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Winthrop High School

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Winthrop High School ranks 183 rd of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 48% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Winthrop High School is a public high school in Winthrop, Massachusetts, serving grades 9–12 with 568 students as part of the Winthrop district. In 2025–2026 it ranks 183rd of 353 Massachusetts high schools — the 48th percentile, with 2 stars — while its district ranks 204th of 351 (42nd percentile, 2 stars). Its ranking history shows long-term improvement but recent cooling: the school climbed from the 29th percentile in 2015–2016 to a peak of the 65th percentile in 2023–2024, then slipped back to the mid-to-high 40s. It is currently a middle-of-the-pack Massachusetts high school.

Among nearby schools, Winthrop is the strongest traditional district high school in its immediate area, though not the top nearby school overall — Excel Academy Charter School ranks higher, at the 77th percentile. Winthrop sits well above Revere High, Everett High, East Boston High School, Chelsea High, and Charlestown High School on most measures. Its clearest academic strength is 10th-grade math: 52.17% proficiency versus the state's 43.73%, an 8.44-point advantage that nearly matches Excel Academy Charter's 52.35%. ELA (41.38% vs. 45.48% statewide), science (35.19% vs. 40.50%), and Biology End-of-Course (29.77% vs. 37.68%) all fall below state averages, and results have varied considerably from year to year.

Completion outcomes are a relative strength: a 91.2% graduation rate and 5.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025 beat most nearby traditional district schools, trailing only Excel Academy Charter and East Boston High School. The school also stands out for how well it serves certain groups — English Language Learner students rank 3rd of 105 schools statewide with 5 stars, special education students rank in the 76th percentile with 4 stars, and low-income students rank in the 65th percentile. Winthrop spends $14,401 per student (2020–2021) with a student-teacher ratio of 15.3 — lower spending and larger classes than most neighbors, yet generally stronger results.

568

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,562

Per pupil spending ?

35.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

400 Main Street
Winthrop, MA 02152

(617) 846-5505

District: Winthrop

Feeder schools for Winthrop High School:

Elementary:	Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School
	William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary
Middle:	Winthrop Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

American Indian:

4.6%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Massachusetts avg42%

183^rd of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

204^th of 351Winthrop 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	48.6	183 of 353	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	203 of 349	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.8	122 of 348	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	166 of 347	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	199 of 342	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	151 of 285	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	181 of 351	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	235 of 345	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.9	204 of 348	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.7	248 of 351	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	53.9	208 of 354	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.3	198 of 347	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.6	229 of 344	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.9	210 of 340	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	229 of 340	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.1	179 of 335	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.7	161 of 322	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.5	153 of 319	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.2	176 of 316	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.0	206 of 314	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.6	193 of 311	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.5	200 of 307	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.3	169 of 304	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	149 of 295	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	94 of 202	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	214 of 299	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	242 of 299	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	98.0	3 of 105	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	169 of 340	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	150 of 337	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	122 of 342	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	163 of 339	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	206 of 340	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.5	138 of 281	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	158 of 342	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	200 of 339	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	92 of 260	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	113 of 245	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	97 of 249	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	99 of 241	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	114 of 217	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	83 of 149	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	104 of 206	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	138 of 193	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	119 of 340	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	162 of 334	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.3	65 of 338	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	98 of 338	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.8	203 of 332	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	119 of 253	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	155 of 330	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	203 of 330	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	185 of 344	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	234 of 339	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	121 of 342	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	173 of 343	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	193 of 339	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	152 of 281	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	210 of 346	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	266 of 343	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	72 of 298	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	50.1	115 of 302	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.3	186 of 289	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.3	57 of 301	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	41.9	203 of 339	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	111 of 268	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	207 of 348	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	262 of 344	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	172 of 302	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	204 of 298	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	119 of 302	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	174 of 301	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	175 of 300	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	127 of 249	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	176 of 302	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	247 of 303	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)97th percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile~ school

White (2026)43rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics52%+8 vs state

