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Swampscott High

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Swampscott High ranks 55 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 84% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Swampscott High is a public school in Swampscott, Massachusetts, serving about 706 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Swampscott school district, which ranks 91st of 351 districts statewide. The school itself ranked 55th of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025–2026 — the 84th percentile, with 4 stars — and it is the strongest performer among the nearby schools compared here, ahead of Marblehead High (92nd) and well ahead of the Salem and Lynn schools.

Test scores are the headline. In 2025–2026, MCAS proficiency was 60.92% in ELA, 62.07% in Math, 71.6% in Science, and 63.7% on the Biology EOC. Science is the standout, beating the state by 31.1 percentage points in Science and 26.0 in Biology. Swampscott also leads every nearby school in all four subjects, including Marblehead — by 11.45 points in ELA, 3.43 in Math, 19.73 in Science, and 8.2 in Biology. Note, though, that 2024–2025 was much closer: Swampscott and Marblehead were nearly tied in ELA, and Marblehead was ahead in Math and Science, so this is a strong recent result rather than a permanent gap. The school also stands out for how well it serves Special Education and low-income students, ranking in the 84th–86th percentile statewide for those groups in 2025–2026.

Completion metrics are solid but not the best locally: a 94.5% graduation rate and 1.8% dropout rate, better than Salem High (89.5%/4.4%) and Lynn English High (72.8%/24.7%), but trailing Marblehead High, Salem Academy Charter School, and Lynn Vocational Technical Institute on one or both measures. Swampscott spends $17,420 per student (2020–2021) — less than Marblehead, Salem Academy, and Salem High — with a student-teacher ratio of 11.6, and posts strong results with that moderate spending. Keep in mind that nearby urban and alternative schools serve very different student populations, and free/reduced-lunch data was not reported, so economic comparisons aren't possible.

706

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,656

Per pupil spending ?

19.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Essex Street
Swampscott, MA 01907-2293

(781) 596-8830

District: Swampscott

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

Hispanic:

15.2%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (65% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Massachusetts high schools

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg63%

Massachusetts avg42%

55^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st of 351Swampscott 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	85.9	55 of 353	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	105 of 349	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	65 of 348	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	130 of 347	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.6	72 of 342	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	80 of 285	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	105 of 351	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	53 of 345	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	30 of 348	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	75.8	77 of 351	78.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	44 of 354	87.6%	★★★★☆
2014	70.6	117 of 347	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.5	66 of 344	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	49 of 340	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	75.1	84 of 340	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	70.1	113 of 335	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.4	141 of 322	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.1	168 of 319	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.2	127 of 316	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	81.6	60 of 314	80.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	75 of 311	75.9%	★★★★☆
2004	77.9	75 of 307	75.6%	★★★★☆
2003	79.1	71 of 304	76.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	61.8	90 of 295	69.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	40 of 202	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.3	149 of 299	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.0	46 of 299	84.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	50 of 340	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	99 of 337	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	75 of 342	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	108 of 339	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	96 of 340	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	95 of 281	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	93 of 342	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	13 of 339	96.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	68 of 260	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.8	62 of 245	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	59 of 249	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	92 of 241	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.5	31 of 217	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	26 of 149	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	94 of 206	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.5	44 of 193	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	55 of 340	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	48 of 334	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	99 of 338	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	42.8	197 of 338	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	175 of 332	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.2	44 of 253	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	121 of 330	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.7	35 of 330	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	60 of 344	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	109 of 339	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.6	55 of 342	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	141 of 343	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.1	57 of 339	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	63 of 281	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	128 of 346	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	92 of 343	73.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	42 of 298	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	60.3	86 of 302	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	107 of 289	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	99 of 301	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	166 of 339	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.1	49 of 268	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	142 of 348	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.8	38 of 344	89.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	47 of 302	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	88 of 298	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	51 of 302	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	126 of 301	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	70 of 300	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	60 of 249	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	93 of 302	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.0	38 of 303	87.5%	★★★★☆

