Summary:
ZIP code 01532 is home to just one public high school — Algonquin Regional High, serving grades 9–12 with 1,197 students as part of the Northboro-Southboro district — so families here have a single school to consider, and it compares very well against the rest of Massachusetts.
The district ranks 27th of 351 statewide, in the 92nd percentile with 5 stars. The school's own rankings stay in the top decile: 21st of 348 (94th percentile, 5 stars) in 2023–2024, 36th of 349 (90th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–2025, and 37th of 353 (90th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026. Completion outcomes are excellent, with a 98.3% graduation rate and 0.7% dropout rate in 2024–2025, both better than the district's 97.7% and 1.0%. MCAS Next Generation proficiency sits far above the state in every reported subject, with gaps ranging from about +25 to nearly +34 points. In 2025–2026, 10th-grade proficiency was 70.57% in English language arts, 73.05% in mathematics, and 67.47% in science, while Biology End of Course proficiency was 71.53% against a state rate of 37.68%.
Results are not uniform year over year. Comparing the same 10th-grade tests, ELA fell 7.44 points and science dropped 11.82 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while mathematics rose 2.46 points — all still well above state averages. The student-teacher ratio is a favorable 10.8. Per-student spending was $19,074 in 2020–2021, but that figure is several years old and comes with no state or current-year comparison. The free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported, so economic context cannot be assessed. Overall, Algonquin Regional High is a top-decile, high-achieving school and the only high school option in this ZIP code.
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