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Joseph P Keefe Technical High School

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Joseph P Keefe Technical High School ranks 218 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 38% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Joseph P Keefe Technical High School is a regional vocational technical high school in Framingham, MA, serving grades 9–12 with 896 students as part of the South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical district. It ranked 218th of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025–2026 (38th percentile, 2 stars) — an improvement from the 1-star, 14th–21st percentile standing it held from 2015–2016 through 2018–2019, but still below the state median.

Academics are the school's weakest area, especially compared with neighboring districts. In 2025–2026, 10th grade proficiency was 33.9% in ELA, 26.69% in Math, and 37.73% in Science, with Biology end-of-course proficiency at 33.19%. All are below the state (45.48% ELA, 43.73% Math, 40.5% Science), and Math is the lowest among comparable local schools. Keefe trails Framingham High School and Marlborough High in ELA and Math, and sits far below high-performing nearby districts such as Natick High, Wellesley Senior High, Weston High, Dover-Sherborn Regional High, and Hopkinton High, where proficiency typically runs 65–87%. Science is comparatively stronger: 37.73% is just 2.77 points below the state and above Framingham High School and Marlborough High.

Completion outcomes tell a very different story and are the school's standout strength. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 97.1% with a 2.0% dropout rate — higher graduation than Framingham High School, Marlborough High, Ashland High, Natick High, Holliston High, Hopkinton High, and Wellesley Senior High, and a dropout rate far below Framingham High School's 15.6% and also lower than Ashland High's 4.9% and Marlborough High's 3.2%. Class sizes are small (student–teacher ratio 9.9, among the lowest locally), and per-student spending was $26,598 in 2020–2021, second highest among nearby districts. The school also ranks comparatively well for some student groups: special education students at the 83rd percentile and English language learner students at the 61st percentile in 2025–2026, both above its overall 38th percentile. Notably, graduation has risen (89.4% in 2021–2022 to 97.1%) while test scores have declined over the same period — an important pattern for families to weigh. Free/reduced lunch data are not available, and spending figures end at 2020–2021.

896

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,734

Per pupil spending ?

52.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

750 Winter Street
Framingham, MA 01702-5698

(508) 416-2252

District: South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.1%

White:

42.2%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Massachusetts avg42%

218^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

258^th of 351South Middlesex 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	37.4	218 of 353	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	226 of 349	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	213 of 348	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	233 of 347	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	247 of 342	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	244 of 285	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	283 of 351	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	274 of 345	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.2	294 of 348	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	294 of 351	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	307 of 354	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.5	307 of 347	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.0	303 of 344	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.5	296 of 340	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	289 of 340	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.0	300 of 335	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	295 of 322	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.8	286 of 319	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	289 of 316	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	300 of 314	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.2	291 of 311	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.8	295 of 307	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.8	287 of 304	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	101 of 157	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.0	43 of 148	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	46 of 142	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	89 of 134	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	67.7	69 of 295	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	50.3	81 of 202	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	108 of 299	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	106 of 299	64.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	41 of 105	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	11 of 83	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	41.1	34 of 86	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	5 of 84	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	32.6	56 of 77	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	28 of 82	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	46 of 77	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	230 of 340	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	252 of 337	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	235 of 342	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	230 of 339	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.3	291 of 340	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	266 of 281	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	306 of 342	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	277 of 339	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	141 of 260	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	131 of 245	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	144 of 249	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	133 of 241	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	165 of 217	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	130 of 149	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	130 of 206	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	118 of 193	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	208 of 340	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	188 of 334	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	208 of 338	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	236 of 338	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	247 of 332	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	230 of 253	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	281 of 330	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	268 of 330	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	203 of 344	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	192 of 339	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	183 of 342	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	232 of 343	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	186 of 339	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	224 of 281	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	262 of 346	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	281 of 343	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	75 of 89	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	52 of 298	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	80 of 302	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	80 of 289	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	75 of 301	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	31.8	241 of 339	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	232 of 268	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	259 of 348	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	251 of 344	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	167 of 302	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	174 of 298	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	142 of 302	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	214 of 301	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	216 of 300	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	229 of 249	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	279 of 302	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	274 of 303	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+44 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)61st percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile~ school

African American (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science38%-3 vs state

