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South High Community

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South High Community ranks 229 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 34% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

South High Community is a public high school located in Worcester, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,791 students. The school is part of the Worcester school district, which is ranked 302 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South High Community has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, ranging from 229 to 321 out of 349 schools in recent years, and has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Multi-racial students performing relatively well, while Asian, Hispanic, White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all perform below the school's overall ranking.

South High Community's four-year graduation rate has been around 86% in recent years, which is slightly below the state average, and the school's dropout rate has ranged from 5.5% to 7.4% in the past few years, which is higher than the state average. The school's MCAS proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the Worcester district and Massachusetts state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science. Compared to other high schools in the Worcester area, South High Community generally performs worse than Doherty Memorial High and University Park Campus School, but better than North High and Claremont Academy.

1,800

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,630

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Apricot Street
Worcester, MA 01603

(508) 799-3325

District: Worcester

Feeder schools for South High Community:

Elementary:	Canterbury
	Columbus Park
	Gates Lane
	Goddard School/Science Technical
	More...
	Heard Street
	Quinsigamond
	Vernon Hill School
	Woodland Academy
Middle:	Sullivan Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.0%

White:

22.5%

African American:

19.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Biology scores 19 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg45%

229^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High Schools in the Worcester

302^nd of 348Worcester 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	37.0	229 of 349	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	275 of 348	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	295 of 347	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	297 of 342	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	254 of 285	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	297 of 351	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	312 of 345	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	308 of 348	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	309 of 351	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	321 of 354	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	309 of 347	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	307 of 344	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.1	308 of 340	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	306 of 340	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.7	309 of 335	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	299 of 322	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.2	293 of 319	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	285 of 316	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.8	282 of 314	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	5.3	289 of 311	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.8	285 of 307	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.5	271 of 304	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	33 of 148	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	60 of 160	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.4	117 of 142	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	77 of 133	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	70 of 94	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	67 of 137	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	92 of 134	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	69 of 91	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	78 of 98	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	92 of 96	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	79 of 93	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	59 of 68	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.1	84 of 91	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	13.1	285 of 295	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	192 of 202	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	275 of 299	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	272 of 299	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	32 of 83	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	54 of 86	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	45 of 84	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	31 of 77	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	67 of 82	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	55 of 77	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	216 of 337	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	250 of 342	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	294 of 339	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	280 of 340	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	256 of 281	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	299 of 342	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	315 of 339	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	177 of 245	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	200 of 249	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	217 of 241	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	186 of 217	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	138 of 149	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	182 of 206	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	181 of 193	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	32.2	21 of 28	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.0	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	32.7	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	225 of 334	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	262 of 338	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	296 of 338	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	291 of 332	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	233 of 253	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	293 of 330	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	314 of 330	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	229 of 339	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	284 of 342	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	294 of 343	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	300 of 339	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	246 of 281	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	300 of 346	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	320 of 343	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	40 of 89	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.2	70 of 87	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	62 of 82	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	71 of 78	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	254 of 302	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	278 of 289	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	288 of 301	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	298 of 339	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	247 of 268	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	304 of 348	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	324 of 344	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	210 of 298	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.0	271 of 302	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	269 of 301	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	270 of 300	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	236 of 249	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	283 of 302	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	294 of 303	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)95th percentile+60 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-7 vs state

Science33%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-12 vs state

Biology20%-19 vs state

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Schools Near South High Community

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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
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		405 (22.5%)	358 (19.9%)	792 (44.0%)	168 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (4.3%)	37	229^th of 349 public high schools	34.4%		24.2	275^th of 348 public high schools	21.0%	46			43.4				33.1			33.1		20.3			$20,630
University Pk Campus School	Public	7-12	12 Freeland Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3591	233	20	11.4		23 (9.9%)	30 (12.9%)	149 (63.9%)	21 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	31.6	242^nd of 349 public high schools	30.7%		38.8	232^nd of 348 public high schools	33.3%	10	23.1	15.4	38.9	19.2	20.5	28.2	37.8	24.4	5.1	20.6	5.1	29.7		18.0	$20,671
Leicester High	Public	9-12	964 Main Street	Leicester	01524	Worcester County	Leicester	No	No	No	No	(508) 892-7030	388	36	10.6		252 (64.9%)	27 (7.0%)	77 (19.8%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	46.7	195^th of 349 public high schools	44.1%		40.4	225^th of 348 public high schools	35.3%	30			45.8				32.9			49.2		42.2			$19,835
Claremont Academy	Public	7-12	15 Claremont Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3077	474	36	13.0		34 (7.2%)	49 (10.3%)	354 (74.7%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	12.7	314^th of 349 public high schools	10.0%		10.3	317^th of 348 public high schools	8.9%	3	12.5	14.8	19.6	13.8	6.8	8.0	13.0	7.4	6.8	26.9	6.8	5.1		1.1	$23,407
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		556 (35.3%)	274 (17.4%)	559 (35.5%)	93 (5.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (5.7%)	38.4	222^nd of 349 public high schools	36.4%		34.9	240^th of 348 public high schools	31.0%	18			45.4				32.6			34.1		23.7			$21,608
Worcester Alternative High School	Public	9-12	11 McKeon Road	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(508) 799-3245	36	13	2.8		4 (11.1%)	3 (8.3%)	24 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.9%)								(n/a)
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
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)															$00
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		390 (27.0%)	297 (20.6%)	614 (42.6%)	89 (6.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.3%)	28.8	252^nd of 349 public high schools	27.8%		27.8	262^nd of 348 public high schools	24.7%	10			34.8				25.1			35.5		28.3	5.1		$25,514
North High	Public	9-12	140 Harrington Way	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3370	1,376	95	14.4		232 (16.9%)	320 (23.3%)	701 (50.9%)	73 (5.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.1%)	8.3	328^th of 349 public high schools	6.0%		6.9	328^th of 348 public high schools	5.7%				17.1				11.0			10.9		5.0			$20,869

Frequently Asked Questions about South High Community

How many students attend South High Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,800 students attended South High Community.

What district is South High Community in?

Worcester

Is South High Community a good school?

South High Community ranks 229^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South High Community?

Students at South High Community are 44% Hispanic, 23% White, 20% African American, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into South High Community?

South High Community is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Canterbury
Elementary : Columbus Park
Elementary : Gates Lane
Elementary : Goddard School/Science Technical
Elementary : Heard Street
Elementary : Quinsigamond
Elementary : Vernon Hill School
Elementary : Woodland Academy
Middle : Sullivan Middle

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