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North Quincy High

Q: Is North Quincy High a good school?

North Quincy High ranks 75 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 79% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

North Quincy High is a comprehensive high school serving grades 9–12 at 316 Hancock Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, a city just south of Boston, with 1,520 students. In 2025–26 it ranked 75th of 353 Massachusetts high schools — 79th percentile, 4 stars. That is notably strong given the context: the Quincy district ranks 183rd of 351 statewide (48th percentile, 2 stars), so this school sits roughly 31 percentile points above its own district, and it has held 4 stars every year since 2020–21.

The most revealing comparison is across town. Quincy High is 2.19 miles away, enrolls 1,514 students, and shares the same district and central administration — yet North Quincy outperforms it by 15.3 points in ELA, 21.4 in math, 19.0 in science, and 20.4 in Biology, and posts a 1.6% dropout rate versus 3.7%. North Quincy also spends $16,526 per student (2020–21), far less than Boston Latin Academy's $22,249, while still edging Boston Latin in 10th-grade ELA and beating it by more than 10 points in science.

A standout is how well the school serves high-need students: English Language Learner students rank 4th of 105 (96th percentile, 5 stars), and low-income students rank 27th of 340 (92nd percentile, 5 stars). Graduation is 94.2% with a 1.6% dropout rate. One watch item: absolute proficiency has slipped for two to three years even as the school's relative standing held or improved, and Milton High — the only nearby school that outranks it — leads by 16.2 points in science.

1,520

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,019

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

316 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA 02171

(617) 984-8744

District: Quincy

Feeder schools for North Quincy High:

Elementary:	Beechwood Knoll Elementary
	Francis W Parker
	Montclair
	Squantum
	More...
	Wollaston School
Middle:	Atlantic Middle
	Central Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

56.1%

White:

32.0%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (57% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Massachusetts high schools

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg47%

Massachusetts avg42%

75^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Quincy

183^rd of 351Quincy 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	78.4	75 of 353	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	91 of 349	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	83 of 348	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	74 of 347	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	85 of 342	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	64 of 285	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	136 of 351	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	112 of 345	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.1	110 of 348	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.4	143 of 351	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.6	187 of 354	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.3	219 of 347	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.4	215 of 344	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.0	162 of 340	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.2	108 of 340	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.1	108 of 335	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	139 of 322	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.1	139 of 319	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.5	113 of 316	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.9	185 of 314	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.3	155 of 311	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.8	137 of 307	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.2	111 of 304	63.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	49 of 148	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.8	145 of 160	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	54 of 94	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	53 of 91	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	56 of 98	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	61 of 96	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	55 of 93	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	38 of 68	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	61 of 97	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	58 of 91	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	71.8	61 of 295	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	67 of 202	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	161 of 299	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	147 of 299	50.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	4 of 105	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	83.2	4 of 83	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	68.3	9 of 86	89.5%	★★★★★
2023	56.4	14 of 84	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	4 of 77	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	6 of 82	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	3 of 77	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	95 of 340	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	81 of 337	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	68 of 342	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	60 of 339	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	65 of 340	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	65 of 281	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	162 of 342	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	91 of 339	73.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	71 of 260	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	53.5	108 of 245	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	115 of 249	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.4	31 of 241	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	23.2	162 of 206	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	136 of 193	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	27 of 340	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	85.2	42 of 334	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	27 of 338	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	17 of 338	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	25 of 332	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	20 of 253	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.7	56 of 330	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	30 of 330	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	68 of 344	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	103 of 339	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	89 of 342	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	101 of 343	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	105 of 339	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.3	67 of 281	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	124 of 346	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	126 of 343	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	50 of 100	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.9	51 of 89	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.1	30 of 82	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	47 of 78	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	83 of 298	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	49.4	117 of 302	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	95 of 289	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	100 of 301	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.0	21 of 339	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	20 of 268	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	56 of 348	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	44 of 344	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	201 of 302	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	218 of 298	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.0	155 of 302	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	195 of 301	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	148 of 300	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	96 of 249	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	223 of 302	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.0	125 of 303	58.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)50th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2026)43rd percentile-36 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+14 vs state

