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South Shore Vocational Technical High

Q: Is South Shore Vocational Technical High a good school?

South Shore Vocational Technical High ranks 184 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 47% of Massachusetts high schools

685

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,020

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

476 Webster Street
Hanover, MA 02339-1215

(781) 878-8822

District: South Shore Regional Vocational Technical

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.1%

Hispanic:

9.3%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Massachusetts avg45%

184^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

223^rd of 348South Shore 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
2025	49.6	184 of 349	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.5	144 of 348	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	146 of 347	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	128 of 342	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	149 of 285	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	182 of 351	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	184 of 345	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.3	201 of 348	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.5	252 of 351	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	65.6	152 of 354	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.5	178 of 347	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.2	159 of 344	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.6	188 of 340	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	216 of 340	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.4	165 of 335	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.6	188 of 322	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.8	182 of 319	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.3	248 of 316	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.9	249 of 314	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.3	223 of 311	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.6	229 of 307	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	22.7	233 of 304	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	87.6	30 of 295	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	70.6	45 of 202	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	98 of 299	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	83 of 299	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	180 of 337	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	145 of 342	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	188 of 339	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	142 of 340	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	171 of 281	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	218 of 342	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	220 of 339	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	88 of 245	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.4	40 of 249	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	43 of 241	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	117 of 334	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	59 of 338	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	62 of 338	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	42 of 332	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	82 of 253	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	83 of 330	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	132 of 330	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	176 of 339	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.1	140 of 342	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	128 of 343	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	113 of 339	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	130 of 281	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	157 of 346	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	152 of 343	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	89 of 302	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	38 of 289	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	58 of 301	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	38 of 339	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	89 of 268	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	121 of 348	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	112 of 344	67.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	206 of 298	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	163 of 302	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	158 of 301	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	142 of 300	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	166 of 249	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	198 of 302	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	212 of 303	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)31st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Physics61%+17 vs state

Science51%+5 vs state

English Language Arts44%-6 vs state

Mathematics38%-7 vs state

Biology35%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Total
South Shore Vocational Technical High	Public	9-12	476 Webster Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	South Shore Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 878-8822	685	67	10.2		576 (84.1%)	23 (3.4%)	64 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	49.6	184^th of 349 public high schools	47.3%		62.5	144^th of 348 public high schools	58.6%	40	44.3	37.5	51.0	34.7	61.4	$30,020
Hanover High	Public	9-12	287 Cedar Street	Hanover	02339	Plymouth County	Hanover	No	No	No	No	(781) 878-5450	663	50	13.2		609 (91.9%)	10 (1.5%)	19 (2.9%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	80.6	75^th of 349 public high schools	78.5%		85.5	52^nd of 348 public high schools	85.1%	23	66.9	63.6	60.5	59.6		$18,901
Norwell High	Public	9-12	18 South Street	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8810	601	52	11.6		549 (91.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	92.1	35^th of 349 public high schools	90.0%		94.3	13^th of 348 public high schools	96.3%	22	81.5	80.8	68.7	69.5		$20,933
Rockland Senior High	Public	9-12	52 MacKinlay Way	Rockland	02370	Plymouth County	Rockland	No	No	No	No	(781) 871-0541	590	47	12.5		386 (65.4%)	39 (6.6%)	128 (21.7%)	11 (1.9%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	46.2	196^th of 349 public high schools	43.8%		66.1	127^th of 348 public high schools	63.5%	69	42.6	36.4	47.7	40.7		$21,343
Weymouth High School	Public	9-12	1 Wildcat Way	Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 337-7500	1,679	141	11.9		1,082 (64.4%)	155 (9.2%)	254 (15.1%)	107 (6.4%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (4.3%)	44	207^th of 349 public high schools	40.7%		59.8	153^rd of 348 public high schools	56.0%	54	50.5	30.7	40.7	39.1		$21,001
Abington High	Public	9-12	201 Gliniewicz Way	Abington	02351	Plymouth County	Abington	No	No	No	No	(781) 982-2160	530	47	11.3		373 (70.4%)	43 (8.1%)	90 (17.0%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	51.3	176^th of 349 public high schools	49.6%		36.1	236^th of 348 public high schools	32.2%	60	45.3	41.3	48.4	52.5		$17,597
Whitman Hanson Regional	Public	9-12	600 Franklin Street	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7020	993	68	14.6		779 (78.4%)	68 (6.8%)	96 (9.7%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.9%)	62.6	137^th of 349 public high schools	60.7%		50.9	189^th of 348 public high schools	45.7%	52	49.8	44.8	61.6	36.0		$11,959
Hingham High	Public	9-12	17 Union Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1560	1,066	83	12.8		909 (85.3%)	21 (2.0%)	50 (4.7%)	39 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.6%)	89.9	45^th of 349 public high schools	87.1%		90.4	32^nd of 348 public high schools	90.8%	13	80.8	67.6	70.8	77.1		$18,763
Scituate High School	Public	9-12	606 C J Cushing Hwy	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-8750	725	64	11.3		637 (87.9%)	24 (3.3%)	26 (3.6%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	87.8	53^rd of 349 public high schools	84.8%		83.6	63^rd of 348 public high schools	81.9%	10	73.1	66.3	72.1	49.5
Cohasset High School	Public	9-12	143 Pond Street	Cohasset	02025	Norfolk County	Cohasset	No	No	No	No	(781) 383-6100	381	43	8.9		348 (91.3%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	94.7	18^th of 349 public high schools	94.8%		91.8	24^th of 348 public high schools	93.1%	6	85.9	77.2	78.4		57.1	$24,962

Frequently Asked Questions about South Shore Vocational Technical High

What is the racial makeup of South Shore Vocational Technical High?

Students at South Shore Vocational Technical High are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

What district is South Shore Vocational Technical High in?

South Shore Regional Vocational Technical

How many students attend South Shore Vocational Technical High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended South Shore Vocational Technical High.

Is South Shore Vocational Technical High a good school?

South Shore Vocational Technical High ranks 184^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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