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Shrewsbury High School

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Shrewsbury High School ranks 49 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 86% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Shrewsbury High School is a public high school in Shrewsbury, MA, serving grades 9–12 with 1,891 students—the largest enrollment among nearby comparison schools—and is part of the Shrewsbury district. The school ranks 49th of 353 high schools statewide in 2025–2026 (86th percentile, 4 stars), while the district ranks 41st of 351. Its recent history is consistently strong: over the past decade it has generally placed between 36th and 81st statewide, with mostly 4-star ratings. The most recent rank is a slight dip from 40th in 2023–2024 and 43rd in 2024–2025, but still firmly top-tier. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate is 95.9% (above the district’s 94.5%), and its dropout rate is 1.1% (below the district’s 1.6%).

Test proficiency is far above state averages and far above nearby Worcester city schools. On 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation exams, Shrewsbury’s 10th graders were 68.66% proficient in ELA (state: 45.48%), 73.33% in math (state: 43.73%), and 65.31% in science (state: 40.50%). Biology is a signature strength: 88.19% proficient, more than double the state’s 37.68%. Physics is the notable weak spot at 41.88%, below the state’s 46.58%. Against high-performing suburban peers, Tahanto Regional High outranks Shrewsbury overall and beats it in 10th-grade ELA and science, while Shrewsbury leads in Biology and slightly in math. West Boylston Junior/Senior High has a lower overall rank but a perfect 100% graduation rate and higher physics proficiency. Shrewsbury spends less per student ($13,677 in 2020–2021) than nearby schools with reported spending, yet produces much stronger results than Worcester’s high schools.

Most student groups are served well: statewide, most demographic groups rank in the 78th–88th percentiles. Special Education is the clear relative gap at the 59th percentile (3 stars), though it improved from the 50th percentile in 2024–2025. Overall, Shrewsbury High is a high-performing, stable, efficient school with strong Biology and math outcomes, solid graduation and dropout metrics, and broad subgroup strengths. Its main relative weaknesses are physics proficiency and the Special Education subgroup gap. Nearby high performers like Tahanto and West Boylston show that Shrewsbury is strong but not automatically dominant in every subject. Spending data is from 2020–2021.

1,891

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,404

Per pupil spending ?

16.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

75 Cypress Avenue
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

(508) 841-8800

District: Shrewsbury

Feeder schools for Shrewsbury High School:

Elementary:	Calvin Coolidge School
	Floral Street School
	Major Howard W. Beal School
	Spring Street School
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	Walter J. Paton School
Middle:	Oak Middle School
	Sherwood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

Asian:

30.9%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (69% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Massachusetts high schools

✓96% 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 school69%

District avg68%

Massachusetts avg42%

49^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 351Shrewsbury 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	87.6	49 of 353	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	90.7	43 of 349	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	40 of 348	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	48 of 347	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	58 of 342	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	40 of 285	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	60 of 351	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	81 of 345	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	62 of 348	82.2%	★★★★☆
2016	80.3	36 of 351	89.7%	★★★★★
2015	81.2	27 of 354	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	77.9	53 of 347	84.7%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	36 of 344	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.6	38 of 340	88.8%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	29 of 340	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	79.7	63 of 335	81.2%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	61 of 322	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	82.6	47 of 319	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	83.6	31 of 316	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	87.0	27 of 314	91.4%	★★★★★
2005	81.8	60 of 311	80.7%	★★★★☆
2004	84.2	47 of 307	84.7%	★★★★☆
2003	89.5	28 of 304	90.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	25 of 157	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	93.8	9 of 148	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	6 of 160	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	19 of 142	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	96.3	7 of 133	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	2 of 94	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	17 of 137	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	18 of 134	86.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	27 of 94	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.3	29 of 91	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	31 of 98	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	31 of 96	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	23 of 93	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	15 of 68	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	32 of 97	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	39 of 91	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	157 of 295	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.3	42 of 202	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	69 of 299	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	98 of 299	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	54 of 340	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	89.6	42 of 337	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	41 of 342	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	47 of 339	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	71 of 340	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	38 of 281	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	43 of 342	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	71 of 339	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	46 of 260	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	58 of 245	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	68 of 249	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	89 of 241	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	104 of 217	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.4	25 of 149	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	71 of 206	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	75 of 193	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	64 of 340	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	91.3	25 of 334	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	70 of 338	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.4	175 of 338	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	138 of 332	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	49 of 253	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	68 of 330	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	161 of 330	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	41 of 344	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	90.1	40 of 339	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	44 of 342	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	56 of 343	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	46 of 339	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	45 of 281	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	81 of 346	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	90 of 343	73.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	28 of 100	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	86.6	17 of 89	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	38 of 87	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	33 of 82	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	28 of 78	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	16 of 33	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	42.7	38 of 55	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	123 of 298	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.7	152 of 302	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	99 of 289	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	122 of 301	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	150 of 339	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	53 of 268	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	84 of 348	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	157 of 344	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	67 of 302	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	56 of 298	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	53 of 302	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	54 of 301	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	94 of 300	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	59 of 249	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	83 of 302	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	93 of 303	69.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

