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Nashoba Valley Technical High School

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Nashoba Valley Technical High School ranks 210 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 40% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Nashoba Valley Technical High School is a public high school located in Westford, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 773 students. The school is part of the Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical District, which is ranked 252 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nashoba Valley Technical High School has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 96.6% to 97.6% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. The school's dropout rates have also been relatively low, ranging from 1.8% to 2.3%, lower than the state average. However, the school's MCAS test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the state average, with the school scoring between 37.7% and 54.55% proficient or better across different subject areas and grade levels. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with special education and low socioeconomic status students performing relatively better than their Hispanic and White peers.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Littleton High School, and Westford Academy, Nashoba Valley Technical High School generally performs below average. However, as a vocational-technical high school, it likely offers a unique curriculum and learning experience focused on career-oriented education, which could be a strength that sets the school apart from more traditional academic-focused high schools in the area. The school also spends around $20,800 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 11:1.

767

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,081

Per pupil spending ?

29.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Littleton Road
Westford, MA 01886

(978) 692-4711

District: Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2014 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (37% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Biology scores 15 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Massachusetts avg45%

210^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

252^nd of 348Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical 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	41.7	210 of 349	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	241 of 348	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	206 of 347	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	221 of 342	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	229 of 351	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.7	180 of 345	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.7	172 of 348	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.4	160 of 351	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.9	228 of 354	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.0	203 of 347	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.3	223 of 344	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.8	232 of 340	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.0	214 of 340	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.8	249 of 335	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.3	229 of 322	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.4	233 of 319	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.1	284 of 316	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	267 of 314	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.1	275 of 311	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.9	261 of 307	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.1	273 of 304	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	58.7	94 of 295	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	137 of 299	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	73 of 299	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	185 of 337	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	228 of 342	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	238 of 339	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	245 of 340	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	205 of 342	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.3	114 of 339	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	181 of 245	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.1	119 of 249	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	157 of 241	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	108 of 217	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	147 of 334	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	223 of 338	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	188 of 338	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	198 of 332	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	123 of 330	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	74 of 330	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	218 of 339	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	254 of 342	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	187 of 343	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	205 of 339	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	234 of 346	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	205 of 343	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	57 of 302	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	94 of 289	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	91 of 301	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	38.3	220 of 339	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	246 of 348	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.8	120 of 344	65.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	208 of 298	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	259 of 302	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	223 of 301	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	241 of 300	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	248 of 302	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	223 of 303	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)81st percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)23rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Physics55%+10 vs state

Mathematics41%-3 vs state

English Language Arts40%-11 vs state

Science38%-8 vs state

Biology24%-15 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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
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		567 (73.9%)	20 (2.6%)	116 (15.1%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	41.7	210^th of 349 public high schools	39.8%		34.4	241^st of 348 public high schools	30.7%	31					39.6						41.3				37.7		24.5	54.6		$24,081
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		873 (58.0%)	41 (2.7%)	52 (3.5%)	517 (34.4%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	93.8	24^th of 349 public high schools	93.1%		95.7	9^th of 348 public high schools	97.4%	15					78.6						79.2				79.1		77.5			$17,213
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		874 (62.3%)	65 (4.6%)	133 (9.5%)	265 (18.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (4.1%)	79.8	79^th of 349 public high schools	77.4%		88.3	41^st of 348 public high schools	88.2%	38					75.4						62.6				53.3		54.5			$17,972
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		361 (74.9%)	8 (1.7%)	25 (5.2%)	79 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	92.4	32^nd of 349 public high schools	90.8%		78.7	88^th of 348 public high schools	74.7%	56					74.8						74.1				82.9		86.1			$18,392
Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	250 Pawtucket Blvd	Tyngsborough	01879	Middlesex County	Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 441-4807	2,314	206	11.2		790 (34.1%)	192 (8.3%)	763 (33.0%)	457 (19.7%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	91 (3.9%)	53	168^th of 349 public high schools	51.9%		49	195^th of 348 public high schools	44.0%	27					48.7						45.8				43.1		39.7			$26,918
Innovation Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	72 Tyng Road	Tyngsboro	01879	Middlesex County	Innovation Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 649-0432	770	70	11.0		433 (56.2%)	71 (9.2%)	132 (17.1%)	80 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.0%)	53.1	166^th of 349 public high schools	52.4%		69.8	113^th of 348 public high schools	67.5%	53	29.7	29.0	49.0	58.2	55.8	41.3	32.3	36.0	35.1	20.4	41.2	31.0	32.3	21.4	40.3	26.9	39.3		36.1	$18,260
The Career Academy	Public	9-12	125 Smith Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 970-3318	83	12	6.8		22 (26.5%)	6 (7.2%)	44 (53.0%)	8 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)								(n/a)																				$22,902
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		744 (45.9%)	58 (3.6%)	134 (8.3%)	613 (37.8%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	56 (3.5%)	95.1	13^th of 349 public high schools	96.3%		95.8	7^th of 348 public high schools	98.0%	6					83.2						82.7				79.1		78.5			$20,844
Billerica Memorial High School	Public	8-12	35 River Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8711	1,816	129	14.0		1,163 (64.0%)	153 (8.4%)	214 (11.8%)	208 (11.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (3.7%)	65.8	121^st of 349 public high schools	65.3%		68.2	120^th of 348 public high schools	65.5%	1				40.3	51.7	40.3				21.0	45.3	21.0		38.3	66.2	38.3	52.6		34.8	$17,728
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	67 Middle Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 656-3165	126	7	18.0		36 (28.6%)	10 (7.9%)	66 (52.4%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)								(n/a)					17.7						5.6									$18,253

Frequently Asked Questions about Nashoba Valley Technical High School

How many students attend Nashoba Valley Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended Nashoba Valley Technical High School.

What district is Nashoba Valley Technical High School in?

Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical

What is the racial makeup of Nashoba Valley Technical High School?

Students at Nashoba Valley Technical High School are 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Not Specified, 1% Asian.

Is Nashoba Valley Technical High School a good school?

Nashoba Valley Technical High School ranks 210^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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