Summary
Minuteman Regional High is a public regional vocational technical high school serving grades 9–12 in the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical district, with 669 students at 758 Marrett Rd in Lexington, MA. In 2025–2026 it ranks 106th of 353 Massachusetts high schools — the 70th percentile — with a 4-star rating. The school has improved substantially over the past decade, rising from 204th of 354 (42nd percentile, 2 stars) in 2014–2015 to a peak of 55th of 347 (84th percentile, 4 stars) in 2022–2023. Since then it has slipped each year: 68th, 82nd, and 106th. The long-term trend is positive, but the recent direction is not.
Its 2025–2026 MCAS results beat the state average in every core subject: ELA 59.12% proficient versus the state's 45.48%, math 44.6% versus 43.73%, science 49.63% versus 40.5%, and Biology 49.63% versus 37.68% — though math is only marginally ahead. Among nearby schools, Minuteman ranks above Watertown High, Woburn High, and Waltham Senior High, and is closely comparable to Burlington High (94th, 73rd percentile). It trails Lexington High, Belmont High, Arlington High, Bedford High, and Concord Carlisle High by wide margins. Graduation is 95.5% with a 4.0% dropout rate — solid, but below the 97.5–99.7% graduation and 0–0.9% dropout rates of the top nearby suburbs.
Two features stand out. Minuteman is exceptionally strong for special education students, ranking 5th of 298 (98th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026 — its best and most consistent result — and its low-income students rank above the school overall (86th of 340, 75th percentile). It is also unusually well resourced: $32,527 per student, far above the next-highest nearby figure of $23,661 at Watertown High, and a student–teacher ratio of 8.1, the lowest of any comparison school. The concern is momentum: 10th-grade ELA fell from 84.47% to 73.42% to 59.12% across three years, math from 59.38% to 44.6%, and science from 69.62% to 49.63%. As a vocational technical school, Minuteman's mission differs from nearby comprehensive high schools, and free/reduced-price lunch data are suppressed, so socioeconomic comparisons are not possible here.
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