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Wareham Senior High

Q: Is Wareham Senior High a good school?

Wareham Senior High ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Massachusetts high schools.

Q: How many students attend Wareham Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Wareham Senior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wareham Senior High?

Students at Wareham Senior High are 63% White, 15% Two or more races, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into Wareham Senior High?

Wareham Senior High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Wareham Elementary School Middle : Wareham Middle

Public Grades 8-12

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 16% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Wareham Senior High is a public high school located in Wareham, Massachusetts, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 583 students. The school is part of the Wareham School District, which is ranked 293 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wareham Senior High consistently ranks in the bottom third of Massachusetts high schools, typically between 277-305 out of 342-351 schools. The school's MCAS proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 26.92% proficiency in 10th-grade ELA, 22.77% in Math, and 22.11% in Science, compared to the state averages of 50.66%, 44.6%, and 45.89%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, white students, and students with disabilities. Wareham Senior High has also had inconsistent graduation rates, ranging from 74.4% to 90.6% in recent years, which are below the state average, and high dropout rates ranging from 3.8% to 13.6%.

Interestingly, the nearby Fairhaven High, Carver Middle/High School, and Old Rochester Regional High generally outperform Wareham Senior High on academic measures and have higher graduation rates. Some of the higher-performing nearby schools, like Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical and Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical, are vocational-technical schools that may offer different educational opportunities and pathways.

533

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7 Viking Drive
Wareham, MA 02571-1498

(508) 291-3510

District: Wareham

Feeder schools for Wareham Senior High:

Elementary:	Wareham Elementary School
Middle:	Wareham Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.2%

Two or more races:

14.6%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

389^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 24% (2019) to bottom 20% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

292^nd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

293^rd of 348Wareham 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	389 of 484	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	341 of 493	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	417 of 501	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	423 of 497	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	334 of 501	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	380 of 498	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	186 of 209	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	106 of 212	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.8	169 of 195	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	399 of 445	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	292 of 431	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	266 of 424	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	364 of 473	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	318 of 481	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	415 of 489	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	431 of 494	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	330 of 483	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	399 of 478	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	119 of 376	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	173 of 378	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	224 of 364	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	317 of 464	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	303 of 469	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	420 of 481	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	420 of 489	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	262 of 462	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	358 of 452	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	405 of 473	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	351 of 483	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	420 of 489	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	421 of 497	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	332 of 485	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	347 of 478	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.3	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	115 of 116	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	96 of 98	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	106 of 110	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	101 of 102	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	85 of 92	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	324 of 435	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	276 of 441	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	252 of 444	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	433 of 503	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	271 of 489	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	365 of 484	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	34.4	313 of 491	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	373 of 386	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	343 of 392	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	380 of 403	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	393 of 404	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	338 of 401	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	365 of 396	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	292 of 349	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	279 of 348	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	277 of 347	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	305 of 342	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	217 of 285	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	299 of 351	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	258 of 345	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.5	268 of 348	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	283 of 351	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.7	274 of 354	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.7	269 of 347	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.4	245 of 344	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	269 of 340	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	277 of 340	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.4	271 of 335	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.4	253 of 322	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.3	230 of 319	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.6	217 of 316	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.8	178 of 314	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.4	146 of 311	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.5	190 of 307	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	55.5	151 of 304	50.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	131 of 148	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	97 of 160	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	78 of 134	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	14.4	279 of 295	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	148 of 202	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	227 of 299	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	174 of 299	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	260 of 337	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	232 of 342	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	259 of 339	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	308 of 340	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	216 of 281	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	285 of 342	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	258 of 339	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	284 of 334	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	242 of 338	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	290 of 338	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	313 of 332	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	193 of 253	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	291 of 330	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	224 of 330	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	310 of 342	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	287 of 343	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	302 of 339	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	213 of 281	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	318 of 346	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	238 of 343	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	86 of 89	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	80 of 87	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	68 of 78	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	46 of 55	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	249 of 302	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	271 of 289	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	320 of 339	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	187 of 268	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	316 of 348	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	238 of 344	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	284 of 298	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	273 of 302	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	279 of 301	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	296 of 300	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	225 of 249	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	291 of 302	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	230 of 303	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+49 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)36th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)11th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-19 vs school