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)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science72%+31 vs state

Biology64%+26 vs state

Mathematics62%+18 vs state

English Language Arts61%+15 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 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 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 Civics 8th Grade	Total
Swampscott High	Public	9-12	200 Essex Street	Swampscott	01907	Essex County	Swampscott	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 596-8830	706	61	11.6	19.1%	514 (72.8%)	33 (4.7%)	107 (15.2%)	23 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	85.9	55^th of 353 public high schools	84.4%		70.4	105^th of 349 public high schools	69.9%	50				60.9					62.1			71.6		63.7		$19,656
Lynn English High	Public	9-12	50 Goodridge Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7366	2,062	137	15.0	79.4%	118 (5.7%)	195 (9.5%)	1,542 (74.8%)	139 (6.7%)	12 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (2.6%)	12.3	317^th of 353 public high schools	10.2%		9.2	326^th of 349 public high schools	6.6%	9				17.1					11.6			14.3		16.4		$19,434
Frederick Douglass Collegiate Academy	Public	6-12	300 Broad Street	Lynn	01901	Essex County	Lynn	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 477-2292	235	16	15.1		15 (6.4%)	19 (8.1%)	179 (76.2%)	13 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	41.5	206^th of 353 public high schools	41.6%					(n/a)				46.6	0.0				27.1	0.0		26.2		37.5		$21,463
Salem High	Public	9-12	77 Willson Street	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 740-1123	952	97	9.8	59.9%	341 (35.8%)	74 (7.8%)	467 (49.1%)	23 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	43.8	196^th of 353 public high schools	44.5%		53	167^th of 349 public high schools	52.1%	29				34.2					35.4			33.1		42.3		$28,332
Harold Durgin Success Academy	Public	9-12	33 North Common Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 268-3007	94	31	3.0	88.2%	22 (23.4%)	5 (5.3%)	55 (58.5%)	4 (4.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)								(n/a)																$53,163
City Arts & Sciences Academy at Fecteau-Leary	Public	6-12	33 North Common Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(781) 477-7220	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lynn Vocational Technical Institute	Public	8-12	80 Neptune Blvd	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7431	1,584	130	12.1	84.8%	157 (9.9%)	92 (5.8%)	1,240 (78.3%)	51 (3.2%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.1%)	19.4	294^th of 353 public high schools	16.7%		27.7	256^th of 349 public high schools	26.6%	38			11.4	26.8	11.4			9.6	22.5	9.6	12.2	16.5	12.2	18.4	14.0	$23,738
Marblehead High	Public	9-12	2 Humphrey Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3100	861	80	10.7	11.0%	718 (83.4%)	29 (3.4%)	68 (7.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	73.3	92^nd of 353 public high schools	73.9%		75.9	86^th of 349 public high schools	75.4%	6				49.5					58.6			51.9		55.5		$20,383
Salem Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	45 Congress St.	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 744-2105	480	44	11.0	33.2%	128 (26.7%)	45 (9.4%)	273 (56.9%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	45.4	192^nd of 353 public high schools	45.6%		59.5	145^th of 349 public high schools	58.5%	47	29.3	56.0	44.6	47.8	43.3	28.0	42.7	37.8	29.0	36.2	41.9	42.0	41.9	30.1	46.0	$20,795
New Liberty Innovation School	Public	9-12	2 East India Square	Salem	01970	Essex County	Salem	No	No	No	No	(978) 825-3470	36	4	8.0		10 (27.8%)	3 (8.3%)	19 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)	10.2	323^rd of 353 public high schools	8.5%					(n/a)				18.2					9.1					10.0		$33,883

Frequently Asked Questions about Swampscott High

What schools feed into Swampscott High?

Swampscott High is fed by the following schools:

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What is the racial makeup of Swampscott High?

Students at Swampscott High are 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Swampscott High in?

Swampscott

How many students attend Swampscott High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Swampscott High.

Is Swampscott High a good school?

Swampscott High ranks 55^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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