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Saugus High

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Saugus High ranks 244 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 31% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Saugus High is a 9–12 high school in Saugus, MA — a town north of Boston — serving 744 students, and it is a relative bright spot within its own district: the school ranks 244th of 353 Massachusetts high schools (31st percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, while the Saugus district ranks 271st of 351 (23rd percentile, 1 star). Still, the school sits below the state average, and its rank has slipped from 186th of 347 (46th percentile) in 2022–2023.

On the 2025–2026 10th-grade MCAS, Saugus High scored below the state in every core subject: English Language Arts 28.21% proficient vs. the state's 45.48%, math 30.32% vs. 43.73%, and science 23.24% vs. 40.50%. Nearby, Melrose High (78.37% ELA) and Wakefield Memorial High (62.79%) are far ahead, as are Northeast Metro Regional Vocational and Malden High, while Saugus is ahead of Everett High, Revere High, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, and Classical High. Biology is a clear strength — 51.28% proficient, above the state's 37.68% and most nearby schools. The trend is the bigger concern: in 2022–2023, ELA was 56.17%, math 45.86%, and science 44.52%, so gaps to the state widened from roughly 2–4 points to 13–17 points.

Outcomes and resources follow a similar pattern. The graduation rate was 85.6% in 2024–2025 with a 9.9% dropout rate, up from 6.8% in 2022–2023 — close to Malden High but well behind Melrose High and Wakefield Memorial High. Saugus spends $17,754 per pupil (2020–2021), more than Melrose, Malden, Revere, Classical, or Everett, yet its student–teacher ratio is 15.4, second-highest among nearby schools; Wakefield spends nearly the same with a 10.5 ratio and much stronger results. Among student groups, English Language Learner students rank highest at the 49th percentile, while special education students (9th percentile) and low-income students (21st percentile) have fallen sharply and need the most attention.

744

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,851

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Pearce Drive
Saugus, MA 01906

(781) 231-5027

District: Saugus

Feeder schools for Saugus High:

Elementary:	Belmonte STEAM Academy
	Veterans Early Learning Center
Middle:	Saugus Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

Hispanic:

38.8%

African American:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 46th percentile in 2023 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 46th-percentile peak (2023) to 31st (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg42%

244^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

271^st of 351Saugus 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	30.2	244 of 353	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	237 of 349	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	223 of 348	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	186 of 347	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	239 of 342	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	211 of 285	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	244 of 351	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	231 of 345	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.9	258 of 348	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.7	263 of 351	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.4	244 of 354	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.1	226 of 347	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.9	241 of 344	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.9	238 of 340	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	250 of 340	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.7	241 of 335	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.8	238 of 322	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.6	196 of 319	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	204 of 316	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.0	200 of 314	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.6	170 of 311	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.2	182 of 307	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	33.4	210 of 304	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	21.3	130 of 160	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	65 of 94	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	167 of 295	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	151 of 202	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	225 of 299	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	194 of 299	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	54 of 105	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	10 of 83	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	226 of 340	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	219 of 337	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	210 of 342	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	161 of 339	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	212 of 340	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	191 of 281	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	231 of 342	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	236 of 339	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	195 of 260	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	157 of 245	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	122 of 249	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	121 of 241	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	116 of 217	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	38 of 149	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	91 of 206	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	96 of 193	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	269 of 340	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	203 of 334	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	153 of 338	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	163 of 338	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	246 of 332	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	197 of 253	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	278 of 330	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	234 of 330	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	264 of 344	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	247 of 339	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	228 of 342	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	207 of 343	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	261 of 339	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	219 of 281	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	257 of 346	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	228 of 343	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	271 of 298	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.5	159 of 302	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	111 of 289	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	85 of 301	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	22.2	277 of 339	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	223 of 268	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	297 of 348	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	233 of 344	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	244 of 302	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	230 of 298	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	205 of 302	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	186 of 301	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	253 of 300	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	221 of 249	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	256 of 302	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	254 of 303	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2026)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2024)19th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Biology51%+14 vs state

