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Sutton High School

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Sutton High School ranks 86 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 76% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Sutton High School in Sutton, MA, is a grades 9–12 school with 367 students in the Sutton district, which is ranked 143rd of 351 Massachusetts districts. The school itself ranks 86th of 353 MA high schools in 2025–2026 — 76th percentile, 4 stars — placing it in the top quarter of the state. That is still strong, but lower than its 55th rank in 2023–2024 and 66th in 2024–2025; the 2022–2023 dip to 53rd percentile was followed by a rebound. Locally, Grafton High School ranks 66th and Nipmuc Regional High ranks 91st, so Sutton is the second-highest-ranked nearby school, just ahead of Nipmuc but behind Grafton.

In 2025–2026 10th-grade MCAS, Sutton is above the state in ELA (58.43% vs. 45.48%), math (59.55% vs. 43.73%), and science (47.06% vs. 40.50%); physics end-of-course proficiency is 63.49% vs. 46.58% statewide. Math and physics are relative strengths, though Grafton High School and Nipmuc Regional High score higher in science, and Grafton High School leads ELA. The 2024–2025 graduation rate is 95.0% and the dropout rate is 2.0%, solidly above most nearby schools, though Douglas High School and Oxford High have slightly higher graduation rates. The student-teacher ratio is 12.5, and per-student spending was $16,405 in 2020–2021 — higher than at Grafton High School but lower than at Millbury Junior/Senior High.

One watch item is low-socioeconomic-status subgroup effectiveness: it fell to the 47th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, down from 79 in 2024–2025 and 75 in 2023–2024, well below Sutton’s overall 76th percentile. Female and male subgroup measures remain broadly in line with the school’s overall profile. Science is also comparatively volatile: it was below state in 2022–2023, rebounded strongly, then declined in 2025–2026 and now trails Grafton High School and Nipmuc Regional High. Data caveats: free/reduced-price lunch percentages are unavailable, Special Education subgroup data are older, and some nearby schools include grades 7–8, so 10th-grade and high-school-specific metrics are the fairest comparisons. Overall, Sutton remains a top-quartile, 4-star school with strong math, physics, and graduation outcomes, but families should watch science trends and low-socioeconomic-status support.

367

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,084

Per pupil spending ?

14.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 Boston Road
Sutton, MA 01590

(508) 581-1640

District: Sutton

Feeder schools for Sutton High School:

Elementary:	Sutton Early Learning
	Sutton Elementary
Middle:	Sutton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.4%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (57% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Massachusetts high schools

✓95% 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 school57%

District avg56%

Massachusetts avg43%

86^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 351Sutton 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	75.6	86 of 353	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	66 of 349	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	55 of 348	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	164 of 347	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.9	91 of 342	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	68 of 285	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	84 of 351	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	74 of 345	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	61.5	173 of 348	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.6	199 of 351	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.3	176 of 354	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.7	167 of 347	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.3	143 of 344	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.1	114 of 340	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	146 of 340	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	84.6	33 of 335	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	82.4	44 of 322	86.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.0	61 of 319	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.1	44 of 316	86.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.1	80 of 314	74.5%	★★★★☆
2005	86.7	32 of 311	89.7%	★★★★★
2004	86.3	37 of 307	87.9%	★★★★☆
2003	82.1	63 of 304	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	85 of 340	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	67 of 337	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	44 of 342	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	171 of 339	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.3	106 of 340	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.9	63 of 281	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	63 of 342	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	39 of 339	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	181 of 340	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	74.9	71 of 334	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	85 of 338	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	28.4	251 of 338	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.7	118 of 332	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	92 of 253	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	84 of 344	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	65 of 339	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	75 of 342	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	167 of 343	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.5	78 of 339	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	74 of 281	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	104 of 346	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	104 of 343	69.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	134 of 339	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	84 of 268	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	168 of 348	51.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	84 of 302	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	71 of 298	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	75 of 302	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	44.6	165 of 301	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.0	106 of 300	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	72 of 249	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	108 of 302	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	84 of 303	72.3%	★★★★☆

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)76th percentile~ school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

White (2026)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2022)60th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Physics63%+17 vs state

