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Northbridge High

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Northbridge High ranks 211 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 40% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Northbridge High is a public high school in Whitinsville, MA, serving grades 8–12 with 471 students as part of the Northbridge district. It ranks 211th of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025–2026 (40th percentile, 2 stars), placing it above its district's 27th-percentile, 1-star showing but still below the state median — and down from a 51st-percentile peak in 2021–2022. Among nearby comprehensive high schools, it lands in the lower tier, above only Milford High (28th percentile) and Blackstone Millville Regional High School (36th).

The clearest concern is student completion. In 2024–2025 the graduation rate was 85.8% and the dropout rate 11.3%, a sharp reversal from 89.6% and 3.2% the year before. Only Milford High is worse nearby; Douglas High School ranks almost identically overall (41st percentile) yet graduates 98.5% with a 0.0% dropout rate. Academically, 10th-grade results are more encouraging: ELA 39.82% and math 41.96%, with math only about 1.8 percentage points below the state. Science is the standout weakness at 25.69% versus 40.50% statewide, and Biology End-of-Course proficiency is 24.49% against 37.68% statewide. School-wide averages look lower largely because 8th-grade scores are included — 8th-grade ELA is 28.32%, math 31.48%, science 24.00%, and civics 22.68%.

Effectiveness for student groups has weakened: male students rank at the 26th percentile and special education students at the 22nd, down from the 59th a year earlier, while students from low-income families sit at the 35th. Spending and class size don't appear to be the issue — $17,485 per student and a 10.7 student-teacher ratio, better than several higher-performing neighbors. Uxbridge High is the most natural local benchmark: 60th percentile, a 94.3% graduation rate, a 4.1% dropout rate, and higher 10th-grade scores in ELA, math, and science.

471

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,308

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

427 Linwood Avenue
Whitinsville, MA 01588

(508) 234-6221

District: Northbridge

Feeder schools for Northbridge High:

Elementary:	Northbridge Elementary School
Middle:	Northbridge Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.9%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2022 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2022) to 40th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg33%

Massachusetts avg40%

Middle school

330^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

211^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

255^th of 351Northbridge 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)

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	211 of 353	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	191 of 349	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	190 of 348	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	182 of 347	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	169 of 342	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	182 of 285	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	238 of 351	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	248 of 345	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.1	228 of 348	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.3	231 of 351	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.9	215 of 354	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.5	237 of 347	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.5	189 of 344	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.9	172 of 340	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.1	172 of 340	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.7	210 of 335	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	237 of 322	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.4	188 of 319	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.3	126 of 316	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.8	156 of 314	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.5	191 of 311	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.3	147 of 307	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.4	142 of 304	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.3	248 of 295	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	136 of 202	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	160 of 299	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.8	266 of 299	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	197 of 340	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.6	175 of 337	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	175 of 342	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	179 of 339	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.6	123 of 340	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	142 of 281	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	232 of 342	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	229 of 339	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	209 of 260	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	165 of 245	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	127 of 249	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	95 of 241	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	220 of 340	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	202 of 334	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	150 of 338	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	198 of 338	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	177 of 332	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	166 of 253	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	286 of 330	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	242 of 330	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	256 of 344	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	199 of 339	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	190 of 342	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	182 of 343	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	215 of 339	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	195 of 281	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	245 of 346	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	268 of 343	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	231 of 298	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.5	124 of 302	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	184 of 289	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	191 of 301	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	214 of 339	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	185 of 268	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	300 of 348	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	280 of 344	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	221 of 302	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.0	180 of 298	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	208 of 302	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	206 of 301	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	195 of 300	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	199 of 249	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	265 of 302	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	273 of 303	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2026)44th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-19 vs school