English Language Arts34%-12 vs state

Biology33%-4 vs state

Mathematics27%-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)	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	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	Total
Joseph P Keefe Technical High School	Public	9-12	750 Winter Street	Framingham	01702	Middlesex County	South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 416-2252	896	90	9.9	52.0%	378 (42.2%)	46 (5.1%)	404 (45.1%)	11 (1.2%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	37.4	218^th of 353 public high schools	38.2%		37.7	226^th of 349 public high schools	35.2%	8	33.9	26.7	37.7	33.2		$31,734
Ashland High	Public	9-12	65 East Union St.	Ashland	01721	Middlesex County	Ashland	No	No	No	No	(508) 881-0177	884	63	14.0	22.7%	531 (60.1%)	24 (2.7%)	174 (19.7%)	123 (13.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	89	46^th of 353 public high schools	87.0%		87.6	56^th of 349 public high schools	84.0%	10	68.2	70.5	65.2	63.3		$15,615
Framingham High School	Public	9-12	115 A Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 620-4963	2,534	199	12.7	53.2%	955 (37.7%)	175 (6.9%)	1,174 (46.3%)	118 (4.7%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (3.8%)	42	204^th of 353 public high schools	42.2%		41.2	212^th of 349 public high schools	39.3%	8	39.0	37.6	35.3	30.7		$22,471
Natick High	Public	9-12	15 West Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6600	1,761	140	12.5	15.0%	1,245 (70.7%)	61 (3.5%)	160 (9.1%)	175 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (6.2%)	90.4	41^st of 353 public high schools	88.4%		90	44^th of 349 public high schools	87.4%	3	68.9	73.5	72.7		66.1	$19,992
Holliston High	Public	9-12	370 Hollis Street	Holliston	01746	Middlesex County	Holliston	No	No	No	No	(508) 429-0677	809	65	12.4	11.6%	622 (76.9%)	8 (1.0%)	62 (7.7%)	75 (9.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.7%)	93.4	30^th of 353 public high schools	91.5%		91.3	38^th of 349 public high schools	89.1%	8	73.4	81.7	73.0	63.1		$16,769
Wayland High School	Public	9-12	264 Old Connecticut Path	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-7746	803	74	10.8	8.3%	514 (64.0%)	47 (5.9%)	49 (6.1%)	140 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (6.2%)	96.4	12^th of 353 public high schools	96.6%		96.2	7^th of 349 public high schools	98.0%	5	74.7	83.3	82.6	80.5		$23,407
Hopkinton High	Public	9-12	90 Hayden Rowe Street	Hopkinton	01748	Middlesex County	Hopkinton	No	No	No	No	(508) 497-9820	1,267	88	14.3	7.2%	789 (62.3%)	10 (0.8%)	68 (5.4%)	336 (26.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.5%)	98.1	3^rd of 353 public high schools	99.2%		95.1	15^th of 349 public high schools	95.7%	12	87.0	85.2	85.7	84.7		$17,844
Dover-Sherborn Regional High	Public	9-12	9 Junction Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover-Sherborn	No	No	No	No	(508) 785-1730	610	62	9.8	5.9%	417 (68.4%)	17 (2.8%)	42 (6.9%)	91 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	98.3	2^nd of 353 public high schools	99.4%		97.9	1^st of 349 public high schools	99.7%	1	87.2	88.0	83.2	86.9		$24,941
Weston High	Public	9-12	444 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5800	658	60	10.8	8.7%	364 (55.3%)	36 (5.5%)	45 (6.8%)	164 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.4%)	94.3	25^th of 353 public high schools	92.9%		94.8	17^th of 349 public high schools	95.1%	8	73.1	84.9	72.1		77.1	$30,897
Marlborough High	Public	9-12	431 Bolton Street	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 460-3500	985	87	11.2	58.3%	267 (27.1%)	63 (6.4%)	608 (61.7%)	15 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.2%)	38	213^th of 353 public high schools	39.7%		38.4	223^rd of 349 public high schools	36.1%	10	36.1	33.5	34.5	54.3	16.5	$22,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph P Keefe Technical High School

Is Joseph P Keefe Technical High School a good school?

Joseph P Keefe Technical High School ranks 218^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph P Keefe Technical High School?

Students at Joseph P Keefe Technical High School are 45% Hispanic, 42% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Not Specified.

How many students attend Joseph P Keefe Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 896 students attended Joseph P Keefe Technical High School.

What district is Joseph P Keefe Technical High School in?

South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical

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