Mathematics60%+16 vs state

English Language Arts58%+13 vs state

Science47%+7 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 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 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
Sutton High School	Public	9-12	409 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1640	367	29	12.5	14.6%	306 (83.4%)	8 (2.2%)	26 (7.1%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	75.6	86^th of 353 public high schools	75.6%		83.6	66^th of 349 public high schools	81.1%	20			58.4				59.6			47.1			63.5		$19,084
Millbury Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	12 Martin Street	Millbury	01527	Worcester County	Millbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 865-5841	722	64	11.3	29.3%	525 (72.7%)	34 (4.7%)	88 (12.2%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.0%)	32.4	234^th of 353 public high schools	33.7%		40	217^th of 349 public high schools	37.8%	17	22.0	31.3	35.2	27.4	41.0	26.2	34.6	32.6	30.8	30.4	30.8	18.3		27.6	$20,440
Oxford High	Public	9-12	100 Carbuncle Drive	Oxford	01540	Worcester County	Oxford	No	No	No	No	(508) 987-6081	453	44	10.3	35.3%	294 (64.9%)	24 (5.3%)	96 (21.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	31	239^th of 353 public high schools	32.3%		19	291^st of 349 public high schools	16.6%	52			33.7				32.2			29.4		21.7			$19,403
Auburn Senior High	Public	9-12	99 Auburn Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	No	(508) 832-7711	834	69	12.0	20.1%	595 (71.3%)	53 (6.4%)	113 (13.5%)	54 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	47.1	186^th of 353 public high schools	47.3%		51.8	173^rd of 349 public high schools	50.4%	13			38.1				42.0			37.4		36.6			$16,844
Grafton High School	Public	9-12	24 Providence Rd	Grafton	01519	Worcester County	Grafton	No	No	No	No	(508) 839-5425	914	71	12.8	13.9%	667 (73.0%)	24 (2.6%)	87 (9.5%)	100 (10.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.0%)	82.1	66^th of 353 public high schools	81.3%		70.8	103^rd of 349 public high schools	70.5%	37			63.9				62.1			59.6		54.9			$15,770
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	33 Davis Street	Douglas	01516	Worcester County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(508) 476-4100	267	37	7.2	21.5%	232 (86.9%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (8.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	38.9	208^th of 353 public high schools	41.1%		44.6	204^th of 349 public high schools	41.5%	4			34.5				29.3			28.6		41.3			$21,835
Northbridge High	Public	8-12	427 Linwood Avenue	Whitinsville	01588	Worcester County	Northbridge	No	No	No	No	(508) 234-6221	471	44	10.7	29.8%	362 (76.9%)	11 (2.3%)	72 (15.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	38	211^th of 353 public high schools	40.2%		47.6	191^st of 349 public high schools	45.3%	20		28.3	39.8	28.3		31.5	42.0	31.5	24.0	25.7	24.0	24.5		22.7	$19,308
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		4 (11.1%)	3 (8.3%)	24 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.9%)								(n/a)
University Pk Campus School	Public	7-12	12 Freeland Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3591	233	20	11.4	85.7%	23 (9.9%)	30 (12.9%)	149 (63.9%)	21 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	44.6	194^th of 353 public high schools	45.0%		31.6	242^nd of 349 public high schools	30.7%	48	18.6	18.0	45.7	18.3	9.5	23.1	42.4	16.1	15.4	32.4	15.4	26.7		15.4	$20,671
Nipmuc Regional High	Public	9-12	90 Pleasant Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Mendon-Upton	No	No	No	No	(508) 529-2130	534	47	11.4	12.6%	461 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	45 (8.4%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	74.1	91^st of 353 public high schools	74.2%		58.4	150^th of 349 public high schools	57.0%	59			61.5				55.8			50.4		48.5			$21,209

Frequently Asked Questions about Sutton High School

Is Sutton High School a good school?

Sutton High School ranks 86^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sutton High School?

Students at Sutton High School are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Sutton High School?

Sutton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sutton Early Learning
Elementary : Sutton Elementary
Middle : Sutton Middle School

How many students attend Sutton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Sutton High School.

What district is Sutton High School in?

Sutton

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