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Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical

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Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical ranks 262 nd of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 26% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical is a small regional vocational-technical high school in Rochester, MA, serving about 554 students in grades 9–12 and operating as the only school in the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical district. It is well-resourced for its size, with a 9.0:1 student-teacher ratio and per-pupil spending of $22,808 — the highest in its local comparison group apart from Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical. Because it is a voc-tech, its results are most usefully read alongside other regional voc-techs as well as the comprehensive suburban high schools nearby.

Completion is the school's clearest strength. Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical posted a 99.2% graduation rate and a 0.8% dropout rate in 2024–2025, and those figures have barely moved for five straight years (98.6%–99.3%). Among nearby high schools, only Global Learning Charter Public School matches that, while New Bedford High (84.8%) and Wareham Senior High (85.6%) graduate far fewer students.

The academic picture is more complicated and has shifted sharply. In 2025–2026, 10th graders scored 30.83% proficient in ELA, 30.3% in math, and 20.9% in science — all below the state and among the lowest of ten nearby high schools. One year earlier the school was at or above the state in two of three subjects, and science fell roughly 30 points in a single year, from 5 points above the state to 20 points below; the statewide percentile rank dropped from the 54th (3 stars) to the 26th (1 star). Special education and low-income students, previously bright spots, fell to the 15th and 25th percentiles. Current results now resemble Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical but sit well below Apponequet Regional High and Old Rochester Regional High. In short: strong completion, weak and volatile proficiency.

554

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,337

Per pupil spending ?

21.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

476 North Avenue
Rochester, MA 02770

(508) 763-8011

District: Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.6%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 20 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg43%

262^nd of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

303^rd of 351Old Colony 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
2026	26.5	262 of 353	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.8	161 of 349	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	198 of 348	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	212 of 347	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	224 of 342	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	167 of 285	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	179 of 351	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.1	100 of 345	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	69.3	121 of 348	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.0	146 of 351	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.9	148 of 354	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.7	146 of 347	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.5	163 of 344	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.7	146 of 340	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	167 of 340	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.4	209 of 335	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.4	218 of 322	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.8	223 of 319	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.7	231 of 316	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	278 of 314	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.9	233 of 311	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.2	264 of 307	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.8	264 of 304	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	172 of 295	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.3	57 of 202	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	117 of 299	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	67 of 299	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	237 of 340	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.7	145 of 337	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	167 of 342	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	145 of 339	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.3	232 of 340	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	184 of 281	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	200 of 342	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	160 of 339	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	255 of 340	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	73.0	84 of 334	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	157 of 338	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	178 of 338	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	223 of 332	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	86 of 253	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	70 of 330	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	23 of 330	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	267 of 344	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.1	173 of 339	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	209 of 342	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	234 of 343	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	210 of 339	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	140 of 281	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	165 of 346	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.2	66 of 343	80.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	254 of 298	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	59.3	91 of 302	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	37.3	167 of 289	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	154 of 301	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	253 of 339	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.5	99 of 268	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	172 of 348	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.4	66 of 344	80.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	268 of 302	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.7	175 of 298	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	217 of 302	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	243 of 301	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	251 of 300	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	193 of 249	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	190 of 302	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.7	109 of 303	64.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-15 vs state

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

Science21%-20 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 (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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 End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	476 North Avenue	Rochester	02770	Plymouth County	Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 763-8011	554	61	9.0	21.1%	491 (88.6%)	6 (1.1%)	20 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	26.5	262^nd of 353 public high schools	25.8%		54.8	161^st of 349 public high schools	53.9%	101					30.8						30.3				20.9					$27,337
Apponequet Regional High	Public	9-12	100 Howland Rd	Lakeville	02347	Plymouth County	Freetown-Lakeville	No	No	No	No	(508) 947-2660	640	59	10.8	19.8%	587 (91.7%)	17 (2.7%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	71	95^th of 353 public high schools	73.1%		75.7	87^th of 349 public high schools	75.1%	8					54.4						51.4				49.3		54.4			$19,399
Middleborough High	Public	9-12	71 East Grove Street	Middleborough	02346	Plymouth County	Middleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 946-2010	774	68	11.3	35.8%	644 (83.2%)	39 (5.0%)	29 (3.7%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.3%)	43.3	199^th of 353 public high schools	43.6%		62.8	135^th of 349 public high schools	61.3%	64					39.4						36.6				34.2		35.1			$19,982
Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	1121 Ashley Blvd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 998-3321	2,151	191	11.2	50.3%	1,113 (51.7%)	210 (9.8%)	674 (31.3%)	11 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	137 (6.4%)	23	280^th of 353 public high schools	20.7%		25.5	263^rd of 349 public high schools	24.6%	17					25.4						26.1				22.1		22.2			$29,979
Wareham Cooperative Alternative School	Public	9-12	3 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3500	39	3	14.1	64.1%	26 (66.7%)	2 (5.1%)	5 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.4%)								(n/a)																				$12,052
Wareham Senior High	Public	8-12	7 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3510	533	62	8.5	63.4%	337 (63.2%)	58 (10.9%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (14.6%)	27.7	256^th of 353 public high schools	27.5%		18.3	292^nd of 349 public high schools	16.3%	36				27.1	29.7	27.1				15.6	32.6	15.6		28.9	25.6	28.9	18.3		25.0	$28,145
Old Rochester Regional High	Public	9-12	135 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	No	(508) 758-3745	643	51	12.5	21.5%	563 (87.6%)	22 (3.4%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	72.9	93^rd of 353 public high schools	73.7%		65.3	123^rd of 349 public high schools	64.8%	30					62.6						56.4				47.8		46.5			$22,778
Global Learning Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	101 Nye St.	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Global Learning Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 991-4105	508	48	10.5	72.0%	162 (31.9%)	69 (13.6%)	253 (49.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	19.2	295^th of 353 public high schools	16.4%		30.1	247^th of 349 public high schools	29.2%	48	12.8	16.3	17.3	9.8	20.5	14.0	6.4	11.0	14.8	1.2	10.0	8.3	21.8	8.5	15.0	15.0	29.8		8.4	$19,283
Carver Middle/High School	Public	6-12	60 South Meadow Road	Carver	02330	Plymouth County	Carver	No	No	No	No	(508) 866-6130	688	71	9.6	27.5%	626 (91.0%)	18 (2.6%)	23 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	38	212^th of 353 public high schools	39.9%		41.9	209^th of 349 public high schools	40.1%	3		29.0	41.9	25.9	40.0	32.6		25.7	39.8	30.6	30.8	31.9		44.1	21.6	44.1		38.2	20.5	$22,511
Fairhaven High	Public	9-12	12 Huttleston Avenue	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	No	(508) 979-4052	568	50	11.3	29.9%	462 (81.3%)	13 (2.3%)	56 (9.9%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	45.7	190^th of 353 public high schools	46.2%		39.7	219^th of 349 public high schools	37.2%	29					41.8						43.0				33.9		31.4			$18,877

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Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical ranks 262^nd of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical.

What is the racial makeup of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical?

Students at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical are 89% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Not Specified.

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