High school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

English Language Arts28%-12 vs state

Biology24%-13 vs state

Science24%-17 vs state

Civics23%-17 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	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
Northbridge High	Public	8-12	427 Linwood Avenue	Whitinsville	01588	Worcester County	Northbridge	No	No	No	No	(508) 234-6221	471	44	10.7	29.8%	362 (76.9%)	11 (2.3%)	72 (15.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	38	211^th of 353 public high schools	40.2%		47.6	191^st of 349 public high schools	45.3%	20		28.3	39.8	28.3		31.5	42.0	31.5	24.0	25.7	24.0	24.5		22.7	$19,308
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	33 Davis Street	Douglas	01516	Worcester County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(508) 476-4100	267	37	7.2	21.5%	232 (86.9%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (8.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	38.9	208^th of 353 public high schools	41.1%		44.6	204^th of 349 public high schools	41.5%	4			34.5				29.3			28.6		41.3			$21,835
Uxbridge High	Public	8-12	300 Quaker Highway	Uxbridge	01569	Worcester County	Uxbridge	No	No	No	No	(508) 278-8633	590	51	11.6	20.5%	496 (84.1%)	12 (2.0%)	39 (6.6%)	11 (1.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	56.7	142^nd of 353 public high schools	59.8%		67.5	112^th of 349 public high schools	67.9%	30		45.8	44.8	45.8		38.9	53.5	38.9	39.7	37.4	39.7		42.0	46.9	$21,472
Gateway to College	Public	9-12	300 Quaker Highway	Uxbridge	01569	Worcester County	Uxbridge	No	No	No	No	(508) 278-8633	44	0			29 (65.9%)	1 (2.3%)	7 (15.9%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.4%)								(n/a)															$10,044
Nipmuc Regional High	Public	9-12	90 Pleasant Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Mendon-Upton	No	No	No	No	(508) 529-2130	534	47	11.4	12.6%	461 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	45 (8.4%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	74.1	91^st of 353 public high schools	74.2%		58.4	150^th of 349 public high schools	57.0%	59			61.5				55.8			50.4		48.5			$21,209
Blackstone Valley	Public	9-12	65 Pleasant Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 529-7758	1,243	111	11.2	14.1%	977 (78.6%)	34 (2.7%)	164 (13.2%)	25 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.6%)	61.8	126^th of 353 public high schools	64.3%		74.3	93^rd of 349 public high schools	73.4%	33			49.8				48.1			45.3		36.0	61.3		$25,690
Hopedale Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	25 Adin Street	Hopedale	01747	Worcester County	Hopedale	No	No	No	No	(508) 634-2217	456	45	10.1	14.1%	354 (77.6%)	9 (2.0%)	68 (14.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	65.9	118^th of 353 public high schools	66.6%		57	155^th of 349 public high schools	55.6%	37	41.0	39.1	59.7	40.0	43.4	42.4	63.9	42.9	51.1	32.1	51.1	43.3		39.6	$19,403
Milford High	Public	9-12	31 West Fountain Street	Milford	01757	Worcester County	Milford	No	No	No	No	(508) 478-1110	1,316	111	11.8	29.8%	651 (49.5%)	67 (5.1%)	493 (37.5%)	23 (1.7%)	30 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (3.7%)	28.7	253^rd of 353 public high schools	28.3%		34.6	236^th of 349 public high schools	32.4%	17			31.7				27.4			23.7		27.5			$21,238
Sutton High School	Public	9-12	409 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1640	367	29	12.5	14.6%	306 (83.4%)	8 (2.2%)	26 (7.1%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	75.6	86^th of 353 public high schools	75.6%		83.6	66^th of 349 public high schools	81.1%	20			58.4				59.6			47.1			63.5		$19,084
Grafton High School	Public	9-12	24 Providence Rd	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5425	914	71	12.8	13.9%	667 (73.0%)	24 (2.6%)	87 (9.5%)	100 (10.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.0%)	82.1	66^th of 353 public high schools	81.3%		70.8	103^rd of 349 public high schools	70.5%	37			63.9				62.1			59.6		54.9			$15,770

Frequently Asked Questions about Northbridge High

How many students attend Northbridge High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Northbridge High.

What district is Northbridge High in?

Northbridge

Is Northbridge High a good school?

Northbridge High ranks 211^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Northbridge High?

Northbridge High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Northbridge Elementary School
Middle : Northbridge Middle

What is the racial makeup of Northbridge High?

Students at Northbridge High are 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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