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	60.3	132 of 304	56.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	131 of 160	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	12.3	295 of 295	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	276 of 299	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	34 of 83	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	25 of 86	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	33.3	68 of 84	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	74 of 77	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	33 of 82	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	32 of 77	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	176 of 337	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	272 of 342	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	261 of 339	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	249 of 340	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	234 of 342	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	264 of 339	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	146 of 245	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	204 of 241	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	156 of 217	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	131 of 206	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	127 of 193	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	245 of 334	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	243 of 338	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	301 of 338	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	282 of 332	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	260 of 330	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	275 of 330	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	257 of 339	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	257 of 342	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	295 of 343	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	285 of 339	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	266 of 346	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	267 of 343	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	43.0	47 of 82	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	256 of 302	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	242 of 289	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	267 of 301	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	291 of 339	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	292 of 348	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	302 of 344	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	150 of 298	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	167 of 302	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	222 of 301	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	198 of 300	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	174 of 302	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	191 of 303	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2024)18th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-8 vs state

Physics40%-4 vs state

Mathematics35%-9 vs state

Science34%-12 vs state

Biology18%-21 vs state

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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 6th Grade	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 6th Grade	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
Marlborough High	Public	9-12	431 Bolton Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 460-3500	985	87	11.2		267 (27.1%)	63 (6.4%)	608 (61.7%)	15 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.2%)	38.4	223^rd of 349 public high schools	36.1%		26.2	268^th of 348 public high schools	23.0%	45				42.6					35.3			34.4		18.3	39.8		$22,315
Assabet Valley Vocational High School	Public	9-12	215 Fitchburg Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 485-9430	1,144	113	10.0		655 (57.3%)	35 (3.1%)	394 (34.4%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.0%)	37.5	228^th of 349 public high schools	34.7%		44.6	210^th of 348 public high schools	39.7%	18				46.2					33.0			31.3		28.4	70.6		$29,185
Hudson High	Public	8-12	69 Brigham Street	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	No	(978) 567-6250	784	77	10.1		538 (68.6%)	27 (3.4%)	183 (23.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	52.2	171^st of 349 public high schools	51.0%		52.4	185^th of 348 public high schools	46.8%	14			38.0	55.1	38.0			20.4	34.6	20.4	32.2	46.6	32.2	50.8		38.0	$15,597
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	201 Forest Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 597-2400	970	82	11.8		649 (66.9%)	34 (3.5%)	120 (12.4%)	86 (8.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.1%)	92.5	31^st of 349 public high schools	91.1%		89.9	37^th of 348 public high schools	89.4%	6	48.9	48.6	49.6	73.5	49.1	42.6	56.3	40.3	90.3	46.5	41.7	74.0	41.7	74.1		45.7	$16,391
Algonquin Regional High	Public	9-12	79 Bartlett Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northboro-Southboro	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7010	1,197	111	10.8		802 (67.0%)	21 (1.8%)	114 (9.5%)	193 (16.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.0%)	51 (4.3%)	92	36^th of 349 public high schools	89.7%		92.5	21^st of 348 public high schools	94.0%	15				78.0					70.6			79.3		66.4			$24,176
Maynard High	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Drive	Maynard	01754	Middlesex County	Maynard	No	No	No	No	(978) 897-8891	310	32	9.6		233 (75.2%)	9 (2.9%)	48 (15.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	69	108^th of 349 public high schools	69.1%		79.9	78^th of 348 public high schools	77.6%	30				58.5					50.8			57.1			56.8		$26,395
Nashoba Regional	Public	9-12	12 Green Road	Bolton	01740	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	No	(978) 779-2257	806	67	12.0		652 (80.9%)	17 (2.1%)	69 (8.6%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.7%)	82.5	68^th of 349 public high schools	80.5%		86.6	50^th of 348 public high schools	85.6%	18				68.6					68.8			59.3		57.4			$21,285
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High	Public	9-12	390 Lincoln Rd	Sudbury	01776	Middlesex County	Lincoln-Sudbury	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 443-9961	1,445	128	11.3		1,003 (69.4%)	72 (5.0%)	107 (7.4%)	145 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	108 (7.5%)	90.9	42^nd of 349 public high schools	88.0%		93.5	18^th of 348 public high schools	94.8%	24				75.5					78.1			70.2		69.8			$24,184
Westborough High	Public	9-12	90 West Main Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7720	1,213	95	12.7		611 (50.4%)	44 (3.6%)	112 (9.2%)	409 (33.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.6%)	94.2	23^rd of 349 public high schools	93.4%		91.3	30^th of 348 public high schools	91.4%	7				82.2					80.9			75.9		75.1			$19,814
Framingham High School	Public	9-12	115 A Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 620-4963	2,534	199	12.7		955 (37.7%)	175 (6.9%)	1,174 (46.3%)	118 (4.7%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (3.8%)	41.2	212^th of 349 public high schools	39.3%		39.6	228^th of 348 public high schools	34.5%	16				37.3					40.4			40.0		33.6			$22,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Marlborough High

What schools feed into 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

What is the racial makeup of Marlborough High?

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

What district is Marlborough High in?

Marlborough

Is Marlborough High a good school?

Marlborough High ranks 223^rd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marlborough High?

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

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