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Bartlett High School

Public Grades 9-12

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 8% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Bartlett High School in Webster, MA, is a small high school serving 408 students in grades 9-12, but it faces significant academic challenges that set it apart from nearby schools. The school's MCAS proficiency rates are dramatically low, with only 13.19% of 10th graders proficient in Math and 23.91% in English Language Arts for the 2024-2025 school year. This is roughly half the rate of the next lowest comparable school, Oxford High, and a fraction of top performers like Sutton High School, which boasts 64.56% Math and 67.5% ELA proficiency. The school also has a high dropout rate of 9.7% and a low graduation rate of 79.6%, contrasting sharply with nearby Shepherd Hill Regional High, which has a 92.2% graduation rate and a 4.4% dropout rate.

One of the most striking findings is the "spending paradox": Bartlett spends $19,861 per student, which is higher than high-performing schools like Auburn Senior High ($15,188) and Sutton High School ($16,405), yet the academic results are among the lowest in the state. This suggests that the issue is not a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are allocated. Additionally, there is a notable gender gap, with male students consistently outperforming female students—male students rank in the 13th percentile statewide, while female students rank in the 2nd percentile, a pattern that has persisted for three consecutive years.

Despite these challenges, there is a glimmer of hope for English Language Learner (ELL) students, who ranked in the 50th percentile in the 2022-2023 school year, earning a 3-star rating. This suggests that the school may have an effective program for this group, even as other subgroups struggle. The school's graduation and dropout rates also show significant year-over-year volatility, indicating a lack of consistent strategies for student retention. For parents considering Bartlett, it is important to note that the school's performance is not a reflection of the local area, as nearby Shepherd Hill Regional High—just 2.56 miles away—achieves much better outcomes, highlighting that the challenges are specific to the school's own environment and practices.

408

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,821

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

52 Lake Parkway
Webster, MA 01570

(508) 943-8552

District: Webster

Feeder schools for Bartlett High School:

Elementary:	Park Avenue Elementary
Middle:	Webster Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.9%

White:

39.7%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (15% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Massachusetts avg45%

321^st of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

333^rd of 348Webster 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	10.9	321 of 349	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	318 of 348	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	323 of 347	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	325 of 342	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	242 of 285	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	315 of 351	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	291 of 345	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	296 of 348	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	308 of 351	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.5	285 of 354	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.1	268 of 347	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.0	227 of 344	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.0	291 of 340	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	269 of 340	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	265 of 335	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	265 of 322	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	257 of 319	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.0	207 of 316	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.5	246 of 314	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.9	205 of 311	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.9	243 of 307	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.3	223 of 304	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	12.5	291 of 295	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	196 of 202	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	293 of 299	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	296 of 299	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	43.3	42 of 84	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	330 of 337	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	320 of 342	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	329 of 339	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	331 of 340	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	235 of 281	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	308 of 342	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	278 of 339	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	236 of 245	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	206 of 249	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	229 of 241	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	210 of 217	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	119 of 149	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	192 of 206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	173 of 193	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	292 of 334	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	321 of 338	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	318 of 338	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	330 of 332	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	232 of 253	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	314 of 330	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	303 of 330	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	294 of 339	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	311 of 342	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	301 of 343	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	314 of 339	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	259 of 281	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	326 of 346	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	304 of 343	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	292 of 302	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	249 of 289	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	289 of 301	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	335 of 339	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	244 of 268	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	335 of 348	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	316 of 344	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	295 of 298	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	299 of 302	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	297 of 301	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	299 of 300	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	231 of 249	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	297 of 302	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	285 of 303	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)50th percentile+43 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-27 vs state

Mathematics13%-31 vs state

Science11%-35 vs state

Biology11%-28 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, December 19, 2019

The toilets explode, the ceiling is falling apart, there is not a single stall with doors in the mens bathrooms and you can count the amount of urinals that actually flush on one hand, the teachers are almost all old white women. The layout makes no sense whatsoever. The food sucks too but its free so thats acceptable Close Quote