Military Connected (2022)<1st percentile-15 vs school

High school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-17 vs state

Biology25%-14 vs state

Science23%-18 vs state

Civics17%-22 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

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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
Wareham Senior High	Public	8-12	7 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3510	533	62	8.5		337 (63.2%)	58 (10.9%)	47 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (14.6%)	18.3	292^nd of 349 public high schools	16.3%		21.9	279^th of 348 public high schools	19.8%	13			25.0	26.9	25.0			11.1	22.8	11.1	23.1	22.1	23.1	24.7		16.7	$00
Wareham Cooperative Alternative School	Public	9-12	7 Viking Drive	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	No	(508) 291-3500	39	3	14.1		26 (66.7%)	2 (5.1%)	5 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.4%)								(n/a)				0.0													$00
Old Rochester Regional High	Public	9-12	135 Marion Rd	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Old Rochester	No	No	No	No	(508) 758-3745	643	51	12.5		563 (87.6%)	22 (3.4%)	15 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	65.3	123^rd of 349 public high schools	64.8%		68.8	117^th of 348 public high schools	66.4%	6				59.0					49.4			50.7		47.1			$22,878
Bourne High School	Public	9-12	75 Waterhouse Rd	Bourne	02532	Barnstable County	Bourne	No	No	No	No	(508) 759-0670	341	36	9.5		268 (78.6%)	5 (1.5%)	24 (7.0%)	11 (3.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	45.1	202^nd of 349 public high schools	42.1%		63.5	138^th of 348 public high schools	60.3%	64				54.2					36.6			31.8		43.2			$25,966
Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	220 Sandwich Rd	Bourne	02532	Barnstable County	Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 759-7711	838	86	9.7		669 (79.8%)	24 (2.9%)	74 (8.8%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.2%)	52.9	169^th of 349 public high schools	51.6%		47.3	203^rd of 348 public high schools	41.7%	34				41.0					45.9			51.0		36.1			$27,155
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	476 North Avenue	Rochester	02770	Plymouth County	Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 763-8011	554	61	9.0		491 (88.6%)	6 (1.1%)	20 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	54.8	161^st of 349 public high schools	53.9%		48.1	198^th of 348 public high schools	43.1%	37				45.2					45.1			50.8		19.2			$26,354
Carver Middle/High School	Public	6-12	60 South Meadow Road	Carver	02330	Plymouth County	Carver	No	No	No	No	(508) 866-6130	688	71	9.6		626 (91.0%)	18 (2.6%)	23 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	41.9	209^th of 349 public high schools	40.1%		39.1	230^th of 348 public high schools	33.9%	21	39.1	40.0	21.4	49.4	32.7	40.7	37.7	24.8	30.2	33.9	35.2	38.6	35.2		22.4	26.5	$21,263
Plymouth South High	Public	9-12	490 Long Pond Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 224-7512	1,001	99	10.1		892 (89.1%)	18 (1.8%)	56 (5.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.8%)	32.3	241^st of 349 public high schools	30.9%		31.3	251^st of 348 public high schools	27.9%	10				40.3					26.5			34.5		27.5			$24,305
Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	1121 Ashley Blvd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 998-3321	2,151	191	11.2		1,113 (51.7%)	210 (9.8%)	674 (31.3%)	11 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	137 (6.4%)	25.5	263^rd of 349 public high schools	24.6%		44.6	211^th of 348 public high schools	39.4%	52				33.0					29.7			25.2		25.0			$29,109
Fairhaven High	Public	9-12	12 Huttleston Avenue	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	No	(508) 979-4052	568	50	11.3		462 (81.3%)	13 (2.3%)	56 (9.9%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	39.7	219^th of 349 public high schools	37.2%		49.9	191^st of 348 public high schools	45.1%	28				44.3					40.2			29.6		32.6			$18,044

Frequently Asked Questions about Wareham Senior High

What schools feed into Wareham Senior High?

Wareham Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Wareham Elementary School
Middle : Wareham Middle

How many students attend Wareham Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Wareham Senior High.

What district is Wareham Senior High in?

Wareham

What is the racial makeup of Wareham Senior High?

Students at Wareham Senior High are 63% White, 15% Two or more races, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

Is Wareham Senior High a good school?

Wareham Senior High ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Massachusetts high schools.

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