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Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School

Public Grades 9-12

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 51% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School is a public regional vocational-technical high school in Billerica, MA, serving 1,282 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical district.

Academically, 2025–2026 10th-grade MCAS results show the school's clearest weakness in mathematics: 31.34% proficiency, 12.39 percentage points below the state and below every nearby comprehensive high school, including Billerica Memorial High School, Woburn High, and Lexington High. ELA proficiency was 43.28%, 2.20 points below the state and below all listed nearby comprehensive schools. Science (41.23%) and Biology (40.45%) were slightly above state averages but still behind most nearby districts. Proficiency has fallen sharply since 2022–2023 — ELA down 24.89 points, math down 21.51, science down 21.86 — a steeper drop than the state's. The school's rank slid from 66 of 351 (81st percentile, 4 stars) in 2015–2016 to 173 of 353 (51st percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026.

Completion metrics remain a major strength: a 98.1% graduation rate and 1.9% dropout rate in 2024–2025, ahead of Woburn High (92.5% / 4.5%) and Tewksbury Memorial High (94.9% / 2.3%), though behind Lexington High and North Reading High. Shawsheen has a 9.8 student-teacher ratio and spent $24,777 per student in 2020–2021, the highest among nearby comprehensive high schools. The school ranks relatively well for special education and low-income students. Note that free/reduced-lunch data is missing for recent years, and spending figures are historical, so some comparisons should be treated cautiously.

1,282

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,844

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

100 Cook Street
Billerica, MA 01821-5499

(978) 667-2111

District: Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.9%

Hispanic:

10.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Massachusetts median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Massachusetts avg42%

173^rd of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

206^th of 351Shawsheen Valley 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	50.2	173 of 353	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	178 of 349	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	148 of 348	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	114 of 347	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	135 of 342	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	171 of 351	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	130 of 345	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.7	119 of 348	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.9	66 of 351	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	74.4	83 of 354	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	67.3	136 of 347	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.1	70 of 344	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	65 of 340	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	57 of 340	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	82.3	44 of 335	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	73 of 322	77.3%	★★★★☆
2008	41.9	217 of 319	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.4	187 of 316	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.9	198 of 314	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.9	199 of 311	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.7	235 of 307	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.8	199 of 304	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	62.4	87 of 295	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	62 of 299	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	86 of 299	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	168 of 340	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	195 of 337	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	159 of 342	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	134 of 339	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	132 of 340	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	182 of 342	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.9	134 of 339	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	45 of 260	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	61.7	94 of 245	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	61 of 249	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	39 of 241	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	77 of 217	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	114 of 206	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	88.5	19 of 193	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	91 of 340	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	45.2	167 of 334	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	98 of 338	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	60 of 338	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	82 of 332	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	159 of 330	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.9	44 of 330	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	172 of 344	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	166 of 339	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	139 of 342	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	105 of 343	69.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	127 of 339	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	155 of 346	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	122 of 343	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	70.9	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2019	43.2	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	52 of 100	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	47 of 89	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	64 of 87	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	65 of 298	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	58.5	92 of 302	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	76 of 289	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	92 of 301	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	122 of 339	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	149 of 348	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	104 of 344	69.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	197 of 302	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	199 of 298	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	172 of 302	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	139 of 301	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	147 of 300	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	179 of 302	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	134 of 303	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+10 vs school

Military Connected (2024)70th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile~ school

Male (2026)50th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Science41%~ state avg

Biology40%+3 vs state

Mathematics31%-12 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 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
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	100 Cook Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 667-2111	1,282	130	9.8	24.6%	1,050 (81.9%)	29 (2.3%)	128 (10.0%)	12 (0.9%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.7%)	50.2	173^rd of 353 public high schools	51.0%		50.8	178^th of 349 public high schools	49.0%	5		43.3			31.3			41.2		40.5			$34,844
Wilmington High	Public	9-12	159 Church Street	Wilmington	01887	Middlesex County	Wilmington	No	No	No	No	(978) 694-6060	619	68	9.1	14.9%	490 (79.2%)	10 (1.6%)	44 (7.1%)	53 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	74.5	88^th of 353 public high schools	75.1%		76	85^th of 349 public high schools	75.6%	3		55.2			57.4			52.6		53.0			$27,405
Billerica Memorial High School	Public	8-12	35 River Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8711	1,816	129	14.0	25.4%	1,163 (64.0%)	153 (8.4%)	214 (11.8%)	208 (11.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (3.7%)	63.7	123^rd of 353 public high schools	65.2%		65.8	121^st of 349 public high schools	65.3%	2	42.4	46.4	42.4	37.2	41.9	37.2	50.6	54.9	50.6	50.0		43.0	$18,469
Burlington High	Public	9-12	123 Cambridge Street	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 270-1836	1,019	90	11.3	21.3%	550 (54.0%)	92 (9.0%)	133 (13.1%)	205 (20.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	72.5	94^th of 353 public high schools	73.4%		74.2	94^th of 349 public high schools	73.1%			50.6			54.9			48.0		62.9			$25,578
Tewksbury Memorial High	Public	9-12	320 Pleasant Street	Tewksbury	01876	Middlesex County	Tewksbury	No	No	No	No	(978) 640-7825	696	57	12.2	19.7%	533 (76.6%)	47 (6.8%)	67 (9.6%)	35 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	51.4	166^th of 353 public high schools	53.0%		82.4	69^th of 349 public high schools	80.2%	97		49.0			45.5			36.6		33.3			$23,102
Bedford High	Public	9-12	9 Mudge Way	Bedford	01730	Middlesex County	Bedford	No	No	No	No	(781) 275-1700	868	78	11.1	11.2%	520 (59.9%)	63 (7.3%)	82 (9.4%)	160 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.7%)	89.8	43^rd of 353 public high schools	87.8%		91.4	37^th of 349 public high schools	89.4%	6		73.5			73.7			69.4			61.8		$24,699
Reading Memorial High	Public	9-12	62 Oakland Rd	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 944-8200	1,094	90	12.1	12.1%	925 (84.6%)	45 (4.1%)	47 (4.3%)	41 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.7%)	77.4	78^th of 353 public high schools	77.9%		79.8	80^th of 349 public high schools	77.1%	2		65.1			62.3			48.2		51.5			$20,082
Woburn High	Public	9-12	88 Montvale Avenue	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8210	1,259	112	11.2	40.2%	746 (59.3%)	142 (11.3%)	240 (19.1%)	67 (5.3%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.0%)	50.8	170^th of 353 public high schools	51.8%		49.6	183^rd of 349 public high schools	47.6%	13		44.6			33.3			38.4		45.2			$26,239
Leblanc Therapeutic Day School	Public	9-12	58 Sycamore Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 970-5467	36	7	5.4	88.9%	13 (36.1%)	1 (2.8%)	16 (44.4%)	2 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.1%)								(n/a)													$42,678
North Reading High	Public	9-12	189 Park Street	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	No	(978) 664-7800	652	64	10.1	11.8%	550 (84.4%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (4.9%)	43 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	88.9	47^th of 353 public high schools	86.7%		91.2	40^th of 349 public high schools	88.5%	7		62.0			69.9			68.8		69.9			$22,458

Frequently Asked Questions about Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School

What is the racial makeup of Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School?

Students at Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,282 students attended Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School.

Is Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School a good school?

Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School ranks 173^rd of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical

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