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Ralph C Mahar Regional

Public Grades 7-12
307th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 353 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 13% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Ralph C Mahar Regional is a public school in Orange, Massachusetts, serving grades 7–12 with 509 students as part of the Ralph C Mahar district. In 2025–2026 it ranks 307th of 353 Massachusetts high schools (13th percentile, 1 star), while its district ranks 308th of 351. The school's standing has fallen over the past decade, from 188th of 351 (46th percentile) in 2015–2016 down to a low of 324th of 348 (7th percentile, 0 stars) in 2023–2024, followed by a slight uptick to today's position.

MCAS results trail the state in every core subject. In 2025–2026, all-grades ELA was 25.55% proficient versus 40.03% statewide, math 28.44% versus 41.11%, and science 34.55% versus 40.98%. High school results are the sharpest concern: 10th-grade ELA was 22.97% (state 45.48%), 10th-grade math 19.35% (state 43.73%), and 10th-grade science just 8.20% (state 40.50%), with Biology End-of-Course at 17.86% versus 37.68% statewide. Middle school sits closer to state levels, so the weakness concentrates in the upper grades. Scores did rise from 2023–2024, when all-grades ELA was 17.86% and math 23.86%. For context, Athol High, about five miles away, posted 10th-grade results of 36.05% ELA, 31.03% math, and 26.83% science, while Quabbin Regional High School and Pioneer Valley Regional rank near or above the 50th percentile. Greenfield High and Murdock High School rank lower.

Completion metrics are mixed. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 83.3% with a 12.8% dropout rate — better than 16.7% the prior year, but more than double the 5.2% of 2020–2021. That compares favorably with Murdock High School (77.3% graduation, 18.2% dropout), Turners Fall High (81.6%, 14.3%), and Gardner Academy for Learning and Technology (72.3%, 12.3%), is similar to Athol High, and falls well behind Narragansett Regional High (92.0%, 4.6%), Pioneer Valley Regional (97.3%, 2.7%), and Franklin County Technical (93.8%, 5.6%). Resources are not the obvious constraint: $18,470 per student (2020–2021) and a 9.0 student–teacher ratio (2024–2025) are relatively favorable locally, yet outcomes remain among the state's weakest. Special education students rank at the 36th percentile; low-income students rank at the 6th.

509
Students ?
9.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$29,102
Per pupil spending ?
52.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 507 South Main Street
       Orange, MA  01364-0680