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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 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 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
Bartlett High School	Public	9-12	52 Lake Parkway	Webster	01570	Worcester County	Webster	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 943-8552	408	35	11.6		162 (39.7%)	37 (9.1%)	175 (42.9%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	10.9	321^st of 349 public high schools	8.0%		9.7	318^th of 348 public high schools	8.6%	3			23.9				13.2			11.1		10.5			$24,821
Shepherd Hill Regional High	Public	9-12	68 Dudley Oxford Road	Dudley	01571	Worcester County	Dudley-Charlton Regional	No	No	No	No	(508) 943-6700	942	66	14.3		734 (77.9%)	39 (4.1%)	127 (13.5%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.2%)	40.6	213^th of 349 public high schools	39.0%		46.1	206^th of 348 public high schools	40.8%	7			37.7				36.8			42.3		27.5			$16,279
Oxford High	Public	9-12	100 Carbuncle Drive	Oxford	01540	Worcester County	Oxford	No	No	No	No	(508) 987-6081	453	44	10.3		294 (64.9%)	24 (5.3%)	96 (21.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	19	291^st of 349 public high schools	16.6%		33.1	246^th of 348 public high schools	29.3%	45			32.2				19.8			20.7		30.0			$19,403
Southbridge High School	Public	9-12	132 Torrey Road	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5450	419	43	9.8		114 (27.2%)	19 (4.5%)	276 (65.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6.2	336^th of 349 public high schools	3.7%		4.5	341^st of 348 public high schools	2.0%	5			14.1				10.4			2.7		11.5			$23,841
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	57 Old Muggett Hill Road	Charlton	01507	Worcester County	Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Distric	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 248-5971	1,188	123	9.6		910 (76.6%)	26 (2.2%)	217 (18.3%)	19 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	60.6	142^nd of 349 public high schools	59.3%		46.5	205^th of 348 public high schools	41.1%	63			59.2				44.5			47.2		55.7			$24,516
Sutton High School	Public	9-12	409 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1640	367	29	12.5		306 (83.4%)	8 (2.2%)	26 (7.1%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	83.6	66^th of 349 public high schools	81.1%		84.7	55^th of 348 public high schools	84.2%	11			67.5				64.6			66.7			45.5		$19,084
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	33 Davis Street	Douglas	01516	Worcester County	Douglas	No	No	No	No	(508) 476-4100	267	37	7.2		232 (86.9%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (8.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	44.6	204^th of 349 public high schools	41.5%		62.3	145^th of 348 public high schools	58.3%	59			50.8				34.9			37.3		22.8			$21,835
Southbridge Academy	Public	9-12	25 Cole Avenue	Southbridge	01550	Worcester County	Southbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 764-5414	21	2	9.5		9 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)								(n/a)															$53,578
Auburn Senior High	Public	9-12	99 Auburn Street	Auburn	01501	Worcester County	Auburn	No	No	No	No	(508) 832-7711	834	69	12.0		595 (71.3%)	53 (6.4%)	113 (13.5%)	54 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	51.8	173^rd of 349 public high schools	50.4%		72.1	102^nd of 348 public high schools	70.7%	71			44.1				46.1			45.8		38.5			$16,844
Millbury Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	12 Martin Street	Millbury	01527	Worcester County	Millbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 865-5841	722	64	11.3		525 (72.7%)	34 (4.7%)	88 (12.2%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.0%)	40	217^th of 349 public high schools	37.8%		41.6	221^st of 348 public high schools	36.5%	4	40.9	38.1	38.5	39.7	39.4	25.7	38.5	33.2	29.5	38.7	29.5	29.4		27.5	$20,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Bartlett High School

What schools feed into Bartlett High School?

Bartlett High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Park Avenue Elementary
Middle : Webster Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Bartlett High School?

Students at Bartlett High School are 43% Hispanic, 40% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Bartlett High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Bartlett High School.

Is Bartlett High School a good school?

Bartlett High School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Massachusetts high schools.

What district is Bartlett High School in?

Webster

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