African American (2026)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)71st percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Biology88%+51 vs state

Mathematics73%+30 vs state

English Language Arts69%+23 vs state

Science65%+25 vs state

Physics42%-5 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 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 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 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
Shrewsbury High School	Public	9-12	75 Cypress Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8800	1,891	131	14.4	16.2%	896 (47.4%)	82 (4.3%)	220 (11.6%)	584 (30.9%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (5.1%)	87.6	49^th of 353 public high schools	86.1%		90.7	43^rd of 349 public high schools	87.7%	6				68.7					73.3			65.3		88.2	41.9		$18,404
Burncoat Senior High	Public	9-12	179 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3300	1,073	81	13.2	68.1%	305 (28.4%)	217 (20.2%)	449 (41.8%)	52 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.4%)	26.8	260^th of 353 public high schools	26.3%		20.5	284^th of 349 public high schools	18.6%	24				27.8					23.8			26.4		27.5			$21,939
Worcester Technical High	Public	9-12	1 Manny Familia Way	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-1940	1,442	118	12.2	67.1%	390 (27.0%)	297 (20.6%)	614 (42.6%)	89 (6.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.3%)	20	293^rd of 353 public high schools	17.0%		28.8	252^nd of 349 public high schools	27.8%	41				24.9					21.1			22.3		18.3			$25,741
North High	Public	9-12	140 Harrington Way	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3370	1,376	95	14.4	80.7%	232 (16.9%)	320 (23.3%)	701 (50.9%)	73 (5.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.1%)	9.5	325^th of 353 public high schools	7.9%		8.3	328^th of 349 public high schools	6.0%	3				19.6					12.3			6.4		5.1			$21,257
Ma Academy for Math and Science School	Public	11-12	85 Prescott Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Ma Academy for Math and Science	No	No	No	No	(508) 831-5859	99	6	16.5	—	29 (29.3%)	3 (3.0%)	6 (6.1%)	57 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								(n/a)
Doherty Memorial High	Public	9-12	299 Highland Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3270	1,573	103	15.2	59.8%	556 (35.3%)	274 (17.4%)	559 (35.5%)	93 (5.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (5.7%)	32.5	233^rd of 353 public high schools	34.0%		38.4	222^nd of 349 public high schools	36.4%	11				34.3					26.3			25.2		32.6			$20,952
Tahanto Regional High	Public	6-12	1001 Main Street	Boylston	01505	Worcester County	Berlin-Boylston	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 869-2333	522	47	11.0	15.3%	410 (78.5%)	12 (2.3%)	42 (8.0%)	22 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.9%)	95.2	19^th of 353 public high schools	94.6%		93	28^th of 349 public high schools	92.0%	9	64.8	52.6	49.4	83.1	55.7	68.2	61.3	65.2	72.9	65.1	68.5	80.0	68.5	71.9		74.2	$21,517
Claremont Academy	Public	7-12	15 Claremont Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3077	474	36	13.0	84.2%	34 (7.2%)	49 (10.3%)	354 (74.7%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	7	338^th of 353 public high schools	4.2%		12.7	314^th of 349 public high schools	10.0%	24		10.7	11.8	12.1	11.3		10.7	10.4	4.7	10.5	9.1	5.8	9.1	7.5		6.5	$21,004
Worcester Alternative High School	Public	7-12	11 McKeon Road	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 799-3245	36	13	2.8	91.7%	4 (11.1%)	3 (8.3%)	24 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.9%)								(n/a)																	$16,710
West Boylston Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	125 Crescent Street	West Boylston	01583	Worcester County	West Boylston	No	No	No	No	(508) 835-4475	461	43	10.6	31.2%	342 (74.2%)	18 (3.9%)	63 (13.7%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	80.6	68^th of 353 public high schools	80.7%		63.9	130^th of 349 public high schools	62.8%	62	38.8	43.7	49.3	67.2	44.1	63.2	47.9	63.0	69.0	58.0	59.7	46.3	59.7		61.4	52.8	$21,476

Frequently Asked Questions about Shrewsbury High School

What is the racial makeup of Shrewsbury High School?

Students at Shrewsbury High School are 47% White, 31% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Shrewsbury High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,891 students attended Shrewsbury High School.

What district is Shrewsbury High School in?

Shrewsbury

Is Shrewsbury High School a good school?

Shrewsbury High School ranks 49^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Shrewsbury High School?

Shrewsbury High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Calvin Coolidge School
Elementary : Floral Street School
Elementary : Major Howard W. Beal School
Elementary : Spring Street School
Elementary : Walter J. Paton School
Middle : Oak Middle School
Middle : Sherwood Middle School

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