(978) 544-2542

District: Ralph C Mahar

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.2%
Hispanic:
10.8%
Two or more races:
3.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (28% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg28%
Massachusetts avg40%
Middle school
308th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 36%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
307th of 353
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 33 pts since 2016
From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
308th of 351Ralph C Mahar 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202633.0308 of 47835.6%★★☆☆☆
202525.2356 of 48426.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.4339 of 49331.2%★★☆☆☆
202344.1265 of 50147.1%★★☆☆☆
202232.6327 of 49734.2%★★☆☆☆
202134.4317 of 50136.7%★★☆☆☆
201948.6261 of 49847.6%★★☆☆☆
201844.5272 of 48443.8%★★☆☆☆
201734.9324 of 48733.5%★★☆☆☆
201631.8346 of 48228.2%★☆☆☆☆
201433.4322 of 45529.2%★☆☆☆☆
201336.7311 of 45531.6%★★☆☆☆
201234.9316 of 45530.5%★★☆☆☆
201139.9296 of 44934.1%★★☆☆☆
201027.6338 of 43422.1%★☆☆☆☆
200926.4319 of 40922.0%★☆☆☆☆
200829.6299 of 40726.5%★☆☆☆☆
200726.7313 of 39921.6%★☆☆☆☆
200633.6289 of 39927.6%★☆☆☆☆
200528.0278 of 35621.9%★☆☆☆☆
200431.1258 of 34425.0%★☆☆☆☆
200345.0200 of 33941.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202234.5264 of 44540.7%★★☆☆☆
202129.3302 of 43129.9%★★☆☆☆
201949.3159 of 42462.5%★★★☆☆
201841.1208 of 41750.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202637.4270 of 46842.3%★★☆☆☆
202527.6334 of 47329.4%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1353 of 48126.6%★☆☆☆☆
202350.2227 of 48953.6%★★★☆☆
202228.3357 of 49427.7%★☆☆☆☆
202126.6355 of 48326.5%★☆☆☆☆
201941.9294 of 47838.5%★★☆☆☆
201843.5278 of 46340.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202668.091 of 38376.2%★★★★☆
202422.6317 of 37816.1%★☆☆☆☆
202240.0207 of 36843.8%★★☆☆☆
201948.1153 of 32252.5%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202535.929 of 4231.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202651.2187 of 46159.4%★★★☆☆
202527.9354 of 46423.7%★☆☆☆☆
202430.5337 of 46928.1%★☆☆☆☆
202348.3227 of 48152.8%★★★☆☆
202236.4315 of 48935.6%★★☆☆☆
202136.2298 of 46235.5%★★☆☆☆
201959.1160 of 45264.6%★★★☆☆
201852.3206 of 43853.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202629.0329 of 47030.0%★★☆☆☆
202522.0369 of 47322.0%★☆☆☆☆
202431.0318 of 48334.2%★★☆☆☆
202336.0297 of 48939.3%★★☆☆☆
202237.1299 of 49739.8%★★☆☆☆
202141.4270 of 48544.3%★★☆☆☆
201953.5211 of 47855.9%★★★☆☆
201844.8255 of 46645.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202640.9216 of 43650.5%★★★☆☆
202527.4323 of 43525.7%★☆☆☆☆
202442.5203 of 44154.0%★★★☆☆
202327.4321 of 44427.7%★☆☆☆☆
202236.8311 of 50338.2%★★☆☆☆
202134.4324 of 48933.7%★★☆☆☆
201961.2139 of 48471.3%★★★★☆
201853.2190 of 46759.3%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202135.9309 of 49137.1%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202136.5203 of 33940.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202615.8343 of 39312.7%★☆☆☆☆
202512.0353 of 3868.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.3334 of 39214.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.3273 of 40332.3%★★☆☆☆
202219.8342 of 40415.3%★☆☆☆☆
202122.1320 of 40120.2%★☆☆☆☆
201931.5288 of 39627.3%★☆☆☆☆
201831.6289 of 39526.8%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202614.7307 of 35313.0%★☆☆☆☆
202517.3299 of 34914.3%★☆☆☆☆
20248.3324 of 3486.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.2262 of 34724.5%★☆☆☆☆
202229.7246 of 34228.1%★☆☆☆☆
202134.0206 of 28527.7%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3269 of 35123.4%★☆☆☆☆
201845.9236 of 34531.6%★★☆☆☆
201747.2236 of 34832.2%★★☆☆☆
201658.8188 of 35146.4%★★☆☆☆
201553.1211 of 35440.4%★★☆☆☆
201467.2138 of 34760.2%★★★☆☆
201364.4140 of 34459.3%★★★☆☆
201256.4193 of 34043.2%★★☆☆☆
201158.5179 of 34047.4%★★☆☆☆
201064.6145 of 33556.7%★★★☆☆
200947.8207 of 32235.7%★★☆☆☆
200849.7186 of 31941.7%★★☆☆☆
200754.9163 of 31648.4%★★☆☆☆
200648.8189 of 31439.8%★★☆☆☆
200574.985 of 31172.7%★★★★☆
200461.9135 of 30756.0%★★★☆☆
200356.4146 of 30452.0%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202212.4292 of 2951.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202134.7130 of 20235.6%★★☆☆☆
201926.1230 of 29923.1%★☆☆☆☆
201820.1248 of 29917.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202610.5308 of 3409.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.9289 of 33714.2%★☆☆☆☆
20248.1319 of 3426.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.4276 of 33918.6%★☆☆☆☆
202232.2238 of 34030.0%★★☆☆☆
202127.6217 of 28122.8%★☆☆☆☆
201928.0269 of 34221.3%★☆☆☆☆
201816.1302 of 33910.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201938.4127 of 20638.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202612.4321 of 3405.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.1294 of 33412.0%★☆☆☆☆
202410.0323 of 3384.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202335.0224 of 33833.7%★★☆☆☆
202218.7281 of 33215.4%★☆☆☆☆
202131.5184 of 25327.3%★☆☆☆☆
201930.0252 of 33023.6%★☆☆☆☆
201843.0212 of 33035.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202616.3300 of 34412.8%★☆☆☆☆
202515.6295 of 33913.0%★☆☆☆☆
20248.4315 of 3427.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.8243 of 34329.2%★☆☆☆☆
202230.4239 of 33929.5%★☆☆☆☆
202136.6193 of 28131.3%★★☆☆☆
201926.1273 of 34621.1%★☆☆☆☆
201871.4110 of 34367.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202631.8192 of 29835.6%★★☆☆☆
202516.7288 of 3024.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.1238 of 28917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202335.8172 of 30142.9%★★☆☆☆
202217.9295 of 33913.0%★☆☆☆☆
202135.6182 of 26832.1%★★☆☆☆
201928.8278 of 34820.1%★☆☆☆☆
201844.9205 of 34440.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20266.8292 of 3023.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.0282 of 2985.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.0302 of 3020.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.3265 of 30112.0%★☆☆☆☆
202213.8266 of 30011.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.7220 of 24911.6%★☆☆☆☆
201915.0277 of 3028.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.6268 of 30311.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+41 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+24 vs school
Special Education (2026)50th percentile+15 vs school
Female (2026)42nd percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2022)41st percentile+6 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)40th percentile+3 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)37th percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)30th percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)13th percentile-23 vs school
High school
Hispanic (2019)38th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2026)36th percentile+23 vs school
Male (2026)13th percentile~ school
Female (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school
Disabled (2022)1st percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Science35%-6 vs state
Mathematics28%-13 vs state
Civics28%-12 vs state
English Language Arts26%-14 vs state
Biology18%-20 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ralph C Mahar Regional

Ralph C Mahar Regional ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Massachusetts high schools.

Students at Ralph C Mahar Regional are 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Not Specified.

Ralph C Mahar Regional is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fisher Hill School
Elementary : Petersham Center
Elementary : Swift River

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Ralph C Mahar Regional.

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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
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


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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