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Ware Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 22% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Ware Junior/Senior High School is a public school in Ware, Massachusetts—a small town in the central part of the state—serving about 425 students in grades 7 through 12. In 2025–2026, it ranked 274th of 353 Massachusetts high schools, placing it in the 22nd percentile with a 1-star rating. The school has stayed in the bottom quartile for several years, apart from a brief peak at the 44th percentile in 2016–2017; recent years have ranged from the 17th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 22nd percentile now.

Academics are the main concern, especially math. In 2025–2026, all-grades math proficiency was 11.46 against a state rate of 41.11, with 8th grade at 10.14 versus 41.67 and 10th grade at 29.63 versus 43.73. Biology End of Course was 6.67 compared with 37.68 statewide. Tenth-grade ELA (23.64) and science (27.08) also trail state averages (45.48 and 40.50). Nearby, Belchertown High, Tantasqua Regional Senior High, and Ludlow Senior High post much higher 10th-grade scores, while Ware is closer to Quaboag Regional High and North Brookfield High. One bright spot: 8th-grade science proficiency was 43.94, above the state's 38.93 and higher than Granby Junior Senior High School, Monson High School, and Palmer High.

Graduation and dropout trends have improved sharply. The graduation rate rose from 74.3% in 2020–2021 to 89.5% in 2024–2025, similar to Ludlow Senior High (89.8%) but below Granby Junior Senior High School (100.0%) and Palmer High (96.1%), and above Monson High School (80.0%) and North Brookfield High (73.9%). The dropout rate fell from 10.0% to 5.8% after peaking at 12.0%. Per-student spending was $16,730 with a student-teacher ratio of 11.1. Rankings for students from low-income families (13th percentile) and, in 2024–2025, special education students (3rd percentile) suggest the school's challenges are broad rather than limited to one group.

425

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,526

Per pupil spending ?

56.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

237 West Street
Ware, MA 01082

(413) 967-6234

District: Ware

Feeder schools for Ware Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:	Stanley M Koziol Elementary School
Middle:	Ware Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.6%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

Massachusetts avg40%

Middle school

352^nd of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

274^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	352 of 478	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	337 of 484	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	374 of 493	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	338 of 501	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	410 of 497	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	376 of 501	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	366 of 498	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	353 of 484	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	366 of 487	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	362 of 482	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.9	282 of 441	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.7	290 of 455	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.2	298 of 455	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.5	303 of 455	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.0	332 of 449	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.1	251 of 434	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.9	226 of 409	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.4	274 of 407	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.5	282 of 399	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.2	315 of 399	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.9	259 of 339	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	334 of 445	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	356 of 431	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	312 of 424	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	232 of 417	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	363 of 468	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	326 of 473	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	366 of 481	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	327 of 489	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.8	422 of 494	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	351 of 483	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	375 of 478	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	358 of 463	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	317 of 378	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	291 of 364	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	324 of 368	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	378 of 461	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	356 of 464	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	388 of 469	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	325 of 481	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.5	435 of 489	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	283 of 462	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	332 of 452	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	330 of 438	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	336 of 470	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	344 of 473	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	379 of 483	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	351 of 489	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	396 of 497	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	383 of 485	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	339 of 478	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	325 of 466	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	399 of 436	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	390 of 435	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	427 of 441	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	373 of 444	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	447 of 503	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	307 of 489	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	319 of 484	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	311 of 467	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	24.5	365 of 491	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	351 of 393	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	341 of 386	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	370 of 392	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	322 of 403	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	384 of 404	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	370 of 401	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	354 of 396	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	351 of 395	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	274 of 353	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	268 of 349	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	265 of 348	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	255 of 347	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	283 of 342	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	214 of 351	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	215 of 345	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.0	194 of 348	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.2	278 of 351	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.7	260 of 354	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	60.1	187 of 347	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.5	285 of 344	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.1	215 of 340	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.4	196 of 340	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.8	195 of 335	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.0	113 of 322	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.0	161 of 319	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.7	138 of 316	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	29.0	242 of 314	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.6	193 of 311	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.0	179 of 307	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	61.9	124 of 304	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	22.8	232 of 295	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	265 of 340	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	253 of 337	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	265 of 342	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	232 of 339	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.8	303 of 340	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	191 of 342	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	222 of 339	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	227 of 260	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	295 of 340	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	291 of 334	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	259 of 338	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	228 of 338	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	245 of 332	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	130 of 330	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	167 of 330	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	262 of 344	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	276 of 339	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	253 of 342	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	267 of 343	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	244 of 339	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	218 of 346	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	200 of 343	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	293 of 302	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	198 of 289	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	264 of 301	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	262 of 339	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.0	118 of 348	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	147 of 344	57.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	249 of 302	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	260 of 298	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	276 of 302	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	232 of 301	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	283 of 300	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	247 of 302	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	235 of 303	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)26th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)16th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science44%+3 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Civics21%-19 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

