Summary:
The 01518 zip code in Massachusetts is home to two public high schools serving grades 9-12: Tantasqua Regional Senior High and Tantasqua Regional Vocational. While both schools have strong 4-year graduation rates of over 95%, there is a significant performance gap between the two, with the senior high school consistently outperforming the vocational school on standardized assessments.
Tantasqua Regional Senior High has a higher enrollment of 663 students and spends $16,553 per student, with a lower student-teacher ratio of 7.8. The school outperforms the Tantasqua district and state averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with proficiency rates above 50%. In contrast, Tantasqua Regional Vocational has 536 students, spends $13,618 per student, and has a higher student-teacher ratio of 32.8. The vocational school lags behind the district and state averages on MCAS assessments, with proficiency rates below 50% in most subject areas.
Despite the performance gap, both schools have shown consistent improvement in their statewide rankings and SchoolDigger ratings over the past three school years, indicating a positive trajectory in their performance. The proximity of the two schools and their shared district presents opportunities for collaboration and knowledge-sharing to help improve the performance of the vocational school, potentially by leveraging the senior high school's best practices and strategies.
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