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Joseph Case High

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Joseph Case High ranks 131 st of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 62% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Joseph Case High is a public high school located in Swansea, Massachusetts, serving 574 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Swansea School District, which is ranked 171 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Joseph Case High has maintained a relatively consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, despite some fluctuations in its statewide ranking, which has ranged from a high of 56th out of 351 Massachusetts high schools in 2015-2016 to a low of 182nd out of 348 in 2023-2024. The school's current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 131st out of 349 high schools. Joseph Case High's strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 89.1% to 95.3% in recent years, is higher than the state average and compares favorably to nearby schools like Taunton Alternative High School (85.8%) and Resiliency Preparatory Academy (66.4%). Additionally, the school's dropout rates, which have fluctuated between 2.5% and 5.9%, are lower than the dropout rates of some nearby schools.

Joseph Case High consistently outperforms the state average in MCAS Next Generation assessments for 10th grade English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 54.62% in ELA, 43.85% in Math, and 58.54% in Science, compared to the state averages of 50.66%, 44.6%, and 45.89%, respectively. This performance is generally better than nearby schools, such as Argosy Collegiate Charter School and Resiliency Preparatory Academy, which struggle with significantly lower MCAS proficiency rates. However, the school's special education students lag behind their peers, indicating a need to further address the unique needs of this student population.

514

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,844

Per pupil spending ?

33.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 School Street
Swansea, MA 02777

(508) 675-7483

District: Swansea

Feeder schools for Joseph Case High:

Elementary:	Elizabeth S Brown
	Gardner
	Joseph G Luther
	Mark G Hoyle Elementary
Middle:	Joseph Case Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.6%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Massachusetts median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Massachusetts avg47%

131^st of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

171^st of 348Swansea 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	63.6	131 of 349	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	182 of 348	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.4	121 of 347	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	178 of 342	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.0	120 of 285	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	152 of 351	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	167 of 345	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.8	142 of 348	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.9	56 of 351	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	68.3	137 of 354	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.6	228 of 347	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.7	178 of 344	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.3	194 of 340	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.5	195 of 340	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	243 of 335	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.5	209 of 322	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.9	155 of 319	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.2	78 of 316	75.3%	★★★★☆
2006	65.2	137 of 314	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.6	120 of 311	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.4	153 of 307	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	64.6	118 of 304	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	25.5	218 of 295	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	125 of 299	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	144 of 299	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	110 of 337	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	157 of 342	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.6	52 of 339	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.8	180 of 340	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.3	103 of 281	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	125 of 342	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	154 of 339	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	125 of 334	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	173 of 338	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	130 of 338	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	162 of 332	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	91 of 253	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	189 of 330	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.2	93 of 330	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	148 of 339	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	202 of 342	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	183 of 343	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	178 of 339	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.2	128 of 281	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	166 of 346	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	195 of 343	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	217 of 302	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	247 of 289	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.9	106 of 301	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	182 of 339	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	109 of 268	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	197 of 348	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	146 of 344	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	125 of 298	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	206 of 302	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	136 of 301	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	202 of 300	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	140 of 249	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	152 of 302	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	186 of 303	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school

White (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-34 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+13 vs state

Physics56%+12 vs state

English Language Arts55%+4 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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Schools Near Joseph Case High

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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)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Joseph Case High	Public	9-12	70 School Street	Swansea	02777	Bristol County	Swansea	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-7483	514	47	10.9		471 (91.6%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	63.6	131^st of 349 public high schools	62.5%		53.1	182^nd of 348 public high schools	47.7%	51				54.6					43.9			58.5			56.3		$16,844
Somerset Berkley Regional High School	Public	9-12	625 County Street	Somerset	02726	Bristol County	Somerset Berkley Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 324-3115	896	77	11.5		774 (86.4%)	13 (1.5%)	65 (7.3%)	21 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	67	113^th of 349 public high schools	67.6%		57.8	163^rd of 348 public high schools	53.2%	50				58.6					49.8			53.9			42.9		$19,611
Resiliency Preparatory Academy	Public	7-12	290 Rock Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8230	171	24	7.0		55 (32.2%)	31 (18.1%)	60 (35.1%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (11.1%)	2.4	349^th of 349 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)			0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0		0.0					$29,510
B M C Durfee High	Public	9-12	360 Elsbree Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8100	2,642	233	11.3		1,094 (41.4%)	372 (14.1%)	864 (32.7%)	90 (3.4%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	211 (8.0%)	20.2	286^th of 349 public high schools	18.1%		10.6	316^th of 348 public high schools	9.2%	30				35.6					18.8			19.5		19.5	0.0		$25,069
Argosy Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	263 Hamlet Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Argosy Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 567-4725	587	55	10.5		275 (46.8%)	104 (17.7%)	147 (25.0%)	18 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	30.1	248^th of 349 public high schools	28.9%		18.1	290^th of 348 public high schools	16.7%	42	15.4	18.6	17.2	32.4	17.1	15.5	15.7	22.2	31.3	17.8	14.4	33.9	14.4	23.1		14.1	$20,760
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High	Public	9-12	251 Stonehaven Rd	Fall River	02723	Bristol County	Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 678-2891	1,463	142	10.2		997 (68.1%)	66 (4.5%)	255 (17.4%)	39 (2.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (6.2%)	25.2	266^th of 349 public high schools	23.8%		59.2	156^th of 348 public high schools	55.2%	110				39.6					25.4			20.2		16.1	27.3		$25,873
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School	Public	9-12	2700 Regional Rd	North Dighton	02764	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	No	(508) 252-5025	621	53	11.6		525 (84.5%)	14 (2.3%)	43 (6.9%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	66.5	115^th of 349 public high schools	67.0%		68.6	118^th of 348 public high schools	66.1%	3				54.2					46.5			62.1		39.8			$19,943
Bristol County Agricultural High	Public	9-12	135 Center Street	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Bristol County Agricultural	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-6744	631	53	11.9		484 (76.7%)	21 (3.3%)	116 (18.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	64.9	126^th of 349 public high schools	63.9%		52.6	183^rd of 348 public high schools	47.4%	57				53.5					44.2			62.3		54.8			$25,030
Seekonk High	Public	9-12	261 Arcade Avenue	Seekonk	02771	Bristol County	Seekonk	No	No	No	No	(508) 336-7272	505	48	10.6		417 (82.6%)	15 (3.0%)	34 (6.7%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	80.5	76^th of 349 public high schools	78.2%		68	121^st of 348 public high schools	65.2%	45				67.0					60.5			63.2		51.9			$20,537
Taunton Alternative High School	Public	11-12	120 Cohannet Street	Taunton	02780	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	No	(508) 844-5822	74	5	15.5		38 (51.4%)	16 (21.6%)	13 (17.6%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.1%)								(n/a)																	$17,548

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph Case High

How many students attend Joseph Case High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Joseph Case High.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph Case High?

Students at Joseph Case High are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Joseph Case High?

Joseph Case High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elizabeth S Brown
Elementary : Gardner
Elementary : Joseph G Luther
Elementary : Mark G Hoyle Elementary
Middle : Joseph Case Junior High

Is Joseph Case High a good school?

Joseph Case High ranks 131^st of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Joseph Case High in?

Swansea

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