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Wachusett Regional High

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Wachusett Regional High ranks 97 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 73% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Wachusett Regional High is a public 9–12 school in Holden, MA, serving about 1,779 students as part of the Wachusett district.

In 2025–2026, Wachusett ranked 97th of 353 Massachusetts high schools—73rd percentile with 4 stars—and its district ranked 97th of 351. That is a long-term improvement from 2015–2016, when it ranked 175th of 351, with recent years in the upper quartile. Among nearby schools, Shrewsbury High School ranked higher at 49th and West Boylston Junior/Senior High ranked 68th, while Leicester High ranked 201st. Wachusett is well ahead of most Worcester district high schools, such as South High Community.

On 2025–26 MCAS 10th-grade tests, 58.37% of Wachusett students were proficient in ELA, 66.67% in Math, and 46.92% in Science—all above state averages. Math is the standout, about 23 points above state, though ELA has trended down from 76.36% in 2022–23. Science is above state, but Biology end-of-course proficiency was 27.27% versus 37.68% statewide and 88.19% at Shrewsbury High School; Physics was 42.56%, slightly below state. The school’s 96.0% graduation rate and 1.9% dropout rate are strong, with a 12.9 student/teacher ratio and $14,535 per-student spending in 2020–21. Effectiveness for special education students and low-income students appears more mixed; special education ranked at the 49th percentile in 2025–26. For parents, Wachusett offers solid outcomes and upper-quartile results, but it is not the top nearby performer, and science and ELA trends are worth watching.

1,779

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,034

Per pupil spending ?

16.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

1401 Main Street
Holden, MA 01520-1095

(508) 829-6771

District: Wachusett

Feeder schools for Wachusett Regional High:

Elementary:	Davis Hill Elementary
	Dawson
	Glenwood Elementary School
	Houghton Elementary
	More...
	Leroy E.Mayo
	Naquag Elementary School
	Paxton Center
	Thomas Prince
Middle:	Central Tree Middle
	Chocksett Middle School
	Mountview Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.9%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Biology scores 10 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Massachusetts avg42%

97^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 351Wachusett 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	70.7	97 of 353	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	83 of 349	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	110 of 348	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.7	85 of 347	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	120 of 342	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.5	55 of 285	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	54 of 351	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	52 of 345	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	85 of 348	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	60.7	175 of 351	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.8	201 of 354	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	74.5	82 of 347	76.4%	★★★★☆
2013	51.8	219 of 344	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	208 of 340	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.0	203 of 340	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.7	122 of 335	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.5	101 of 322	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.5	130 of 319	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.2	62 of 316	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	98 of 314	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.2	77 of 311	75.2%	★★★★☆
2004	82.8	57 of 307	81.4%	★★★★☆
2003	81.5	65 of 304	78.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	26 of 157	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	92.2	12 of 148	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	77.1	32 of 160	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	13 of 137	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	19 of 134	85.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	57 of 94	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.0	40 of 91	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	40 of 98	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.4	10 of 96	89.6%	★★★★★
2022	44.2	61 of 93	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.1	29 of 68	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	47 of 97	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	48 of 91	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	44.6	138 of 295	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	83 of 202	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	56 of 299	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	57 of 299	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	92 of 340	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	80 of 337	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	113 of 342	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.3	85 of 339	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	122 of 340	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	69 of 281	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	35 of 342	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	60 of 339	82.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	47 of 260	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	56.2	102 of 245	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	76 of 249	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.8	46 of 241	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	33 of 217	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	16 of 149	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	29 of 206	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	36 of 193	81.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	142 of 340	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.0	52 of 334	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	148 of 338	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.5	45 of 338	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	130 of 332	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	43 of 253	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	47 of 330	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	111 of 330	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	104 of 344	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	92 of 339	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	111 of 342	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	83 of 343	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	121 of 339	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.5	44 of 281	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	72 of 346	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	51 of 343	85.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	51.3	47 of 87	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	91.3	8 of 82	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	55.1	41 of 78	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.6	17 of 55	69.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	152 of 298	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.0	118 of 302	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	82 of 289	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	124 of 301	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	193 of 339	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	97 of 268	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	82 of 348	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	78 of 344	77.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	113 of 302	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.3	85 of 298	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	124 of 302	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	109 of 301	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	131 of 300	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	64 of 249	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	61 of 302	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	64 of 303	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)46th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2026)39th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics67%+23 vs state

