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Quincy High

Public Grades 9-12
188th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 353 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 47% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Quincy High is a 9–12 high school in Quincy, Massachusetts, serving 1,514 students as part of the Quincy district. The district ranks 183rd of 351 districts statewide (48th percentile, 2 stars), and the school ranks 188th of 353 schools in 2025–26 (47th percentile, 2 stars). Its rank history is mostly mid-pack 2-star territory, with percentiles generally ranging from 35 to 49 over the past decade and a slight improvement from 37th in both 2023–24 and 2024–25 to 47th in 2025–26.

The most striking comparison is within the district itself. North Quincy High, 2.19 miles away with a nearly identical enrollment of 1,520, ranks 75th of 353 (79th percentile, 4 stars), and its 2025–26 10th-grade proficiency is roughly 15–21 points higher across ELA, Math, Science, and Biology. North Quincy also has a lower dropout rate (1.6% vs 3.7%). Braintree High and Milton High likewise outperform Quincy High, as does Hull High in most measures. Notably, all of these schools spend less per student than Quincy High's $17,260, and Quincy High has a smaller student–teacher ratio (12.7). On the other hand, Quincy High is far stronger than nearby Boston schools such as Albert D Holland School of Technology and Boston International High School & Newcomers Academy in test scores, graduation, and dropout.

Quincy High's strengths are its high graduation rate (95.6%, above the district's 93.9%) and strong relative results for English Language Learners: 2025–26 rank 23/105 (78th percentile, 4 stars) and 2023–24 rank 7/86 (92nd percentile, 5 stars). Low-income students also improved to 132/340 (61st percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26. The concerns are a multi-year test-score decline (ELA 55.08% to 44.16%, Math 46.29% to 37.94%, Science 49.53% to 35% from 2022–23 to 2025–26), Math and Science proficiency below both district and state, and a dropout rate (3.7%) above the district's 2.6%.

1,514
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,455
Per pupil spending ?
52%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 100 Coddington Street
       Quincy, MA  02169

(617) 984-8751

District: Quincy


Feeder schools for Quincy High:

Elementary:    Atherton Hough
    Charles A Bernazzani Elementary
    Clifford H Marshall Elementary
    Lincoln-Hancock Community School
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Middle:    Broad Meadows Middle
    Point Webster Middle
    South West Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
40.1%
Asian:
22.7%
Hispanic:
15.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026
Strengths
✓96% graduate within 4 years
✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg47%
Massachusetts avg42%
188th of 353
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 47%▲ up 11 pts since 2016
From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Quincy
183rd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202646.7188 of 35346.7%★★☆☆☆
202539.6220 of 34937.0%★★☆☆☆
202442.7219 of 34837.1%★★☆☆☆
202350.7176 of 34749.3%★★☆☆☆
202251.8177 of 34248.2%★★☆☆☆
202145.6184 of 28535.4%★★☆☆☆
201951.5200 of 35143.0%★★☆☆☆
201854.7205 of 34540.6%★★☆☆☆
201756.2196 of 34843.7%★★☆☆☆
201650.4227 of 35135.3%★★☆☆☆
201551.1218 of 35438.4%★★☆☆☆
201442.2250 of 34728.0%★☆☆☆☆
201357.1193 of 34443.9%★★☆☆☆
201240.1249 of 34026.8%★☆☆☆☆
201144.7236 of 34030.6%★★☆☆☆
201030.5270 of 33519.4%★☆☆☆☆
200936.9240 of 32225.5%★☆☆☆☆
200827.6261 of 31918.2%★☆☆☆☆
200734.5224 of 31629.1%★☆☆☆☆
200620.3263 of 31416.2%★☆☆☆☆
200526.1239 of 31123.2%★☆☆☆☆
200432.8224 of 30727.0%★☆☆☆☆
200327.7225 of 30426.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202631.2106 of 15732.5%★★☆☆☆
202525.1117 of 14820.9%★☆☆☆☆
202442.085 of 16046.9%★★☆☆☆
202340.286 of 14239.4%★★☆☆☆
202235.288 of 13333.8%★★☆☆☆
201926.4106 of 13722.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.0112 of 13416.4%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202626.372 of 9423.4%★☆☆☆☆
202528.870 of 9123.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.177 of 9821.4%★☆☆☆☆
202336.170 of 9627.1%★☆☆☆☆
202238.466 of 9329.0%★★☆☆☆
202136.451 of 6825.0%★☆☆☆☆
201946.563 of 9735.1%★★☆☆☆
201843.964 of 9129.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202244.4140 of 29552.5%★★★☆☆
201928.0216 of 29927.8%★☆☆☆☆
201857.1119 of 29960.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202656.123 of 10578.1%★★★★☆
202541.540 of 8351.8%★★★☆☆
202471.17 of 8691.9%★★★★★
202360.111 of 8486.9%★★★★☆
201994.33 of 8296.3%★★★★★
201869.614 of 7781.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202645.0185 of 34045.6%★★☆☆☆
202539.2214 of 33736.5%★★☆☆☆
202445.8202 of 34240.9%★★☆☆☆
202354.3165 of 33951.3%★★★☆☆
202252.7176 of 34048.2%★★☆☆☆
202144.7176 of 28137.4%★★☆☆☆
201950.2202 of 34240.9%★★☆☆☆
201848.1226 of 33933.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202638.5151 of 26041.9%★★☆☆☆
202528.1178 of 24527.3%★☆☆☆☆
202430.1162 of 24934.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.9137 of 24143.2%★★☆☆☆
202266.567 of 21769.1%★★★☆☆
201952.987 of 20657.8%★★★☆☆
201844.0110 of 19343.0%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202459.09 of 2867.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202654.6132 of 34061.2%★★★☆☆
202543.8173 of 33448.2%★★☆☆☆
202448.0180 of 33846.7%★★☆☆☆
202364.1113 of 33866.6%★★★☆☆
202254.5150 of 33254.8%★★★☆☆
202150.2123 of 25351.4%★★★☆☆
201962.7117 of 33064.5%★★★☆☆
201848.4189 of 33042.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202643.9178 of 34448.3%★★☆☆☆
202535.5211 of 33937.8%★★☆☆☆
202436.9218 of 34236.3%★★☆☆☆
202343.6199 of 34342.0%★★☆☆☆
202249.3180 of 33946.9%★★☆☆☆
202142.9180 of 28135.9%★★☆☆☆
201947.9202 of 34641.6%★★☆☆☆
201854.0201 of 34341.4%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202614.289 of 10011.0%★☆☆☆☆
202523.970 of 8921.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.669 of 8720.7%★☆☆☆☆
202330.659 of 8228.0%★☆☆☆☆
20226.973 of 786.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.841 of 5829.3%★★☆☆☆
201842.039 of 5529.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202634.1181 of 29839.3%★★☆☆☆
202523.6237 of 30221.5%★☆☆☆☆
202445.7137 of 28952.6%★★★☆☆
202341.2149 of 30150.5%★★★☆☆
202261.0120 of 33964.6%★★★☆☆
202148.7129 of 26851.9%★★★☆☆
201957.3132 of 34862.1%★★★☆☆
201859.0139 of 34459.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202634.8198 of 30234.4%★★☆☆☆
202520.0248 of 29816.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.6242 of 30219.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.4204 of 30132.2%★★☆☆☆
202238.1189 of 30037.0%★★☆☆☆
202129.8200 of 24919.7%★☆☆☆☆
201929.4226 of 30225.2%★☆☆☆☆
201845.2196 of 30335.3%★★☆☆☆
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)78th percentile+31 vs school
Homeless (2024)68th percentile+31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+14 vs school
Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)48th percentile~ school
Female (2026)46th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2026)39th percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)34th percentile-12 vs school
African American (2026)32nd percentile-14 vs school
Asian (2026)23rd percentile-23 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-36 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts44%~ state avg
Mathematics38%-6 vs state
Biology35%~ state avg
Science35%-6 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, August 7, 2015

Open Quote School has little diversity not only among the students but the staff as well. Quincy is a closed community not a friendly city. I see lots of racism in the schools and throughout the community. Leadership is the equivalent of an old boys club. Local leadership has passed down through single families generation to generation that includes the mayor's office as well as the Quincy Public School System. People are voted in because of their last name or via connections rather than ability.

The level of nepotism throughout the school and city employee's is mind boggling. A death notice I once read of a city worker also listed his family members who also worked for the City of Quincy in some capacity was more like a who's who in the DeCristofaro family. Close Quote





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Quincy High ranks 188th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Quincy High are 40% White, 23% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,514 students attended Quincy High.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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