Biology7%-31 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	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
Ware Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	237 West Street	Ware	01082	Hampshire County	Ware	No	No	No	No	(413) 967-6234	425	38	11.1	56.0%	334 (78.6%)	9 (2.1%)	56 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.2%)	24.1	274^th of 353 public high schools	22.4%		24.9	268^th of 349 public high schools	23.2%	6		21.4	29.0	23.6	24.7		12.5	10.1	29.6	11.5	43.9	27.1	43.9	6.7		20.9	$20,526
Quaboag Regional High	Public	9-12	284 Old West Brookfield Road	Warren	01083	Worcester County	Quaboag Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 436-5991	334	33	9.9	41.3%	274 (82.0%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	21.1	288^th of 353 public high schools	18.4%		28.6	253^rd of 349 public high schools	27.5%	35				27.6					15.8			23.9		21.6			$26,375
Palmer High	Public	7-12	4105 Main Street	Palmer	01069	Hampden County	Palmer	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 283-6511	416	47	8.8	54.8%	291 (70.0%)	14 (3.4%)	73 (17.5%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	26.3	265^th of 353 public high schools	24.9%		46.1	197^th of 349 public high schools	43.6%	68		22.6	22.2	29.0	22.4		35.7	29.9	35.5	32.5	21.9	12.0	21.9			22.0	$24,284
Pathfinder Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	240 Sykes Street	Palmer	01069	Hampden County	Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 283-9701	660	66	9.9	39.1%	549 (83.2%)	9 (1.4%)	72 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	37.8	215^th of 353 public high schools	39.1%		21.9	274^th of 349 public high schools	21.5%	59				41.1					35.5			28.4		27.5			$27,372
Belchertown High	Public	9-12	142 Springfield Road	Belchertown	01007	Hampshire County	Belchertown	No	No	No	No	(413) 323-9419	573	48	11.9	21.1%	482 (84.1%)	13 (2.3%)	43 (7.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	86.8	52^nd of 353 public high schools	85.3%		81	73^rd of 349 public high schools	79.1%	21				67.4					58.1			67.9		67.2			$18,208
Tantasqua Regional Senior High	Public	9-12	319 Brookfield Rd	Fiskdale	01518	Worcester County	Tantasqua	No	No	No	No	(508) 347-9301	632	83	7.6	23.4%	533 (84.3%)	8 (1.3%)	61 (9.7%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	76.8	79^th of 353 public high schools	77.6%		85.5	61^st of 349 public high schools	82.5%	18				55.3					65.9			52.6		94.4	35.6		$19,470
Tantasqua Regional Vocational	Public	9-12	319 Brookfield Rd	Fiskdale	01518	Worcester County	Tantasqua	No	No	No	No	(508) 347-3045	542	8	66.5	29.5%	449 (82.8%)	11 (2.0%)	45 (8.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	43.5	197^th of 353 public high schools	44.2%		40.3	215^th of 349 public high schools	38.4%	18				36.0					49.6			28.1		47.4	28.9		$16,538
North Brookfield High	Public	6-12	10 New School Drive	North Brookfield	01535	Worcester County	North Brookfield	No	No	No	No	(508) 867-7131	157	29	5.4	50.3%	131 (83.4%)	9 (5.7%)	15 (9.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	13.5	17.7	24.0	10.0	17.7	5.6	0.0	8.3		5.2	16.0		16.0			25.0	$21,967
Monson High School	Public	7-12	55 Margaret Street	Monson	01057	Hampden County	Monson	No	No	No	No	(413) 267-4589	280	34	8.1	40.4%	230 (82.1%)	5 (1.8%)	28 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	33.5	232^nd of 353 public high schools	34.3%		44.1	206^th of 349 public high schools	41.0%	26		19.1	17.9	38.9	18.6		21.5	35.7	31.4	28.1	23.2	25.0	23.2	25.8		12.7	$23,749
Ludlow Senior High	Public	9-12	500 Chapin Street	Ludlow	01056	Hampden County	Ludlow	No	No	No	No	(413) 589-9001	736	66	11.1	32.5%	571 (77.6%)	18 (2.4%)	124 (16.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	53	158^th of 353 public high schools	55.2%		41.3	211^th of 349 public high schools	39.5%	53				49.7					43.1			40.5		33.7			$20,260

Frequently Asked Questions about Ware Junior/Senior High School

What district is Ware Junior/Senior High School in?

Ware

What is the racial makeup of Ware Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Ware Junior/Senior High School are 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Ware Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Ware Junior/Senior High School.

Is Ware Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Ware Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Massachusetts high schools.

What schools feed into Ware Junior/Senior High School?

Ware Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Stanley M Koziol Elementary School
Middle : Ware Middle School

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