English Language Arts58%+13 vs state

Science47%+6 vs state

Physics43%-4 vs state

Biology27%-10 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 (2025)
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 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 Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Wachusett Regional High	Public	9-12	1401 Main Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 829-6771	1,779	137	12.9	16.0%	1,475 (82.9%)	61 (3.4%)	130 (7.3%)	70 (3.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.2%)	70.7	97^th of 353 public high schools	72.5%		77.8	83^rd of 349 public high schools	76.2%	14				58.4					66.7			46.9		27.3	42.6		$19,034
West Boylston Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	125 Crescent Street	West Boylston	01583	Worcester County	West Boylston	No	No	No	No	(508) 835-4475	461	43	10.6	31.2%	342 (74.2%)	18 (3.9%)	63 (13.7%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	80.6	68^th of 353 public high schools	80.7%		63.9	130^th of 349 public high schools	62.8%	62	38.8	43.7	49.3	67.2	44.1	63.2	47.9	63.0	69.0	58.0	59.7	46.3	59.7		61.4	52.8	$21,476
Burncoat Senior High	Public	9-12	179 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3300	1,073	81	13.2	68.1%	305 (28.4%)	217 (20.2%)	449 (41.8%)	52 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.4%)	26.8	260^th of 353 public high schools	26.3%		20.5	284^th of 349 public high schools	18.6%	24				27.8					23.8			26.4		27.5			$21,939
Doherty Memorial High	Public	9-12	299 Highland Street	Worcester	01602	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3270	1,573	103	15.2	59.8%	556 (35.3%)	274 (17.4%)	559 (35.5%)	93 (5.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (5.7%)	32.5	233^rd of 353 public high schools	34.0%		38.4	222^nd of 349 public high schools	36.4%	11				34.3					26.3			25.2		32.6			$20,952
Ma Academy for Math and Science School	Public	11-12	85 Prescott Street	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Ma Academy for Math and Science	No	No	No	No	(508) 831-5859	99	6	16.5	—	29 (29.3%)	3 (3.0%)	6 (6.1%)	57 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								(n/a)
Worcester Technical High	Public	9-12	1 Manny Familia Way	Worcester	01605	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-1940	1,442	118	12.2	67.1%	390 (27.0%)	297 (20.6%)	614 (42.6%)	89 (6.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.3%)	20	293^rd of 353 public high schools	17.0%		28.8	252^nd of 349 public high schools	27.8%	41				24.9					21.1			22.3		18.3			$25,741
Leicester High	Public	9-12	964 Main Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	No	(508) 892-7030	388	36	10.6	39.7%	252 (64.9%)	27 (7.0%)	77 (19.8%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	42.5	201^st of 353 public high schools	43.1%		46.7	195^th of 349 public high schools	44.1%	6				36.5					34.2			44.3		39.4	7.0		$24,189
Claremont Academy	Public	7-12	15 Claremont Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3077	474	36	13.0	84.2%	34 (7.2%)	49 (10.3%)	354 (74.7%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	7	338^th of 353 public high schools	4.2%		12.7	314^th of 349 public high schools	10.0%	24		10.7	11.8	12.1	11.3		10.7	10.4	4.7	10.5	9.1	5.8	9.1	7.5		6.5	$21,004
Shrewsbury High School	Public	9-12	75 Cypress Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8800	1,891	131	14.4	16.2%	896 (47.4%)	82 (4.3%)	220 (11.6%)	584 (30.9%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (5.1%)	87.6	49^th of 353 public high schools	86.1%		90.7	43^rd of 349 public high schools	87.7%	6				68.7					73.3			65.3		88.2	41.9		$18,404
South High Community	Public	9-12	170 Apricot Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3325	1,800	123	14.6	70.8%	405 (22.5%)	358 (19.9%)	792 (44.0%)	168 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (4.3%)	21.2	286^th of 353 public high schools	19.0%		37	229^th of 349 public high schools	34.4%	57				27.3					21.6			20.8		20.5			$20,466

Frequently Asked Questions about Wachusett Regional High

Is Wachusett Regional High a good school?

Wachusett Regional High ranks 97^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Wachusett Regional High?

Wachusett Regional High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Davis Hill Elementary
Elementary : Dawson
Elementary : Glenwood Elementary School
Elementary : Houghton Elementary
Elementary : Leroy E.Mayo
Elementary : Naquag Elementary School
Elementary : Paxton Center
Elementary : Thomas Prince
Middle : Central Tree Middle
Middle : Chocksett Middle School
Middle : Mountview Middle

How many students attend Wachusett Regional High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,779 students attended Wachusett Regional High.

What district is Wachusett Regional High in?

Wachusett

What is the racial makeup of Wachusett Regional High?

Students at Wachusett Regional High are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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