English Language Arts41%-4 vs state

Science35%-5 vs state

Biology30%-8 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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
Winthrop High School	Public	9-12	400 Main Street	Winthrop	02152	Suffolk County	Winthrop	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 846-5505	568	37	15.3	35.0%	513 (90.3%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	26 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48.6	183^rd of 353 public high schools	48.2%		44.9	203^rd of 349 public high schools	41.8%	20					41.4						52.2				35.2		29.8			$16,562
CityLab Innovation High School	Public	9-12	15 Everard Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 485-2715	117	12	9.8	63.2%	26 (22.2%)	2 (1.7%)	81 (69.2%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	23.4	278^th of 353 public high schools	21.2%		24.7	269^th of 349 public high schools	22.9%	9					35.3						23.5				21.2		13.8			$28,018
Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	58 Moore Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Excel Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 874-4080	1,379	128	10.7	63.4%	165 (12.0%)	65 (4.7%)	1,118 (81.1%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.9%)	76.8	80^th of 353 public high schools	77.3%		77.7	84^th of 349 public high schools	75.9%	4	40.7	57.9	62.5	68.2	61.0	57.3	46.2	60.8	48.0	74.1	52.4	57.2	33.0	43.5	54.2	38.2	56.7		54.7	$24,238
Revere High	Public	9-12	101 School Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8222	2,115	156	13.5	64.3%	493 (23.3%)	98 (4.6%)	1,419 (67.1%)	67 (3.2%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.2%)	24.8	271^st of 353 public high schools	23.2%		23.9	270^th of 349 public high schools	22.6%	1					28.2						19.8				26.8		25.2			$18,554
East Boston High School	Public	7-12	86 White Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9896	1,252	108	11.5	75.0%	112 (8.9%)	63 (5.0%)	1,042 (83.2%)	16 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	20.7	291^st of 353 public high schools	17.6%		17.1	300^th of 349 public high schools	14.0%	9			7.3	10.7	28.9	9.1			9.4	12.7	25.5	11.1		15.0	18.2	15.0		11.9	3.5	$34,022
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea	Public, Charter	9-12	175 Hawthorne Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (Distric	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 889-3100	198	10	19.9	76.3%	9 (4.5%)	16 (8.1%)	166 (83.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	6.2	341^st of 353 public high schools	3.4%					(n/a)					0.0						5.6				11.8		4.6			$32,898
Chelsea High	Public	9-12	299 Everett Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5000	1,649	126	13.1	77.9%	84 (5.1%)	72 (4.4%)	1,460 (88.5%)	15 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.8%)	11.6	318^th of 353 public high schools	9.9%		13.6	309^th of 349 public high schools	11.5%	9					15.7						15.4				13.7		11.1			$21,170
Chelsea Opportunity Academy	Public	9-12	299 Everett Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5000	132	7	18.7	72.0%	4 (3.0%)	4 (3.0%)	123 (93.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$20,498
Everett High	Public	9-12	100 Elm Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	No	(617) 394-2490	2,307	191	12.1	70.0%	298 (12.9%)	357 (15.5%)	1,511 (65.5%)	107 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	29 (1.3%)	20.9	290^th of 353 public high schools	17.8%		21.5	276^th of 349 public high schools	20.9%	14					31.0						22.4				15.5		16.0	47.1		$20,445
Charlestown High School	Public	7-12	240 Medford Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-9914	754	93	8.0	82.5%	55 (7.3%)	163 (21.6%)	483 (64.1%)	41 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	8.7	330^th of 353 public high schools	6.5%		11.6	319^th of 349 public high schools	8.6%	11			0.0	7.1	12.7	3.5			0.0	27.6	12.7	13.3		10.3	5.6	10.3	9.2		10.7	$36,456

Frequently Asked Questions about Winthrop High School

Is Winthrop High School a good school?

Winthrop High School ranks 183^rd of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Winthrop High School?

Students at Winthrop High School are 90% White, 5% American Indian, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Winthrop High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Winthrop High School.

What schools feed into Winthrop High School?

Winthrop High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arthur T. Cummings Elementary School
Elementary : William P. Gorman/Fort Banks Elementary
Middle : Winthrop Middle School

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