Mathematics59%+16 vs state

Biology56%+18 vs state

Science54%+14 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 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
North Quincy High	Public	9-12	316 Hancock Street	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8744	1,520	98	15.5	58.8%	486 (32.0%)	56 (3.7%)	74 (4.9%)	852 (56.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	46 (3.0%)	78.4	75^th of 353 public high schools	78.8%		74.7	91^st of 349 public high schools	73.9%	16					59.5						59.3				54.0		55.8			$20,019
Quincy High	Public	9-12	100 Coddington Street	Quincy	02169	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8751	1,514	118	12.7	52.0%	607 (40.1%)	226 (14.9%)	228 (15.1%)	343 (22.7%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.6%)	87 (5.7%)	46.7	188^th of 353 public high schools	46.7%		39.6	220^th of 349 public high schools	37.0%	32					44.2						37.9				35.0		35.4			$20,455
Community Academy of Science and Health	Public	9-12	11 Charles Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8950	398	31	12.6	71.6%	6 (1.5%)	248 (62.3%)	117 (29.4%)	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	10.4	322^nd of 353 public high schools	8.8%		10.3	322^nd of 349 public high schools	7.7%						8.3						9.1				7.4		19.5			$36,459
TechBoston Academy	Public	7-12	9 Peacevale Road	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1615	850	70	12.1	77.5%	15 (1.8%)	525 (61.8%)	260 (30.6%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	6.7	339^th of 353 public high schools	4.0%		9.5	324^th of 349 public high schools	7.2%	15			16.2	6.5	11.8	11.0			8.7	5.7	6.0	7.1		6.7	6.0	6.7	5.4		10.7	$34,408
Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy	Public	9-12	100 Maxwell St	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9373	490	56	8.7	64.0%	12 (2.4%)	162 (33.1%)	290 (59.2%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4.6	347^th of 353 public high schools	1.7%		5	341^st of 349 public high schools	2.3%	6					3.3						3.4				0.0			1.4		$36,749
Ruth Batson Academy	Public	7-12	315 Mt Vernon St	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8937	604	63	9.5	70.9%	35 (5.8%)	153 (25.3%)	384 (63.6%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	9.4	326^th of 353 public high schools	7.6%		4.6	343^rd of 349 public high schools	1.7%	17			4.8	13.0	12.8	9.1			3.3	5.8	16.7	4.6		9.7	3.0	9.7		7.2	8.7	$39,846
Albert D Holland School of Technology	Public	7-12	60 Washington Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9837	399	41	9.7	66.2%	11 (2.8%)	204 (51.1%)	160 (40.1%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	4.5	348^th of 353 public high schools	1.4%		6.5	334^th of 349 public high schools	4.3%	14			3.2	0.0	0.0	1.9			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0		3.6	2.3	$36,286
Boston Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11 Mayhew Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston Collegiate Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 265-1172	708	73	9.6	42.6%	302 (42.7%)	176 (24.9%)	179 (25.3%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	51.1	169^th of 353 public high schools	52.1%		37.5	227^th of 349 public high schools	35.0%	58	33.7	62.5	39.8	45.2	50.7	45.8	47.9	68.6	43.0	53.8	50.7	53.8	30.1	40.2	33.3	35.1		28.7	41.3	$23,828
Milton High	Public	9-12	25 Gile Road	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4470	1,083	87	12.4	17.8%	706 (65.2%)	166 (15.3%)	72 (6.6%)	83 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.2%)	90.9	38^th of 353 public high schools	89.2%		92.6	30^th of 349 public high schools	91.4%	8					66.7						68.4				70.2		73.6			$19,698
Boston Latin Academy	Public	7-12	205 Townsend Street	Dorchester	02121	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9957	1,693	95	17.8	47.7%	358 (21.1%)	443 (26.2%)	531 (31.4%)	256 (15.1%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (5.6%)	69.4	104^th of 353 public high schools	70.5%		86.6	59^th of 349 public high schools	83.1%	45			64.5	64.5	59.0	64.5			50.6	55.2	62.9	52.8		45.8	43.6	45.8		43.8	57.3	$29,222

Frequently Asked Questions about North Quincy High

Is North Quincy High a good school?

North Quincy High ranks 75^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into North Quincy High?

North Quincy High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beechwood Knoll Elementary
Elementary : Francis W Parker
Elementary : Montclair
Elementary : Squantum
Elementary : Wollaston School
Middle : Atlantic Middle
Middle : Central Middle

What is the racial makeup of North Quincy High?

Students at North Quincy High are 56% Asian, 32% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Quincy High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,520 students attended North Quincy High.

What district is North Quincy High in?

Quincy

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