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Science23%-17 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 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	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
Saugus High	Public	9-12	1 Pearce Drive	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5027	744	48	15.4	29.2%	328 (44.1%)	60 (8.1%)	289 (38.8%)	48 (6.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	30.2	244^th of 353 public high schools	30.9%		33.9	237^th of 349 public high schools	32.1%	7		28.2			30.3			23.2		51.3			$17,851
Classical High	Public	9-12	235 O Callaghan Way	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7404	1,795	125	14.3	79.1%	200 (11.1%)	142 (7.9%)	1,276 (71.1%)	135 (7.5%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (1.8%)	16.5	302^nd of 353 public high schools	14.4%		14.7	305^th of 349 public high schools	12.6%	3		20.9			16.2			19.0		19.5			$19,988
Melrose High	Public	9-12	360 Lynn Fells Parkway	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2200	967	75	12.8	19.2%	699 (72.3%)	72 (7.4%)	72 (7.4%)	72 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	87.1	51^st of 353 public high schools	85.6%		89.3	46^th of 349 public high schools	86.8%	5		78.4			67.2			60.9		56.0			$16,221
Northeast Metro Regional Vocational	Public	9-12	100 Hemlock Rd	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 246-0810	1,381	129	10.7	50.2%	577 (41.8%)	72 (5.2%)	665 (48.2%)	18 (1.3%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.2%)	36.2	222^nd of 353 public high schools	37.1%		48.9	189^th of 349 public high schools	45.8%	33		37.5			34.8			29.7			27.5		$27,370
Wakefield Memorial High	Public	9-12	60 Farm Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 246-6440	854	81	10.5	12.8%	676 (79.2%)	31 (3.6%)	81 (9.5%)	33 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.0%)	85.3	56^th of 353 public high schools	84.1%		73.3	97^th of 349 public high schools	72.2%	41		62.8			62.0			59.6		71.1			$22,264
Malden High	Public	9-12	77 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-6000	1,890	118	16.0	61.4%	429 (22.7%)	415 (22.0%)	575 (30.4%)	384 (20.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.4%)	37.5	217^th of 353 public high schools	38.5%		38.2	224^th of 349 public high schools	35.8%	7		36.9			33.3			32.0		30.3			$18,593
Everett High	Public	9-12	100 Elm Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	No	(617) 394-2490	2,307	191	12.1	75.7%	298 (12.9%)	357 (15.5%)	1,511 (65.5%)	107 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	29 (1.3%)	20.9	290^th of 353 public high schools	17.8%		21.5	276^th of 349 public high schools	20.9%	14		31.0			22.4			15.5		16.0	47.1		$20,445
City Arts & Sciences Academy at Fecteau-Leary	Public	6-12	33 North Common Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(781) 477-7220	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Harold Durgin Success Academy	Public	9-12	33 North Common Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 268-3007	94	31	3.0	88.2%	22 (23.4%)	5 (5.3%)	55 (58.5%)	4 (4.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)								(n/a)													$53,163
Lynn Vocational Technical Institute	Public	8-12	80 Neptune Blvd	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7431	1,584	130	12.1	84.8%	157 (9.9%)	92 (5.8%)	1,240 (78.3%)	51 (3.2%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.1%)	19.4	294^th of 353 public high schools	16.7%		27.7	256^th of 349 public high schools	26.6%	38	11.4	26.8	11.4	9.6	22.5	9.6	12.2	16.5	12.2	18.4		14.0	$23,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Saugus High

What district is Saugus High in?

Saugus

What is the racial makeup of Saugus High?

Students at Saugus High are 44% White, 39% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Saugus High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 744 students attended Saugus High.

What schools feed into Saugus High?

Saugus High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belmonte STEAM Academy
Elementary : Veterans Early Learning Center
Middle : Saugus Middle School

Is Saugus High a good school?

Saugus High ranks 244^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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