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Norwell High

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Norwell High ranks 35 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 90% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Norwell High is a public high school in Norwell, MA, serving 596 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the highly-ranked Norwell School District, which is ranked 30th out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norwell High consistently outperforms the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 81.46% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 50.66%. The school also has exceptional graduation rates, ranging from 97.4% to 99.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Norwell High excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, often placing in the top 10-20% of Massachusetts high schools for groups like female, male, white, special education, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students.

Compared to nearby high schools like Whitman Hanson Regional, Weymouth High School, and Marshfield High, Norwell High significantly outperforms them in academic achievement, graduation rates, and student group performance. This consistent high performance over an extended period suggests Norwell High has a strong, sustainable model for academic excellence and a commitment to equity and inclusive practices.

601

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,933

Per pupil spending ?

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18 South Street
Norwell, MA 02061

(781) 659-8810

District: Norwell

Feeder schools for Norwell High:

Elementary:	Grace Farrar Cole
	William G Vinal
Middle:	Norwell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (75% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Massachusetts high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg74%

Massachusetts avg45%

35^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 348Norwell 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	92.1	35 of 349	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	13 of 348	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	53 of 347	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	95.0	7 of 342	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	14 of 285	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	13 of 351	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	47 of 345	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	17 of 348	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	82.6	19 of 351	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	2 of 354	99.4%	★★★★★
2014	78.7	47 of 347	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	78.5	46 of 344	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	24 of 340	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	81.8	42 of 340	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	82.0	48 of 335	85.7%	★★★★☆
2009	85.4	28 of 322	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	23 of 319	92.8%	★★★★★
2007	71.8	82 of 316	74.1%	★★★★☆
2006	88.0	18 of 314	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	91.6	7 of 311	97.7%	★★★★★
2004	92.2	8 of 307	97.4%	★★★★★
2003	91.9	15 of 304	95.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	96.9	10 of 295	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	5 of 202	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	26 of 299	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.1	61 of 299	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	57 of 337	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	95.8	4 of 342	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	53 of 339	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	15 of 340	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	8 of 281	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	25 of 342	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	52 of 339	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	14 of 334	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	20 of 338	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	6 of 332	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	69.7	98 of 330	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	11 of 339	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	26 of 342	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	54 of 343	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	96.4	5 of 339	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	24 of 281	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	16 of 346	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	56 of 343	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	31 of 302	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	26 of 289	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	38 of 301	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	93.4	17 of 339	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	14 of 268	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	77.4	60 of 348	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	105 of 344	69.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	36 of 298	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	93.1	15 of 302	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	60 of 301	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	93.2	16 of 300	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	20 of 249	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	15 of 302	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	58 of 303	80.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%+31 vs state

Mathematics81%+36 vs state

Biology70%+31 vs state

Science69%+23 vs state

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Schools Near Norwell High

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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)	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Total
Norwell High	Public	9-12	18 South Street	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8810	601	52	11.6		549 (91.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	92.1	35^th of 349 public high schools	90.0%		94.3	13^th of 348 public high schools	96.3%	22	81.5	80.8	68.7	69.5		$20,933
South Shore Vocational Technical High	Public	9-12	476 Webster Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	South Shore Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 878-8822	685	67	10.2		576 (84.1%)	23 (3.4%)	64 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	49.6	184^th of 349 public high schools	47.3%		62.5	144^th of 348 public high schools	58.6%	40	44.3	37.5	51.0	34.7	61.4	$30,020
Hanover High	Public	9-12	287 Cedar Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-5450	663	50	13.2		609 (91.9%)	10 (1.5%)	19 (2.9%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	80.6	75^th of 349 public high schools	78.5%		85.5	52^nd of 348 public high schools	85.1%	23	66.9	63.6	60.5	59.6		$18,901
Rockland Senior High	Public	9-12	52 MacKinlay Way	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	No	(781) 871-0541	590	47	12.5		386 (65.4%)	39 (6.6%)	128 (21.7%)	11 (1.9%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	46.2	196^th of 349 public high schools	43.8%		66.1	127^th of 348 public high schools	63.5%	69	42.6	36.4	47.7	40.7		$21,343
Scituate High School	Public	9-12	606 C J Cushing Hwy	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-8750	725	64	11.3		637 (87.9%)	24 (3.3%)	26 (3.6%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	87.8	53^rd of 349 public high schools	84.8%		83.6	63^rd of 348 public high schools	81.9%	10	73.1	66.3	72.1	49.5
Hingham High	Public	9-12	17 Union Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1560	1,066	83	12.8		909 (85.3%)	21 (2.0%)	50 (4.7%)	39 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.6%)	89.9	45^th of 349 public high schools	87.1%		90.4	32^nd of 348 public high schools	90.8%	13	80.8	67.6	70.8	77.1		$18,763
Cohasset High School	Public	9-12	143 Pond Street	Cohasset	02025	Norfolk County	Cohasset	No	No	No	No	(781) 383-6100	381	43	8.9		348 (91.3%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	94.7	18^th of 349 public high schools	94.8%		91.8	24^th of 348 public high schools	93.1%	6	85.9	77.2	78.4		57.1	$24,962
Weymouth High School	Public	9-12	1 Wildcat Way	Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 337-7500	1,679	141	11.9		1,082 (64.4%)	155 (9.2%)	254 (15.1%)	107 (6.4%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (4.3%)	44	207^th of 349 public high schools	40.7%		59.8	153^rd of 348 public high schools	56.0%	54	50.5	30.7	40.7	39.1		$21,001
Marshfield High	Public	9-12	167 Forest Street	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5050	1,119	102	10.9		1,008 (90.1%)	13 (1.2%)	53 (4.7%)	12 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.3%)	58.9	148^th of 349 public high schools	57.6%		79.2	84^th of 348 public high schools	75.9%	64	61.2	47.1	39.8	49.2		$19,474
Abington High	Public	9-12	201 Gliniewicz Way	Abington	02351	Plymouth County	Abington	No	No	No	No	(781) 982-2160	530	47	11.3		373 (70.4%)	43 (8.1%)	90 (17.0%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	51.3	176^th of 349 public high schools	49.6%		36.1	236^th of 348 public high schools	32.2%	60	45.3	41.3	48.4	52.5		$17,597

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwell High

Is Norwell High a good school?

Norwell High ranks 35^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Norwell High?

Students at Norwell High are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Norwell High?

Norwell High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Grace Farrar Cole
Elementary : William G Vinal
Middle : Norwell Middle School

How many students attend Norwell High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Norwell High.

What district is Norwell High in?

Norwell

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