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Worcester Technical High

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Worcester Technical High ranks 252 nd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 28% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Worcester Technical High is a public high school serving 1,439 students in grades 9-12 in Worcester, Massachusetts, which is part of the Worcester school district. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 141st out of 285 high schools in 2020-2021 to 252nd out of 349 high schools in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 1 star over the same period.

While Worcester Technical High performs relatively well for African American and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top half of Massachusetts high schools, its Asian and White students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom quarter. The school's proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation assessments are generally lower than the state and Worcester district averages, particularly in mathematics and science, and have declined over the years. However, the school's four-year graduation rate has remained relatively stable, ranging from 85.2% to 96.4% in recent years.

In comparison, Shrewsbury High School stands out as a high-performing school, ranking 43rd out of 349 Massachusetts high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Other nearby schools, such as Claremont Academy, North High, and Burncoat Senior High, perform similarly to or worse than Worcester Technical High in terms of statewide ranking and academic achievement.

1,442

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,514

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Manny Familia Way
Worcester, MA 01605-2885

(508) 799-1940

District: Worcester

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.6%

White:

27.0%

African American:

20.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg45%

252^nd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	28.8	252 of 349	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	262 of 348	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	198 of 347	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	150 of 342	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	141 of 285	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	211 of 351	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.7	157 of 345	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.2	164 of 348	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	191 of 351	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.7	235 of 354	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.8	243 of 347	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.3	252 of 344	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.6	253 of 340	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.9	265 of 340	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	281 of 335	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.0	258 of 322	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.1	289 of 319	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.1	290 of 316	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	296 of 314	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.8	292 of 311	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.6	292 of 307	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.3	295 of 304	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	72 of 148	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	48 of 160	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	52 of 142	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	89.0	12 of 133	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	10 of 94	89.4%	★★★★★
2019	63.0	49 of 137	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.1	22 of 134	83.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	84 of 91	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	93 of 98	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	73 of 96	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.7	49 of 93	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	52 of 68	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	84 of 97	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	70 of 91	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	145 of 295	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	132 of 202	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	183 of 299	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	157 of 299	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	45 of 83	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	27 of 86	68.6%	★★★★☆
2023	34.9	61 of 84	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	26 of 77	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	3 of 46	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	69.1	14 of 82	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	18 of 77	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	266 of 337	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	260 of 342	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	213 of 339	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	165 of 340	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	172 of 281	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	239 of 342	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	172 of 339	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	160 of 245	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	161 of 249	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	84 of 241	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	52 of 217	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	31 of 149	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	72 of 206	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	47 of 193	75.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	6 of 28	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	2 of 17	88.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	1 of 23	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	197 of 334	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	203 of 338	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	137 of 338	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.0	48 of 332	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	39 of 253	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	135 of 330	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.8	58 of 330	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	233 of 339	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	256 of 342	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	174 of 343	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	135 of 339	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.0	109 of 281	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	177 of 346	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.6	138 of 343	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	33 of 87	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.8	70 of 82	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.4	40 of 78	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	18 of 33	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	40 of 58	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	37 of 55	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	177 of 302	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.7	257 of 289	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	223 of 301	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	85.1	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	40 of 268	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	92 of 348	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	53 of 344	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	228 of 298	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	268 of 302	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	170 of 301	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	146 of 300	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	126 of 249	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	167 of 302	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.9	107 of 303	64.7%	★★★☆☆

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)79th percentile+51 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)62nd percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-10 vs state

English Language Arts35%-16 vs state

Biology28%-11 vs state

Mathematics25%-20 vs state

Physics5%-39 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 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
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
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
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
Burncoat Senior High	Public	9-12	179 Burncoat Street	Worcester	01606	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3300	1,073	81	13.2		305 (28.4%)	217 (20.2%)	449 (41.8%)	52 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.4%)	20.5	284^th of 349 public high schools	18.6%		24.6	273^rd of 348 public high schools	21.6%	11			28.7				24.2			24.3		24.7			$22,479
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
Shrewsbury High School	Public	9-12	75 Cypress Avenue	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8800	1,891	131	14.4		896 (47.4%)	82 (4.3%)	220 (11.6%)	584 (30.9%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (5.1%)	90.7	43^rd of 349 public high schools	87.7%		88.5	40^th of 348 public high schools	88.5%	3			72.9				75.2			74.8		87.9	41.7		$16,909
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
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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Worcester Technical High

How many students attend Worcester Technical High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,442 students attended Worcester Technical High.

What district is Worcester Technical High in?

Worcester

Is Worcester Technical High a good school?

Worcester Technical High ranks 252^nd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Worcester Technical High?

Students at Worcester Technical High are 43% Hispanic, 27% White, 21% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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